violaviolet Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 I totally agree with you on Petticoat Fever, though it contains one of my favorite Bob lines. Teehee....one of my favorites comes when his fiancee brings up the subject of them rearing their children in the frozen tundra. He says something like "they'll be playing with seals." The look on his face just cracks me up. Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyweekes70 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Great "little something" and I think you're observation about Jenkins' bringing to mind Bob Mitchum in a few serious films is a connection I would never have personally made but one I thoroughly agree with. Nice work! Link to post Share on other sites
ayresorchids Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Thank you, Johnny! I so appreciate your words. Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyweekes70 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 No, thank you. You also did the Lunts a superb justice with some necessarily lauditory words. The Guardsman is a darn funny film, particularly his performance, and one of the gems of early '30s cinema. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 I am now kicking myself fiercely for missing Stage Door Canteen the other day.;( Lovely article my dear, and I am quite in love with that website! How I miss Atomic Magazine! Link to post Share on other sites
ayresorchids Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Gosh, my day's been made! Bob Montgomery fans seem to be as nice as Fred Astaire fans. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 heehee...i'm a fred astaire fan too! Link to post Share on other sites
katyscar11ett Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Violet.....what do you mean by this statement......I thought Bob was pitch perfect in Night Must Fall. He could have very well walked away with the Oscar that year had it not been for Mayer? I, too, love Bob Montgomery, especially in Night Must Fall and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (imagine both Bob and Claude Rains, what a wonderful treat). What do you mean if it had not been for Mayer"? Please fill me in. Thanks. I've also DVRed a lot of Bob movies and am slowly watching them, he is simply wonderful! The more I see, the more I like. Link to post Share on other sites
TheExtraGirl Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm a Fred fan, too! I recently ordered his autobiography and I can't wait to start it! At the moment I'm finishing up Memoirs of a Mangy Lover by Groucho Marx. Very psyched about all the Fred DVD releases this year. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 It's a fact that Mayer and Robert did not get along, and Mayer thought he was nuts for taking the role of Danny in Night Must Fall. He and the studio did very little to help support the movie or Robert's Oscar nomination. That's all I meant. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 At the moment I'm finishing up Memoirs of a Mangy Lover by Groucho Marx. Can I still call myself a massive Groucho fan?!? I've never heard of this book! Link to post Share on other sites
kensalrise15 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Bob really provided ?Petticoat Fever? with quite a few good moments. I especially like the look on his face when he asks Reg Owen how many rooms he should prepare as well as when he forgets his own name?very cute. Mayer truly wasted Bob?s talent at MGM. Still, he sure made the most of what he was given. Regarding ?Here Comes Mr. Jordan"?there?s another added bonus: the wonderful Edward Everett Horton. (It would be great to see him as ?Star of the Month? sometime.) I also adore Claude Rains. He?s been one of my all-time favorites since I saw the ?Invisible Man.? What an excellent actor he was and a very classy guy, too. Link to post Share on other sites
TheExtraGirl Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 > Can I still call myself a massive Groucho fan?!? I've > never heard of this book! Hee, I hadn't either until I found a nearly-falling-apart copy for $1 at a secondhand bookstore. I checked Amazon and it's still in print - it's just a short collection of anecdotes about love and women. I wouldn't call it essential reading, but if you're a completist like me it's good stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
ayresorchids Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Drifting away from our dear Mr. Montgomery again... I love seeing Edward Everett Horton in less goofy roles (not that he's not great doing his flustery double-takes). I remember how pleasantly surprised I was by his performance in Holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
kensalrise15 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Oh yeah, he was splendid in ?Holiday.? I would love to see him in the 1930 version as well (Ann Harding is another of my favorites). I?ve searched all over for that film. I wonder if TCM has ever aired it. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 I agree, I love Horton in anything, but especially his non-typical roles. Same goes for Frank Morgan. He was wonderful as Ann Harding's cheating husband in When Ladies Meet! I love Ann too and sincerely hope TCM has the 30' version of Holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
violaviolet Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 but if you're a completist like me it's good stuff Teehee...indeed I am. Think I'll treat myself to it. I love the cover. Link to post Share on other sites
katyscar11ett Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 That really makes me angry......Bob likely could have gone a lot further than he did if not for that, he was sooooooo good! Thanks Violet, I didn't know that about Bob and Mayer. I agree about EEH and Frank Morgan, both very good actors. Link to post Share on other sites
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