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- May 20th, 2007, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Site Talk
- Topic: Name change
- Replies: 23
- Views: 31085
- May 17th, 2007, 1:40 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Norma Shearer
- Replies: 45
- Views: 23931
- May 17th, 2007, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: It Happened One Night
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4115
Well, BHF, you could be right, but I always thought that it felt the code and bent a little in that direction. Still racy, but understated. And, that is a very insightful judgment you passed on the code, MG. I had never thought of it that way, but if we had gone the way of European films, nudity, se...
- May 17th, 2007, 12:57 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Cagney's Best Leading Lady
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4175
Olivia was one of the best to play opposite Cagney. She held her own, and kept him in his place. You could understand why he loved her all those years in Strawberry Blonde. I liked Ann with him, too, but one of my favorites was Joan Leslie. She seemed to soften him a little. I thought they were grea...
- May 17th, 2007, 12:21 am
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: How About the Marx Brothers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7040
- May 16th, 2007, 11:27 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Red-Headed Woman vs. Baby Face
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10281
Red-Headed Woman vs. Baby Face
Well, personally I love Jean Harlow, but Stanwyck's performance is just as, or more, powerful than Jean's. Jean was so coquettish, "Can you see through this?" Two girls climbing the ladder of "success."
- May 16th, 2007, 11:25 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: It Happened One Night
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4115
It Happened One Night
"The overt lustiness barred by the 1934 Production Code was transmuted into clever banter and the romance conveyed an ideal Depression-era fantasy." "The Great Depression, as is usually the case in times of crisis, initiated a religious revival and a revival of conservative beliefs wh...
- May 16th, 2007, 11:19 pm
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: Svengali (1931)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5000
- May 16th, 2007, 8:39 pm
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: Inquiring minds want to know! Is it Frankie or Drac for you?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13606
It is a toss up for me. I would take either one at anytime. Frankenstein, as has been said, has always been a draw for me. I have the Frankenstein trilogy on VHS and watch them every Halloween followed by Young Frakenstein, by Mel Brooks! As for Dracula, there is only one, Bela. Anything he does as ...
- May 16th, 2007, 8:32 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Romantic Leading Men
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3506
- May 16th, 2007, 8:27 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Best Romantic Duos
- Replies: 62
- Views: 64547
- May 15th, 2007, 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 2183
- Views: 292040
- May 15th, 2007, 1:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 2183
- Views: 292040
- May 15th, 2007, 1:22 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Romantic Leading Men
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3506
Ronald Coleman was without a doubt romance personified. He didn't even need a leading lady to ooze romance. His romance was with life. He romanced the intellect, the soul, the arts, the imagination, and the ethereal! He was magic to watch on screen, and when he had a woman in his arms, he was an edu...
- May 15th, 2007, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: How About the Marx Brothers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7040
Senior Will? Wow! I had forgotten about that! Anyway, the Stooges definitely have their place. As has been said, a pie in the face, and you're out of there! They were pretty much for the regular guy who didn't want to have to think too much when being entertained, and sometimes I have to admit, I wa...