Posted on 06/29/2024 10:28:10 AM PDT by Beowulf9
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor, is plagued when his old movies are shown on TV and sets out with his daughter to stop it. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing his films and she has other plans. from IMDB
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I don’t think I’ve seen Dreamboat before. What a cast! Thank you :)
Clifton Webb was a big star at this late point in his career after his surprise hit with SITTING PRETTY. MISTER SCOUTMASTER from this same period is a lot of fun too.
I’ll have to check it out. I love good movies most of which are the older ones.
Don’t forget Cheaper by the Dozen.
My father’s nickname for my husband was DREAMBOAT!
Clifton Webb was born to play the role of a put-upon intellectual...
“Mr. Belvedere Goes to College” is very good and co-stars Shirley Temple as a young college student.
https://upmovies.net/advanced-search/actor/clifton+webb.html
That’s adorable ❤️
Yeah. I watch that one soon :) I always loved Clifton Webb, of course in Laura especially but he’s just always good.
An interesting article that shows him at his home in Beverly Hills (now gone) and as he says his fondness for ‘dolce far niente’ life of Hollywood. (The sweetness of doing nothing.)
https://silverscenesblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/clifton-webbs-bachelor-abode.html
Of course. He scored as Elliot Templeton in THE RAZOR’S EDGE, too.
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