"That's Hedley!"
Deal. I’ll record it tonight and watch it tomorrow.
I’ve seen Ninotchka, but not Comrade X. I will record it.
Thanks for this alert. I just set it to record and will watch it later. Sounds perfect for these trying times.
Thanks!
Had it recorded already, as I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it, but can Hedy dance like Cyd in Silk Stockings, which I’m watching now? ;D
"That's Hedley!"
Thank you for the heads up. I woulda missed it. :)
Incidentally, “Ninotchka” is on right after “Comrade X”. After that, it’s “British Agent”. “Silk Stalkings” is on now. It’s Russian night on TCM, evidently.
I never would have known these gems were on if Peter Lorre wasn’t on my auto record list.
“Ninotchka” is a real classic well worth watching - one great bit which even when the film was made years ago poked fun at the very roots of Communism has Greta Garbo playing a stern communist agent arriving at a Paris railroad station - as she’s carrying her suitcase out of the station a porter comes up and tries to take it from her. “I will carry my own bag” growls Garbo. “That’s my job” says the porter. “That’s exploitation of the workers”, snaps Garbo, to which the porter replies, “that depends on how big a tip you give me”........
Watching it as we speak!
Someone sent me an email about Hedy Lamarr this past week. This woman was a genuine hero and a brilliant inventor. An amazing woman and now, a personal hero of mine. Oh, if Hollywood would only see fit to do a movie of HER life. She is a woman to be admired, a role model for young girls, not some ditz like the Sandra Flukes of the world..who wouldn’t know hardship and bravery if it smacked them with a 2X4.
I adore this film!
Here are some youtube clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWdphkYk080
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUmFKMsPOwg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6IVOjWYPuI
Hedy Lamarr, about as beautiful as they come. AND Brilliant-
Ck her biography at google