Hi April, I do the same thing with characters like that! I think that's what won me over to Robert Ryan. Before I became more familiar with his output, I only saw him as a straight villain and mean through and through. Then I watched On Dangerous Ground and others and saw the cracks in that rugged f...

I was looking forward to seeing Lured and, on first viewing, I thought it was pretty good. This was my second Lucille Ball drama in three days. The other being The Dark Corner. I thought she was fine in dramatic roles. She's kind of hard boiled and sarcastic but there is something else there too. A ...

Hi April, Thanks for your wonderful comments. I realize I'm a little late to this discussion but better late than never I guess. Mrs. Morgan is my favorite character in a film filled with many memorable characters. There is just something about her performance that really touched me. There are a lot...

Hi I wanted to bump this thread up after watching the film the other night. I'm not sure about posting the screencaps here. If it is too much please let me know. I don't want to break any rules. Anyway here goes. Well I had never seen this before and it was a very moving experience. I don't know wha...

Hi April,

Yes Hold Back the Dawn is another one I've never seen.

I was thinking the same thing about the upcoming Paramount/Universal deal. Hopefully we'll finally get to see a whole lot of movies that are now unavailable.

I was so glad when Easy Living finally came out on DVD. It's one of those films I had wanted to see for so long. It's now one of my favorite comedies. So many wonderful scenes. I love the exchange between Arthur and Arnold in the car when they first meet. Arnold's frustration with his family, the au...

I really enjoyed his commentary for the When the Lion Roars Documentary. He seemed to be such a classy guy. I've seen him in a number of films from Battleground , Mystery Street and Two Weeks with Love through the Star Trek film (and the original episode on which it was based). I still have a lot mo...

I watched this for the first time a few nights ago and thought it a very unique and moving film. I have always liked McGuire, Marshall and Natwick and Robert Young was fine here as well. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the film and the mood that was set as soon as Hillgrove began to tell the story of th...

No you are not! That's funny. I have been thinking the same thing. There is a lookalikes thread over at TCM and I mentioned it there a few weeks ago. I can never find the right photos to make the comparison work with what I have in my mind though. I don't know why, but I always thought she looked cl...

Well I watched No Man of Her Own last night and found it a little dull. I saw it many years ago and wasn't thrilled by it but I thought I might find more to it after all this time. Nope. It wasn't bad but it lacked a certain oomph. The scenes in the library were more cute than racy. I also never got...

Moira, I remember us discussing Virture and Mayo Methot over at TCM. Oddly, it was in an Ida Lupino thread! Anyway I agree that this is a great little film and Carole is very good in it but Methot's performance was a real eye opener for me. When I think of Carole Lombard's career, I first think of h...

Your introduction to Norma sounds similiar to mine. In the late 70's I started reading "classic movie" books as a teenager (even though I had very limited access to these films themselves, only one channel in my area as I recall showed classics with any frequency and then it was some 80 m...

Thanks for that information jdb1!

I'm going to look into getting them.

I like One Way Passage but Kay may be the weakest link in this film. Aline MacMahon, McHugh, Hymer and Powell round out a wonderful cast but the script doesn't give Kay much to work with except be brave and tragic. In that sense I think she does fine. As for those Carol Burnett film parodies, I woul...

Hi Moira, Molo here. Reporting back for duty from the Kay Francis front. I've seen four of the films coming up tonight. Little Men : Agreed. It's a snoozer. My Bill : I like this one. I was surprised about the implications of Bill's parentage in this 1938 film when I first saw it. Kay is good here a...