JackFavell wrote: I've always wanted to see the O'Connor/Ryan movies.

Me too. I see that a few are posted on Youtube, but I am hoping that my local classic cinema (The Stanford) will include one or two in their upcoming Universal film festival.

What a bunch of talented kids ... look out for little Tommy Rall!

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OK Gang - The WEST COAST takes over celebrating Universal's Centenary at The Stanford Theatre next week; first up for me will be Margaret Sullavan's film debut in ONLY YESTERDAY (1933)!

http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/calendar ... t%201.html

I was contemplating starting a Route 66 thread myself , but since Moira beat me to it, let me contribute by saying I have been watching this on Retro TV regularly every evening the past couple months and I have been thouroghly impressed by this series! I don’t recall ever seeing this when I was grow...

Oh man... Steve Cochran... the epitome of tall, dark, handsome & hirsute (sorry Sean Connery). Have we ladies not discussed him before here? If not, what an oversight. Yeah, I think he is a darn good actor too! I just recently watched his last film - self-produced and directed - TELL ME IN THE S...

Another mention today in the Information Please thread on the TCM boards has led me to yet another unheard of Claude Rains film -the low budget STRANGE HOLIDAY. It has been posted in parts on Youtube: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gIBccrN9gQ&feature=relmfu[/youtube] I have not watched...

Tyrone Power - I'm really fond of THE RAINS CAME (1939). Lot's going on in that film, he and Myrna Loy really play well together, and oh my, when the turban comes off for the last few scenes, SWOON!

My wife will always remember that day, because I took my John Kobal Dover Books with film stars portraits and I showed them to her (I treated those books like treasures back then) :D Yes, they were treasures! I just pulled out my two copies; Movie Star Portraits of the Forties and Hollywood Glamor ...

Season 5 - not up to par with past years, but I'm still a fan. The highlight of the final episode for me - Mad Men 007 montage:

Walk away Don, just walk away...

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Wow!!! Lee Remick as a brunette. She looks good. And she has a good voice too. Moved well. I think she might've given Janet Leigh a run for her in "BYE BYE BIRDIE." Yes, Lee has a very good voice - I didn't know she could sing! Impressed me enough to want to share the video. Now, that che...

Oh, forgot to mention, a comment posted on YouTube for the Damn Yankee clips says Jerry Lanning hooked up with Gwen Verdon after she split from Bob Fosse - interesting!

His name is Jerry Lanning. I was watching The Dick Van Dyke Show last night on METV, and the episode was about some teen dance fad called The Twizzle, which this handsome young man sang and danced. The plot also had him sing another tune - This Nearly Was Mine (from South Pacific) and he blew me awa...

Far out , man!

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Quite fascinating indeed! Perhaps a bit of that English eccentric quality - dedicating a memorial to pigeons killed on active service during the war - love it!

Let me know what you think of it, Jez! Ah well, it's a Gainsborough isn't it, and your enjoyment may vary (as Moira states) based upon if these films are your cup of tea. I enjoy watching these films, and found this one to be very entertaining, but didn't quite meet my expectations in regards to th...