tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.comments2023-09-25T20:50:50.120-04:00Meredy.com Classic Movies/Classic Stars BlogMeredyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155751185852465011noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-54311526159039928932016-08-04T16:30:34.794-04:002016-08-04T16:30:34.794-04:00I've never seen this one, but I can easily wat...I've never seen this one, but I can easily watch it now – thanks to the link you provided. Thanks!<br /><br />Not having seen the film, I think Jack Palance would be a better choice than Clark Gable, for the reasons you noted. However, I'll keep that in mind once I watch this.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-49789530405600044312016-07-28T23:11:49.537-04:002016-07-28T23:11:49.537-04:00Sounds intriguing!!! Thanks for the link!Sounds intriguing!!! Thanks for the link!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726532398377237606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-15162754429593910262016-07-12T14:52:58.690-04:002016-07-12T14:52:58.690-04:00Oh dear – I haven't seen any of these. They al...Oh dear – I haven't seen any of these. They all sound interesting in their own way, and the book does, too!<br /><br />Whenever I"m on your blog, both my movie and reading lists grow larger. :)Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-67708289900549092782016-07-11T20:43:21.442-04:002016-07-11T20:43:21.442-04:00I agree that the film is not coherent - it was goo...I agree that the film is not coherent - it was good that I was already familiar with the story when I saw it! And I could barely recognize William S. Hart!<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Cheers!<br />Le<br />http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.com<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-88694951002590138142016-07-11T19:55:43.836-04:002016-07-11T19:55:43.836-04:00I have seen most film and TV versions of the novel...I have seen most film and TV versions of the novel (my favorite, hands down, is the 1925 film) but was unaware of this one. How interesting that it was the precedent for copywright law!<br /><br />Thanks so much for contributing to the blogathon!Debbie Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561856975633743064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-53644975373882942952016-07-09T16:09:04.662-04:002016-07-09T16:09:04.662-04:00I didn't realize there were so many film adapt...I didn't realize there were so many film adaptations of this story. The 1907 version sounds really interesting, and I'll be back at some point to watch it. (Thanks for the link!)<br /><br />It was interesting to read about the copyright law and how filmmakers just helped themselves to the book! I gasped when I read that.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for sharing all your research with us. Great post!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-10807471321536333202016-07-09T11:53:39.889-04:002016-07-09T11:53:39.889-04:00FANTASTIC, INFORMATIVE AND FUN! Thanks so much fo...FANTASTIC, INFORMATIVE AND FUN! Thanks so much for submitting this to our blogathon. I've never seen BACK STREET so it's on my MUST list now. I think I have it too. Great read.<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-43819715719756172602016-07-09T10:11:39.779-04:002016-07-09T10:11:39.779-04:00I had no idea that the novel was this successful, ...I had no idea that the novel was this successful, or the role it played in copyright law. Fascinating. Thank you for sharing!carygrantwonteatyou.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113307554617254662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-50410316610660432452016-07-09T08:17:37.076-04:002016-07-09T08:17:37.076-04:00My first viewing was the 1961 film. Oh, Ross Hunt...My first viewing was the 1961 film. Oh, Ross Hunter knew how to bring this story to the top of the schmaltz mountain. Required accompaniment: one box of tissues and one box of chocolates.<br /><br />After one viewing each of the other adaptations, I agree with your assessment that the 1941 version with Boyer and Sullavan captured something special between our lead. Watching the 1932 version is not without its charms, but you scream at Irene/Ray, "You're better than this!"<br /><br />I was enthralled with the very interesting background on all involved. Thanks for that and for those radio links. I probably should stock up on tissue and chocolate.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-43759779436328961992016-07-06T16:58:11.615-04:002016-07-06T16:58:11.615-04:00The cast alone means I'll have to give this a ...The cast alone means I'll have to give this a try. Lee Marvin, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, AND Olivia de Havilland? Wow!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-67171416174728355492016-07-04T16:49:10.898-04:002016-07-04T16:49:10.898-04:00Girl, you've got many skills! I loved the bann...Girl, you've got many skills! I loved the banner (and I agree with "too many fans to count"), and also the header for each day of scheduled Olivia marathons. Great post!<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Cheers!<br />Le<br />http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.com<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-31738382183916867782016-07-04T16:36:25.461-04:002016-07-04T16:36:25.461-04:00Can't believe I haven't seen this film – a...Can't believe I haven't seen this film – and with such a great cast, too! Thanks for embedding this in your post. I've bookmarked it to watch later. :)Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-89220069344389096352016-07-01T23:40:18.857-04:002016-07-01T23:40:18.857-04:00I haven't seen this one. I'll always watc...I haven't seen this one. I'll always watch a movie with Gloria Grahame. I don't know why she was so insecure about her looks. I enjoyed your review. Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-86483600329697483542016-07-01T23:00:35.280-04:002016-07-01T23:00:35.280-04:00What an unusual cast!! I have never heard of this ...What an unusual cast!! I have never heard of this movie but I love books and movies about nurses and since you've thoughtfully included the link I will have to watch it!! <br /><br />I could never watch a surgery much less 8!!! OdH certainly was amazing!<br /><br />Thanks for this great contribution and all the trivia!!!