MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

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And Paul Newman's illustrious debut follows: The Silver Chalice! (or as I dub it, The Silver Phallus!)

Another turkey.

Poor Paul. I remember sometime in the 70s (I think) Paul took out an ad in one of the trade papers or the LA Times (cant remember now) when it was going to run on local tv, apologizing for the film, but instead thousands of people tuned in to watch it who may have ignored it otherwise.

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And Paul Newman's illustrious debut follows: The Silver Chalice! (or as I dub it, The Silver Phallus!)

Oh, yes, the one that he took a big ad out in one of the trade papers to apologize for after it aired on TV after he became a big star. It's a more interesting film than Warners big Helen of Troy film around the same time.

I hadn't read this post before posting mine!

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Looking forward to Robert Taylor in QUO VADIS. I like him (and his Nebraska accent) in these kinds of roles, lol.

They should have had SAMSON AND DELILAH on this Mediterrean ticket. Hedy Lamarr's best (i.e. most animated) performance of her entire wooden career.

Mature had a bigger bust than Hedy did!

[HoldenIsHere]

LAND OF THE PHAROAHS -- I guess every great director is entitled to make at least one bad picture in their career.

"Bring the snake in a strong basket"

"The gods of Egypt have spoken!"

I still love the ending though. So deliciously ironic. William Faulkner worked on the script!

Well it's certainly full of sound and fury...

But I wouldn't say signifying nothing. (Yes, I know that part is from Shakespeare not Faulkner.)

The sweetie and I watched it on Watch TCM with an introduction by Martin Scorsese.
We enjoyed it, especially the ending.

We did think that the movie poster was false advertising.
I wonder how many people in 1955 went to the movie expecting to see Joan Collins in a bikini.

[Bronxgirl48]

Robert Stack is giving a wonderfully awful performance in HOUSE OF BAMBOO.

"Whattya want?"

"Gimme a cuppa tea!"

[Bronxgirl48]

Sessue Hayakawa is being dubbed by Richard Loo.

Geez.

[Bronxgirl48]

Looking forward to Robert Taylor in QUO VADIS. I like him (and his Nebraska accent) in these kinds of roles, lol.

They should have had SAMSON AND DELILAH on this Mediterrean ticket. Hedy Lamarr's best (i.e. most animated) performance of her entire wooden career.

Mature had a bigger bust than Hedy did!

You got that right, lol

[Bronxgirl48]

I still love the ending though. So deliciously ironic. William Faulkner worked on the script!

Well it's certainly full of sound and fury...

But I wouldn't say signifying nothing. (Yes, I know that part is from Shakespeare not Faulkner.)

The sweetie and I watched it on Watch TCM with an introduction by Martin Scorsese.
We enjoyed it, especially the ending.

We did think that the movie poster was false advertising.
I wonder how many people in 1955 went to the movie expecting to see Joan Collins in a bikini.

Ha!!! What did Marty have to say?

The only way I could tell it was a Hawks film is that Dewey Martin's in the cast, lol.

[Andree]

I remember Groucho's joke about S & D saying that he didn't like pictures
where the man's t**s are bigger than the woman's. I mostly stay away from
Biblical/sword and sandal flicks, even as camp.

[HoldenIsHere]

Well it's certainly full of sound and fury...

But I wouldn't say signifying nothing. (Yes, I know that part is from Shakespeare not Faulkner.)

The sweetie and I watched it on Watch TCM with an introduction by Martin Scorsese.
We enjoyed it, especially the ending.

We did think that the movie poster was false advertising.
I wonder how many people in 1955 went to the movie expecting to see Joan Collins in a bikini.

Ha!!! What did Marty have to say?

The only way I could tell it was a Hawks film is that Dewey Martin's in the cast, lol.

Scorsese was impressed with the epic touches, but he was dismissive of Joan Collins's performance (said something like it was trite 1950's melodrama).
Haters gonna hate . . .

[Bronxgirl48]

What did he expect Joan Collins to do -- tell Jack Hawkins how to whistle?

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What did he expect Joan Collins to do -- tell Jack Hawkins how to whistle?

Wonder if they whistled back in those days? LMREO.

[Bronxgirl48]

"You know how to whistle, don't you, my lord? Just put your lips together and blow!"

[Bronxgirl48]

MARTY tonight.

"A college girl -- one step from the street!"

[jamesjazzguitar]

MARTY tonight.

"A college girl -- one step from the street!"

That is only the case if one is a kicker for the K.C. Chiefs.