That's a great one, LouOriginally Posted by Lopez
That's a great one, Lou
Young Frankenstein. Love this film.
What hump?.....
TCM has a Peter Lorre festival, of sorts, on June 29 beginning at 9:00 am with "M." Several great movies:
June 29 TCM
9:00 AM
M ( 1931)
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Theo Lingen , Peter Lorre , Otto Wernicke .
BW- 110 mins,
11:00 AM
MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE ( 1934)
A British family gets mixed up with spies and an assassination plot while vacationing in Switzerland.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Leslie Banks , Edna Best , Nova Pilbeam .
BW- 76 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
MAD LOVE ( 1935)
A mad doctor grafts the hands of a murderer on to a concert pianist's wrists.
Dir: Karl Freund Cast: Peter Lorre , Frances Drake , Colin Clive .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR ( 1940)
A newspaperman serves as key witness in a circumstantial murder case.
Dir: Boris Ingster Cast: Peter Lorre , John McGuire , Margaret Tallichet .
BW- 64 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
MALTESE FALCON, THE ( 1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Gladys George .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
4:45 PM
CONSPIRATORS, THE ( 1944)
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Paul Henreid , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW- 101 mins, CC,
6:30 PM
BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, THE ( 1946)
After a famous pianist's murder, his hand returns to wreak vengeance.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Robert Alda , Andrea King , Peter Lorre .
BW- 88 mins, CC,
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
They're showing M at 9am? That doesn't seem right.
I'm assuming you C&P'd that list from TCM's website. What's weird is the cast list for Maltese Falcon. Gladys George did not have a big part in that movie. And why they didn't list Sidney Greenstreet & Peter Lorre is just odd.
I don't have cable anymore so I can't watch TCM. But I always wanted them to do a day of Greenstreet & Lorre movies. Those two appeared together in nine movies (I just looked it up), often as friends or partners, and were great together.
That's Hedley!
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I copied it from their monthly calendar, which is a bit odd.
Those times are right. Note that it's chronological.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Lorre did a series of detective films playing the character , Mr Moto. He was a Japenese detective who along with keen deductive skills was a judo expert. All the better to apprehend criminals ! IIRC they were mid to late 30's , pre WWII. They were entertaining.
I didn't think the the times were wrong I just think it's strange that, given the subject matter, M would be shown at 9am. And, yes, I noticed they're shown chronologically.
BTW, out of curiosity, I checked what was airing later and noticed this:
4:45 AM Cleopatra Jones (1973)
A female drug agent locks horns with a violent drug dealer.
Dir: Jack Starrett Cast: Tamara Dobson , Bernie Casey , Brenda Sykes .
Which then reminded me of this:
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
Speaking of Mr. Greenstreet, I watched he and Bogart in Conflict, yesterday.
The older I get, the better I was.
I disagree that the Clay Pigeon, I like that title better than The Maltese Falcon, was the start of Film Noir. The Letter, has it beat by a mile.
The older I get, the better I was.
Speaking of The Beast with Five Fingers, remember the movie The Hand, with Michael Caine?
I remember both. Caine had the metal hand, almost like Terminator. I always imagine him in his black thick framed glasses playing in spy films.
The older I get, the better I was.
Talk Of The Town, The (1942) with Cary Grant , Jean Arthur and Ronald Colman tonight at 8:00 on TCM. This is a classic 4-star comedy.
Also, at 10 PM, one I've never seen, Mr. Lucky (1943) with Grant.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
It's pretty good, not a classic really.
My wife will watch any movie with Cary Grant in it.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
I don’t remember it all that well - I’m sure it’s enjoyable.
TCM (Maltin) gives it three stars.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Mr. Lucky was also a TV show probably in the late 50's early 60's. Like Peter Gunn, Hawaiian Eye, Surf Side 6 and 77 Sunset Strip.
The older I get, the better I was.
Watched about 45 minutes of it last night. It just didn't compel me to watch much more. Not a fan of the direction.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Did anyone happen to catch, On The Waterfront, right after Kong, the other night? I thought the digital print was beautiful.
The older I get, the better I was.
No, but I did watch Kong for probably the 35th time. I notice something different every time I see it. Besides the rather mediocre acting by Robert Armstrong, it's a marvelous movie.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
Oh, the shame you must feel not seeing OTW. Young man, your confined to your room for the weekend. No music and no TV.
The older I get, the better I was.
I watched the second half. What a great film.
"12 Angry Men" is on tomorrow at 6:15 EST after "Citizen Kane" and "The Searchers." (God, we're so lucky to have TCM.) After that is "The Lives of a Bengal Dancer," which is highly rated, but I have never seen. Gary Cooper doesn't do much for me, but I might check it out.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
I caught the last 25 minutes or so of The Blob on TCM yesterday. Recording 2001: A Space Odyssey today. I know, neither one is B&W!
I've heard that movie's pretty good.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
Just open the damn door.
Ian
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I blame Wynton, what was the question?
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