Did you see the movie Tarzan and the great river?

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Hi Mike! “Our man in Hong Kong is working on it now.” Ha! James is always “working” on some gal! 😂

Anyone with any i telligence at all could at least speculate that the number 12 in the title could refer to a jury. Where else do you expect to see 12 people? The apostles maybe. After that? Tsk, you lost a viewer in the first 20 seconds

Tramp = Bum. As for hope chest, it was a large trunk that would be filled with items needed when setting up house. Mine had sheets, towels, dishes, etc. It was a big deal and mine began when I turned 13 and was used when 17. Girls were prepared to be wife and mother. This is my favorite Hitchcock film. Harry was trouble.

Another irony is the fact you played very little of the music in this giant musical of all musicals, turning it into a silent movie....

Too bad you felt you had to cut out the music, most show short segments of the songs and have no problem. The irony here is Jean Hagen, Lina, actually sang for Debbie Reynolds on the slow number the Debbie was supposed singing for her character Lina. Jean Hagen won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Lina Lamont in this movie. Her goofy voice in the movie was all a big put on, very convincing. she did other movies, but later on TV played the mom on the Danny Thomas Show. You can hear her normal voice on reruns shown on You Tube.

The boom mic did exist in a kind of primitive form in 1928, but was not actively used until 1929, and even then it was still in primitive form. Remember the time period of this movie, and remember that there would have been, in silent films, no real reason to think of a boom mic. Many of these episodes are adapted from actual experiences in the very early days of sound. There was no boom mic for Lina to speak into.

The dark haired dancer in the "Gotta Dance" sequence is Cyd Charisse, one of the most popular and talented dancers among a huge number of popular and talented dancers during this period. Fred Astaire called her Beautiful Dynamite. Primarily trained in ballet, she could adapt to pretty much any style, and related to her dancing partner wonderfully. Here's one of my favorite examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKsmIx3htB1mdU

Debbie Reynolds, fyi, just in case, was the mother of Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia. Reynolds was about 19 here, and not a trained dancer. She learned all her dancing for this movie under the demanding and skillful command of Gene Kelly. On Kelly, here's a TCM profile for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqnQmaaOmZ2mobs And for Reynolds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmqWZ2WjmM2IY6M

TCM has a short that they broadcast sometimes. In it, Donald O'Connor (Cosmo) talks about the genius of hiring Jean Hagen for the part of Lina: Hagen was a dramatic actress, with a stage background, and she gave Lina that extra bit of shading which kept the ridiculousness of her, but which also let us understand why she's such a star here: she takes her job seriously: knows her marks, knows her lines (she never asks to change the script, for example); she truly wants to learn about the round tones, etc. Unfortunately, she hasn't the talent or the empathy to take her much farther. But yes, yes, you do feel a little sorry for her during that taping session.

One of my favorite films! 12 men in a room talking should be boring, but the movie takes a boring concept and makes it exciting! Such a fantastic story with a fantastic cast! Lee J Cobb stole the movie! Sidney Lumet is one of the best movie makers, with so many fantastic movies! The downward angle is why the killer isn't a Switchblade knife user! The shop owner wasn't necessarily lying about the knife being the only one that looked like that he had ever seen! Davis said he bought his knife at a pawn shop near the boys house, not from the same shop!

Another exceptional musical is “Fiddler on the Roof” (1971) based on one of the most successful and frequently plays ever performed. It is a timeless story, based on historical events and has profound depths. Some of the musical numbers have fascinating choreography.

West Side Story (1961) was choreographed (and co-directed) by the great Broadway genius Jerome Robbins, has music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Most all of the dancers in the cast were among the best on Broadway or from film at that time. A masterpiece.

Try the film “Cabaret” (1972) which has all the musical numbers as parts of the stage performances in a cabaret, set in the early years of Nazi rule, and is choreographed/directed by the great master Bob Fosse, who won Best Director for this picture. Highly recommended!

Debbie Reynolds (Kathy Selden) was 19 years old during the filming of this picture. She acted until well into her 80’s and is the mom of Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in Star Wars.)

Gene Kelly is acknowledged as one of the greatest overall dancers from film who could do plenty of athletic stunts, and also choreographed, acted, sang and directed. (The other dancer acknowledged as one of the greatest ever is Fred Astaire.)

Lavalier microphones were not invented until 1932 and were much larger than today. All the technology for sound, both for live recording and post-production, developed continuously and rapidly through the decades (with some delays due to WW2.)

When “talkies” first came out, they emphasized lots of singing and dancing numbers, elaborate set design and extravagant costumes - whereas today they emphasize car chases, explosions, etc.

The “rules” were scarcely invented at the time; the industry was in the process of forming and changed constantly, and was based on expediency.

The film is set in the 1920’s and all the songs are from well-known songs of that era. Most have been recorded many, many times by hundreds of performers over the years.

