All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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Welcome! If I recall we discussed a Jane Powell movie on the Musicals section at TCM. Oh right. I think it started with Three Sailors and a Girl and then moved on to The Girl Most Likely , Jane's last musical. I've always thought she was one of the best movie sopranos because she had dance and come...

Edward Van Sloan in Dracula (1931) I think it was the first horror movie I saw.

Welcome! If I recall we discussed a Jane Powell movie on the Musicals section at TCM.

Humoresque (1946)

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Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny

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James, good list. It would be mine as well, except I would put Dangerous (1935) in there, taking out Jezebel, or cheat and do a tie.

Deception: an elegant production. The self-contained milieu of orchestra life was inviting. And Bette looked beautiful. Assuming she turned herself in, the slammer might be a sanctuary of sorts, considering the verbal abuse she took from Claude Rains, and jealous Paul Henreid, when angered, went fo...

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) In this second Hollywood adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel, the filmmakers are free of the production code. This freedom is used mainly for showing graphic sex scenes and violence, but mostly sex. Jack Nicholson throws Jessica Lange on top of the counter, all...

Destination Moon (1950)

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Zachary Scott

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I saw it when it first came out, and found it terrifying. I was mad at myself because I knew I wasn't going to be able to sleep.

Frank Sinatra

Next: brightened every musical she was in

Just got around to watching Two O’Clock Courage. Enjoyable, and they packed a decent amount of story in a little over an hour.

Sabrina (1954)

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