Chick flick.
I checked at imdb.com to see if our lead movie reviewer has a recored there. I turns out he certainly does.
Frank S. Nugent will be The Times motion picture editor and critic until 1940, when Daryl Zanuck hires him as a film editor. He will eventually move into writing and will rack up an impressive list of screenplays. He worked primarily with John Ford. Here is a partial list of the movies for which he is credited as screen-play writer.
Fort Apache 1948
3 Godfathers 1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949
The Quiet Man 1952
Mr. Roberts 1955
The Tall Men 1955
The Searchers 1956
Never liked Bette Davis’ politics, but loved a few of her movies. Among my favorites, “All About Eve,” “Now Voyager”, “A Stolen Life”.
Other than the dancing, what made the Astaire/Rogers movies so unique and fun if it wasn't for the supporting character actors that played such one-of-a-kind roles in picture after picture?
I sometimes find it difficult to mention by name any remarkable supporting actors who have appeared in films in the past five years. In fact, I find it difficult to conjur up the names of all that many remarkable actors from the past five years.
As a matter of fact, I find it a mental chore to think of more than a few titles of truly remarkable films in the past five years.
Why is it that the names and faces of stars and supporting/character actors remain with me even though the movies were sometimes made over 80 years ago?
Oh, well. Nostalgic and rhetorical questions all. I still love the flicks. See ya at the Bijou.
Leni
“The Old Maid” showing on TCM at 9:15 PDT this morning (8 minutes from now).