Silver Screen Blog Party Tag Questions

 First of all I want to apologize for not getting these up sooner. I meant to post them yesterday, but I never did get around to it.





 These questions were created by the lovely Miss Natasha of Day by Day for her silver screen blog party.

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It seems to be standard procedure for blog party questionnaires to begin by asking you to introduce yourself to the rest of the party goers. Far be it from me to be remiss in my duty, therefore, do tell us a bit about yourself, in as many or few words as you wish.
Well, I'm 15 years old. I am a Christian. I am an aspiring novelist, a sister, and a daughter who wants to bring glory to her Savior, Jesus Christ.

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What are a few of your favorite classic films?

Summer Stock (1950)

Something in the Wind (1947)

The Wackiest Ship In the Army (1960)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Listen, Darling (1938)

Don't Fence Me In (1945)

Shall We Dance (1937)

High Society (1956)

Three Smart Girls (1936)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Africa Screams (1949)

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Out of those films, who are your favorite characters (not actor, character)?

Summer Stock (1950) - Jane Falbury

Something in the Wind (1947) - Charlie Reed

The Wackiest Ship In the Army (1960) - Capt. Rip Crandall

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Clarissa Saunders

The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Vin and Bernardo O'Reilly

Listen, Darling (1938) - Pinkie Wingate and Buzz Mitchell

Don't Fence Me In (1945) - Toni Ames

Shall We Dance (1937) - Petrov/Pete Peters

High Society (1956) - Mike Conners

Three Smart Girls (1936) - Michael Stuart and Penny Craig

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) - Ruth Kirke Holliday and Timothy Blake

Africa Screams (1949) - Stanley Livingston

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Share one of your favorite movie lines...

Kay Craig: Haven't you any conscience?

Michael Stuart: Conscience? About what?

Kay Craig: You were just about to cheat that poor man, weren't you?

Michael Stuart: Oh, no. I wouldn't cheat anybody. Uhh. I just wanted to buy a little gift, for you.

Kay Craig: For me?

Michael Stuart: Yes.

Kay Craig: Do you think I'd accept a seven-thousand dollar ring that wasn't paid for?

Michael Stuart: Oh, I would have paid it. Uhh, on terms you know. A dollar down, a dollar a week.

Kay Craig: For seven-thousand weeks?

Michael Stuart: Eh ... That is a rather long time, isn't it?

from Three Smart Girls (1936)

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What is your opinion on remaking classic films?

It usually depends.

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How about colorizing black and white films?

I prefer black and white films to stay black and white, but if I have a choice I'll usually try out the colorized version maybe once or twice.

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Name a few of your favorite silver screen actresses.

Judy Garland

Deanna Durbin

Dale Evans

Ginger Rogers

Debbie Reynolds

Audrey Hepburn
Jean Arthur

are some

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Now a few of your favorite actors.

Donald O’Conner

Fred Astaire

Frank Sinatra

Jimmy Stewart

Cary Grant

Roy Rogers

Gregory Peck

are some

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Why are they your favorites?

I love their singing, love their dancing, love their acting, and love how they make me laugh and cry.

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Do you enjoy westerns? Why or why not?

Oh yeah! I love westerns. Roy Rogers’s movies, The Roy Rogers Show, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and The Rifleman. 

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Are you a purist when it comes to adapting a book you love to the screen?

I’m usually pretty forgiving, though I must say I have a list of complaints for the 1954 Ivanhoe adaption.

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Are there any film adaptations that you enjoyed more than the original book?

Off hand, no. 

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There are a lot of wonderful classic TV shows, but which one is your favorite? 

Oh, dear! What a question to ask. I think it's a close race between The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, The Dick van Dyke Show, and The Jack Benny Program. Yeah, I know that's four shows, but I love them all so much.

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After watching a musical, do you hum and singing snatches of the songs as you go about your day?

Yes, unless I have a sore throat or a really bad cold.

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Assuming the answer to the above is "yes", which song, without fail, get's stuck in your head?

Mack the Black sung by Judy Garland in The Pirate (1948). It is a very catchy tune.

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What's the corniest film you've ever seen?

I'm sure there's one out there, but at the moment I can't think of it.

~ Hanne-col

Summer Stock (1950) - Movie Review

 Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) is struggling to keep her farm afloat due to past bad crops and, being unable to pay wages, her hands are forced to find employment elsewhere. After managing to get a tractor on credit from the store owner and her future father-in-law, Jane is shocked to return to the farm and find the place crawling with actors. Jane's sister, Abigail (Gloria De Haven), has returned home after offering the barn to Joe Ross (Gene Kelly) to put on his show that Abigail stars in. Jane at first tells Joe and his acting troupe to clear out, but eventually relents and lets them stay on condition that they help out on the farm too.

