tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post5928324209845746647..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: CAFTAN WOMAN'S CHOICE: ONE FOR NOIRVEMBER ON TCMCaftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-89509978868464204082020-11-07T15:18:44.833-08:002020-11-07T15:18:44.833-08:00King Creole is one of Elvis's better movies ha...King Creole is one of Elvis's better movies having been directed by Michael Curtiz.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-29331574503408038422020-11-07T15:18:07.333-08:002020-11-07T15:18:07.333-08:00Small world department: Jackie is in one of my fav...Small world department: Jackie is in one of my favourite comedies, Who's Minding the Mint? which was directed by Howard Morris.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-20083441557874810072020-11-07T10:24:38.564-08:002020-11-07T10:24:38.564-08:00Like BARBARA STANWYCK, JACKIE JOSEPH was in an ELV...Like BARBARA STANWYCK, JACKIE JOSEPH was in an ELVIS PRESLEY movie. Of course, Barbara had a lead role in ROUSTABOUT. Jackie had an uncredited role as a salesgirl in KING CREOLE which also had CAROLYN JONES, WALTER MATTHAU and DOLORES HART. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-88873801299955591072020-11-07T10:14:18.228-08:002020-11-07T10:14:18.228-08:00Today JACKIE JOSEPH is 87! She did an ep of THE AN...Today JACKIE JOSEPH is 87! She did an ep of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (in scenes with ERNEST T. BASS(HOWARD MORRIS)). According to imdb she did four eps of GOMER PYLE, USMC. Of course, Gomer was a spin-off of the Griffith show. She played a different character each time. It's a wonder they didn't have her do an ep of MAYBERRY RFD especially being it starred Jackie's then-husband KEN BERRY(as SAM JONES). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-28469870832607745632020-11-04T12:01:16.448-08:002020-11-04T12:01:16.448-08:00I haven't seen That Girl in ages. I wonder if ...I haven't seen That Girl in ages. I wonder if Betty and Lew got to drive to work together that week. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-15137507220020202532020-11-04T12:00:22.792-08:002020-11-04T12:00:22.792-08:00Gee, I remember when Marlo and Phil met when she g...Gee, I remember when Marlo and Phil met when she guested on his show. You could see he was smitten!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-12059888188097823262020-11-04T11:59:44.309-08:002020-11-04T11:59:44.309-08:00His Brother's Wife, 1936 was just "okay.&...His Brother's Wife, 1936 was just "okay." This is My Affair, 1937 held my interest more. I would have liked to have seen the couple in a comedy back in the 1930s.<br /><br />The Night Walker, 1964 was like a lot of William Castle movies - I enjoy them but don't always recommend them. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30069927646694428852020-11-04T10:17:10.218-08:002020-11-04T10:17:10.218-08:00I remember BETTY KEAN from her ep of THE ANDY GRIF...I remember BETTY KEAN from her ep of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW titled A VISIT TO BARNEY FIFE(1967). Andy visits Barney in RALEIGH where Barney is working. Betty plays MA PARKER. Barney is renting a room from her. She has a son and a daughter. The story has to do with grocery store robberies at night when the stores are closed. Betty's married name was Parker then. According to imdb Betty Kean guest starred on an ep of THAT GIRL which her husband LEW PAKER was on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9411164786925807172020-11-04T09:33:34.820-08:002020-11-04T09:33:34.820-08:00BARBARA STANWYCK's first ex-husband FRANK FAY ...BARBARA STANWYCK's first ex-husband FRANK FAY was once married to BETTY KEAN, the sister of JANE KEAN. Betty's first three marriages all ended in divorce. The ex-husbands(in order) were ROY SEDLEY, FRANK FAY and JIM BACKUS. Betty was married to LEW PARKER from 1956 until his passing in 1972. Lew is best known for playing the dad of THAT GIRL Ann Marie(MARLO THOMAS). By the way, Marlo has been married to PHIL DONAHUE for 40 years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-91955120889740773772020-11-04T09:14:06.413-08:002020-11-04T09:14:06.413-08:00I didn't see the two movies that BARBARA STANW...I didn't see the two movies that BARBARA STANWYCK did with ROBERT TAYLOR(her second ex-husband). What is your opinion of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-16787070507469265202020-11-03T14:46:50.358-08:002020-11-03T14:46:50.358-08:00Yes. There are serious themes in Man Without a Sta...Yes. There are serious themes in Man Without a Star, but the easy-going character gives it a charm for us.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-78812183154806917192020-11-03T14:46:02.937-08:002020-11-03T14:46:02.937-08:00Man Without a Star is my favourite of Kirk's w...Man Without a Star is my favourite of Kirk's westerns followed by Last Train from Gun Hill, Gunfight at the OK Corral, The War Wagon, There Was a Crooked Man..., and Lonely Are the Brave would round out the list.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-92171323034119451482020-11-03T14:42:11.499-08:002020-11-03T14:42:11.499-08:00All three were very good in westerns and that woul...All three were very good in westerns and that would have bee an interesting story.