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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 2:22:01 GMT
We had films centered around food a week or so ago, and "favorite bartenders" is still active. But can there ever be too many cooks? Whether professional chefs, domestic help or amateurs of varying talents, those who slave over a hot stove provide prominent characters and memorable scenes in any number of films. Imitation Of Life - Louise Beavers as Delilah Her pancake recipe makes she and single-mother employer Claudette Colbert wealthy, but money doesn't solve family problems. Although it can't avoid prevailing attitudes of its time, this 1934 film was daring for the period, and Beavers transcends stereotypes imposed by the era to create a character of strength and dignity. Fredi Washington is outstanding as Delilah's conflicted daughter and, for my money, this production has it all over the late-'50s remake for gut-wrenching drama. History Is Made At Night - Leo Carrillo as Cesare Frank Borzage's 1937 film is wildly romantic as star-crossed lovers Jean Arthur and Charles Boyer are set upon by Colin Clive as Arthur's powerful and vindictive ex-husband. Carrillo is always a welcome presence, and his volatile and proud yet sympathetic Cesare is no exception. Woman Of the Year - Katharine Hepburn as Tess Harding Newlywed Tess tries to conceal her kitchen ineptitude from bridegroom Spencer Tracy, with disastrous results. Christmas In Connecticut - S.Z. Sakall as Felix Bassenak Barbara Stanwyck, as the author of a Martha Stewart-like column who knows nothing about cooking or homemaking and cribs all her material, is coached in the finer points of pancake-flipping as she attempts to make it through a holiday weekend with her publisher, gourmand Sydney Greenstreet, without being exposed as the phony she is. The Mating Season - Thelma Ritter as Ellen McNulty Masquerading as cook-for-hire, she helps guide newlywed son John Lund and unsuspecting daughter-in-law Jean Tierney over the rough spots...including the invasive presence of Tierney's mother, Miriam Hopkins. The Long, Long Trailer - Lucille Ball as Anastasia "Tacy" Collini Lucy and a kitchen in a mobile home in motion = calamity (what else?). Love to hear about anyone's memorable movie moments of those who get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans (including comments on those listed above).
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Post by manfromplanetx on Nov 19, 2017 2:34:10 GMT
Joan (Jean Arthur) knew exactly what to do with the garlic, and gets the cooking job for mob boss Mike Rossini (Leo Carrillo, pic above great film !) in the delightful comedy , If You Could Only Cook (1935)
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Post by mattgarth on Nov 19, 2017 2:56:28 GMT
THE IPCRESS FILE -- Michael Caine uses his culinary skills to seduce fellow spy Sue Lloyd.
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 19, 2017 3:01:02 GMT
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Post by Richard Kimble on Nov 19, 2017 3:29:15 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Nov 19, 2017 3:29:32 GMT
Great post, Doghouse6 . Love all your choices and really appreciate the pictures, something I guess I'll never master on this site, but which enrich it immeasurably. I'll never forget Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut tossing those pancakes in the air, desperately hoping to catch them. You can do it if you want to, spiderwort! If you know somebody who's a computer geek in real life, ask them to show you how to post pictures. I always ask people I know for help because I'm computer illiterate. Once you know how, it's a step-by-step procedure that I'd proffer is reasonably easy to remember.
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Post by Richard Kimble on Nov 19, 2017 3:40:39 GMT
really appreciate the pictures, something I guess I'll never master on this site, but which enrich it immeasurably. You can do it if you want to, spiderwort! If you know somebody who's a computer geek in real life, ask them to show you how to post pictures. I always ask people I know for help because I'm computer illiterate. Once you know how, it's a step-by-step procedure that I'd proffer is reasonably easy to remember. 1. Upload pic (either from web address or your PC to imgur.com 2. Copy pic's web address at Imgur 3. Click on this site's image button ( ) 4. Paste web address in text field 5. Click "insert image" 6. Pic should appear in your post
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 19, 2017 3:43:02 GMT
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Post by OldAussie on Nov 19, 2017 3:49:30 GMT
Mildred Pierce
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Post by petrolino on Nov 19, 2017 3:51:00 GMT
I know, petrolino , I've tried and tried, to no avail. My problem is that I don't know where to find pictures that work - in other words ones that I can isolate. So I just gave up. I'm just glad I can do links and videos. But thanks for caring. Glad I'm not the only computer illiterate here - though you have, I must say, mastered the technique beautifully! My sister taught me, spider - so don't feel bad - all credit goes to her!
