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Post by kims on Apr 21, 2024 23:52:35 GMT
People know the animal stars-Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Pie (NATIONAL VELVET), Flicka and the rest.
Here's to the lesser knowns.
Our "Don't be So Melodramatic" crew found the name of the Irish Setter (Rusty) in the FOUR DAUGHTERS/WIVES/MOTHERS franchise.
How about Skippy who was Mr. Smith in THE AWFUL TRUTH and Asta in THE THIN MAN.
My favorites are from MERRILY WE LIVE: the Great Danes "Get off the Rug" and "You, Too."
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Post by topbilled on Apr 22, 2024 0:02:55 GMT
What a cute idea...don't forget Orangey the cat in RHUBARB (1951) and BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961).
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Post by kims on Apr 22, 2024 17:44:47 GMT
Gene Autry rode Champion
Roy Rogers rode Trigger-but then Trigger could be called a star
Dr. No-did his Persian cat have a name?
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Post by Fading Fast on Apr 22, 2024 18:55:58 GMT
Great idea for a thread, Kims.
You guys already mentioned some famous and great animal stars; one that also came quickly to mind for me is the English springer spaniel Flush from the 1934 version of "The Barretts of Wimple Street."
It's not easy to hold your own in a scene opposite Charles Laughton, but Flush (who is listed in the credits as being the actor named Flush - I'm suspicious of that) showed he was up to the challenge.
Kidding aside, he has a pretty big and genuinely impactful role in this movie.
Here's Flush with Norma Shearer in a pic from the movie:
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Post by kims on Apr 24, 2024 21:06:41 GMT
There's an Edward Arnold film that may rate as a neglected film: EYES IN THE NIGHT. Arnold is a blind detective who is a serious wrestler. For all the weirdness of the characters, Arnold's great performance with Ann Harding and Donna Reed make the film believable with the help of the German Shepherd Friday-I suppose as in my man Friday?
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Post by Fading Fast on Apr 24, 2024 21:18:50 GMT
Another movie, my favorite classic ghost movie, that has two animal actors in key roles - they sense the ghost first - is 1944s "The Uninvited."
First up is Bobby, the dog - he has great screen presence.
Here's Bobby explaining to Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey all about ghosts (well, really, a squirrel, in this case). Later, Bobby gets around to explaining about the ghost. He's a smart dog as he bolts the house until the ghost is gone.
And then there is the cat, who I know has a name, but I can't remember it despite having seen the movie a good ten times in sad, empty life.
The cat, like the dog, knows all about the ghost, but figures the humans think so much of themselves, they can also figure it out for themselves.
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Post by NoShear on Apr 24, 2024 21:59:53 GMT
Great idea for a thread, Kims.
You guys already mentioned some famous and great animal stars; one that also came quickly to mind for me is the English springer spaniel Flush from the 1934 version of "The Barretts of Wimple Street."
It's not easy to hold your own in a scene opposite Charles Laughton, but Flush (who is listed in the credits as being the actor named Flush - I'm suspicious of that) showed he was up to the challenge.
Kidding aside, he has a pretty big and genuinely impactful role in this movie.
Here's Flush with Norma Shearer in a pic from the movie:
Norma Shearer always brought the best performances out of actors she appeared opposite, Fading Fast.  |
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