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-47527586351849688252020-11-03T11:47:24.812-08:002020-11-03T11:47:24.812-08:00One western that slipped my mind for a little bit ...One western that slipped my mind for a little bit is MAN WITHOUT A STAR with JEANNE CRAIN. Then I remembered that you mentioned you like that movie(as do I). Kirk got to be more light-hearted in the movie than usual-and he sang!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-69502113157540449992020-11-03T09:11:39.832-08:002020-11-03T09:11:39.832-08:00What westerns do you like KIRK DOUGLAS best in? Of...What westerns do you like KIRK DOUGLAS best in? Off the top of my head, I've seen Kirk in THE WAY WEST(I thought it was kind of boring), THE LAST SUNSET, GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL(with the lovely RHONDA FLEMING) and LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL(with CAROLYN JONES, ANTHONY QUINN and EARL HOLLIMAN). I remember that you're a fan of Earl(as I am). My favorite out of these four movies is LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL. I really enjoyed the movie and the cast. Carolyn Jones had an interesting career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-1932322786166775402020-11-03T09:03:04.711-08:002020-11-03T09:03:04.711-08:00I think it would have been good if BARBARA STANWYC...I think it would have been good if BARBARA STANWYCK had done a western with VAN HEFLIN and/or KIRK DOUGLAS. It would have been interesting if they had Barbara be married to Van in the western. Kirk could have played an old flame or a new fellow trying to woo Barbara away from her husband. Of course, it could turn out that Kirk is a bad guy in the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-1357776981702216362020-11-02T15:57:36.796-08:002020-11-02T15:57:36.796-08:00Sean Kanan did indeed play AJ (Alan Jr.) on Genera...Sean Kanan did indeed play AJ (Alan Jr.) on General Hospital. Most recently, the digital series Studio City, in which he stars and co-produces and writes nominated for several Daytime Emmy awards.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-47455573904833923352020-11-02T15:54:30.063-08:002020-11-02T15:54:30.063-08:00Crime of Passion is an interesting look at women i...Crime of Passion is an interesting look at women in the 1950s when there was a stark choice between a career or being a housewife.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-66406958130107659812020-11-02T11:23:46.722-08:002020-11-02T11:23:46.722-08:00SEAN KANAN is 54 today. He is best known for his w...SEAN KANAN is 54 today. He is best known for his work on daytime soaps. He played DEACON SHARPE on two soaps-THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. He is best known for playing A.J. QUARTERMAINE on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Speaking of Raymond Burr, Sean got to do two PERRY MASON TV-movies. In THE CASE OF THE MALIGNED MOBSTER he played the son of the defendant(MICHAEL NADER). Sean has the distinction of playing the murder victim in the last Perry Mason movie with Raymond. It was THE CASE OF THE KILLER KISS. STUART DAMON was also in the movie. Didn't Sean play the son of ALAN(played by Stuart) on GH?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-19032448129167543572020-11-02T11:05:15.174-08:002020-11-02T11:05:15.174-08:00ROBERT RISKIN was married to FAY WRAY. Fay played ...ROBERT RISKIN was married to FAY WRAY. Fay played the wife to RAYMOND BURR in CRIME OF PASSION. The movie starred...BARBARA STANWYCK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-78510828283918968312020-11-01T17:49:41.467-08:002020-11-01T17:49:41.467-08:00Thank you very much. I really enjoyed writing the ...Thank you very much. I really enjoyed writing the Pitfall piece and it is nice to dust it off.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-73224512000435540262020-11-01T16:40:17.723-08:002020-11-01T16:40:17.723-08:00STRANGE LOVE is an interesting noir and you're...STRANGE LOVE is an interesting noir and you're right about the fabulous Rosa score. But of all the noirs you mention at the end of your post, PITFALL is the one that I find the most fascinating. Thanks for providing the link to its review in your archives.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-73693139484438672232020-11-01T15:51:11.589-08:002020-11-01T15:51:11.589-08:00So true. It isn't just adhering to or sneaking...So true. It isn't just adhering to or sneaking something past the code. It feels like a trust in the audience or at least some of the audience. It is respectful.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-20184998170171883542020-11-01T15:43:18.171-08:002020-11-01T15:43:18.171-08:00Those youngsters and their story grab you right of...Those youngsters and their story grab you right off the bat. Impressive filmmaking.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-59861936906574295402020-11-01T14:45:17.215-08:002020-11-01T14:45:17.215-08:00I just love this film - it's actually a pretty...I just love this film - it's actually a pretty weird one, quite dark and perverse in its undercurrents, especially in the relationship between Martha and her husband. Movies could SUGGEST so much in the old classic noir!grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.com