Old Hollywood Thread

[QueenCobra]

I saw something about a “Kim Novak tribute” on YouTube and instantly panicked. However…it turns out yesterday was her birthday. I let out a big breath of relief. An emotional rollercoaster, to say the least.

 

[chocovelvetcake]

Damn, I can't believe June Lockhart's going to turn 100 this year (her birthday is June 25th). As of writing this post, it'll be almost 4 months before her birthday when we get to the 25th of this month.

 

[ShawnFuzz]

Does 12 Angry Men count? It was the first movie that popped into my head. I love that movie!

Alfred Hitchcock movies mostly fall under this category I think... Rear Window is probably my favorite!

 

[Bowie]

Me and a friend have a list of films and shows we want to introduce each other to – he’s not very familiar at all with some of the older flicks, so I’ve included a few of my favourites (All About Eve, Pillow Talk, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Rear Window, among others). Does anyone have any fun recommendations for someone who hasn’t seen a great deal of older films? I introduced him to Snow White for the first time last week and he loved that.

 

[potato-queen03]

So...I just realized, it'll be the 40th anniversary of the first "Back to the Future" movie. I should show the entire trilogy to my mom this year.

 

[QueenCobra]

Me and a friend have a list of films and shows we want to introduce each other to – he’s not very familiar at all with some of the older flicks, so I’ve included a few of my favourites (All About Eve, Pillow Talk, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Rear Window, among others). Does anyone have any fun recommendations for someone who hasn’t seen a great deal of older films? I introduced him to Snow White for the first time last week and he loved that.

I really enjoyed Some Like It Hot and Meet Me in St. Louis.

 

[Bowie]

I really enjoyed Some Like It Hot and Meet Me in St. Louis.

Oh, I absolutely adore those. Will add to the list. Thank you!

 

[Nunnafinga]

Me and a friend have a list of films and shows we want to introduce each other to – he’s not very familiar at all with some of the older flicks, so I’ve included a few of my favourites (All About Eve, Pillow Talk, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Rear Window, among others). Does anyone have any fun recommendations for someone who hasn’t seen a great deal of older films? I introduced him to Snow White for the first time last week and he loved that.

Casablanca(1941)
The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)
Roman Holiday(1953)
The Quiet Man(1952)
Sergeant York(1941)
The Maltese Falcon(1941)
Mutiny On The Bounty(1935)
Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)
My Fair Lady(1964)
Forbidden Planet(1956)

Here's a few movies from The Golden Age that I've enjoyed over the years and recommend.

 

[Bowie]

Casablanca(1941)
The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)
Roman Holiday(1953)
The Quiet Man(1952)
Sergeant York(1941)
The Maltese Falcon(1941)
Mutiny On The Bounty(1935)
Yankee Doodle Dandy(1942)
My Fair Lady(1964)
Forbidden Planet(1956)

Here's a few movies from The Golden Age that I've enjoyed over the years and recommend.

Thank you very much! So many lovely choices.

 

[QueenCobra]

Gene Hackman’s passing was tragic. He was my dad and grandpa’s favorite actor. (I’ll also never forget him in drag in The Birdcage!) The circumstances surrounding his death, as well as his wife and dog’s, make it seem either suspicious or an unfortunate accident. I’m glad he lived to 95, though— what a full life!

 

[Nunnafinga]

Gene Hackman’s passing was tragic. He was my dad and grandpa’s favorite actor. (I’ll also never forget him in drag in The Birdcage!) The circumstances surrounding his death, as well as his wife and dog’s, make it seem either suspicious or an unfortunate accident. I’m glad he lived to 95, though— what a full life!

When I was a kid I remember seeing Gene Hackman in Bonnie and Clyde,The French Connection and The Poseidon Adventure so I was pretty familiar with him as an actor.However,the first time I saw Young Frankenstein,I didn't recognize him at all as the blind hermit who gets a visit from the monster.That scene is hilarious and I liked it even more when I realized the blind hermit was Gene Hackman.He was truly a great actor.

 

[QueenCobra]

While the whole interview was interesting, it’s funny to see cute little toddler Mariska Hargitay in her hat. Funny how she was told to get her own show, and now SVU is still going strong!

 

[QueenCobra]

Before he was “Jaws” or the goofy guy in “Happy Gilmore”, Richard Kiel was in a local kids’ show called “The Paul Bunyan Show”. This was in the early ‘60s and appears to have been a local program.

 

[chocovelvetcake]

I found this drawing of some caricatures of the Dick van **** show cast on Facebook.

 

[QueenCobra]

Connie Francis is more of a singer, but her song “Pretty Little Baby” has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. (She was popular in the early ‘60s, I think.) Anyway, she was interviewed about her song being introduced to a younger generation, she said:

“The first I learned of it was when Ron called to advise me that I had ‘a viral hit’. Clearly out of touch with present day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: ‘What's that?’”

I hope she enjoys the attention, once she learned what a “viral hit” was!

 

[QueenCobra]

Also…I posted this in a different thread, BUT recently, Mariska Hargitay released a documentary about her mom, Jayne Mansfield. In it, she reveals that her biological father wasn’t Mickey Hargitay, but singer Nelson Sardelli.
Nelson is still alive, amazingly enough. But Mariska looks so much like Jayne, I guess I never considered any resemblance to her father.