Favourite Films

[Marian]

STATE FAIR (any version) Feel good film with good songs, especially 'It's a Grand Night for Singing'.

[Pam]

another wonderful movie - The Ghost and Mrs Muir with Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison and George Sanders

[ROBERT M.]

Marian has already mentioned this one, but State Fair (1945 version )...............I think this is the first film Rogers and Hammerstein worked together on................I love - It Might as Well Be Spring........................but I love - Jeanne Crain even more (heavenly)

[ROBERT M.]

Jeanne Crain is sooo sweet here on Whats My Line from 1959

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMpUVauhODQ

[ROBERT M.]

In the above video Jeanne puts on her Betty Boop voice, until the panel know her identity ...................Jeanne Crain was also the star of the rather controversial movie, Pinky (1949) a story of racial prejudice, it tells the story of a half coloured girl who passes for a white girl while at school.

[mariana44]

I really enjoyed watching that clip from "What's my Line".
Thanks Robert.

[ROBERT M.]

I'm pleased you enjoyed watching it Marian

[ROBERT M.]

Another brilliant R&H movie is The King and I ........Yul Bryner and Deborah Kerr star in this wonderful film .................I will say more at a later date, but I just have to show you Deborah Kerr on What's My Line in 1953...................she is so pretty here (she looks different to the way she looked in her films)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WJSTKCChRs

[mariana44]

Deborah looked very young in that clip--and yes, very pretty.

[paul jh]

I loved Song Of Norway from 1970. I think it was panned by all the critics, but I loved it because I was just getting interested in Grieg's music around this time. I need to get a DVD of this movie.

[mariana44]

Do you know, Paul, I had that film on my list for later. I remember seeing it ages ago with George, and I was stunned at how beautiful and listenable the Music of Grieg is---along with the beautiful scenery in the film, and the lovely story, I really enjoyed it. I did buy some Grieg music after that on Cd.

[paul jh]

That is really neat Marian. I was pretty young when I saw it, but I often think about going to the see the film and how much I enjoyed it. (I saw it in the same ornate Spanish-style theatre that I saw the DeVol tribute last Saturday. )

Grieg's music has lovely melodies and passion as well. I visited his home a few years ago and it's a beautiful place.

[Pam]

Paul,
have you been able to find Song of Norway here in the US I just checked netflix and it is not there. I would love to see the movie it sounds terrific

[mariana44]

Pam, this dvd has now been discontinued, although there is an imported one in Amazon.com--not sure if it is in English though, as it has a foreign title. Ebay could be a good place to look.

[ROBERT M.]

One of my all time favourite non musical films is the wonderful black and white comedy IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT............ made in 1934 the film deservedly was a multi Oscar winner ............starring a handsome Clark Gable and the lovely Claudette Colbert, the film was truly enthralling from start to finish .........directed by Frank Capra.