I wouldn't see Colbert as "Margo" either. Stanwyck or Crawford would seem choices before Colbert. And I really like Claudette. (So glad you are back Judith.) Thanks Chris. I do agree that the entire picture would probably have been quite different with Colbert in the role, and would likel...

Can anyone think of movies that did a better job of recreating 19th century theatrical traditions? Moira, I'm thinking of something with W.C. Fields. I think it's called "The Old Fashioned Way" (?) It's about a theatrical troupe, the plays they put on, and their life on the road. I always...

Thank you for your kind words, King. I caught only the middle part of the Hodiak-Ball-Nolan thing. I was unfamiliar with this one, and surprised to see Dassin listed as director -- not quite his kind of thing, you'd think. I thought it seemed interesting, but even the 15 or 20 minutes or so I saw pr...

Yes, Grant Williams did have a few meaty roles. He could have been maybe an Alan Ladd type, if he'd gotten the appropriate breaks. I've been unable to find much information about him, so I don't know what held him back. Could have been any number of things, I suppose. At least we have some interesti...

Moira, I watched "Tomorrow is Forever" this morning. That movie really gets to me. You know very well that I'm hardly the sentimental type, but I was tearing up and sniffling as the story unfolded. As usual, Colbert had wonderful clothes, and looked great in them. She had such a sense of s...

Ah, Joe -- Grant Williams. Wasn't he pretty? I don't know what kind of an actor he really was -- he was generally the handsome boyfriend in the background, or the young solider who gets it early in the action. He did a lot of TV as well, but we never really got to see what he could do, except in &qu...

I've often wondered what "All About Eve" would have been like with Colbert. I feel a lot of anger in Bette Davis' Margo -- I don't see Colbert as an "angry" actress. Her version of a strong woman in control was quite different from Davis', but was just as effective. Any thoughts ...

I've been away from SSO and, actually, I haven't been looking in on TCM regularly for some time either. So far, I haven't given SOTS as much attention as I thought I would. The offerings of many days are films I've seen zillions of times and don't necessarily want to watch again. On the other hand, ...

Hello everyone on this thread; I'm back from a long hiatus. I'd like to add a note of dissention here -- while I certainly don't hate Lombard, I can't honestly say I'm wild about her either. It's really interesting how an actor can seem so different to different viewers. One of the things I've never...

Hi all. With Nancy and Moira's help, technology has turned, for the time being, from foe to friend. Thank you all for your warm wishes. It's be a very difficult last year or two. Because of my daughter's increasingly bad health, I decided to take early retirement so that I could be home with her and...