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No offense Lu, but who really cares if Garfield's films were in color or not. Quite frankly I prefer black and white movies to color movies. There is a certain honesty about the b/w film. Black and white films are especially good in film noirs....
I watch the film for the quality of the acting and the plot of the movie. I couldn't care less if they were in color or not. The early films made in color were quite horrible picture quality wise. Those color films seemed fake and lacking in crispness . We are lucky to have black and white films. I am glad John Gafield's films were in black and white....
19 August 2009 - ny
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Lu
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Hi, Barbara, it's Lu. Thank you very much for that information and thank you for your condolences. You are lucky you still have your parents.
I also wanted to say, I was looking at TCM's website and John Wayne happened to be the star they were honoring. As I have posted before, I understand that most of John Garfield's movies in the early years were where he portrayed mostly gangsters so I guess Warner Brothers didn't think they were worthy of being filmed in color. However, since a LOT of movies of other stars including most of John Wayne's as I mentioned above were in color, I will say I resent Warner Brothers for NOT making ANY of his movies in color, maybe they felt he was a second rate actor but many people felt he was an underrated actor, and, please don't get mad at me for saying this but maybe Warner Brothers didn't think his movies were worth being filmed in color. Warner Brothers certainly didn't treat him very well, since he went on suspension several times and you know how I feel about TCM.
19 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Barbara
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Lu, Out of the Fog is on Thursday, Aug.27 at 11:30 AM. Today is my parents 58th anniversary, luckily they are both still here. My condolences to you!!
18 August 2009 - New York
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Lu
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Hi, Barbara, it's Lu again. I meant to watch Carrie. It was a very romantic movie in which Lawrence Olivier falls in love very deeply with Jennifer Jones. Unfortunately, yesterday was a very busy morning for me because I had to take a bus because it was my father's anniversary of when he passed away and also my mother's birthday would have been today. So I was busy bringing fowers to where they are buried and I was busy in the afternoon with things around the house and forgot to watch it. Thank you for that note about it being Ida Lupino day next week and "Out Of The Fog" is on. I am still upset with TCM, the way they "don't" play John Garfield's movies. Before "We Were Strangers" came on, Robert Osbourne was advertising the magazine of the DVD's that TCM is selling and I was "talking" to the TV set, saying, yeah, and how many of John Garfield's DVDs are in there???? I am sorry but I don't like the way they treat him!!!!
18 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Barbara
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Hey Lu, I enjoyed watching several of Jennifer movies yesterday. I never saw Love Letters or Carrie which I enjoyed very much! I've seen Duel In The Sun and Madame Bovary many times, but I got caught up watching them again! I also watched Portrait of Jenny, I loved the dreamlike scenes of Central Park. It had to be filmed on location. Jennifer Jones wasn't beautiful, but there was such an undefinable quality about her. She was so alive, and had such passion.
I also read JG had a problem with the tunnel sequences, he had to drag heavy things and it created a strain on hia heart!
Lu, next week is Ida Lupino day, Out of The Fog is being shown that day. If the Hard Way is on, or They Drive By Night, watch it, they are great!
18 August 2009 - New York
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Lu
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Hi, Barbara, this is Lu. Yes, I also was watching "We Were Strangers" yesterday morning. I happened to click on the title on the TCM website to check John Garfield's biography and also Jennifer Jones'. I saw that Jennifer Jones' birthday is March 2, 1919 2 days before John Garfield's birthday but 6 years later. I don't mean to bring up sad facts but I think I read on one of the postings that he had a hard time filming the tunnel sequences because of his health. When I was watching Jennifer Jones in that movie, I was thinking about how different she was in "Since You Went Away" which I also like very much and I watched a little bit of it when it was on yesterday. I, like all of his movies, I have seen many times.
18 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Barbara
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I hope everyone is watching JG now, We Were Strangers is on. I have only seen this once or twice, it's nice to see one of JG's movies I don't know by heart!
17 August 2009 - New York
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Kay
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Having seen a picture of JG at one of his paintings and it looked pretty good where are the others? Would like to just see pictures of them.
12 August 2009
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Karen
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Rocky, EBAY ITEM 250480600305..I have it. JG did do ads for certain products. I can host pictures at a later date of what I have in my collection.
What I don't have in my collection and what I really like to own.. is an actual painting that JG did. You know he liked to paint!
12 August 2009 - Pa
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Karen
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Love Gable in Mogambo, GWTW, Call of the Wild and The Misfits. He was the KING! I do have a few rare Gable pictures.
Lu, I would have thought the same as you...to be in the presence of someone who worked with JG. WOW. If possible, I'd be anxious to ask that person questions!
Hope everyone is well. I am on vacation till 8-29, but I will check in from time to time.
12 August 2009 - Pa
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Rocky
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Clark Gable day on Turner today. Another favorite. Love him with Jean Harlow.
12 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Rocky
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Hi Lu..thanks for answering my question,,will watch that movie tonight. Rocky
11 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Lu
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I wanted to say also. I had gone to Cape Cod many years ago with some friends and they had summer stock there. One night we went to see a play called "Come Blow Your Horn" and Jerome Cowan who had appeared in some of John Garfield's earlier movies was in the play, I don't remember what part he played. And as I was watching him, I'm thinking to myself, I am sort of in a room with an actor who knew John Garfield.
11 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Lu
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Hi Rocky,this is Lu, that is "Force Of Evil". Enjoy. I ordered "Pride Of The Marines" and "Hollywood Canteen" which I have received. Now I am going to order "Nobody Lives Forever" and "Humoresque". I ordered it from this website. I actually have them on VHS tape which I recorded but as I posted before, they are somewhere in my garage.
11 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Rocky
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Hi, I need some help. I own every JG movie and I want to watch the one where the ending is at the Washington Bridge..could someone tell me what movie it is,,,,I can't remember. Thanks, Rocky
11 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Rocky
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Hi All....I found an interesting item on EBay...it's item # 250480600305.Has anyone ever seen that ? Maybe I will bid on it
10 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Rocky
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just received in the mail today " Castle On The Hudson " going off to watch it.
10 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Rocky
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Hi Barbara...if would send me your e-mail address, I would love to show you some pics of my baby Garfield. He is now 4 months now and getting bigger everyday. Rocky....my e-mail address is RBellino@aol.com
btw..my anti-spam # is almost always 69...lol,wonder if that means something ( only kidding ) 
10 August 2009 - Brooklyn
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Lu
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Thank you, Barbara, for that information. The only way, his movies will be shown this month, I guess, if he is in one of the movies with the star they are honoring.
10 August 2009 - Bergen County, NJ
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Barbara
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Lu, TCM is showing We Were Strangers on 8/17 at 8am. They are probably honoring Jennifer Jones that day!
10 August 2009 - New York
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