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#326

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:54am

*bump*

How dare this thread be on the THIRD page!!

Thinking of Pattifan's An American In Paris post. Wishing I were in Paris and having Gene Kelly sing a Gershwin love song to me. :)

"It's very clear..."

Happy June!!!

"ubiquitous"

#327

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:59am

You would make a fine Jerry Mulligan, Andy! It's nice work if you can get it...

I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

#328

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:00pm

*hangs head in shame*

An American In Paris on TV now

#329

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:00pm

"Tra-la-la-la-la-la la!"

"ubiquitous"

#330

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:01pm

It's very clear
Our love is here to stay ;
Not for a year
But ever and a day.
The radio and the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies,
And in time may go !
But, oh my dear,
Our love is here to stay.
Together we're
Going a long, long way
In time the Rockies may crumble,
Gibralter may tumble,
There're only made of clay,
But our love is here to stay.

#331

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:02pm

This thread ended up on page three because of the total dis of the "He's My Friend" number from The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

ConvinceMe2 is dead. Long live BrendanStryker!

#332

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:04pm

CM2 - there was no dissing, just a lack of celebrating! But enough about Molly and Paris, where is Judy?

I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

#333

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:07pm

Ferncliff.

"ubiquitous"

#334

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:08pm

I think I'm running out of pics given the MGM context of the thread... no matter...

An American In Paris on TV now

#335

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:11pm

Well, it ain't down yet!

#336

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:33pm

"How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
after they've seen Paree?...
Imagine Rueben when he meets his pa.
He'll kiss his cheek and holler 'OOOH LA LA!'"

"ubiquitous"

#337

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:35pm

AH, you've got your work cut out for you in a few days.
Hard to top April's Judymania.

See you soon Bday Boy.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#338

An American In Paris on TV now

Posted: 6/1/05 at 12:55pm

Wow a message all the way from Finland!!

"After you've gone
and left me cryin"

"ubiquitous"

#339

Branching out...

Posted: 6/1/05 at 1:28pm

I was just reviewing the list again and I haven't seen this one ...

Branching out...

I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

#340

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 1:35pm

It's REALLY bad, and not in a good way, BT.

In over two hours of tedium, there are only twenty minutes that are any good: the masquerade ball in the zeppelin where Madame Satan (Kay Johnson) makes her appearance to seduce her boring hubby away from tarty Lillian Rooth.

Of course, this being a Cecil B. DeMille film (his only film for MGM , I believe) the Zeppelin crashes and Johnson & boring hubby are reunited while Roth's parachute lands her in the middle of a men's bath house ...so I guess she has a happy (???) ending, too. Maybe.

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"

Updated On: 6/1/05 at 01:35 PM

#341

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 1:41pm

You know it has to be bad when there is a fellow in a costume like that one... yikes! Though the Miss Top Hat costume I saw looked rather intriguing.

I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

#342

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 1:47pm

Mstr, I bow to you. Thanks for the review. Who is the guy? Looks like Fairbanks but realizre that it cannot be him.

But I do love DeMille's "clothes horse" movies with Gloria Swanson. Some of them are a hoot!!

"ubiquitous"

#343

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:05pm

It's Reginald Denny, Andy!

Richard Barrios describes the masquerade ball as "one of the great examples of wierdness in American pop cinema: a twilight zone wherein musical comedy meets disaster epic, all designed & costumed by Adrian with the fathest Art Deco affectation." The party guests sing "The Cat Walk" as they scamper across catwalks to board, assisted by chorus girls in cat suits; Roland Young conducts a musical "Slave Girl Auction", Kay Johnson makes her appearance in an operetta style "Meet Madame" and a futuristic "Ballet Électrique" which "passes all description", and seems to entice the zepplin to be struck by lightning.

It was MGMs costliest film of the yesr (just under $1 million to make in 1930 dollars) and it was a huge flop - posted a loss of $400,000.

"Christ, Bette Davis?!?!"

#344

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:08pm

Well, with a title like "Madam Satan," I could have told LB that it wasn't gonna do well! The old fart never asked for my opinions though...

I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

#345

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:23pm

I always crack up at the part in Unsinkable Molly Brown when Molly is standing in the life boat congratulating herself for being unsinkable while people are dying around her.

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#346

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:53pm

Hey MrMidwest, okay, I'm going to give "Unsinkable" a chance tonight. Guess it's time!

"ubiquitous"

#347

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:56pm

Andy Hardy Takes a Chance on Molly Brown...

sounds like a MGM movie musical to me... :)

#348

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 2:58pm

Andy Hardy Meets Miss Brown.

"ubiquitous"

#349

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 3:00pm

subtitled: Chancey Proposition?

#350

Madame Satan

Posted: 6/1/05 at 3:26pm

Lovable, huggable Emily Brown,
Miss Brown to you!

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