I have an ear to the ground waiting for the inside scoop if this becomes available for viewing by the great unwashed (me) who lurk in the bushes outside The George Eastman House offering archivists bribes for a peek. From what I know about the folks at TCM they will be zeroing in on bringing Too Much Johnson to our screens (and perhaps the TCM fest) asap.ChiO wrote:My best guess is I first saw her in WHO DONE IT? or, maybe, I Love Lucy. She is one of those actors that I can't remember first seeing because it's as if she always existed.Moira wrote:
Did you know that they...stuck her in movies with Abbott & Costello for a time?
My Dream: A Mary Wickes Day on TCM and it has a TCM Premier -- TOO MUCH JOHNSON (Orson Welles 1938), her second movie credit.
And, Moira, why didn't you sneak out a copy for me while it was being restored at George Eastman? Yo! A little help!
Dang, Wendy. Your list is stupendous, especially the mention of Anna May Wong, Chester Morris, William Bendix, and Juano Hernandez, all of whom are just great. How about a Lloyd Nolan day too??
The only one that I can't agree with is that I don't think I could watch 24 hours of Stepin' Fetchit without getting awfully sad. I'm glad he had some success, (I'd love to see a picture of the champagne-pink Cadillac he once drove with his name emblazoned on the side in neon lights), but after adopting and creating the standout character as "the laziest man in town" in the early sound era, his opportunities seemed to devolve (except for a few late moments in later roles like When the Sun Shines Bright).
Chris, you're not old. You just have a great deal to think about!