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726532398377237606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-70052252419519034902016-07-01T11:29:30.614-04:002016-07-01T11:29:30.614-04:00Great overview and commentary. I so wanted to enjo...Great overview and commentary. I so wanted to enjoy this film, but I didn't, mostly because it was too much a melodrama and lacked the tension I needed in the first half. The lack of age difference and OdH's earnestness were just too much. And Sinatra mostly annoyed me. I'm glad you attended to direction, cinematography, and editing. Perhaps I'll give it another try one day.Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497048849870780216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-9504011925997441552016-07-01T10:44:51.554-04:002016-07-01T10:44:51.554-04:00I find "Not as a Stranger" a fascinating...I find "Not as a Stranger" a fascinating mess. I can't turn away, but shake my head at some of the choices (the horses during Mitchum's nightttime visit to Grahame - geesh!). Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-22182231758494078262016-06-21T14:32:48.956-04:002016-06-21T14:32:48.956-04:00What an amazing post! Next time Broken Lance is on...What an amazing post! Next time Broken Lance is on TV, I'll have to prepare those recipes...<br />I also have a huge crush on Robert Wagner... but once my family told me that "Jonathan Hart" from Hart to Hart had already died... and then I realized they were wrong when he guest-starred in an episode of Two and a Half Men.<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Cheers!<br />Le<br />http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.com<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-48437057987577255402016-06-19T07:16:47.997-04:002016-06-19T07:16:47.997-04:00What a racy movie! I've just got to see it now...What a racy movie! I've just got to see it now. :> Thanks for your contribution to the blogathon!Steve Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460010481523481647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-22253623025015125852016-06-14T14:26:29.009-04:002016-06-14T14:26:29.009-04:00This is by far this best post in the Reel Infatuat...This is by far this best post in the Reel Infatuation Blogathon I've read today--so detailed and well written...and a recipe to boot! Love that! So right about the "half-breeds" too, I have Native American blood and HATE that. Fun read! Wado (thank you in Cherokee)!Semetra Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399117119230790169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-61207370321360842792016-06-14T13:18:29.998-04:002016-06-14T13:18:29.998-04:00I have seen the 1966 version... with a woman sitti...I have seen the 1966 version... with a woman sitting in front of me sobbing all the time. I really want to see other versions - and I didn't know until now that this on was directed by Lionel Barrymore! I like early talkies, they are an opportunity to see the movie business adapting itsefl to a huge change.<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Cheers!<br />Le<br />http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.com<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-49246673688181528522016-06-14T10:08:08.496-04:002016-06-14T10:08:08.496-04:00Your post is obviously a labour of love, and the c...Your post is obviously a labour of love, and the care and detail you lavish on Joe Devereaux and Broken Lance is wonderful. I've not eaten lunch yet, and my mouth is watering at the thought of your Devereaux Dogs!Paul Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198187717501100702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-69250743841422421672016-06-14T01:32:33.358-04:002016-06-14T01:32:33.358-04:00Wonderful Page Here on Susan Peters
Thanks for su...Wonderful Page Here on Susan Peters<br /><br />Thanks for such a thorough page on Susan Peters. Many of the articles on her are so brief, possibly due to limited amount of information on her life and works.<br /><br />It is especially thoughtful of this site's editors to list some of the things on Susan's life in some detail. With so little info available on Susan the more details included, the better.<br /><br />I think a script for a normally active person could have been written for her. They could simply have manipulated the sets to the requirements the same way some actors are placed on little step stools sometimes in front of the camera, but for some reason those scripts were not done. Susan may have inadvertently drawn negative pressure due to her role in 'Song of Russia' which those such as Ayn Rand eventually issued criticism over.<br /><br />A fine actress with much promise, gone too soon. I admire her courage and attempt to work for her living, despite her tremendous handicaps. I would like to know how much electro-shock therapy she may have been given when in that last private sanitarium she was in. I think it was back east before she finally returned to her brother's ranch.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-52397549033858355652016-06-13T13:45:45.871-04:002016-06-13T13:45:45.871-04:00First of all, Robert Wagner is a perfect choice fo...First of all, Robert Wagner is a perfect choice for this blogathon! He certainly looks handsome in this Western.<br /><br />Secondly, THANK YOU for posting these recipes. What a great ritual for watching this film! I was almost drooling as I was reading the dessert recipe, and I may have to make some very soon.<br /><br />Thirdly, I've never seen this film, but you have SOLD me. It sounds intriguing, and what a terrific cast! I can tell I'm missing out on a fantastic movie-viewing experience...especially if paired with Half & Half Bars and Devereaux Dogs.<br /><br />Thanks so much for joining the blogathon! :)Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-81277624302763626222016-06-12T09:03:31.103-04:002016-06-12T09:03:31.103-04:00I didn't realize there were so many movie adap...I didn't realize there were so many movie adaptations of Madame X. (And thanks for providing a link to the online novel.) I also didn't realize Ruth Chatterton was so accomplished in life! Your post has given me a new appreciation for her.<br /><br />I've not seen this version, but thanks to your review I'm keen to see it now, despite any quirks. Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384408.post-78355269293825781862016-06-11T08:43:30.426-04:002016-06-11T08:43:30.426-04:00Surely the courtroom scene that beats them all and...Surely the courtroom scene that beats them all and my least favourite version of the story. Number one will always be the Lana Turner version, not because it is exceptional, but because it was the first one I saw and I still react like Pavlov's dogs to the whole thing. I worship Gladys George in her version, but don't recall much about the Tuesday Weld TV movie. They'll have to pay me to get me to sit through Lionel's movie again.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com