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Post by Richard Kimble on Nov 19, 2017 3:56:29 GMT
As I said to petro, my problem is that I don't know how to find the pictures that work - that I can isolate. Could you please explain exactly what you mean? In this context it means to place a photo onto the web page. Earlier in the thread I uploaded a pic of Jack Lemmon cooking spaghetti in The Apartment.
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Post by deembastille on Nov 19, 2017 14:44:05 GMT
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Post by Richard Kimble on Nov 19, 2017 15:21:03 GMT
Could you please explain exactly what you mean? Well, it will probably sound stupid, but here's what I do: I google a film, a star, whatever, for images, and then many images come up. Or I click on pictures underneath a name on IMDb, but, again, many images come up. The only problem is that then I don't know how to separate them - in other words, single out only one so that I can get a single link to put into the image url box. Oh! I just realized that I don't know what upload means.In this context it means to place a photo onto the web page. Earlier in the thread I uploaded a pic of Jack Lemmon cooking spaghetti in The Apartment. I think this is another thing I don't understand. If I could find a single photo that I wanted to "upload", all I know to do is to take that link (url) and paste it into the image url box. But as I said, I can't seem to find a single image alone, so I'm at a loss. And no one at home can help me, dinosaurs that we are. And I haven't bothered to seek help elsewhere. I just take pleasure out of the pictures you and others post.
I hope this makes sense.
P.S. Here's something I don't understand at all: "Upload pic (either from web address or your PC to imgur.com." Don't know what imgur.com is. Also, if it matte rs, I have a mac, not a pc.It doesn't matter if you have a Mac How to post pictures:1.Gp to Google Image Search2. Type in "Gary Cooper Vivien Leigh" and click 3. It will take you to this page4. Click the second photo 5. That will take you here6. Now if you want to go to the page where the picture is hosted, click "Visit". But we want the photo, so click "View Image" 7. That will take you here8. Now you can simply use this web address to post a pic here on the board. But trust me, it's better to use Imgur. So go to Imgur.com9. On Imgur, click "New Post" 10. Paste web address of pic in text field 11. That will take you here12. Right click on pic and click "Copy image address" 13. Post pic using previously outlined procedure. 14.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 21:10:16 GMT
Joan (Jean Arthur) knew exactly what to do with the garlic, and gets the cooking job for mob boss Mike Rossini (Leo Carrillo, pic above great film !) in the delightful comedy , If You Could Only Cook (1935) I've missed this one. I think I spy Herbert Marshall and Lionel Stander among the ménage; I'll have to keep an eye peeled for it.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 21:12:55 GMT
The Parker family is easy enough to recognize, and I'd know that lobster dinner anywhere: "Lisa...it's perfect...as always."
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Post by Nalkarj on Nov 19, 2017 21:15:00 GMT
I know Doghouse already posted one of Louise Beavers in the OP, but I've just got to throw this in:
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 21:32:59 GMT
Mildred Pierce Ah, the spacious kitchen in the even more impossibly spacious Pierce home. For 20 years, I lived just a few blocks from the actual house used for exteriors: a typical late-'20s, single story California Spanish bungalow that somehow grew a second story for the interiors. I walked past it probably a hundred times without ever realizing it. Except for the palm tree being much taller these days, it's changed very little in over 70 years.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 21:50:56 GMT
I know Doghouse already posted one of Louise Beavers in the OP, but I've just got to throw this in: Perfectly fair, Nalkarj. And here she is again in Holiday Inn... ...in which Bing and Marjorie Reynolds found time to sing a number while dishing up New Year's dinner for the cash customers.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Nov 19, 2017 21:58:51 GMT
Marjorie Main spent a lot of time in or around movie kitchens, too. Stella DallasThe Affairs Of Martha
Putting The Harvey Girls through their paces Bottling homemade ketchup in Meet Me In St. Louis
Serving breakfast to Judy Garland in Summer Stock Slingin' vittles to the Kettle clan
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Post by gunshotwound on Nov 20, 2017 5:15:54 GMT
I re-watched Frenzy (1972) last week so Vivien Merchant and her cooking school delights for her poor husband are fresh in my mind.
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