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Winter Meeting (1948)
One of Bette's Best-Spolilers
Bette is good when she's bad and better when subdued. Sometimes and this is one of these times. Bette is a spinster. Novak is a war hero. Actually I can see Novak falling for her over Janis Page. The key line was when he told her I could have her if I wanted her. Grieve and Novak were similar personalities. What I liked about it was their meeting was awkward and the movie was realistic in that sometimes things don't go smoothly, things move slow, but sometimes two people click just because they do. They both had baggage and could understand each other. This is one of the films that proved Bette could act. Another is the Star. This time Bette is being bad and another unlikely paring of Sterling Hayding and it still works!
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
W.C. Fields Wrote This!!
At first viewing, I thought this was the worst film made in history, with the bad acting and mannerisms. But when I watched it it was so similar to W.C Fields a Fatal Glass of Beer. The movie is genius. Once I got past the first 15 minutes i realized it was a parody. All the actors played it like a 10th grade high school play.. When the wife the said the line" lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine, i knew they weren't putting down the use of alcohol, they were making fun of prohibitionists. Maybe because i love classic movies - i get it. and if i lived during that time I would probably be howling with laughter like audiences back then were.
The Fallen Idol (1948)
I almost didn't watch this movie
I almost didn't watch due to the fact the tcm description said it was a view from a child. And tvs and movies usually portray kids as smarter than adults and annoying know it alls. But this movie was great! Phillipe acts like a little boy. He's naive, he trusts adults, sometimes gets on your nerves. And adults do lie to kids except this time the lies get out of hand when the kid doesn't know when to stop lying. I really love the cast how it is. The wife was really hateful and hitting the child was deplorable. My only question is what kind of parents did this child have to leave him alone. Really the child was lonely, there were no only children around and the butler was his only friend. The acting was really natural which made the story believable! If you get a chance.. watch it!
Lady in the Lake (1946)
I Like IT
OK... I'm used to Robert Montgomery as more of lover boy, not at all tough. But I like this movie. Not as good as the Big Sleep, but Montgomery's smart mouth cracks me up. The story line is actually good. The first person point of view to me just needed to be lightened up a bit. Parts of the movie are funny to me, like when he changes places with the drunk that singing a Christmas song and he knocks him out.Or at the beginning when Miss Fromsett asks Marlow what his story is full of and he says "short sentences". My complaints is the Montgomery is a bit to stuffy to be a detective but besides this I like it. I guess I like odd goofball movies. I also like the Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse for the same reason. Its a movie to me with a lot of mistakes but the mistakes and quirkiness is what makes me like it
The Keyhole (1933)
Kay's pretty but the movie is average
OK... I've been more or less watching Kay Francis films and am I the only one who noticed George Brent always ends up being the boyfriend?? Well the basic plot of this thing is Kay's first husband is blackmailing her.Her current husband thinks she's cheating or something. And the P.I. falls in love with her. I'm an old movie fan but people fall in love as easy as I can scramble an egg This formula of the long suffering Kay wears on me thin. Yeah she's pretty but I'm being to understand why no one remembers her. Youknow at first I liked her movies. But after what feels like I'm watching the same movie it gets on my nerves. And I used to like George Brent, but the more I see him the duller he gets. I did like the side story with the "vallet" and the con artist but besides that it was OK. What I didn't get why didn't Kay just tell her husband the truth instead of this dumb plot .I guess if she did she wouldn't have a chance to fall for George Brent I gave it 6 for the clothes and that it moved fast.