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Post by mattgarth on Mar 4, 2017 6:05:49 GMT
Three times around with Claire, Petro -- TEXAS, MARTIN EDEN, DESPERADOES. Not as many as Rita with five. But Evelyn Keyes topped them all -- six pairings with Glenn between 1940 and 1949. In their first in 1940, they were siblings to papa Brian Aherne in THE LADY IN QUESTION. It was also his initial film acquaintance with Hayworth, though their tepid romantic sparks were nothing like the conflagration they would exhibit six years later in GILDA.
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Post by petrolino on Mar 4, 2017 10:25:53 GMT
Three times around with Claire, Petro -- TEXAS, MARTIN EDEN, DESPERADOES. Not as many as Rita with five. But Evelyn Keyes topped them all -- six pairings with Glenn between 1940 and 1949. In their first in 1940, they were siblings to papa Brian Aherne in THE LADY IN QUESTION. It was also his initial film acquaintance with Hayworth, though their tepid romantic sparks were nothing like the conflagration they would exhibit six years later in GILDA. I've never seen 'Martin Eden' matt, sounds interesting, thanks.  Did you ever see Jack Conway's grifter picture 'Honky Tonk' with Claire Trevor, Clark Gable & Lana Turner? I'd like to see that movie. |
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Post by teleadm on Mar 4, 2017 14:06:15 GMT
My latest Glenn Ford was "A Pocketful of Miracles", the lighter side of Ford was something I had forgotten, though the movie felt old fashioned, it was still a joy to watch, and I had totally forgot that Glenn could play comedy too. It also had a scene when a car drives up un a truck while moving, so Italian Job 1969 wasn't first after all.
My fav Glenn Ford in the haunting Experiment in Terror.
There is one movie I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, that according to The MGM Story was a big sleeper "Young Man with Ideas" 1951, that was the start of using Glenn Ford in comedies.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Nov 14, 2017 23:33:36 GMT
Having seen The Teahouse of the August Moon for the first time recently, I'd have to say Ford and the movie exceeded my expectations. I avoided this movie for years, assuming it had racist overtones. Quite the opposite. Brando does an admirable job, although that sort of acting wouldn't be acceptable today. But Ford is really the star, and is given many chances to strut his comedic stuff.
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Post by telegonus on Nov 14, 2017 23:38:21 GMT
You're on to something, Matt: Ford's filmography is grittier than I suggested. Maybe it's that after 1960 his work seemed less edgy, with a couple of exceptions, but in the previous decade, indeed, as soon as he returned from the war, his films were often dark. Maybe it's that Ford played more "unambiguous" (though often ambivalent) good guys. Even when there was a dark cloud hanging over him Ford himself seldom came off that way. Even Ford's immediate postwar films had that edginess, Tele. He was no longer the pre-war baby-faced character juvenile. There were Noirs GILDA, FRAMED, UNDERCOVER MAN -- gritty Westerns MAN FROM COLORADO, LUST FOR GOLD. Undercover Man is a favorite of mine. Love it. Not sure why. It's an offbeat semi-doc--from Columbia, courtesy of Robert Rossen (producer only). |
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 3, 2020 16:32:48 GMT
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