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OBITUARIES

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MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

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by Bronxgirl48 » January 23rd, 2023, 11:45 am
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Bing Crosby's left arm still leaves me puzzled.

I am pondering where Vivian Leigh looked her loveliest. For me, it is a choice between THAT HAMILTON...
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Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present

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by skimpole » January 9th, 2023, 5:13 am
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I am trying to revive, obviously only fitfully, one of the old TCM forum threads about people's choices for acting performances. After we started...
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Rethinking Best Cinematography

Last post by TikiSoo « November 25th, 2023, 6:28 am
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by skimpole » November 25th, 2023, 3:04 am

Almost three months ago, I started a thread suggesting my choices for Best Cinematography of 1964. I'm starting this thread to consider the award in...

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Last post by TikiSoo
November 25th, 2023, 6:28 am
Detailed Timeline on Walt Disney

Last post by Nellie LaRoy « November 11th, 2023, 9:51 am
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by Lzcutter » October 6th, 2012, 5:28 pm

I spent a good chunk of last year project managing this detailed timeline of Walt Disney. I also created the majority of the video and audio clips...

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Last post by Nellie LaRoy
November 11th, 2023, 9:51 am
The Anomaly of Best Director

Last post by skimpole « November 9th, 2023, 3:03 am
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by skimpole » September 13th, 2023, 2:35 am
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This thread exists to offer some thoughts on the Best Director award. One might think that the Best Director would be the person responsible for the...
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November 9th, 2023, 3:03 am
Marilyn Monroe

Last post by GaryCooper « November 5th, 2023, 10:20 am
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by mrsl » June 18th, 2010, 3:23 pm
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I watched the Misfits again today, and decided they couldn't have come up with a better name for the movie. All four main characters were playing...
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Last post by GaryCooper
November 5th, 2023, 10:20 am
Bette Davis

Last post by GaryCooper « October 31st, 2023, 7:25 am
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by mrsl » May 29th, 2010, 5:06 pm
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My dinner is cooking so I don't have a lot to say right now. I'm hoping others will add to this. I searched for Bette Davis, and All About Eve...
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October 31st, 2023, 7:25 am
Walt Disney and his animated films (1937 -1966)

Last post by Nellie LaRoy « October 23rd, 2023, 6:59 pm
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by Konway » July 16th, 2012, 1:04 am
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Hello Everyone,
What is your favorite animated film under Walt Disney? My favorite Disney animated film is actually The Black Cauldron(1985). But...
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Last post by Nellie LaRoy
October 23rd, 2023, 6:59 pm
Charlie Chaplin the screens greatest genius

Last post by GaryCooper « October 23rd, 2023, 8:25 am
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by stuart.uk » January 22nd, 2008, 3:25 pm
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Charlie Chaplin was a great comic, a great actor, a great director, a great producer, a great musical composer and a great movie mogul!

Chaplin...
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Last post by GaryCooper
October 23rd, 2023, 8:25 am
D'Arcy Corrigan

Last post by Swithin « September 16th, 2023, 7:27 pm
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by Swithin » September 15th, 2023, 9:16 pm

This thread is dedicated to D'Arcy Corrigan, one of the great characters actors few have heard of. Often uncredited, Corrigan left his mark on many...

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September 16th, 2023, 7:27 pm
Best Cinematography 1964

Last post by Feinberg « September 10th, 2023, 12:34 pm
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by skimpole » September 6th, 2023, 2:24 am

I recently saw Cheyenne Autumn for the first time. It was nominated for best colour cinematography (the categories were divided up until the 1967...

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September 10th, 2023, 12:34 pm
ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Last post by GaryCooper « September 1st, 2023, 7:21 am
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I did a site search and found no general thread on one of my perennial favorite directors, but being not very savvy forgive me if I overlooked one. I...
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September 1st, 2023, 7:21 am
Alan Ladd

Last post by Bronxgirl48 « August 31st, 2023, 2:59 pm
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I found myself enjoying one of the Japanese Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi recently and throughout the film, something nagged at the back of my mind. Who...
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Last post by Bronxgirl48
August 31st, 2023, 2:59 pm
The Wizard of Oz on the big screen

Last post by GaryCooper « August 15th, 2023, 8:04 am
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by Lzcutter » September 27th, 2009, 2:23 am

Well, it was prompted heavily and we got our tixs early. Which was a good thing because the screenings sold-out.
TCM and Warner Home Video sponsored...

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Last post by GaryCooper
August 15th, 2023, 8:04 am
Top Ten Robert Ryan Films

Last post by Thompson « August 7th, 2023, 11:21 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » August 7th, 2023, 10:33 am

It is his SUTS day on TCM, here are my top ten favorites in chronological order, what's yours?

