Strider Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The first appearance of the Dead End Kids. Sylvia Sidney doesn't get as much attention as the other Golden Age dames such as Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, but she's every bit as good and she had amazing eyes. Her career lasted a good, long time, too. No tragic early death for her, thank god. There are no Frank Capras in Hollywood today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) One of Hitchcock's goofier, black humour films, with a jaunty Bernard Herrmann score...and Shirley Maclaine's debut. They used actual footage of the Jim Brown Cleveland Browns and you get to see the old Cleveland Stadium. Paddy Chayefsky was one of the greatest screenwriters of the modern era. Diana Rigg, and all sorts of surprises in the supporting cast. Definitely one of Brad Pitt's better ones. Edited September 9, 2020 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Dead End....One of my faves ever. Bogey got filled with lead at the end. Sylvia was a real beauty. She also starred in 'Finnegan Begin Again' with Robert Preston. She played Preston's wife and had a habit of stashing 20 dollar bills in her book collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, redrum said: Dead End....One of my faves ever. Bogey got filled with lead at the end. There you go again...giving away the ending, hahaha. Think of the kids who haven't seen "Dead End" yet. Hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Sadly, this was a dud. The leading actress was a Janet Gaynor wannabe. Great vintage footage of Santa Monica Beach and Thelma Todd's Roadhouse on PCH (she was murdered by the Mob because she refused to sell it to them) and the Marion Davies Beach House built for her by Willam Randolph Hearst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, Strider said: There you go again...giving away the ending, hahaha. Think of the kids who haven't seen "Dead End" yet. Hehe. Dang! Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) On 9/8/2020 at 1:10 PM, Strider said: That one is next up in my queue…along with "The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz". I think you'll like the film just for the locations and the mid century modern styles. Last year Once Upon a Time in Hollywood got me thinking back to how SoCal used to be back in the day. I'm glad Tarrantino was able to capture at least one last homage to what used to be here. But there are so many films shot in Hollywood and Los Angeles saved on celluloid to go back and look at again---with so much of the architecture and style we once took for granted until everything got turned into one giant fucking strip mall selling some type of consumerist made in China crap or fast food. I remember when a McDonalds or a Taco Bell wasn't every mile down the blvd. You might actually have to drive a few cities over to find a McDonalds. And Starbuck WHAT THE FUCK! Do we need a fucking Starbucks every 100 fucking yards? One of my favorite period films shot in Los Angeles and set in the '50s is "L.A. Confidential". Great film noir story, great location shots. Got to watch it again tonight. Edited September 9, 2020 by kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 19 hours ago, redrum said: Dang! Sorry about that. Speaking of "haunting eyes", besides Clara Bow my favorite "eyes" were Gail Russell's eyes. But she of course had a sad and tragic early death---- basically drank herself to death. She had the BEST kind of hair too. Thick, dark, and full hair....and then those piercing blue eyes. What a knock out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) But she of course had a sad and tragic early death---- basically drank herself to death. Fucking alcohol. Edited September 10, 2020 by redrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 5 hours ago, redrum said: But she of course had a sad and tragic early death---- basically drank herself to death. Fucking alcohol. First film I saw Gail Russell in was "Seven Men from Now" (1956) with Randolph Scott and Lee Marvin (produced by John Wayne). At the time I thought--- wow what an attractive 40ish woman they got to play the role meant for a younger woman. Not saying Gail Russell looked old, but there was certainly some "age" in her face. Turned out she was only in her early 30s. Clearly alcohol was taking its toll on her then. She was dead at age 36 just five years later. Such a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, kipper said: First film I saw Gail Russell in was "Seven Men from Now" (1956) with Randolph Scott and Lee Marvin (produced by John Wayne). At the time I thought--- wow what an attractive 40ish woman they got to play the role meant for a younger woman. Not saying Gail Russell looked old, but there was certainly some "age" in her face. Turned out she was only in her early 30s. Clearly alcohol was taking its toll on her then. She was dead at age 36 just five years later. Such a shame. Marvin as bad as ever. I see the old Lone Pine location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) Resuming my task to watch every movie Thelma Ritter appeared in. Edited September 10, 2020 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Resuming my task to watch every movie Thelma Ritter appeared in. I know you know this: Birdman Of Alcatraz The Misfits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 12 hours ago, redrum said: Marvin as bad as ever. I see the old Lone Pine location. YES! Shot near Lone Pine California in the "Alabama Hills". If you are ever that way you have to check out the film museum in Lone Pine. Strider has been there several times too, great little museum. Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, Owens River (Hot Creek) are all iconic filming locations which made a western seem so much more dramatic with the interesting views and backgrounds. A favorite of mine filmed in the Owens Valley was "Nevada Smith" with the king of cool Steve McQueen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, redrum said: Resuming my task to watch every movie Thelma Ritter appeared in. I know you know this: Birdman Of Alcatraz The Misfits Natch. I'm going roughly in chronological order. I have completed all her years from 1947-1952. I just started the year 1953 this morning with "Titanic". And then for comparison's sake, decided to watch "A Night to Remember" from 1958 (with the recently departed Honor Blackman). A Titanic battle between Hollywood vs. Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Had to watch The Sand Pebbles again. It really is a sad movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I never got to see this on the big screen. Amazing film. Burton and Eastwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 6 hours ago, John M said: I never got to see this on the big screen. Amazing film. Burton and Eastwood. Yeah, I'd like to see it on the big screen too. Watching that I thought of this story: On December 10, 1946, a flight of six Marine Corps R5C Curtis Commandos took off from MCAS El Toro, California, with over 200 Marines aboard, to NAS Sandpoint in Seattle, WA. Somewhere over southwest Washington the flight ran into a fierce Pacific Northwest storm. 4 of the aircraft turned around and landed at Portland, a 5th aircraft landed at NAS Sandpoint, and the 6th aircraft with 32 souls onboard disappeared. Although a ground search was started immediately, an air search couldn’t start for two weeks because of the weather. After a week of searching, no debris from the plane could be found. It was determined the plane was pushed off course and crashed into Mt Rainier and there were no survivors. In June of 1947, wreckage was spotted high on the South Tahoma Glacier and a team was sent to determine if it was the missing plane. Documents recovered indeed revealed it was the missing aircraft. A recovery mission was launched but it was determined that the conditions made impossible to recover the Marines and they were buried in place. The glacier is still off limits to the morbid types. The memorial park is right across the street from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Bones Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 2:12 PM, kipper said: Speaking of "haunting eyes", besides Clara Bow my favorite "eyes" were Gail Russell's eyes. But she of course had a sad and tragic early death---- basically drank herself to death. She had the BEST kind of hair too. Thick, dark, and full hair....and then those piercing blue eyes. What a knock out! Gail Russell, Va Va VOOM! What a gorgeous woman and damn fine actress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Bones Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 5:01 PM, redrum said: But she of course had a sad and tragic early death---- basically drank herself to death. Fucking alcohol. Most likely the studio system of the time drove her to drink. Just look at all the broken lives the system was responsible for. A crime IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Bones Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 1:31 PM, kipper said: YES! Shot near Lone Pine California in the "Alabama Hills". If you are ever that way you have to check out the film museum in Lone Pine. Strider has been there several times too, great little museum. Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, Owens River (Hot Creek) are all iconic filming locations which made a western seem so much more dramatic with the interesting views and backgrounds. A favorite of mine filmed in the Owens Valley was "Nevada Smith" with the king of cool Steve McQueen. Were there any movie posters with a shirtless Karl Malden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, Mr.Bones said: Were there any movie posters with a shirtless Karl Malden? Yes. The gay-porn version of "Streets of San Francisco". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Strider said: Yes. The gay-porn version of "Streets of San Francisco". 😄 I missed that one. I did see them filming some of it on 6th & Mission Sts. in SF with Michael Douglas. Is this a pedophile's dream movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Finishing this up tonight. That's a BAR McQueen is holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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