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Hi, this is Lu. Maybe that river you are talking about is the "tank" that Warner Brothers used to make water scenes in different movies. I think it was mentioned in the John Garfield book "Body And Soul". Just thought that I would mention that.

31 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ

Barbara | @

Hi Rocky, you know you are right, it does look like Out In The Fog, and also there is a scene in Mildred Pierce where Crawford almost jumps in the river, and it looks exactly like the pier Ida Lupino jumps in! Ida was very pretty when she was young, but I don't think her face aged well. Supposedly she became a big drinker. It seems Cary Grant lived with quite a few people, especially Randolph Scott, which caused quite a furor in its day!

30 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi Barbara,,I watched and recorded The Hard Way,I thought it was a good movie and I never realized how beautiful Ida was. Is it me, or did the scene where she jumps in the river at the start of the movie looked like the same set as Out Of The Fog. I always loved the work of costume designer Orry-Kelly. BTW, did you know he was once roomates with Cary Grant. Interesting..lol
Have a good one, Rocky

29 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

Hi Everyone, First let me say to Kay, thank you so much for the cd of John Garfield doing Ralph and Robert Rabbit. It was thoroughly charming, and JG was great. It was captivating and I loved it!

Rocky, I hope you enjoyed The Hard Way, I watched it again, and I don't think Davis could have done any better than Lupino! You definitely are right John, her waist was teeny, tiny! Karen, I hoped you watched They Drive m By Night, the dialoug was so crisp and Raft and Sheridan were great together! The wisecracks were great!

29 August 2009 - New York

Kay

In the new Entertainment Weekly - Sept.4 issue on page 66 they have a "What you can get for.." section. In the $25 one "Classics for Keeps - Great movies get better with age. And thanks to TCM they're getting cheaper too..."..and it has (in color no less) as its picture - one from Postman.

29 August 2009

Rocky | @

Hi Barbara..I recorded Women's Prison this afternoon, and going to watch The Hard Way at 10. I recorded on a disc for a frind this afternoon, The Trouble With Angles..directed by Ida lupino as you must know..I always loved that movie since I was a kid. Hayley Mills was another childhood favorite..enjoy all your movies tonight and will speak soon. Rocky

27 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

It's 8pm They Drive By Night and The Hard Way are on TCM right now! I highly recommend both, they are truly golden oldies! Enjoy, I know I will!

I hope you are watching, Karen!

27 August 2009 - New York

John

I can't believe how skinny Ida lupino is in Out Of The Fog. She must have a max 20 inch waist. It was a fantastic movie, one of Garfield's best. What a cast, top notch actor Thomas Mitchell along with great character actor John Qualen. I always get Qualen mixed up with fellow character actor Felix Bressart... One thing about this movie is that 2 words are repeated over and over which are both references to Mitchell's characters name. He is called YONA over and over by Qualen and POP repeatedly by Lupino. I wonder how many times the word YONA and POP is said in this movie. Any guesses?

Great justice movie as Goff goes over the boat by accident and the good guys wind up with his wallet of cash. The cop even knows Goff is dead and couldn't care less. Justice from an old time movie.....

Garfield shows his versatility playing a Class A rat. Great performance in a great movie...

27 August 2009 - ny

Rocky | @

Just finished watching it. He was so hot in it.

27 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

I'm watching Out In The Fog right now, is everyone else tuned in?

27 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi Barb...Valley Of the Dolls is one of my gulily pleasures. I have been in love with Patty Duke simce I was 5..lol

27 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

Hi Rocky, I remember Women In Chains was a cult film in the 1970's. As I recall, it was so bad it was good, something like Valley of the Dolls! I would think it's worth recording, I'm going to watch it.

27 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi Barb,,,is the Ida movie Womens Prison worth recording? I remember a tv movie with her called Woman In Chains. Do you remember that one ?

26 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

A couple of the daughter films, I think. Daughters Courageous is on, which is seldom shown. John Garfield is so good in it, especially the scenes with Claude Raines as the wanders of the world! John, they wanted Hedy LaMarr for Casablanca, I could see her in the part, though Ingrid Bergman was a much better actress!

26 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi all....just received the Turner update for Sept,and there are a few JG movies that month.

26 August 2009 - Brooklyn

John

Would have been a great movie Dennis. Speaking of director Michael Curtiz, I do consider him the greatest director of all-time.... You forgot one thing in the movie, the score, it had to be done by the musical genius Max Steiner....... I believe Ann Sheridan was up for the role in Casablanca with Ronald Reagan, I did not hear of anyone else.

26 August 2009 - ny

Barbara | @

Great Rocky, I'll be watching right along with you! Let me know what you think. I'm also watching They Drive By Night again, the scene where Ida Lupino goes nuts is great, and don't forget Out In the Fog is on early tomorrow!

26 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi Barb,,,I just programed the movie on my cable box...when I watch it,I will let you know what I think. Rocky

25 August 2009 - Brooklyn

Barbara | @

Rocky, watch the Hard Way, it is on Thursday at 10 pm. Bette Davis originally turned down the part and then Ida Lupino won the NY Film Critic's Award. She is a ruthless sister pushing her younger sister, Joan Leslie, up the ladder in show business. It's great, Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan are also in it.

I'm so excited on 9/23 at my library the author, and film historian, Larry Strickler is giving a talk on violence and the Hays censorship on films during the 1930's, including showing rare film clips of gangster films.

25 August 2009 - New York

Rocky | @

Hi Barbara..I have the dvd of They Drive By Night. I never saw the other one. I the mail today I received a remastered import copy dvd of They Made Me A Criminal,which I am going to watch tonight. The remastering got good reviews. BTW, did anyone watch Dr Jekell and Mr Hyde on Turner last night? I own the dvd and have not seen it for a while. Fredich March was so great in it. It was a fantastic movie.

25 August 2009 - Brooklyn

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