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- August 27th, 2014, 8:08 pm
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: Favourite Time Travel Yarns
- Replies: 33
- Views: 34614
Re: Favourite Time Travel Yarns
Moira, My mum would be "in the same boat" as you in regard to SOMEWHERE IN TIME. She loves the music too. I'll reserve comment--as you say: "romantic classic for some. Unbearable for others"! Never seen TURN BACK THE CLOCK (that's a great title). Remember Lee Tracy as a reporter ...
- August 26th, 2014, 8:36 pm
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: Favourite Time Travel Yarns
- Replies: 33
- Views: 34614
Favourite Time Travel Yarns
Which is your favourite time travel yarn? I wouldn't mind placing a small bet that George Pal's THE TIME MACHINE (1960) would probably top the list for a good many here at SSO. I will admit that in many departments it is splendid. It contains great moments, without being a great film. But--doesn't i...
- August 25th, 2014, 5:45 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Erich von Stroheim is 125 Years Young Today!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6671
Re: Erich von Stroheim is 125 Years Young Today!
Hi JF! My brother Jim and I watched LA GRANDE ILLUSION two or three months ago. A restored print. Beautiful. Jean Renoir stated in his memoirs that von Stroheim had to study his German lines, like a school boy learning a new language. I read that von Stroheim didn't know FRENCH when he made this fil...
- August 25th, 2014, 3:00 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Oland or Toler
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9287
Re: Oland or Toler
No overall favourite, Moira. But, there are many funny moments in the Chan pictures (both Oland's and Toler's). In RED DRAGON, a Monogram picture, Charlie is investigating a murder that occurs in baffling circumstances, in a locked room: Police Chief: "two shots heard, two bullets found. No gun...
- August 24th, 2014, 9:55 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Oland or Toler
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9287
Re: Oland or Toler
Looks like this one's being avoided, well--here goes. The contention that an Asian character MUST be portrayed by an Asian actor is (in my opinion) bunk! That's like saying an American character MUST be portrayed by an American actor, an English character, by an English actor! Phooey. My dad loved W...
- August 24th, 2014, 9:05 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Erich von Stroheim is 125 Years Young Today!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6671
Re: Erich von Stroheim is 125 Years Young Today!
Moira Finnie wrote: "...but there is a loneliness, sadness and longing for the past in each of his film roles...that I think of as very European and quite appealing." Moira, that nails it nicely. I've loved the man for over thirty years. My favourite von Stroheim performance? THE GREAT FLA...
- August 24th, 2014, 8:21 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Francis Lederer (1899-2000)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 27938
Re: Francis Lederer (1899-2000)
Francis Lederer was really quite impressive as Count Dracula in THE RETURN OF DRACULA. Cold, aloof, and superior. He murders a fellow passenger on a train--an artist, emigrating to the U.S.A. Steals the man's identity, and infiltrates the household of the chap's American relatives. Lederer didn't li...
- August 24th, 2014, 7:43 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Jack Warner the actor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13193
Re: Jack Warner the actor
There was quite a bit more to Jack Warner than Dixon of Dock Green. He'd been a motor racing driver before breaking into Films. Had worked on the continent (he idolised Maurice Chevalier, and could speak fluent French). He's excellent as the police inspector investigating a murder in Brighton in Jig...
- August 24th, 2014, 1:04 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Basil Rathbone
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10441
Re: Basil Rathbone
L.V., Rathbone in Witness for the Prosecution. Sounds fascinating. Which part did he play (I'd guess Sir Wilfred)?
- August 24th, 2014, 12:00 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Charles Laughton
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28947
Re: Charles Laughton
Almost forgot--Rembrandt. A Korda picture from 1937. Not seen this since the '80s! I love 17th Century Dutch art. The ending is sweet. Not in the "cute" sense, but natty (and haunting). Just as in "The Private Life of Henry VIII", Laughton turns to camera (as Rembrandt, he's work...
- August 23rd, 2014, 8:39 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Basil Rathbone
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10441
Re: Basil Rathbone
I love Rathbone and Bruce in the Holmes pictures. It irks me somewhat when, in connection with these, Rathbone is referred to alone. It should always be Rathbone AND Bruce. Years ago, I read Rathbone's autobiography (if I recall correctly, it's entitled: In and Out of Character). A strange book--sho...
- August 23rd, 2014, 7:44 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Charles Laughton
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28947
Re: Charles Laughton
"But since I generally watch movies (as opposed to "films")". W.G., I thought they were one and the same thing!
- August 23rd, 2014, 7:01 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Charles Laughton
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28947
Re: Charles Laughton
Laughton gives a very good performance in The Suspect, a 1944 noir, which co-stars Ella Raines. He's a man driven to murder, but, one of the most sympathetic murderers that I can think of in the movies. And, although I've never cared much for the film--he's wonderful in Spartacus. He's the only Roma...
- August 23rd, 2014, 2:01 am
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Robert Donat
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10027
Re: Robert Donat
The IMDb article states that he had "a rather neutral English accent". If you're English (and especially northern English, as I am) you can tell he was a northerner ( from Withington, Manchester). The Winslow Boy, and, The Magic Box, are two of my favourites.
- August 22nd, 2014, 10:40 am
- Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
- Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Replies: 67
- Views: 63889
Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
"Climax" Dr. J & Mr. H (Michael Rennie). Yes-sir! Thanks W.G. I don't have my own PC, but that's a treat I'm looking forward to on Monday. Who'd have thought that that would still be around!