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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nakanosunplaza wrote: ↑September 29th, 2023, 12:12 pm In Sex and the Single Girl (1964) For me Nathalie Wood was at her most beautiful,she was very sexy

I agree. She looked fantastic.

Sex and the Single Girl (1964) In 1962, Helen Gurley Brown put out a book called Sex and the Single Girl . Two years later, Warner Bros. released this laugh-out-loud comedy with Natalie Wood stepping into Brown’s shoes. Natalie plays Dr. Helen Brown, a psychologist whose controversial book of the s...

Let Us Be Gay (1930) In this lively comedy of manners, we’re introduced to Norma Shearer’s Kitty as a dowdy housewife (deglamorized beyond recognition), devoted to her husband Bob (Rod La Rocque), and their two children. Marital breakdown ensues upon learning Bob is having an affair. Three years lat...