Hi Miss G., just remember that deferred gratification is better than none at all...I'll never be able to afford the Ford at Fox box set, but hope that yours comes soon.
Has anyone else seen Ford's
Up the River (1930), featuring
Spencer Tracy's movie debut & the only time that he appeared on camera with
Humphrey Bogart? This movie is on TCM at 6pm ET, Dec. 10th, this evening. It sounds promising, though I hope that the Ford humor is not applied with his customary hamfist, which I find pretty hard to take
Since I don't have any recording equipment at my disposal, I think I'm going to have to stay up late to catch
Pilgrimage this evening on TCM, (it is actually on Tuesday, December 11th at 1:30 AM ET).
Here's an intriguing article about the background of the film, which touches on the aftermath of the First World War, a topic that fascinates me, especially as it shows up in films of the late '20s and early '30s.
While I've seen
Four Men and a Prayer (1938) (on TCM on Tue., Dec. 11th at 3:15 AM ET), several times due to my irrational fondness for Richard (*sigh*) Greene and his dimples, it is a romp, and moves along at such a good clip, that I might be tempted to watch it once more, despite the slightness of the tale. Besides, how often do you see a John Ford movie with a kind word for the English?
I wonder why
Scott Eyman's commentary for
The Prisoner of Shark Island, which has been included on the Region 2 dvd of that movie released in the UK, wasn't used for the American version, Ken? It's probably some arcane internal contracting thing. Sounds as though the guy who did this commentary needs to collect his thoughts and check his facts from your description.
I hope that others will post their thoughts on the movies in this package and on TCM this month as they see them.