The Silver Screen Oasis

Thanks, Chris!

I love The Scar, and should revisit Night Train to Munich. I am sure ChiO knows So Young, So Bad.

Now, why do you say that? Is the the girls-in-reform-school angle? The abusive conditions? The kindly psychiatrist-as-father-figure (Paul Henreid) to troubled girls? Anne Francis? Or, Rita Moreno? Or, Anne Jackson?

Or the uncredited director, Edgar G. Ulmer?

What's not to like?

Yes.

[u][color=#0040BF]ChiO[/color][/u] wrote:Now, why do you say that? Is the the girls-in-reform-school angle? The abusive conditions? The kindly psychiatrist-as-father-figure (Paul Henreid) to troubled girls? Anne Francis? Or, Rita Moreno? Or, Anne Jackson?

Or the uncredited director, Edgar G. Ulmer?

What's not to like?

Uhhhhhhhmmmm...elementary my dear Watson. Sherlock Favell strikes again.

I just found out that all day Wednesday July 10th is John Gilbert day! Hooray! Wonderful. I can't wait for this lineup:

(all times Eastern Standard Time)

6:30 AM

Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
A notorious womanizer falls for the woman he has bet he can trick into marriage.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: John Gilbert , Eleanor Boardman , Roy D'Arcy .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG,

8:15 AM

Show, The (1927)
In this silent film, a sideshow dancer secretly loves the show's amoral barker.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: John Gilbert , Renee Adoree , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-76 mins, TV-14,



9:45 AM

A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Prejudice keeps a free spirit from the man she loves, triggering a series of tragedies.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Lewis Stone .
BW-91 mins, TV-PG,

11:30 AM

Desert Nights (1929)
In this silent film, diamond robbers get caught in a violent sandstorm.
Dir: William Nigh Cast: John Gilbert , Ernest Torrence , Mary Nolan .
BW-62 mins, TV-G,

12:45 PM

Redemption (1930)
A man thought dead returns to find his wife has built a new life.
Dir: Fred Niblo Cast: John Gilbert , Renée Adorée , Conrad Nagel .
BW-65 mins, TV-G,

2:00 PM

Way For A Sailor (1930)
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: John Gilbert , Wallace Beery , Jim Tully .
BW-85 mins, TV-G,

3:30 PM

The Phantom of Paris (1931)
A magician is charged with killing his fiancee's father.
Dir: John S. Robertson Cast: John Gilbert , Leila Hyams , Lewis Stone .
BW-74 mins, TV-PG,

5:00 PM

West Of Broadway (1931)
A millionaire doesn't remember getting married but can't forget how much he hates his new wife.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: John Gilbert , El Brendel , Lois Moran .
BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:30 PM

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
A bond thief, a private eye and a drunken reporter wreak havoc on an ocean voyage.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Victor McLaglen , Wynne Gibson , Alison Skipworth .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,


And what's more, that night at 8:00 PM ET, they are showing Ophuls' The Reckless Moment.

I remember being quite struck with Seance when I was young, but I haven't seen it for a long long time.

The Wrong Box is fairly charming and of course I adore the old bore Ralph Richardson who somehow manages to pass obliviously through the entire picture as his own elder brother makes many attempts to try to kill him. Train wreck can't even off this old buzzard. For me, this is definitely John Mills' funniest performance, I never thought he had this much madcap in him. He makes me giggle. Michael Caine grows better and more good looking the more I look back at him.

I really liked The Whisperers very very much when I saw it some time ago. I had no idea who directed, or what it was about when I started watching it, but I made sure I found out after sitting through it. It's rather chilling, concerns itself with reality and fantasy as seen through an elderly woman's eyes which makes for a most interesting film. Dame Edith is brilliant as usual.