tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post8352937288667163988..comments2023-03-27T00:32:25.248-07:00Comments on Classic Reel Girl: Brunettes, Blondes, Disability, & Questions Out of the PastBonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06728909810579677454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post-16231239340389691472015-07-25T17:54:35.448-07:002015-07-25T17:54:35.448-07:00With "They Won't Believe Me" ( Rober...With "They Won't Believe Me" ( Robert Young, Susan Hayward...Jane Greer ) the very next movie Robert Young stars in, is "Crossfire" and the very next movie Jane Greer stars in after "...Believe Me" is..."Out of the Past."<br />__<br /><br />And this line: "He had followed her," occurs just before Jeff and his partner Joe have that knock down drag out fight in. Just like a dame huh...to bring a gun to a fist fight. <br />__<br /><br />Bros before...yeah! L0L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post-3676227924680045762015-07-25T08:55:41.819-07:002015-07-25T08:55:41.819-07:00Hey, Cinemaven! Yea, I really liked how they treat...Hey, Cinemaven! Yea, I really liked how they treated the Kid's disability. I did my thesis on the portrayal of disability, so my ears are always perked when a character with a disability enters the room. Pleasantly surprised by the positive representation here. (Although the cynic in me wonders, did they not want to pay him to speak lines? I knew someone once who got their lines cut when the filmmakers were looking to save money--it was a minor role.)<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to answer some of my questions. I plan on checking out your twitter feed next. By way of following up:<br /><br />1. Ever get a movie stuck in your head? This is one of them for me. After thinking about it for a few more days--this after I had already mulled over it for a month, it occurred to me that the second murder might be his partner. I still wasn't positive, but your answer solidifies it for me. BTW - I HAVE to watch for that line. Missed it the first time around. What scene does it occur in?<br /><br />2. I can see that. There really wasn't much sexual tension between the two--just desperation to meet their end goals.<br /><br />3. Bros before...yep, I get it. Whit's right hand man was worth more to him than that wicked Kathie any day.<br /><br />4. Makes sense. No one is thinking (or moving) clearly in the heat of the moment. Again, thank you for taking the time to address so many of my questions!<br /><br />It sounds familiar, but I don't believe I've seen "They Won't Believe Me." I googled it just now and it looks like another good one. I see that it stars Susan Hayward. Hopefully TCM will show it when she's the star of the month (in September, I think). Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728909810579677454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post-32074254013284188712015-07-24T07:01:59.719-07:002015-07-24T07:01:59.719-07:00I'm glad you finally got to see "OUT OF T...I'm glad you finally got to see "OUT OF THE PAST" one of the BEST movies of 1947 or of any OTHER year in classic films. Check out my link here in case you missed the TCM Party Twitterchat on this movie: ( https://cinemavensessaysfromthecouch.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/out-of-the-past-twittered/ ) You know..l kind of never thought about young Dickie Moore's disability in the movie. They really treated it matter of factly...which is great!<br /><br />I might have some answers to your unresolved questions on "Out of the Past" that I'd like to take a crack at if you don't mind:<br /><br />1. Jeff sought for two murders. Whose? - Well, like you wrote: Eels. But I think they might also be looking for Jeff for his partner's murder. You know..the guy Kathy KILLED in the beginning of their love adventure. My favorite line in the movie and twist? "He had followed her." Chills!<br />__<br /><br />2. What up with Kathie and Joe? I don't think they were lovers. They both were in the same boat...that shaky Titanic named Whit. Kathie stays close to Whit's right hand man, and Whit probably has Joe stay close to Kathie who he can't trust as far as he can spit his gum.<br />__<br /><br />3. What's Joe and Whit's relationship? - I don't think these guys were lovers. I think in movies back then, men were very very close to each other, more close than movies like to comfortably show today. I think they had a loyalty to each other; more for each other than any woman they ever went to bed with. See, you go to bed with women, but your buddy is your pal, your friend.<br />__<br /><br />4. How'd she miss Whit? - What did Jeff say? "Maybe you were a moving target..." or some crack to that effect. I think they're break up was pretty unamicable and in the heat of the passion things were heated. Screaming yelling moving around. I don't think it was neat and easy or unsuspected. She's lucky she winged him and didn't out and out murder him. "Kathie's back in the fold." Ugh!<br /><br />Do you buy my reasoning at all? Again, I enjoyed your write up on "Out of the Past." Now...have you ever seen "They Won't Believe Me?" LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post-83376255665892370052015-07-18T11:30:38.541-07:002015-07-18T11:30:38.541-07:00Thanks to TCM's "Summer of Darkness,"...Thanks to TCM's "Summer of Darkness," I've caught a few film noirs this year and find myself scratching my head more times than not. I guess we're not supposed to get it, just appreciate the cinematography as you mentioned. I'm used to musicals where everything is neatly tied up--sometimes unbelievably so. This is new to me.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728909810579677454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277656889531400083.post-74258040252183278382015-07-16T16:06:49.653-07:002015-07-16T16:06:49.653-07:00I remember watching this movie with my dad in the ...I remember watching this movie with my dad in the room, and he was so confused. I was like "Dad! It's not supposed to make sense! It's just really cool!" You brought up an interesting point with Mitchum saying it's clever to act stupid--I never caught on to that.<br />Good choice for the blogathon!Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595610476583704014noreply@blogger.com