path40a Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 This should be a thread we can have a lot of fun with ... What would happen if you woke up one day and your world had been transformed such that everyone you encountered was a stereotypical character actor from the classic film era? For instance: - when you went to a hotel, Franklin Pangborn was the man behind the desk - when you needed a police officer, Cliff Clark arrived to help - when you hired a manservant, Eric Blore was at your service, or - when you hired a maid, Rafaela Ottiano was available - when you needed an accountant, Charles Halton was there - when you went to an informal restaurant, Irving Bacon was behind the counter and Bess Flowers was always around in the background somewhere! Now it?s your turn to continue this short list ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 path40a, Franklin Pangborn was the man behind the desk...that is great. I will have to get back later with a useful post...I'm a bit dizzy at the moment. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomagain77 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Okay......I find myself in a situation where I have to deliver a telegram to Cody Jarrett informing him his Mom has passed away. Yikes.........clear the decks! Sorry......not exactly what you were looking for Path..... Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaito Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 This is heaven....you go to your workplace and there she is, Aline MacMahon is the CEO's wisecracking secretary. You go to a party and the hostess is Margaret Dumont! Message was edited by: feaito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolrob1955 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hell... Where all Mother-in-laws are Gladys Cooper at her nastiest. She was superb at playing spitefull, manipulative, dominating mothers. As we all know, they make the most destructive mothers-in-law. God help your marriage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 path40a, Busy guy that you are... --when you called for a doggy walking service, Lewis Stone showed up. I'm kidding! Of course, --when you showed up at traffic court, Lewis Stone was the guy with the gavel. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 path40a, --when you got the papers granting your divorce, Eve Arden delivered them. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 When the new neighbors move in and Patty McCormick is their little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midge Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 When you went to a dance, Fred Astaire cuts in. (This would be heaven for a woman; hell for a man.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 After Astaire cuts in,I jump into a cab driven by Alan Jenkins. vallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 --while you are having a "heart-to-heart" talk with Eve Arden, Una Merkel and Zasu Pitts are in the kitchen making coffee, or cocktails. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 and then you go for an Italian dinner, and the restauranteur is Gino Carrado or Henry Armetta. You walk outside and Tiny Jones tries to sell you some violets for your furs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbabykmd Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Then you end up going to the hospital for some emergency surgery and your doctor ends up being Groucho Marx, and the nurse is Louise Fletcher..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanb Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 As you move into the light you hear voices....and finally you pass into the bright void...only to be met by Edward Arnold. Uh oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Then Claude Rains takes you back to Earth ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hell for me would be to go to Walgreens to pick up a prescription and find out that H.B. Warner is the pharmacist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomagain77 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 yeah Matt and if you have the courage to tell him you think he might have given you the wrong stuff......you better watch out because he'll slap that bum ear of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Or the portrait you brought was painted by Hurd Hatfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cagney69 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 You find out that the guy your wife was gonna marry is Ralph Bellamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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