ALFRED HITCHCOCK

[MissGoddess]

Dial M For Maven!

That's great! Put it on "speed dial".

[Rita Hayworth]

Cool avatar Miss Goddess!

[MissGoddess]

The movie Bye Bye Braverman, which I saw last night, includes some interesting dialogue about Hitchcock which reflects the pre-auteurist view that his British films were superior to his American films. George Segal and Joseph Wiseman are talking, and one of them mentions Hitchcock. The good Hitchcock, one says. The 39 Steps. The Lady Vanishes, says the other. "Strangers on a Train?" George Segal ventures. Wiseman pauses, then agrees to agree. "Strangers on a Train."

george segal, the actor?

the british hitchcocks have a different tone, don't they? i can't say i have a period that i prefer over all from his films. i love most of them from start until, perhaps a few at the end don't thrill me.

You'd also be interested that when Sorrell Booke is said to have written two articles on John Ford, this is to be taken as a sign that he's not really doing serious intellectual work any more.

LOL! Who said it, George? Chio? I love it.

[MissGoddess]

Cool avatar Miss Goddess!

thank you so much and likewise, kingme!

[ChiO]

You'd also be interested that when Sorrell Booke is said to have written two articles on John Ford, this is to be taken as a sign that he's not really doing serious intellectual work any more.

Who isn't doing serious intellectual work any more? John Ford or Sorrell Booke?

I didn't say it, MissG. I would have neeevvver concluded the sentence with "any more".

[RedRiver]

George Segal meets Dr. No! Strangers on a train.

[ChiO]

Justta joshin', KR. Couldn't resist given my deep and abiding affection for Boss Hogg and Boss Ford.

And, for MissG, Fuller is still the best f'ing director of Westerns (in the "F" category).

As for "H", there's Hawks and Herzog (and Huston in a pinch).

[MissGoddess]

You have no self-control, do you ChiO? (which you rejoice to admit)

[ChiO]

There's nothing to say except:
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[MissGoddess]

at least we both agree the mills brothers are great!

[CineMaven]

Dial M For Maven!

That's great! Put it on "speed dial".

Ha. Thanx guys!

...And, for MissG, Fuller is still the best f'ing director of Westerns (in the "F" category).

D'Ohhhh! Brave man ChiO. I expect you to get torn to shreds very soon. And even the Mills Bros. won't be able to help you. Nice knowin' you. Good luck!

[ChiO]

Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of ChiO?

[RedRiver]

I love The Mills Brothers! I became aware of their soft, unpredictable harmony with "Cab Driver" in the late 1960's. Of course, they had been around long before that. But I hadn't!