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Post by DE Sinclair on Nov 13, 2015 16:26:33 GMT -5
I would like to see her debate Ben Carson. She'd wipe the floor with him.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 13, 2015 19:24:35 GMT -5
I think Gracie may have been a little too good! [...] Gracie's character was modified a bit for their future appearances, and I've heard that they decided that Gracie was better (or more acceptable to audiences) in small doses. Apropos of the current news - if Gracie were around to do this today, she'd probably get more votes than she did then: georgegracie.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/gracie-for-president-1940/Gracie would make more sense than these Republican clowns I have a CD set from the library downloaded to my PC of old Burns and Allen radio shows that had the running story of Gracie for President. It uses a similar looking campaign poster for the cover
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 13, 2015 22:07:46 GMT -5
I seen all of these movies except International House and I hope to see it soon. Thanks for sharing this information to me. I do love Dancing Lady and Six of A Kind too. I also seen Grand Hotel and that's one of my favorites as well. I just loved Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, and Wallace Beery in this movie back in 1932. I thought of a few more that are kind of obscure but totally enjoyably weird. Hollywood Party - Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges. Jimmy Durante has just done a Tarzan parody called Schnozzan. In the movie-within-a-movie, Lupe Velez is Jane! Jimmy throws a party to promote the movie. Hijinks and shenanigans and wildly improbable musical numbers ensue. Mickey Mouse shows up and introduces a cartoon. Very weird. Boy Meets Girl - I've been wanting to see this one again for decades. Jimmy Cagney is a screenwriter having trouble with his new script. The lengths he goes to get an idea for a cowboy movie result in some very bizarre scenarios. There are some very funny fake movie trailers in this movie. High Flyers - Bert Wheeler and Robert Wolsey were a comedy team in the 1930s who made some really funny (and very silly) movies in the early 1930s, some really creaky, bad comedies in the middle of the 1930s, but then they made High Flyers in 1937, and it is very funny. Also very weird. Margaret Dumont and Jack Carson are in it. A couple of bizarre musical numbers. A dog so cute you will be tempted to throw up every time it wanders onstage. Wheeler does an impression of Charlie Chaplin. The highlight is Lupe Velez imitating Dolores del Rio, Simone Simon and Shirley Temple.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 14, 2015 16:27:23 GMT -5
She's Having A Baby (1988) Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Balwin D-John Hughes
Actually not until the last 20 minutes or so. Kevin and Elizabeth are high school sweethearts. Kevin has no idea what to do with his life, is scared of getting married and hesitant of becoming a dad. It seems all the major turningpoints in his life iis something he backs into
John Hughes had a series of iconic comedies before this one and still had a few within him afterwards. This one is just a perfect 2 1/2 star out of 5 type of film. Halfway decent and a time killer but no great shakes. Bacon of course does a great job. Was Baldwin really that young once?
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 14, 2015 16:33:54 GMT -5
You Can't Cheat An Honest Man (1939) W.C.Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy
Larson E. Whipsnade, runs a seedy circus (Come see the world's tallest midget and the world's smallest giant). Bergen and his dummy are one of his star attractions who also have fallen in love with Whipsnade's daughter. But she feels forced to marry a rich creep to help save the circus
My Field trip is over after 10 films and goes out on a high point. Fields vs Charlie McCarthy is just as good as Fields vs Baby Leroy. Thanks for all the laughs W.C.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 15, 2015 2:01:23 GMT -5
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn, Dennie Moore
With her embezzler father on the lam from the cops, daughter Sylvia (Hepburn) disguises herself as a boy and goes by the name Sylvester to help elude them. They meet up with con man Cary Grant and join forces
Lambasted by critics when released, this movie once thought as Hepburn's worst is considered a cult classic. First of 4 pairings between Hepburn and Grant. Hepburn sounds like Michael Jackson when she becomes Sylvester. Starts as a comedy, turns dramatic and then a light hearted ending. A different movie for its time for sure. Dennie Moore as a cockney maid who also joins the con artists was impressive. Worth a look see
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 15, 2015 2:11:39 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke
A series of murders take place in an old English manor now being used as a military convalescent home.
A very good later Holmes flick, so far my favorite of the B-movie Sherlocks. Very atmospheric, the always lovely Hilary Brooks graces us with her presence. Dr. Watson's imbecility is more subdued as this film is played quite seriously. Professor Moriarty is given a well deserved time out. An old fashioned and well down murder mystery. Not a Nazi in sight
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2015 17:22:25 GMT -5
Hands of the Ripper - 1971 - Starring Eric Porter and Angharad Rees A Hammer Film Production
The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her. Soon, however he regrets his decision. Hands of the Ripper is a rather underrated and enjoyable Hammer film. The film is a slow methodical story which may not appeal to those who like lots of "action" in their flicks, but anyone who likes classic horror wonderfully intertwined with a near-gripping thriller should find something enjoyable in this film.
