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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Operator 13 from 1934 with Marion Davies and Gary Cooper Operator 13 is a bumpy Civil War picture that kinda works as leads Marion Davies and Gary Cooper are engaging, plus the battle scenes are good for the era. You just have to accept that this picture's reason for being is to further the...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,476
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
"I'm not supposed to haul civilians, but if she's wearing your flying suit, and nothing else, I guess we'll have to salvage government property, including what's inside." In my mind, Burma has only ever worn "nothing else" under her clothes.- Fading Fast
- Post #9,897
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
"He could tell us what Sandy's thinking, but he's contractually forbidden to do so." I assure you, no one wants to see into Sandy's angst- and insecurity-riddled mind. His occasional outburst of confidence are paper thin. The dog is a jangle of anxiety and self doubt. "Those charges date to...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,889
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Il Posto from 1961 from Italy Il Posto is the tale of a seventeen-year-old boy starting his adult life as a clerk in a large post-war Italian corporation. He is all but force marched there by his poor parents, but the bustling city and a pretty young girl he quickly meets provide a ray of...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,475
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
"At leas' t'ey didn' bring up Rudy Vallee," sighs Sally. "Ah," nods Alice, stifling a grin. Just freakin' perfect. I also love that Mozelewski relentlessly called Miss Kaplan out. That was awesome. Burma: "And if that story doesn't work for you, I have two more to try out. Oops, did I just...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,882
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
Tech-nic-nee, isn't it "Hebrew" or "Yiddish," not "Jewish?" Sally's been arrested boi th' F. B. I." "Th' F. B. I.!' thunders Uncle Frank. "That's roit," exhales Ma with surprising calmness. "It seems she troied t'climb a security fence at th' Sperry plant at Boosh Tarrminal, an' th' guards...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,876
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Are You Reading
Until They Sail by James A Michener from the anthology Return to Paradise originally published in 1951 Until They Sail is a long short story from James A. Michener's Return to Paradise, an anthology of essays and related short stories on the South Pacific. The essays are informative but dry...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,174
- Forum: The Reading Room
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
The Street with No Name from 1948 with Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan and Ed Begley More crime drama/gangster picture than film noir, The Street with No Name is something post-war Hollywood did very well: open a movie with a law-enforcement service announcement, show a lot of cool...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,474
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
"I'm a tired chick." Burma's most sincere line ever.- Fading Fast
- Post #9,871
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
"Is she outa stir?" ROTFLOL Any idea what percentage of the troops got leave back to the US? That had to be insanely expensive and a logistical nightmare for the army. Nice to see 1944 get a little dose of Triple Crown fever.- Fading Fast
- Post #9,865
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Suspicion from 1941 with Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, Nigel Bruce, May Whitty and Cedric Hardwicke Few Hitchcock plots, even in his most famous movies, hold up to scrutiny, but no one cares. Hitchcock understood it is the characters and their journey that matter. This couldn't be more true than...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,472
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
(Well said.) Oh for this exact wisdom today and the policies in all our institutions to reflect it. Back from vacation, huh pooch? "I did a short USO tour to support the troops." "Sandy, where should I put your swim trunks and other vacation items from your stay in Atlantic City?" "Not now...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,860
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
You will now receive a ten-minute bad pun time out. Okay, it was kinda funny.- Fading Fast
- Post #9,854
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
" I know it's hawrd t'b'lieve, but I neveh had awlat much schoolin'" :) Nobody is a more well-developed character on fewer words than Krause. ********************************************* A riot in the cafeteria at the High School For Homemaking, 901 Classon Avenue, ended yesterday with the...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,852
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
It's funny, I remember that TCM day and recorded several of her movies from it, but not "So Long at the Fair." I will now keep an eye out for it. I know it's a silly movie, but I love Simmons in "This Could be the Night." I also saw her somewhat recently in "Home Before Dark," In which she gives...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,469
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Until They Sail from 1957 with Joan Fontaine, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Paul Newman and Sandra Dee Until They Sail is a small gem of a movie with an impressive cast, beautiful MGM production qualities - including gorgeous black and white cinematography - and skilled director Robert Wise at...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,467
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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The Era -- Day By Day
Please have Alice go to night school; I see so many funny scenarios arising from that. It could be the final straw that makes Sally snap.- Fading Fast
- Post #9,848
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Are You Reading
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, original published in 1958 "Please look after this bear. Thank you." The best children's books can be enjoyed by adults. The best children's books also don't slam you over the head with lessons or, worse, politics, an obnoxious obsession of modern...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,170
- Forum: The Reading Room
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The Era -- Day By Day
"Three American-born Japanese sisters have been indicted on treason charges by a Federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado for aiding an escape attempt by German prisoners of war. Thirty-three year old Florence Shivzo Otani, 34-year-old Tauruko Wallace, and 31-year-old Shitara Tanigoshi, will be...- Fading Fast
- Post #9,844
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
The Prince and the Showgirl from 1957 with Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis and Sybil Thorndike Despite strong rumors that leads Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier did not get along at all during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl and further rumors that Monroe was...- Fading Fast
- Post #31,463
- Forum: The Moving Picture