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Movie was made in 1952 but it is set in the mid-1920's. Big clue is that it is in color (Technicolor) which does go back but the further back, the rarer it was. The title song itself was first heard in 1929 and like a lot of musicals of the "golden age of Hollywood" (mid-20th century), many movies used reused popular songs, so the same song might be heard in several different movies. ---- In silent movies, everything was about the action since they couldn't really speak. In comedies, the physical comedy is way over the top, with many of the actors themselves doing really dangerous - literally life-threatening stunts. For a taste, you might want to watch and react to some of these. (Since they are now all in the public domain, you can find them on KZbin, for free, and you react to the entire movie since you don't have to worry about copyright restrictions.) I'd suggest Harold Lloyd's Safety Last, Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. and his The General. Lloyd climbs up the side of a tall building and winds up hanging on the hands of a giant clock overlooking the street below (probably one of the most iconic scenes ever - it was referenced in Back To The Future when Doc hangs off the clock hands near the end). Some of this was done as special effects but the long shots show it was a real building. In Steamboat Bill, Jr., Keaton stands in one spot as the actual side of a house falls around him. He is standing where there is an opening but the stunt was so dangerous, many of the crew had to leave the set because they didn't want to see him get injured or killed. In The General, he does stunts all around a real moving loco and train. Film also pioneered a number of innovative camera angles, like pan shots, so it is shown in film classes just for this.

It was actually announced just the other day that they are working on Spaceballs 2 😆

I'm pulling out of a years long dark period myself. Trying anyway. I just try to remember....when in hell, keep moving. May the Shwartz be with you! 💖

Ever wonder where Tesla got the names for their performance models?

Spaceballs the Documentary kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIHJZYOBfL16m5Y Since you have seen Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, the other Mel Brooks movie with Gene Wilder is The Producers ((1968).

Switchblade are legal in some states. Where I live you can legally buy and operate a flamethrower without a license BUT brass knuckles are illegal. What a wonderful world......

It's funny that the Phoebe Cates scene got so much press, when Jennifer Jason Leigh is nude in several scenes. 😍

A stag party is a male only party, to which no women are invited.

AN even more important -especially today is 1960's INHERIT THE WIND a timeless and relevant classic of immense importance -it is about the advance of civilization and has incredible acting by SPENCER TRACY FREDERICK MARCH AND GENE KELLY some of the dialogue is taken directly from the trial trancsripts of the famous SCOPES TRIAL -highly highly acclaimed

Juror # 7 said he made 27,000 dollars last year. That's about 250,000 dollars today. That's not bad, you know, for marmalade.

A black and white film is never improved by colorizing it. The true test of a color film is if it can be watched in black and white and still be considered beautiful.

I like two b/w movies. One is Casablanca set in WWII where the Germans came to a bar. The owner of the bar is played by Humphrey Bogart. There's lively music sung at the bar. The other is To Kill a Mockingbird. It starred Gregory Peck as a lawyer definding an accused man of murder.

The closeup shots are part of the director’s intentions to make the film claustrophobic at times due the men being locked in and essentially trapped until they finish deliberating. The more intense the arguments, the more closeups and greater engagement for the audience as they trapped in these moments until the film is finished. A master stroke of film direction.

Paul Winkle, who says the boy is definitely guilty, has been saying to me for months that the knife fight in "Rebel Without a Cause" is a crusher for the defense. But it's not, at all. Anyone can watch the "Rebel Without A Cause" knife-fight scene on KZbin. The best video is titled "Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - The Knife Fight Scene (5/10) | Movieclips" and the channel is Movieclips. 1) During the knife fight scene, at least 13 stabs/jabs/thrusts are attempted with switchblades, and *all of them* are attempted with an "underhanded" motion/grip: that is, the way a switchblade knife should be used, not the way a normal knife would be. 2) From the beginning of the knife fight - from the first point where both fighters have their switchblades open (0:33) - to the end - (where the winner throws down his knife (2:02)), it lasts for 1:29 seconds, which is 89 seconds. There are 2 fighters with their knives open through nearly all of that, so I will multiply that by 2: switchblades are open for about 178 seconds. Of that time, only 1 fighter at any point holds his switchblade the wrong way - that is, the way a person would hold a normal knife - and that lasts for only about 5 seconds (1:25 to about 1:30). 5 seconds is less than 3% of the total time. To recap: 1) 100% of the 13+ stabs/jabs/thrusts are done the correct way for a switchblade. 2) For less then 3% of the time is a switchblade held the wrong way (i.e., the way a normal knife would be held), and no stab/jab/thrust is done with it when held the wrong way. THIS IS PAUL'S CRUSHING EVIDENCE, THAT OBLITERATES THE DEFENSE!! PROOF THAT THE BOY IS GUILTY!! THE CRUSHER THAT HE'S BEEN YELLING ABOUT FOR MONTHS!! LOL!!!

The death penalty is always wrong and should be outlawed worldwide in all cases--as should life in prison.

The 1st Terminator film is my favourite and it is the most ominous Terminator film.

The guy they ignored was a big bigot. The guy who was the last to say not guilty,...his own child was a bias. He blamed the kid on trial because his own relationship with his son was soured. That's my opinion.

Brilliant film.

Yes, switchblade knives are illegal to this day.

A lot of times a movie was in black and white due to budgetary reasons, not artistic ones.

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There was Tarzan and the great river too wasn't there?

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The choice of black-and-white film was often based on economics. "The Beatles'" "A Hard Day's Night" was made in black-and-white because it was still largely the view that they were a flash in the pan. It was to make a quick buck -- and the producer was more interested in the soundtrack LP than in the film itself.

check the blues brothers movie when they went to elwoods room when the trains go by.

This is the Tarzan I grew up with. You have gone way back and I love it.

To me when the judge was giving the jury instructions he seemed bored and tired.

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