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Post by Salzmank on Sept 28, 2017 17:33:52 GMT
Not sure if any of these are it,but here goes anyway: The Kennel Murder Case, Libeled Lady, The Falcon Takes Over, The Saint's Vacation, Evelyn Prentice, Double Wedding, Reckless, Topper Returns,and My Man Godfrey. Many thanks for the recommendations, but none of those, I'm afraid (I've actually seen most of them)... |
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Post by Salzmank on Jan 26, 2018 23:14:32 GMT
Well, this is a weird one. I’ve spoken to (well, e-mailed, but you get the the gist) two people, one of whom wrote a book on film noir, both of whom state they vaguely recognize this movie but couldn’t place it.
Now, two months ago (I just checked in to “Movie Chat”), someone responded:
…to which the OP answered:
Now, could this second person be mistaken too? Sure. But it’s awfully strange that all these people have “vague memories” of this movie. (No! I am resisting the temptation to start thinking of the “Mandela Effect.” You can’t make me!)
Of course, this is just another one of those movie-mysteries I like so much (paging the singer in Sleuth, paging the singer in Sleuth…), not even in this case something that happened to me, but it would be nice to get an answer here. Very—well, weird…
P.S. I’ve browsed John Garfield’s filmography—no hits. I haven’t looked at Lana’s, but I will if I get a chance.
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Feb 28, 2018 21:31:14 GMT
Has anyone tried reviewing the playlist or contacting someone at TCM? Don't they have a Facebook page, as well?
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Feb 28, 2018 21:49:13 GMT
Ok. Pardon for jumping in and tossing out movie titles. I Wake Up Screaming (1941) Promoter Frankie Christopher, being grilled by police in the murder of model Vicky Lynn, recalls in flashback: First meeting her as a waitress, Frankie decides to parlay her beauty into social acceptance and a lucrative career. He succeeds only too well: she's on the eve of deserting him for Hollywood...when someone kills her. Now Frankie gets the feeling that Inspector Ed Cornell is determined to pin the killing on him and only him. He's right. And the only one he can turn to for help is Jill, the victim's sister, who's been cool toward him... The Blue Dahlia (1946) An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. Lady in the Lake (1946) The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Philip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder. Then there's the list which provided these suggestions. Greatest Femmes Fatales in Classic Film Noir |
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Feb 28, 2018 21:54:54 GMT
Also, probably not it exactly but does take place on a train and involves someone playing someone else ... The Narrow Margin (1952) A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against their assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles. |
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Post by Salzmank on Feb 28, 2018 22:09:33 GMT
Hey, thanks, carlcarlson1 . I’ll ask the OP if he’s reached out to TCM. I’ve seen Lady in the Lake and The Blue Dahlia, and I knew neither of those is this movie, but I’ll suggest all of your suggestions to Abovethestars anyway. |
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Mar 1, 2018 4:44:18 GMT
Here's another, probably not it but want to eliminate it. Doesn't take place on a train, but, its (eg dead wife, suspect, letters, other love interest, noirish) somewhat close. Conflict (1945) As the police search for his apparently missing wife, Richard (Bogart) is free to develop his relationship with Evelyn, but odd things soon start to happen: Richard smells his wife’s perfume at home; he receives mail apparently written by her, and then thinks he sees her walk by on the street. He begins to ask himself, is Kathryn still alive - or is something else sinister afoot? With the help of psychiatrist pal Dr Mark Greenwood (Sydney Greenstreet), Richard tries to solve the puzzle, without revealing his own guilt in the process … |
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Mar 1, 2018 15:49:08 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 2, 2018 18:22:35 GMT
As long as it's been narrowed down to being from 1930-1970 how difficult could it possibly be to find it , Salzmank ? Forum / fora  |
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Mar 2, 2018 22:25:51 GMT
As long as it's been narrowed down to being from 1930-1970 how difficult could it possibly be to find it ? Forum / fora Very ... depends a lot on the participation of the inquiring person. if the film is searchable in databases. the importance and accuracy of information given. and whether they are correct or based off a dream they had. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 3, 2018 0:01:06 GMT
As long as it's been narrowed down to being from 1930-1970 how difficult could it possibly be to find it ? Forum / fora Very ... depends a lot on the participation of the inquiring person. if the film is searchable in databases. the importance and accuracy of information given. and whether they are correct or based off a dream they had. I would reply BUT I have to run off to the ER and to have that tongue removed from my cheek. |
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Post by Salzmank on Mar 3, 2018 0:25:51 GMT