 I personally love this movie! Judy is lovely and adorable as always. Gene Kelly's character is a bit different than his usual ones- in a good way, he's not cocky in this movie.

Some Trivia:
 Summer Stock was Judy Garland's last movie for MGM and was originally meant to star Mickey Rooney in the Gene Kelly role. Mickey Rooney's box office draw was not much, however, and they cast Gene Kelly in the role.

 Judy Garland starred in Gene Kelly's first picture for MGM and his screen debut, For Me and My Gal. Gene Kelly starred in Judy Garland's last picture for MGM, Summer Stock.

Music:
 Here are two of the songs from the movie. I'd do several more, only I don't want to spoil it all for you.

Dig, Dig, Dig, Dig for Your Dinner

Howdy Neighbor, Happy Harvest

~ Hanne-col

What's On? (1950s TV Shows)

 In the 1950s television became popular and movie stars began having their own shows. Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, and Donna Reed had their own shows, but there was also a lovely TV show called What's My Line. In the show a panel had to try and guess what occupation their guests had. There would also be a mystery guest, usually a celebrity, who the panel would have to blindfold themselves for. Here are some of my favorites of both.

The Jack Benny Program - Guest Star Humphrey Bogart

The Jack Benny Program - Guest Star Ginger Rogers



What's My Line - Mystery Guest Debbie Reynolds



What's My Line - Mystery Guest Yul Brynner



What's My Line - Mystery Guest Fred Astaire



What's My Line - Mystery Guest Ronald Reagan



What's My Line - Mystery Guests Roy Rogers and Dale Evans



What's My Line - Mystery Guest Jack Benny

~ Hanne-col

Matinee Saturday - 1940s

 Today is Matinee Saturday for Going Through the Era's. There are so many movies I love from the 40s that I couldn't pick just one so I decided to make a list of some of my favorites.

His Girl Friday (1940) - Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, and Ralph Bellamy star in this hilarious screwball comedy. Newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is given a surprise visit by his ex-wife and ex-reportor Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) when she tells him that she is going to remarry. Next ensues chaos as Burns gets Hildy to do one last newspaper story for him in exchange for buying life insurance from her fiance (Ralph Bellamy), but as murderer escapes jail Burn's is trying to get the story and his ex-wife back.

Babes on Broadway (1941) - The third of the Mickey and Judy 'Backyard Musicals' finds Tommy Williams (Mickey Rooney) and two pals trying to get their big break on Broadway. One day with the thought of the next days private audition with a broadway producer glimmering before them Tommy's happiness is dimmed when he sees a girl, Penny Morris (Judy Garland), crying in another booth at the drugstore. Determined to cheer her up he talks to her and then takes her to her home. The next day their audition is crashed hundreds of other hopefuls and they end up not being able to audition. Mickey and his chums decide to put on their own show for broadway producers to see them and soon find a cause in the orphanage that Penny helps out at.

It Started With Eve (1941) - Jonathan Reynolds (Charles Laughton) is on his deathbed and near death as his only son and child Johnny (Robert Cummings) arrives in New York City and rushes home. Before he dies Johnny's father wants to meet his son's fiancee and so Johnny promptly rushes to her hotel. His fiancee and her mother are not in however and he is unable to find them anywhere. In desperation he asks the hat check girl Anne Terry (Deanna Durbin) to pretend to be his fiancee so his father can die happy. Johnny's father is pleased with the girl he thinks is his sons fiancee and unexpectedly recovers, leaving Johnny frantic for a way to resolve the mix-up without throwing his father into a relapse and Anne determined to attend the engagement party his father is holding and meet some broadway producers.

Don't Fence Me In (1945) - Magazine photographer Toni Ames (Dale Evans) is sent west to Twin Wells from New York City to try and find the outlaw from the wild west Wildcat Kelly. There she meets an old man who claims to have been a friend of the outlaw (Gabby Hayes). She goes to the dude ranch where he works along with Roy Rogers and the rest of the Sons of the Pioneers and begins to snoop around for clues.

Well, those are just four of some of my favorite movies from the 1940s and let met tell you there are many, many more.

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I think I'll close off this post with some pictures of one of my favorite singers and actresses Judy Garland.

 A publicity still for the 1948 film Easter Parade starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. I really like this movie and wish Judy had been able to make another movie with Fred Astaire.

