The Silver Screen Oasis

From: Flying Down to Rio (way way ahead of its time film)
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are sitting at a table watching dancers perform the very sensual Carioca where dancers put their foreheads together for a bit . . .
. . . after Ginger asks what are they doing? Fred says, " mental telepathy"
Ginger says: I CAN TELL WHAT THEY ARE THINKING FROM HERE
Her delivery is one in a million.

I'm with you, rerun! Best line ever!

Ho! Ho! Ho!! Merry Christmas To Everyone, And Good Cheer.

I know I must have said it before...and I'll say it again, I love this line of Bette Davis' in "THE LETTER."



Have fun this holiday season!

-CineChristmas!

Merry Christmas, Maven! A great line for

I was watching Stagecoach today and this one jumped out at me, because of the season. Excuse the odd subtitle, I redid one of the titles myself to capture the exact right look on their faces.

"Manhattan, New York, USA. In any discussion of contemporary America and how its people live, we must inevitably start with Manhattan, New York City, USA. Manhattan, glistening modern giant of concrete and steel reaching to the heavens and cradling in its arms seven million, seven million happy beneficiaries of the advantages and comforts this great metropolis has to offer. Its fine, wide boulevards facilitate the New Yorkers' carefree, orderly existence."

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

I remembered this movie vividly and at a friend house watching it on his television set and reading the closed captioning as well and this is one incredible opening sequence of a line said by a narrator in this movie. Fits description of Manhattan to the letter!


"You've got them mixed up! You're making a mistake. You're making a mistake with the reindeer. Tsk tsk tsk."

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

A great Christmas Classic here ... I just loved this opening line in this movie. A legend of its own time ...


Last and not least ...

"To me a dollar was a dollar in any language."

Gilda (1946)

This line that made Gilda starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford Memorable. Great Opener Here and There.

Love the beginning of Mr. Blandings, I always like ironic openings to films. Another good one is the start of The More the Merrier, which does for Washington what Blandings does for New York.

Having just seen I'll Be Seeing You, the line that really summed up the whole plot..."why didn't you tell me?" By a heartbroken Shirley Temple.

Given the season:

When the Better Business Bureau rings the Christmas bell, the suckers forget there's such a business as murder, and businessmen who make it their exclusive line.

-- Narrator (aka Lionel Stander) in BLAST OF SILENCE

Another reason I HAVE to see this movie! Bumped it up in my queue.

Lee Marvin's Greatest Hits --

You see, the only man that's not afraid to die is the man that's dead already. - Charlie Strom (THE KILLERS)

Somebody's got to pay. - Walker (POINT BLANK)

Country's gone to hell. - A No. 1 (EMPEROR OF THE NORTH)

Killing insane people is not good for public relations. - The Sergeant (THE BIG RED ONE)

And kill any officer in sight. - Major John Reisman (THE DIRTY DOZEN)

I believe a man is nothing unless he stands up for what's rightfully his. What do you think? - Hector David (BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK)

Masha - Thanks for the link! It sounds wonderful!

ChiO - thanks for the Lee Marvin recap! I'll add one in the same spirit from Seven Men From Now:

Bill Masters (Lee Marvin): "Payte Bodeen. I killed him."

Ben Stride (Randolph Scott): "Why?"

Bill Masters: "Why not?"

Hi,

From "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971):

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna to her son, Nicholas II, at her birthday party - -
"Even London on a dreary Sunday afternoon is not as boring as a room full of Romanovs!"....

Later:
Empress Alexandra to Premier Kerensky - -
"My things, I want to keep my things".
Kerensky - -
"Frau Romanov, you are lucky to have kept your head!!"....

Larry

A good marriage is like a good martini. Just a few simple ingredients and a rare occurrence. -- NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP (Roy Ward Baker 1952)