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Re: William Powell

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"Double Wedding" is very wacky and I must admit that I did not enjoy it as much as LC or ILYA, but it's nevertheless and interesting comedy. I'll give it a 2nd try sometime :wink:
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You're right Fernando. It's not in the league of its more famous fellow films but because it is so rarely shown I hope will check it out. There is a kind of reckless abandon to it.

Wendy:

I think your head must be full of important things since this is another you can't recall. I've had the opposite problem in that I thought I might have been really smart if my head wasn't so full of junk.
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[b][u][color=#800000]JACK FAVELL[/color][/u][/b] wrote:Maven, Don't make me pick between Bill and Joe! I love them both. :cry: :cry: I love After the Thin Man , and if you are like me and really like pencil moustaches, you will think you died and went to heaven! Not only do you get Joe and Bill, you get Sam Levene as well, and then they throw in Alan Marshal just to take it over the top, moustache wise.
I would never make you choose JackaaAaay. I'm from the Ethan Frome school where I see no reason why you can't have your cake and eat it too. Have them both, my girl. Have them both. I plan to settle in this evening to a night of martinis & champagne, crooks & cracks and MGM at its sterling best. (I have personal mustache experience b'cuz my ex wore a mustache. He cut it last year and caught hell from every female involved in his life. Luckily he's let it grow back. < (Gulp!)> Truth be told, I have Ethan Frome experience too). :oops:
[b][u][color=#4000BF]MM'57[/color][/u][/b] wrote:If TCM is showing "Double Wedding" I would recommend it. It's one of those crazy screwball wonders from the 30s. That is if that kind of film is your cup of tea. (With thoughts of Miss Maven.)
Mmmmmmm, yeah...I tread with trepidaciously mincing steps in the world of screwball comedy. I think I can count on one hand how many films of that genre I cotton to.
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Chris, my head is full of useless information that no one wants or needs. I am only good for answering useless radio quizes and trivial pursuit arts and entertainment section.

Maven, thanks for being so egalitarian about the moustache situation. Perhaps I will join you in some champagne tonight, goodness knows I could use a drink right now. :D
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[b][u]JackFavell[/u][/b] wrote:Chris, my head is full of useless information that no one wants or needs. I am only good for answering useless radio quizes and trivial pursuit arts and entertainment section.
May I please be on your team in the next Trivial Pursuit game.
Maven, thanks for being so egalitarian about the moustache situation. Perhaps I will join you in some champagne tonight, goodness knows I could use a drink right now. :D
Awwwwww. Listen, I promise...your first one will be on me.
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William Powell Wednesday dawns on March 12th:

6:15 AM
ONE WAY PASSAGE (1932)
An ocean voyage leads to romance for a dying heiress and a condemned criminal.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: William Powell , Kay Francis , Aline MacMahon .
BW-68 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
HIGH PRESSURE (1932)
A scheming promoter tries to get rich selling artificial rubber.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: William Powell , Evelyn Brent , George Sidney .
BW-73 mins, CC,
I love this movie--which brings back sweet memories of my days in the finance industry! More here:http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/04/02/pow ... -pressure/

8:45 AM
PRIVATE DETECTIVE 62 (1933)
A private eye in Paris falls for the beautiful gambling lady he's investigating.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell , Margaret Lindsay , Ruth Donnelly .
BW-66 mins,

10:00 AM
RENDEZVOUS (1935)
A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: William Powell , Rosalind Russell , Binnie Barnes .
BW-94 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
RECKLESS (1935)
A theatrical star gets in over her head when she marries a drunken millionaire.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Jean Harlow , William Powell , Franchot Tone .
BW-97 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS, THE (1937)
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Dir: George Fitzmaurice Cast: William Powell , Luise Rainer , Robert Young .
BW-89 mins, CC,

3:00 PM
I LOVE YOU AGAIN (1940)
A solid married man discovers he's forgotten a past existence as a con artist.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Frank McHugh .
BW-99 mins, CC,

5:00 PM
HEAVENLY BODY, THE (1943)
An astronomer's neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , James Craig .
BW-95 mins, CC,

6:45 PM
GIRL WHO HAD EVERYTHING, THE (1953)
A criminal lawyer's daughter falls for one of his clients.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Fernando Lamas , William Powell .
BW-70 mins, CC,
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Good. I've only seen three so there are some new films for me.
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WILLIAM POWELL DAY - March 12th

I'm looking forward seeing this movie on that day!

10:00 AM
RENDEZVOUS (1935)
A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: William Powell , Rosalind Russell , Binnie Barnes .
BW-94 mins, CC,
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