Okierazorbacker wrote:
>"The Birds" isn't one of my favorites, but SoaD, SoaT, NBNW, RW, etc.,
>c'mon. TLV pales in comparison.
I'll give you my discs of "The Man Who Knew Too Much," "Topaz," "Torn
Curtain," "The Birds," & "The Trouble With Harry" in exchange for your
discs of "The Lady Vanishes," "The 39 Steps," "Rebecca," "Foreign
Correspondent," & "Secret Agent."
>> >Wellman -- Seems overrated to me. Nothing really special.
>>
>> You're kidding. You don't like "The Public Enemy," "Nothing Sacred,"
>> "Roxie Hart," "Story of G.I. Joe"?
>
>No, haven't seen it, no, and no.
I rewatched "Roxie Hart" a week or two ago. It has one of the most
joyous, relaxed, funny dance numbers in any non-musical (& many a
musical)--a Black Bottom danced by Ginger Rogers, the dopy mooncalf
George Montgomery, Lynne Overman, Sara Allgood (as a pummeling prison
matron) & a bunch of other characters on the prison floor. To me, it's
the kind of scene that makes '30s movies in general appealing. I'd
rather watch Ginger Rogers in this movie than anything else, & I'm a
Ginger Rogers fan.
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