A movie still from the 1942 movie For Me and My Gal starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and George Murphy. This movie was Kelly's big screen debut and another one of my favorites.

~Hanne-col

Anne Week Tag

 Okay, originally I wasn't planning on participating in Miss Dashwood's Anne event, but when I read these tag questions over on her blog and then one of the bloggers I follow did them and I read them again decided to break down and participate. I think that the fact that my older sisters and I have recently converted our younger sister to Anne fanship, helps. Oh, how we love Anne!

1. How many of the Anne books have you read, and how many of the films have you seen?
 I have read the first three Anne books and will hopefully continue reading the series this summer. I have seen all three Anne films and love them all. *ducks* And I shall *ducks* defend *ducks* that statement *ducks*. Oh, and I've seen the 1934 black and white Anne movie starring Anne Shirley.


2. If someone yanked your hair and called you carrots, what would you do to him?

 Well, I'm not sure. If someone yanked my hair I would definitely tell him to stop it at once and hopefully I won't go so far as to break a slate over his head. Now as to calling me carrots, I would demand to know why on earth he was calling me carrots. My hair does not resemble red or even auburn in the least!


3. What would you do if Josie Pye dared you to walk the ridgepole of a roof?

 I don't think I would do it. She could call me a coward all she likes, but I do not wish to break my neck. I know I couldn't do and I admit that freely.


4. If you had the opportunity to play any AGG (I'm abbreviating from now on because I am a lazy typist) character in an AGG play, which role would you choose?

 First off I can't act, but if I could I might like to play Diana. I probably couldn't pull off Anne and would get stage fright in the lead role, but I'd probably get stage fright in a secondary role too.


5. If you were marooned on a desert island, which AGG character would you want to have as a companion? (Anne, Gilbert and Diana are not options.  Let's keep this thing interesting.  Not that they're not interesting.... oh, yay, now the disclaimer to this question is longer than the question itself.  Lovely lovely lovely.)

 Hmm, either Marilla or Matthew.


6. If there was going to be a new adaptation of the Anne books and you could have any part in making the movie, what would you choose to do? (screenwriting, acting, casting, costume-making are a few possibilities)

 First off I'd try to reconcile myself to the idea of someone besides Megan Follows playing Anne. Helping out with costume design might be kind of fun, only someone else had better do all sewing and figuring out how to make it. I'd be to terrified to try and do screenwriting for it. Adapting a book must be a terrifying task.


7. What are, in your opinion, the funniest AGG book/movie scenes? (choose one from the books and one from the movies)

 Hmm, the part in the first book with the cake Anne bakes for when the Reverend and Mrs. Allen visit is funny and so many other parts that have slipped my mind at the moment. In the movies it is a close call. Either the scene when Anne and Diana fall in the mud and are chasing Dolly in the 2nd Anne or Diana, Jane, and Ruby in the scene when Anne's 'drowning' in the 1st.


8. What are, in your opinion, the saddest AGG book/movie scenes? (choose one of each again)

 The scene that I thought was the saddest in the books was in Anne of the Island. When Anne and Ruby are talking a day or two before Ruby dies. I was almost in tears. I am particularly attached to Ruby, you see. In all the Anne reenactments my older sisters and I used to do I was always Ruby. Saddest scene in the movies it is most definitely when Matthew dies. *sniff*


9. Which AGG character would you most like to spend an afternoon with? (again, Anne and Gilbert and Diana are not options for this one--think secondary characters)

 Philippa Gordon, hands down. She was one of my favorite characters in Anne of the Island and she is such a dear you know!


10.  What is your definition of a kindred spirit?

 Someone who you connect with. They share similar tastes, beliefs, and you just get along really well. You both have your own individuality, but the essence of it is the same. And as Alexandra said in her answer to this question (you do not mind if I quote you, Alexandra, do you? We use the same term a lot in our house) you just "click".

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That was a lovely tag Miss Dashwood and I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you very much for creating it!


~ Hanne-col

Modern Screen, November 1941

 Well, I'm back again with the other vintage movie magazine I bought alongside with the one last week. This time it is from 1941.

 The cover with some actor by the name of Stirling Hayden.

A pre-release movie review of the Deanna Durbin film It Started With Eve. Apparently before it's release they were calling it 'It Started With Adam'. 

An article on Roy Rogers the King of the Cowboys. It is really funny to see the publicity stunt that Republic Pictures did regarding Roy's birth place in here.

 A movie ad for the Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth film You'll Never Get Rich. Good movie by the way.

