Luvsbway Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Let’s do a favorite movie by decade thread: 1930s: Affairs of Annabel 1940s: currently Two Smart People 1950s: Forever Darling 1960s/70s/80s: Facts of Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Good idea! 1930s -- Stage Door (in theory. Having Wonderful Time in process) 1940s -- Easy To Wed (with Lured nipping at its heels) 1950s -- The Fuller Brush Girl 1960s/70s/80s -- Mame (if this was limited to just the 60s, the answer would be The Facts of Life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 30'S: STAGE DOOR, 40's: THE BIG STREET, 50's: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER, 60"s: YOURS MINE AND OURS, 70's: M A M E, 80'S: STONE PILLOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Lured had always been my #1 and Easy to Wed recently moved up to close to the top. For some reason I keep grabbing Two Smart People over and over. I'll probably be sick of it in a year at the rate I am watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 30s: Stage Door 40s: Easy To Wed (DuBarry, Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Without Love and Meet The People follow!) 50s: The Long, Long Trailer 60s: The Facts of Life 70s, and 80s: Mame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 1930s: Five Came Back 1940s: Lured 1950s: The Fuller Brush Girl 1960s/70s/80s: Mame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Lured had always been my #1 and Easy to Wed recently moved up to close to the top. For some reason I keep grabbing Two Smart People over and over. I'll probably be sick of it in a year at the rate I am watching it. That always happens when we tend to overindulge, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 1930s: Five Came Back 1940s: Lured 1950s: The Fuller Brush Girl 1960s/70s/80s: Mame Wow, the two BIG experts chose Mame, i'm shocked! I would like to know why you picked Fuller Brush Girl over Long Long Trailer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wow, the two BIG experts chose Mame, i'm shocked! I would like to know why you picked Fuller Brush Girl over Long Long Trailer though. I like The Long, Long Trailer a lot, but, to me, it plays too much like an I Love Lucy episode without the Mertzes or the great writing team. I think The Fuller Brush Girl is a great showcase for Lucy and is uproariously funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I like The Long, Long Trailer a lot, but, to me, it plays too much like an I Love Lucy episode without the Mertzes or the great writing team. I think The Fuller Brush Girl is a great showcase for Lucy and is uproariously funny. Ok, i guess. But i would think you could say that about Fuller Brush Girl too, that it plays like a few I Love Lucy eps put together. I mean, she gets drunk, she gets those women to lose their hair, she has stunts with clotheslines and the deck of a boat, not to mention explosives, the boat explodes and they're the only ones left surviving, with the bird. She's chased by killers, gets accused of something she's not, dresses up with funny make up to strip, sounds like a whiole bunch of ILL eps if you ask me, LOL! Although i agree it's a riot, non stop laughs that showed what she could do comedy wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's hard to answer when you haven't watched all her movies LOL! BUT 1. Five Came Back 2. Her Husband's Affairs 3. The Long Long Trailer 4. The Facts Of Life 5. Mame 6. Stone Pillow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ok, i guess. But i would think you could say that about Fuller Brush Girl too, that it plays like a few I Love Lucy eps put together. I mean, she gets drunk, she gets those women to lose their hair, she has stunts with clotheslines and the deck of a boat, not to mention explosives, the boat explodes and they're the only ones left surviving, with the bird. She's chased by killers, gets accused of something she's not, dresses up with funny make up to strip, sounds like a whiole bunch of ILL eps if you ask me, LOL! I Love Lucy sounds like a few vignettes from The Fuller Brush Girl after this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I Love Lucy sounds like a few vignettes from The Fuller Brush Girl after this post. I know, i had just never thought of it like that before. It WAS a riot, no argument there, saw it in school, remember, and that audience just never stopped laughing, of course they were all French, so you know how the French feel about slapstick Jerry Lewis type comedy . . . but being a woman, she did it so much better than jerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wilson Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 1930's nothing 1940's The Big Street 1950's The Long, Long Trailer 1960's Yours, Mine & Ours 1970's Mame 1980's The Stone Pillow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 1930's nothing 1940's The Big Street 1950's The Long, Long Trailer 1960's Yours, Mine & Ours 1970's Mame 1980's The Stone Pillow My feelings, exactly. LOL! Who the hell wants to see her in those walk ons or one line boring black and white dramas where she was not allowed to shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 My feelings, exactly. LOL! Who the hell wants to see her in those walk ons or one line boring black and white dramas where she was not allowed to shine. Probably the same people who were thrilled to discover there are a multitude of wondaful 1930s films where Lucy is either the leading lady or second female lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Don’t discount the films of the 30’s. It’s like watching Lucy in acting school. Yes I don’t pull out my copy of Bunker Bean often, and she doesn’t have big parts in Room Service or Follow the Fleet but you can see a talent starting to develop. Heck she made enough of an impression in the first Annabel movie for them to make a second one. I like those Annabel movie because you start to see her working with comedy and finding it fit her. That One Live Ghost short that was on TCM recently is a perfect example of this. Early, early work in a throw away part, but you saw Lucy was really experimenting here, trying to find something to work with as a prop, how to create a character. Most people’s early acting school days we don’t get to see, but with Lucy we do and it’s so great. One of these nights I am going to do a 30’s-80’s marathon selecting the best from each decade. I just haven’t come up with my list yet. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Probably the same people who were thrilled to discover there are a multitude of wondaful 1930s films where Lucy is either the leading lady or second female lead. I was speaking for me, O N L Y ! OK? If she ain't the star, i'll be waiting in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Don’t discount the films of the 30’s. It’s like watching Lucy in acting school. Yes I don’t pull out my copy of Bunker Bean often, and she doesn’t have big parts in Room Service or Follow the Fleet but you can see a talent starting to develop. Heck she made enough of an impression in the first Annabel movie for them to make a second one. I like those Annabel movie because you start to see her working with comedy and finding it fit her. That One Live Ghost short that was on TCM recently is a perfect example of this. Early, early work in a throw away part, but you saw Lucy was really experimenting here, trying to find something to work with as a prop, how to create a character. Most people’s early acting school days we don’t get to see, but with Lucy we do and it’s so great. One of these nights I am going to do a 30’s-80’s marathon selecting the best from each decade. I just haven’t come up with my list yet. Any ideas? Ok, this great argument i can live with, you sold me, i'm gonna pop in that slew of movies from that period that i have in the back of the drawer right now. And i always liked the Annabel movies, what i was criticizing were the ONE LINE B movies she did at RKO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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