1. Crossfire (1947)
A scary, intense performance as...

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Last post by Thompson
August 7th, 2023, 11:21 pm
Betty Garde

Last post by Swithin « July 19th, 2023, 6:19 pm
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by Swithin » July 17th, 2023, 9:22 pm

Betty Garde (1905-1989) is one of my favorite supporting players. She's not as big a name as some, but she's as big a talent, and in many media.

In...

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Last post by Swithin
July 19th, 2023, 6:19 pm
Best And Worst Mothers In Film

Last post by LostHorizons « July 18th, 2023, 9:59 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » May 14th, 2023, 7:04 am
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Happy Mothers Day!
Who do you think are the best and worst characters who were mothers in a film. This is what I think-

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Irene Dunne in I...
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Last post by LostHorizons
July 18th, 2023, 9:59 pm
Your Favorite Film Of These Movie Studios

Last post by Cinemaspeak59 « July 8th, 2023, 5:09 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » June 10th, 2023, 9:10 am

I have read that the first five studios were the major ones of the classic era, while the last three were smaller independent ones. What is your...

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Last post by Cinemaspeak59
July 8th, 2023, 5:09 pm
Best And Worst Fathers In Film

Last post by Intrepid37 « June 30th, 2023, 9:05 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » June 18th, 2023, 10:45 am

Happy Father's Day. Who do you think was the best and worst father in a film? This is what I think-

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Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird...

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Last post by Intrepid37
June 30th, 2023, 9:05 pm
FREDRIC MARCH

Last post by RosyUnicorn « June 19th, 2023, 1:26 am
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by charliechaplinfan » July 14th, 2010, 4:51 pm
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Since DVD rental services have made it possible to revisit movies from the past, I've managed to catch most of the films I'd read about in...
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Last post by RosyUnicorn
June 19th, 2023, 1:26 am
Favorite Movie Quotes

Last post by GaryCooper « June 17th, 2023, 9:01 am
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by GaryCooper » October 24th, 2022, 9:35 pm
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Perfect freedom has no existence. A grown man knows the world he lives in, and for the present, the world is Rome. Young Arrius, I am sure, will...
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Last post by GaryCooper
June 17th, 2023, 9:01 am
CANDIDS II

Last post by Masha « June 8th, 2023, 11:30 pm
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Today begins my new thread called CANDIDS II. It will follow the original CANDIDS thread in the same vein with some amazing pictures from the golden...
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Last post by Masha
June 8th, 2023, 11:30 pm
Google Celebrates the Drive-In

Last post by GaryCooper « June 6th, 2023, 7:57 am
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by Lzcutter » June 6th, 2012, 11:25 am

On the 79th anniversary of the drive-in, Google's doodle today celebrates America's love affair with watching movies under the stars:

We had a...

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Last post by GaryCooper
June 6th, 2023, 7:57 am
James Arness

Last post by Sepiatone « June 3rd, 2023, 11:24 am
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by stuart.uk » June 11th, 2011, 1:39 pm

I was sorry to hear about the passing of James Arness and I know many will want to talk about his original Gunsmoke series, but if anything I...

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Last post by Sepiatone
June 3rd, 2023, 11:24 am
BOGART

Last post by Detective Jim McLeod « May 21st, 2023, 11:25 am
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by MissGoddess » April 16th, 2012, 10:34 am

I did a quick search, and only found a birthday thread on Bogart so I thought I'd just post this here.

Watching an early film, one of the first in...

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Last post by Detective Jim McLeod
May 21st, 2023, 11:25 am
Your Favorite Performance Of These Character Actors & Actresses

Last post by Belle « May 13th, 2023, 5:35 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » May 12th, 2023, 12:33 pm

1. RG Armstrong
2. Neville Brand
3. Walter Brennan
4. Cecil Kellaway
5. Burl Ives
6. Gladys Cooper
7. Ellen Corby
8. Aline McMahon
9. Margaret...

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Last post by Belle
May 13th, 2023, 5:35 pm
"Oscars"

Last post by GaryCooper « May 9th, 2023, 7:52 am
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by Bilbo » July 7th, 2011, 10:42 am

This subject may have been covered somewhere before - if so I'm sorry to waste your time - if not - lets go!!

I have watched highlights of many...

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Last post by GaryCooper
May 9th, 2023, 7:52 am
Howard Hawks

Last post by Belle « May 3rd, 2023, 7:12 pm
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by Belle » May 3rd, 2023, 5:49 pm

This excellent (German) documentary about Hawks, which mainly comprises long-form interview/discussion, was made circa 6 weeks before Hawks died. (He...

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Last post by Belle
May 3rd, 2023, 7:12 pm
Quentin Tarantino does a Very Good Thing

Last post by GaryCooper « May 3rd, 2023, 8:21 am
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by Lzcutter » February 21st, 2010, 12:48 pm

Here in Los Angeles, we have a small revival theater, the New Beverly Cinema, located on Beverly (not sure if it's a street or an Avenue even after...

