Fast and Loose

I absolutely love 1939's Fast and Loose. If you haven't seen it, think along the lines of The Thin Man - with Robert Montgomery as a rare book dealer and Rosalind Russell as his wife. Bob n Rosalind make such a great couple.

"Mr. Sloane, I've got it. Your face has been bothering me all through dinner.

Think of me living with it for two years."

I'll leave you with a Roaslind line: "Oh grandpa, what big eyes you have."

Tonight on the BIG Screen

I'm back from vacation. In a nutshell: something bit me on the ankle & it itched & swelled up for a week; it was 100 outside - we camped all week; thunderstorms that look like hell is coming suck. Enough about me.

The event I went to was aviation themed & included an outdoor aviation movie each night on a three story screen. Very cool actually. I ended up watching the first hour of The High & The Mighty (John Wayne, 1954), 633 Squadron (Cliff Robertson, 1964), and The Battle of Britain (Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier & half the free world, 1969). You get goose bumps watching the beginning credits of old movies on the big screen.

Anyhow, Cliff Robertson was there to introduce 633 Squadron. I was hoping to get his autograph, but bounding over masses of people in pitch black doesn't work well.

Why can't they show more classic movies on the big screen? Sigh...

Cary Grant is a Bum

Heh, now that I have that off my chest.

Just kidding, I like screwball Cary.

No new news here - just liked how this is stated on someone's web site:

"For a time he was Mr. Sharp Dressed Man in Hollywood. Style could have been his middle name and as Hollywood's Archbishop of Class for years he refused to carry a wallet because it ruined the drape of his suits. Now that is class! Indeed some would say he made that other icon of style, Cary Grant look positively scruffy in comparsion! Maybe a bit strong but Montgomery definately had that something, which set him above the rest!"

Think about that for a few days - I'm off for vacation.

A Date With David Smith

Heh, this YouTubed scene from Mr. & Mrs. Smith is priceless. Thanks romanleader.

Photo Friday

Today's photo is Tyrone Power. Since Tyrone was a USMC aviator, this photo is actually for his film Crash Dive from 1943. Download a larger photo here.


Just my two cents on Crash Dive, I watched it on of the Fox Movie Channel not too long ago. In all it's 1943 color beauty, the film includes Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, and is available on DVD. Submarine movies are always entertaining...

Thanks to JTK - Kay Francis/Pre-code blog.