[henkster]

I loved “Father Goose.” It was a Saturday afternoon staple in the henkster household growing up. (Along with “Mysterious Island” “The Incredible Mr. Limpet” “The Great Race” “Forbidden Planet” “The Monolith Monsters” and of course any Godzilla movie).

Could you imagine Hollywood filming “The Howards of Virginia” today? Cary Grant would be oppressing the Native Americans while Martha Scott would be oppressing her black slaves. And then once the American bourgeoisie revolution had succeeded, the Howards would be oppressing the urban proletariat. Those would be the only messages of the film.

[MinuteGal]

Sounds like your Saturday afternoons were like mine....double feature, news-of-the-day, cartoon, short subject, coming attractions, ushers with flashlights, Milk Duds, Holloway all-day suckers, 5-cent popcorn, and time to actually go to the loo, LOL.

All for 10-cents...and you could stay for another round of heaven if you wanted.

I was struck by the movie ads shown above. What an array of fabulous, enduring movies! What distinctive stars! What a film choice you could make between terrific, good, mediocre...and deliciously horrible.

If those years were the Golden Age of Hollywood, what would today's movie era be called....the Plastic Age of Hollywood, maybe?

Leni

[magslinger]

"Father Goose" is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies, along with "Operation Petticoat" and "Mr Lucky." All of them are great "date flicks." There is enough action, adventure and/or humor to keep a guy from falling asleep in his seat as well as enough romance to keep his date awake.

They couldn't make another "Howards of Virginia," there is only one man alive who can trip Mrs Mag's trigger like Cary Grant did, and he is too busy posting to FR to make a movie. No, I don't mean Lazmataz.

Not that I have been offered any Hollywood contracts.