tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post7239782947121111983..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: THE SECOND VAN JOHNSON BLOGATHON: Zane Grey Theatre, Deadfall (1959)Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-55717225531897276362018-08-29T06:16:22.522-07:002018-08-29T06:16:22.522-07:00Paddy Lee, you are so very welcome and I hope that...Paddy Lee, you are so very welcome and I hope that you like KELLY AND ME. Walter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02507750468123235383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-44044211774791625552018-08-28T15:08:19.397-07:002018-08-28T15:08:19.397-07:00I found Kelly and Me on YouTube. I can't belie...I found Kelly and Me on YouTube. I can't believe I haven't seen it until now. Thanks.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-46406793186365615712018-08-27T16:44:32.675-07:002018-08-27T16:44:32.675-07:00Thank you, Christian. One of my happy places is lo...Thank you, Christian. One of my happy places is loosing myself in these television shows with the amazing guest stars.<br /><br />I enjoy Van the musical star. I'll even sit through Till the Clouds Roll By to get to Van and Lucille Bremer's I Won't Dance.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-88670202663892780282018-08-27T16:40:39.623-07:002018-08-27T16:40:39.623-07:00And Van aimed to please you with his roles.And Van aimed to please you with his roles.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-38259242585139274692018-08-27T16:37:57.784-07:002018-08-27T16:37:57.784-07:00Great selection for the Van Johnson blogathon Caft...Great selection for the Van Johnson blogathon CaftanWoman, I used to watch these so many years ago. I've always liked and admired Van Johnson, and his versatility. It's too bad he wasn't used more as a dancer, which he was also great at. Thanks for highlighting this one.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-5854842198256011222018-08-27T16:36:47.884-07:002018-08-27T16:36:47.884-07:00I like the idea of Van Johnson in this type of rol...I like the idea of Van Johnson in this type of role.<br /><br />Let's be honest. I like the idea of Van Johnson in ANY type of role...Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-50267026865869685402018-08-27T11:58:26.067-07:002018-08-27T11:58:26.067-07:00I grew up loving old show biz movies and I don'...I grew up loving old show biz movies and I don't remember this one at all. Thank you so much for mentioning it. I will be looking for it and for that warm nostalgic feeling. <br /><br />Zane Grey Theatre provided a lot of interesting actors in engrossing stories. It's what I think of when I think of classic TV.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-60903999428105651782018-08-27T08:10:09.894-07:002018-08-27T08:10:09.894-07:00Paddy Lee, another good write-up of a good TV seri...Paddy Lee, another good write-up of a good TV series with a really good guest star. That is what is so good about watching Classic TV.<br /><br />I, somewhat see Van Johnson as a song and dance man, also. Although, not for the usual musicals. I first remember seeing Van Johnson in the delightful song and dance comedy KELLY AND ME(1957). Channel 3 WREC-TV EARLY MOVIE would show this movie frequently during the 1960's, and I so enjoyed watching it as a youngster. Kelly was a white German Shepard and he and Van were really good together as a vaudeville act in the 1930's.Walter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02507750468123235383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-68425463540460465692018-08-25T18:52:55.241-07:002018-08-25T18:52:55.241-07:00J-Dub, thanks for visiting. I find it very interes...J-Dub, thanks for visiting. I find it very interesting how we all came to the same actor through different aspects of his career. Is versatility a gift or a curse?Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-67523817251005001072018-08-25T15:08:46.065-07:002018-08-25T15:08:46.065-07:00Margot, check out Battleground, Command Decision a...Margot, check out Battleground, Command Decision and The Caine Mutiny, my three favourite war picture featuring Van.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-27156543641613213532018-08-25T15:07:41.638-07:002018-08-25T15:07:41.638-07:00I think the best of actors have a writer inside of...I think the best of actors have a writer inside of them. He was born at the right time, to show up in all the westerns that provided work in the 50s and 60s.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9292306475405560202018-08-25T11:42:29.930-07:002018-08-25T11:42:29.930-07:00There I was reading about Van Johnson in your inte...There I was reading about Van Johnson in your interesting review of a ZANE GREY THEATRE episode when I caught the name of actor Hampton Fancher. Well, who could forget that name? I remember him fondly as Karl Malden's no-good son in PARRISH and, many years later, as the screenwriter of BLADE RUNNER. What a career! We return you to the life and career of Mr. Van Johnson....Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-39018363862583048072018-08-25T10:49:11.458-07:002018-08-25T10:49:11.458-07:00This is very interesting. With me it's the oth...This is very interesting. With me it's the other way around. I can't see Van Johnson as anything other than a song and dance man. I haven't seen his war pictures but I've seen him in the quasi-Noir Scene of the Crime and he barely made the cut as tough guy PI. I have to seek out his TV appearances.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-64031193984550451052018-08-25T07:42:03.027-07:002018-08-25T07:42:03.027-07:00I have the same issue...I saw Van Johnson first in...I have the same issue...I saw Van Johnson first in the war movies. The was time you could have convinced me if you made a war movie between 1940 and 1960, it had to have either John Wayne or Van Johnson. That also means I have trouble with the song and dance thing. J-Dubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761775598344163726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-13874849047609722792018-08-25T05:09:53.750-07:002018-08-25T05:09:53.750-07:00I love catching things on YouTube, but isn't t...I love catching things on YouTube, but isn't that always the way? Never the one you want.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-62591268811122691892018-08-25T05:09:19.921-07:002018-08-25T05:09:19.921-07:00You made me laugh. I know the same three shows on ...You made me laugh. I know the same three shows on repeat loop well. Zane Grey Theatre has lots of terrific guest stars, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Ida Lupino, Edward G. Robinson, Chester Morris, Marsha Hunt, Audrey Totter, Eddie Albert, Sammy Davis Jr. - and that's only the tip of the iceberg.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-12949233771258139782018-08-25T01:02:20.013-07:002018-08-25T01:02:20.013-07:00Would love to see this episode. A lot of episodes ...Would love to see this episode. A lot of episodes are on You Tube but not this one. Viennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907591161822012949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-54514631382447060382018-08-24T21:16:57.445-07:002018-08-24T21:16:57.445-07:00Thanks for bringing this episode to my attention a...Thanks for bringing this episode to my attention and to my blogathon! I'm seriously behind in my classic TV viewing (probably because I just keep watching the same three shows on repeat...), but I will definitely try my best to track this episode down. It sounds like a great showcase of Van's talent.Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595610476583704014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-78077339350509568632018-08-24T15:20:55.356-07:002018-08-24T15:20:55.356-07:00That is a cool tagline.
We used to get Zane Grey ...That is a cool tagline.<br /><br />We used to get Zane Grey Theatre on a western specialty channel. It was great when it started then began showing modern adventure movies and went off the air. Geesh. Some DVDs of the program showed up on my Christmas wish list a couple of years ago. Sometimes Santa listens.<br /><br />Van could do just about anything the studio asked of him. It's up to the rest of us to discover what we like best.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-8990830317102051042018-08-24T14:15:07.478-07:002018-08-24T14:15:07.478-07:00Great write up. Where do you find all these old TV...Great write up. Where do you find all these old TV programs? <br /><br />As for Van Johnson, As a young man, I only saw him in War Movies. So to me Van Johnson = tough Guy, and I still have trouble accepting him as a Song and Dance man. A Western seems like more of a natural fit. But evidently the MGM Bosses disagreed, since he only did one Western film. "Siege at Red River" - which isn't very good but it has a great tagline: <i> And the two best soldiers in the line that day were the Captain from Georgia and the Yankee Spitfire! </i>rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.com