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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 26, 2023 11:24:22 GMT
Great batch of images. But one of them almost made me cry. TCM featured a wide-screen restoration of The Pajama Game at last years's (or was it the year before?) Film Festival, so why, oh why haven't we gotten to see it on the network? All I've ever seen is the pan-and-scan, which needless to say doesn't do it justice, I understand there's a wide-screen copy in her pricey box set, so I may eventually shell out in order to see it that way, even though I have some of her films individually already. Anyway, this is one of those days when you can turn it on at any point and be happy about what you see, so thank you, Doris, for your wonderful self and for your wonderful career.
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Post by Fading Fast on Aug 26, 2023 11:51:40 GMT
Great batch of images. But one of them almost made me cry. TCM featured a wide-screen restoration of The Pajama Game at last years's (or was it the year before?) Film Festival, so why, oh why haven't we gotten to see it on the network? All I've ever seen is the pan-and-scan, which needless to say doesn't do it justice, I understand there's a wide-screen copy in her pricey box set, so I may eventually shell out in order to see it that way, even though I have some of her films individually already. Anyway, this is one of those days when you can turn it on at any point and be happy about what you see, so thank you, Doris, for your wonderful self and for your wonderful career. |
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Post by topbilled on Aug 26, 2023 13:52:21 GMT
I read an interview where she said CALAMITY JANE was her favorite, perhaps because she got to sing that Oscar winning tune and was able to play a more uninhibited character.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 26, 2023 14:34:20 GMT
I read an interview where she said CALAMITY JANE was her favorite, perhaps because she got to sing that Oscar winning tune and was able to play a more uninhibited character. And it seems like, but I don't know for sure, that it was fashioned specifically for Doris, in which case she may even have had some input? In some ways it mimics Annie Get Your Gun, particularly in the showdown duet between the two leads, but there's no crime in that and Warner Brothers came up with a winner for all concerned. |
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Post by topbilled on Aug 26, 2023 14:38:54 GMT
I read an interview where she said CALAMITY JANE was her favorite, perhaps because she got to sing that Oscar winning tune and was able to play a more uninhibited character. And it seems like, but I don't know for sure, that it was fashioned specifically for Doris, in which case she may even have had some input? In some ways it mimics Annie Get Your Gun, particularly in the showdown duet between the two leads, but there's no crime in that and Warner Brothers came up with a winner for all concerned.
When WB made CALAMITY JANE, of course, they borrowed Howard Keel from MGM who had previously appeared in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 26, 2023 15:25:17 GMT
And it seems like, but I don't know for sure, that it was fashioned specifically for Doris, in which case she may even have had some input? In some ways it mimics Annie Get Your Gun, particularly in the showdown duet between the two leads, but there's no crime in that and Warner Brothers came up with a winner for all concerned.
When WB made CALAMITY JANE, of course, they borrowed Howard Keel from MGM who had previously appeared in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.Supposedly, Doris was offered the film version of South Pacific but passed on it, which I find mystifying. I wonder if Marty Melcher got in the middle of that, because Doris would have known what an iconic role it was and, in so many ways, perfect for her. |
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Post by sinsation on Aug 27, 2023 8:59:44 GMT
Humphrey Bogart
6:00 am
San Quentin (1937)
7:30 am
Crime School (1938)
9:00 am
Racket Busters (1938)
10:15 am
The Return of Dr. X (1939)
11:30 am
King of the Underworld (1939)
12:45 pm
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
2:15 pm
Conflict (1945)
4:00 pm
Passage to Marseille (1944)
6:00 pm
Key Largo (1948)
8:00 pm
To Have and Have Not (1944)
10:00 pm
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
12:00 am
In a Lonely Place (1950)
2:00 am
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
4:00 am
Chain Lightning (1950)
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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 27, 2023 11:26:48 GMT
I love seeing him dancing with Ingrid and dancing with Audrey side-by-side. I've often heard Bogart described as less than handsome but, as many of these gif's point out, he could be a very attractive guy. We also have him in It All Came True (1940) coming up for Ann Sheridan Day tomorrow.
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Post by Fading Fast on Aug 27, 2023 11:52:37 GMT
Those are some outstanding Bogie GIFs. Again, thank you for doing this everyday, it's made SOTS more fun and you inspired me to recored a few more movies than I would have throughout the month.
I love this one because Michele Morgan is so freakin' pretty (saw her recently in "Joan of Paris," she glows). Plus there's a small echo here of the Paris flashback scene from "Casablanca."
 
I have to toss up one of my favorite Bogie GIFs as it's from one of the best casual-sex scenes ever and, well, Bogie knows he's about to get some:
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Post by topbilled on Aug 27, 2023 15:32:39 GMT
KING OF THE UNDERWORLD is one of my favorite WB B films. Glad it's on the schedule.
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Post by sinsation on Aug 28, 2023 11:03:40 GMT
Ann Sheridan
6:00 am
Honeymoon for Three (1941)
7:30 am
One More Tomorrow (1946)
9:00 am
City for Conquest (1940)
10:45 am
It All Came True (1940)
12:30 pm
They Drive by Night (1940)
2:15 pm
The Unfaithful (1947)
4:15 pm
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
6:15 pm
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
8:00 pm
Kings Row (1942)
10:15 pm
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
12:15 am
Nora Prentiss (1947)
2:15 am
Woman on the Run (1950)
3:45 am
The Opposite Sex (1956)
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Post by Fading Fast on Aug 28, 2023 11:31:22 GMT
The lower right GIF is from "They Drive by Night" and it's from the scene where Sheridan destroys Raft. It's one of my favorite Sheridan takedowns: Diner Scene partial clip from "They Drive by Night"
And just have to note, this one is from "Edge of Darkness" (which I don't think TCM is running today) where Ann, with Errol Flynn, fight a Nazi occupation. It's an underrated or, at least, less talked about WWII propaganda movie with Ann bringing her very cool personal brand of girl power to killing Nazis. 
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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 28, 2023 11:45:34 GMT
The images really show how easily she could go from ultra-glam to dressed-down. And the voice, equally as memorable as the stunningly adaptable looks. I miss seeing Juke Girl (1942) on the list, but TCM has taken to showing it occasionally so I know I can catch up later. All in all, a good day to check in with TCM and stay there. (Thinking of you, Fading Fast.)
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Post by sinsation on Aug 29, 2023 11:39:02 GMT
Woody Strode
6:00 am
The Lion Hunters (1951)
7:30 am
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
9:00 am
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
10:45 am
Genghis Khan (1965)
1:00 pm
Winterhawk (1975)
2:45 pm
Seven Women (1966)
4:30 pm
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
6:15 pm
The Last Voyage (1960)
8:00 pm
Spartacus (1960)
11:30 pm
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
1:30 am
The Professionals (1966)
3:30 am
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
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Post by I Love Melvin on Aug 29, 2023 12:14:32 GMT
Yes, he played natives and chieftains, but his career went so many other places. In his own way he was right there along with Sidney Poitier helping to break the mold. One I'll definitely record is The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) in the 3:30 overnight slot, a movie I like more every time I see it. Woody's character tries to stand in the way of a medical missionary (Angie Dickinson) practicing Western medicine on members of his tribe. Her assistant is played by Errol John, another black actor who emigrated to Britain from Trinidad and also had to fight for roles at this time. And I enjoy the later Tarzan movies, most of which aren't terribly original but even in the hands of Gordon Scott or Jock Mahoney can be fun.
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