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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 13:38:43 GMT
IllegalProminently displayed atop a bookcase in D.A. Ed Platt's office in this 1955 Warner Bros film is none other than the Maltese falcon itself, visible in several scenes. In another scene in Edward G. Robinson's opulent office, I happened to notice a vase that had previously appeared in Charles Bickford's bedroom in A Star Is Born, produced at Warners the prior year (no images, alas). And just to illustrate how committed the studio was to recycling, Illegal was a remake of the 1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much with George Brent, which was itself a remake of 1932's The Mouthpiece with Warren William. Ah well, it took Warners three tries to get The Maltese Falcon right, too. Maybe Illegal's set decorator had this in mind when making selections. I mention in passing that a courtroom scene with Platt also featured Robert Ellenstein and Lawrence Dobkin. All three would be seen four years later in North By Northwest. Small town, Hollywood. Comments and/or other "things you notice" are welcome.
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Post by mattgarth on May 23, 2020 13:56:18 GMT
Good eye, Doghouse
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Post by london777 on May 23, 2020 16:28:13 GMT
So that's where the real Maltese Falcon was all the time! While those silly crooks were wasting their time and money in the Near East.
It is a remarkable work of art. Made in the Middle Ages but anticipating the Art Deco style that did not surface elsewhere for another 600 years.
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 23, 2020 16:35:32 GMT
Do you suppose they used the same grapefruit in both movies ?
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Post by President Ackbar™ on May 23, 2020 16:41:48 GMT
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Post by Isapop on May 23, 2020 17:06:28 GMT
In MGM's The Bad And The Beautiful (1952) producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) decides to take over as director on his film "The Proud Land". The resulting movie is so bad he vows never to release it. But I was watching MGM's The Band Wagon (1953). At the end of Fred Astaire's "Shine On Your Shoes" number, Astaire walks into the streets of New York, where a movie marquee is emblazoned with the title "The Proud Land". I guess Shields changed his mind after all.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:12:14 GMT
The stuff that...scenes are made of.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:15:00 GMT
So that's where the real Maltese Falcon was all the time! While those silly crooks were wasting their time and money in the Near East. It is a remarkable work of art. Made in the Middle Ages but anticipating the Art Deco style that did not surface elsewhere for another 600 years. Kasper Gutman should have known better. But you know him: so obsessed that he couldn't see the Art Deco black enamel for the jewel-encrusted gold.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:19:17 GMT
Do you suppose they used the same grapefruit in both movies ? I hope not. After thirty years, that would be the pips.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:21:49 GMT
Thanks, but I need help: what am I meant to notice? Are these different movies? You'll have to pardon me. I saw only the very first one with Nicholson as The Joker, and know nothing about the ones that followed.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:28:40 GMT
In MGM's The Bad And The Beautiful (1952) producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) decides to take over as director on his film " The Proud Land". The resulting movie is so bad he vows never to release it. But I was watching MGM's The Band Wagon (1953). At the end of Fred Astaire's "Shine On Your Shoes" number, Astaire walks into the streets of New York, where a movie marquee is emblazoned with the title "The Proud Land". I guess Shields changed his mind after all. Right you are (Harry Pebble and the others must have persuaded him). Although Astaire has already danced out of the shot, it's plainly visible below: Notice the other title? It was James Lee Bartlow's (Dick Powell) next book, the one that won him the "Puh-litzer-Poo-litzer" prize.
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 23, 2020 17:37:20 GMT
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Post by President Ackbar™ on May 23, 2020 17:44:50 GMT
Thanks, but I need help: what am I meant to notice? Are these different movies? You'll have to pardon me. I saw only the very first one with Nicholson as The Joker, and know nothing about the ones that followed. No problem, I should have explained ( I am fond of "photo only" replies ) On the left is a 2019 homage to the the 2008 Joker shot on the right.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:50:13 GMT
Thanks, but I need help: what am I meant to notice? Are these different movies? You'll have to pardon me. I saw only the very first one with Nicholson as The Joker, and know nothing about the ones that followed. No problem, I should have explained ( I am fond of "photo only" replies ) On the left is a 2019 homage to the the 2008 Joker shot on the right. Ahh, thanks. Are they different actors as well? Again, please forgive me; I know diddly about 21st-century action movies.
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Post by bravomailer on May 23, 2020 17:50:23 GMT
Kurtz's reading material in Apocalypse Now - classic books on kingship and death. A passage in The Golden Bough says that when a king is frail and dying, he has to be killed to prevent fear and disorder.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on May 23, 2020 17:55:43 GMT
No problem, I should have explained ( I am fond of "photo only" replies ) On the left is a 2019 homage to the the 2008 Joker shot on the right. Ahh, thanks. Are they different actors as well? Again, please forgive me; I know diddly about 21st-century action movies. Yes, that is 2019 Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix, and 2008 Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 17:59:05 GMT
I knew some of those (the Ken Strickfadden lab equipment; Robby the Robot and The Wilhelm Scream). Which reminds me: ever notice the birdlike statue (a phoenix?) and the urn (or whatever it is) on the credenza behind Raymond Burr's Perry Mason desk? The final seasons of that show were shot at the 20th Century-Fox lot, and both items showed up in 20th's 1972 Conquest Of the Planet Of the Apes (in the Oval Office, if you please...again, no images to be found).
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 18:00:59 GMT
Ahh, thanks. Are they different actors as well? Again, please forgive me; I know diddly about 21st-century action movies. Yes, that is 2019 Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix, and 2008 Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger. Oh-ho! That's what I get for not watching the Oscars anymore. Thanks again.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 23, 2020 18:39:43 GMT
Kurtz's reading material in Apocalypse Now - classic books on kingship and death. A passage in The Golden Bough says that when a king is frail and dying, he has to be killed to prevent fear and disorder. Nice! I confess I've never made it through Apocalypse Now. But I may yet. There have been any number of films I just couldn't find my way into at first but, after multiple tries, finally got a handle on.
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 23, 2020 19:48:49 GMT
Doghouse6Have often noticed the Urn behind Perry and wondered what (or who) it was but never noticed the bird. Shall have to check it out ! I shall now have to note whether the fish picture above the urn changed.... (thank you very much ) Did you spot the re-use in Conquest-otpota yourself ?
I knew Robby and the scream ... the Alien coffee maker was kinda cool !
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