Here is a picture of Bonita Granville. She starred in four Nancy Drew films. 

 a closeup of the Bonita Granville picture.

 Gary Cooper

 An article on Judy Garland written by her mother.

And an article on Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. He was a regular on the Jack Benny Radio show starting with his very first appearance in 1937 and would later on become a regular as Jack's chauffeur/valet/butler. He would continue to become a regular on Jack Benny's television program too.

~ Hanne-col

Sing, Sing, Sing with a Swing (1940s Music)

Today is Fun Monday for Going Through the Era's and I am going to drown you with swing music! Well, maybe not really, but I do love music from the 1940s. Judy Garland, the Andrews Sisters, Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, and all those lovelies! *happy sigh* You get the idea.


"Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. A particular favorite.

"Drummer Boy" sung by Judy Garland in the movie "Strike Up the Band."



"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" sung by the Andrews Sisters in "Buck Privates"



"The Turntable Song" sung by Deanna Durbin in "Something in the Wind"



"Gotta Be This or That" sung by Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland on The Danny Kaye Show.



"Swinging on a Star" sung by Bing Crosby in the movie "Going My Way." The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Bing Crosby would also win an oscar for best actor and his co-star Barry Fitzgerald won best supporting actor.



"The Nerve of Some People" sung by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in the movie "Lights of Old Santa Fe."



"Cowboy Ham and Eggs" sung by Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers in the movie "Home in Oklahoma"



Well, I'd better close this before it gets too long, but I hope it has whet your appetite for more.

~ Hanne-col

Movie Review: Three Smart Girls (1936)

 Joan (Nan Grey), Kay (Barbara Read), and Penny Craig's (Deanna Durbin) parents have been divorced for ten years and girls live in Switzerland with their mother. Mrs. Craig, who still loves the girls' father, is heartbroken when she reads in the newspaper that their father is planning to remarry. So the girls decide to run away to New York City and prevent the wedding.

 Once in New York they surprise their father, millionaire Judson Craig (Charles Winninger), and shock his fiancee, Miss Donna Lyons (Binnie Barnes). The girls soon enlist the help of Bill Evans (John King), the man who manages their father's investments. Together they hatch a plot to get Miss Lyons away from their father by introducing her to someone even richer. But Bill is sent to Philadelphia and when the method for the girls to find him goes awry they end up getting the wrong man (Ray Milland).

 I LOVE this movie!! It is such a delightful movie, with some really funny movie lines. I highly recommend it. Oh, and I just found out you can find it on YouTube.

Movie Quotes:

Judson Craig: Do you realize that I have guests downstairs, that Miss Lyons was singing? I thought the ceiling would come down!
Penny Craig: Why didn't you stop her?

Kay Craig: Haven't you any conscience?
Michael Stuart: Conscience? About what?
Kay Craig: You were just about to cheat that poor man, weren't you?
Michael Stuart: Oh, no. I wouldn't cheat anybody. Uhh. I just wanted to buy a little gift, for you.
Kay Craig: For me?
Michael Stuart: Yes.
Kay Craig: Do you think I'd accept a seven-thousand dollar ring that wasn't paid for?
Michael Stuart: Oh, I would have paid it. Uhh, on terms you know. A dollar down, a dollar a week.
Kay Craig: For seven-thousand weeks?
Michael Stuart: Eh ... That is a rather long time, isn't it?

~ Hanne-col

Modern Screen, October 1936

 On the way back from Florida last December we stopped by an antique mall and I picked this delightful little goody. Modern Screen from October of 1936.

 The cover with a drawing of Jeannette MacDonald on it.

Only actress on this page that I know is Irene Dunne. 

 A closer look at the Irene Dunne picture and an interesting tid-bit on "Madame Curie." Hmm, I guess the movie ended up getting shelved or something. It didn't come out until 1943, and then Greer Garson had the title role.

 Claudette Colbert in what looks like a very good imitation of the dress she wore in It Happened One Night.

 an article on Katherine Hepburn.

 Two pages on Fall fashion, with Olivia de Haviland on the right.

 a closer look at the Olivia de Haviland page.

 My favorite part of the whole magazine though is this two-page beauty on Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' Waltz in Swing Time which they performed in the movie Swing Time.

closer look at each page.

Isn't it lovely? And I bought this with another magazine for only $5!

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And now after looking at that two-page Astaire and Rogers spread I'm in the mood for some dance clips.

Waltz in Swing Time:



Hard to Handle:



Pick Yourself Up:



Aren't they just fabulous?

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Oh, by the way this post is for my older sister's blog event "Going Through the Eras."

~ Hanne-col