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 15, 2015 17:54:57 GMT -5
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn, Dennie MooreWith her embezzler father on the lam from the cops, daughter Sylvia (Hepburn) disguises herself as a boy and goes by the name Sylvester to help elude them. They meet up with con man Cary Grant and join forces Lambasted by critics when released, this movie once thought as Hepburn's worst is considered a cult classic. First of 4 pairings between Hepburn and Grant. Hepburn sounds like Michael Jackson when she becomes Sylvester. Starts as a comedy, turns dramatic and then a light hearted ending. A different movie for its time for sure. Dennie Moore as a cockney maid who also joins the con artists was impressive. Worth a look see I love this movie! On the Top Ten Cary Grant Movies thread at IMDB, everybody has pretty much the same movies for the first seven or eight spots, but then it veers wildly across his entire career. I think I was the only person who had Sylvia Scarlett on my list. They travel around Cornwall in a circus wagon and dress as clowns in a weird musical act called The Pink Pierrots! Yeah, it's totally nuts!
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 15, 2015 17:58:25 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary BrookeA series of murders take place in an old English manor now being used as a military convalescent home. A very good later Holmes flick, so far my favorite of the B-movie Sherlocks. Very atmospheric, the always lovely Hilary Brooks graces us with her presence. Dr. Watson's imbecility is more subdued as this film is played quite seriously. Professor Moriarty is given a well deserved time out. An old fashioned and well down murder mystery. Not a Nazi in sight I thought I'd seen them all but this doesn't sound familiar. I DVRed Charlie Chan in Honolulu last night. I'll get to it in a few days and then I'll go hunt up your Charlie Chan thread to compare notes. I'm pretty sure I've never seen it, but it's not unknown for me to watch half a Charlie Chan film and then realize that I've seen it.
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 15, 2015 18:00:35 GMT -5
Hands of the Ripper - 1971 - Hammer Film Production The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her. Soon, however he regrets his decision. Hands of the Ripper is a rather underrated and enjoyable Hammer film. The film is a slow methodical story which may not appeal to those who like lots of "action" in their flicks, but anyone who likes classic horror wonderfully intertwined with a near-gripping thriller should find something enjoyable in this film. I've never seen it but it sounds good! Hammer is very hit and miss with me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2015 18:50:20 GMT -5
Hands of the Ripper - 1971 - Hammer Film Production The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her. Soon, however he regrets his decision. Hands of the Ripper is a rather underrated and enjoyable Hammer film. The film is a slow methodical story which may not appeal to those who like lots of "action" in their flicks, but anyone who likes classic horror wonderfully intertwined with a near-gripping thriller should find something enjoyable in this film. I've never seen it but it sounds good! Hammer is very hit and miss with me. It's definitely one of their better 70's entries...recommended if you like a good psychological thriller/horror film.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 15, 2015 19:26:38 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary BrookeA series of murders take place in an old English manor now being used as a military convalescent home. A very good later Holmes flick, so far my favorite of the B-movie Sherlocks. Very atmospheric, the always lovely Hilary Brooks graces us with her presence. Dr. Watson's imbecility is more subdued as this film is played quite seriously. Professor Moriarty is given a well deserved time out. An old fashioned and well down murder mystery. Not a Nazi in sight I thought I'd seen them all but this doesn't sound familiar. I DVRed Charlie Chan in Honolulu last night. I'll get to it in a few days and then I'll go hunt up your Charlie Chan thread to compare notes. I'm pretty sure I've never seen it, but it's not unknown for me to watch half a Charlie Chan film and then realize that I've seen it. That's the 1st Sidney Toler Chan if memory serves. Hope you enjoy and feel free to resurrect that thread by a nice bump in it's rump.
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 15, 2015 19:38:20 GMT -5
I thought I'd seen them all but this doesn't sound familiar. I DVRed Charlie Chan in Honolulu last night. I'll get to it in a few days and then I'll go hunt up your Charlie Chan thread to compare notes. I'm pretty sure I've never seen it, but it's not unknown for me to watch half a Charlie Chan film and then realize that I've seen it. That's the 1st Sidney Toler Chan if memory serves. Hope you enjoy and feel free to resurrect that thread by a nice bump in it's rump. I'm sure I've never seen it if it's the first Toler Chan film. For a really trippy experience, see The Gorgeous Hussy with Joan Crawford. Lionel Barrymore as Andrew Jackson. And Sydney Toler as Daniel Webster. Sydney Toler as Daniel Webster! That really happened!
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 16, 2015 1:18:36 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes In Washington (1943) Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco
Sherlock goes stateside with Dr. Watson to trace Hillary Clinton's e-mail messages and solve the Vince Forster murder. But first he must solve the case of the missing British national travelling with secret documents last seen on a train in the nation's capitol
Decent Sherlockian flick. Marjorie Lord is the damsel in distress, later to marry Danny Thomas just in time to Make Room For Daddy. Sherlock gets a tour of the government buildings and seems impresses. Dr. Watson enjoys the Sunday Funnies particularly Flash Gordon and chews gum for the first time. The final 20 minutes or so at the antique shop is a good finale. For some reason, Sherlock's hair is messy most of the movie. By Jove!!
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