As long as it's been narrowed down to being from 1930-1970 how difficult could it possibly be to find it , Salzmank ? Forum / fora That narrow timeframe does it, Bat! The movie is The Incredible Wife-Disguise on Train Murder Case, a classic of film! I am reminded of what Hitchcock said about it in the Truffaut interviews: “In the narrow timeframe between 1930 and 1970, I attended a cinema in New York City. Much to my surprise, I discovered it was showing that masterwork, The Incredible Wife-Disguise on Train Murder Case—a most excellent picture. If only my pictures were more akin to it, I would be more satisfied with them.” Orson Welles said this: “I watched The Incredible Wife-Disguise on Train Murder Case 115 times before even starting on Citizen Kane. I knew the director, but something happened to him… I can’t remember what. I believe he was a Serb. He was having an affair with Marlene Dietrich at the time. Have you ever heard what I think about Serbs, Bogdanovich?” The writer-producer-director-composer-cinematographer-costume designer-editor was, in fact, a Canadian, Michel Johnson, who showed up in Hollywood one day and blackmailed Mayer into letting him make it. Breen vigorously protested the movie, which was awash with displays of violence, but Johnson blackmailed him as well and paid off the majority of critics to give overwhelmingly good reviews. Two years after the movie’s release, however, the Office of Strange Science discovered that Johnson had been merely bluffing with his blackmail threats and thus destroyed every copy of the movie in existence and brainwashed everyone into forgetting it. (Don’t ask me how Welles, Hitchcock, and I know about it. It’s a secret. Shhh…) Johnson’s career was ruined, but he did manage to direct one more movie under a pseudonym—the ’94 classic Shazaam, with actor-comedian “Sinbad.” Now why can’t I find that movie…? And they said I had an overactive imagination! Pfui. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 3, 2018 0:46:14 GMT
Not quite all copies were destroyed !I saw a bootlegged copy of TIW-DoTMC . The sound and aspect ratio were somewhat suspect but the incredible innovative techniques of all involved were amazing never-the-less. I can TOTALLY see the influence exhibited in Welles rather inferior newspaper epic. Welles and Serbs  . How that man could obsess ! Now why can’t I ( Salzmank) find that Shazamm movie…? It's perhaps filed next to that copy of Porgy and Bess that no one outside of the copyright holder's immediate family has EVER seen since it was un-ceremoniously yanked from theatrical distribution but which is being ranted about as we speak "elsewhere" . |
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Post by carlcarlson1 on Mar 3, 2018 1:18:00 GMT
Very ... depends a lot on the participation of the inquiring person. if the film is searchable in databases. the importance and accuracy of information given. and whether they are correct or based off a dream they had. I would reply BUT I have to run off to the ER and to have that tongue removed from my cheek. Go ahead. I was trying to be facetious anyway (...and whether they are correct or based off a dream they had.) My apologies. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 3, 2018 1:45:35 GMT
ok .... have now read the entire FOUR PAGES Salzmank. whew ! Surprised to see  and  house chattering away like little  some pages back. No memory of this thread BUT in the linkage a new question popped up ... do you remember the solution to the phone conundrum ? I thought I wrote it down but  I also keep forgetting the name of Harry Potter's "house" but pondering usually dredges that one up. |
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Post by Salzmank on Mar 3, 2018 2:10:38 GMT
Sure, BATouttaheck… The “phone don’t phone” movie is The Girl who Dared (’44), the second movie reviewed here. I’d like to see it again, but I haven’t yet been able to find it, even. For Harry Potter… the Floccinaucinihilipilification House? Nah, Gryffindor. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 3, 2018 2:19:29 GMT
Salzmank Thanks ! Willie Best I remembered being part of the solution but not the title OUT OF THE FOGS OF FEAR! STORMS OF TERROR!...came this amazing person...to thrill you! The GWD is now noted in "the book" along with all of the houses and colors/colours of the Hogwart's Houses. I know them. I "just" cannot recall them when/as wanted. 
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Post by Salzmank on Apr 5, 2018 3:30:55 GMT
Salzmank Thanks ! Willie Best I remembered being part of the solution but not the title OUT OF THE FOGS OF FEAR! STORMS OF TERROR!...came this amazing person...to thrill you! The GWD is now noted in "the book" along with all of the houses and colors/colours of the Hogwart's Houses. I know them. I "just" cannot recall them when/as wanted. Hooray— The Girl who Dared is now on YouTube, though Lord only knows for how long it’ll stay there. The part I remembered with the killer’s cutting the wires is 16:05; I’m having some trouble finding the line, though. EDIT: Found it, 17:18, though it’s slightly different from how I remembered it—“wouldn’t” instead of “don’t.” Still, I’m fairly certain this is the one… it’s vaguely familiar, even if I can’t remember the plotting at all. Likeable little flick; I’m happy to have found it. |
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