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Last post by GaryCooper
May 3rd, 2023, 8:21 am
Conrad Veidt

Last post by Belle « May 1st, 2023, 9:50 pm
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by laffite » February 7th, 2023, 10:44 pm
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May 1st, 2023, 9:50 pm
Favorite Decade In Film Is...

Last post by CinemaInternational « April 28th, 2023, 3:15 am
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by Detective Jim McLeod » April 17th, 2023, 10:03 am

The 1950s, for me. When I was about 14 or 15 I got a book called The Films Of The Fifties by Douglas Brode. It got me into older films and most of my...

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Last post by CinemaInternational
April 28th, 2023, 3:15 am
Shirley Temple RIP

Last post by Hibi « April 24th, 2023, 9:38 am
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by stuart.uk » February 11th, 2014, 11:06 am
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The great all-round entertainer, mainly as a child Star and polititian Shirley Temple Black has died. She was a life long friend of another child...
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April 24th, 2023, 9:38 am
Miscellaneous

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by GaryCooper » March 10th, 2023, 8:41 am
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April 18th, 2023, 9:40 am
Celebrities In the News

Last post by ziggy6708a « April 17th, 2023, 12:08 am
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by Feinberg » April 15th, 2023, 3:53 pm

Happy Birthday Claudia Cardinale.
Back in 1983 or so she was seated at the table next to me in a restaurant in Montreal. I thought she was the most...

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April 17th, 2023, 12:08 am
Roy Scheider

Last post by jimimac71 « April 13th, 2023, 8:08 pm
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by norfious » April 9th, 2023, 9:02 pm
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Ever since seeing TCM's The French Connection and The Seven-Ups double feature in January or February, I have been absolutely captivated by Roy...
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April 13th, 2023, 8:08 pm
Oscar Nominations

Last post by EP Millstone « March 19th, 2023, 5:40 pm
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March 19th, 2023, 5:40 pm
Melinda Dillon 1939-2023

Last post by laffite « March 19th, 2023, 10:41 am
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by skimpole » February 4th, 2023, 2:49 am

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and...

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March 19th, 2023, 10:41 am
Two Great Actors In One Film

Last post by laffite « March 16th, 2023, 9:39 pm
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by Detective Jim McLeod » March 6th, 2023, 11:42 am
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Sometimes there are two equally talented and popular actors paired together in a film. It is sometimes hard to figure out who is the lead since the...
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March 16th, 2023, 9:39 pm
Three (or more) Great Actors in One Film

Last post by Intrepid37 « March 15th, 2023, 6:27 pm
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In the Academy Award nominated CROSSFIRE (1947), there are three great leading actors featured in it...Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan....
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March 15th, 2023, 6:27 pm
A Database of Screentime Percentages of 95 Years of Oscar-Nominated Performances

Last post by CinemaInternational « March 14th, 2023, 1:21 pm
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by CinemaInternational » March 7th, 2023, 12:40 pm

It is the month of March again, so it means that it is 31 Days of Oscar on TCM all month, and also the month of another Oscar ceremony. While most of...

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March 14th, 2023, 1:21 pm
Historic Hollywood Sites

Last post by TikiSoo « March 4th, 2023, 9:11 am
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If you are coming to the TCM Film Festival (or visiting the City of Angels for a vacation), I thought you might like a few historical sites to check...
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March 4th, 2023, 9:11 am
John Ford

Last post by Swithin « February 6th, 2023, 10:35 am
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Lest we forget, I can't talk film, filmmakers or anything to do with film without John Pappy Ford having a thread of his own.

From westerns to...
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February 6th, 2023, 10:35 am
Classic Movie Endings

Last post by GaryCooper « January 25th, 2023, 8:42 pm
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by GaryCooper » October 26th, 2022, 9:45 am

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January 25th, 2023, 8:42 pm
Lee J Cobb

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by GaryCooper » December 9th, 2022, 9:37 am

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January 19th, 2023, 11:51 pm
Preston Sturges

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by Swithin » January 12th, 2023, 10:13 am
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From January 20 through February 2, 2023, the FIlm Forum in New York City will be presenting a series celebrating the work of Preston Sturges. The...
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January 14th, 2023, 12:34 pm
Robert Duvall

Last post by GaryCooper « January 7th, 2023, 11:49 pm
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by GaryCooper » January 5th, 2023, 11:26 pm

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January 7th, 2023, 11:49 pm
Buster Keaton

Last post by GaryCooper « January 5th, 2023, 10:56 pm
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by bobhopefan1940 » April 18th, 2007, 8:59 pm
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Any Keaton fans here? *in love*

8) I posted a thread over on that other forum :wink: but I wanted to claim my name over this one ;) Since he is now...
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January 5th, 2023, 10:56 pm
Ray Milland

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by GaryCooper » January 4th, 2023, 11:49 am

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Charles Bickford

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by GaryCooper » January 2nd, 2023, 10:07 am

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