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I don't know what really went on, but there is no doubt in my mind that John Huston could and did mop the floor with Errol Flynn. Separately, what I don't get is why a guy like Flynn even gets married. Okay, he tried it once, realized, he likes tomcatting better, so why not just tomcat? Why...

A Big Hand for a Little Lady from 1966 with Joanne Woodward, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bickford, John Qualen, Robert Middleton, Kevin McCarthy, Burgess Meredith, and Paul Ford The Little Lady: "Gentleman all. All such gallant gentlemen." One of the players: "Yeah, we're gallant on...

"So what you're saying is," rejoinds Dr. Levine, sharpening the point, "nobody shoots at a cook." Kudos, Lizzie. Whether you set that up for a long time, or saw the opportunity on the fly and took it, that is one well-played piece of writing...

"Why?" queries Alice. She exhales, and plunges in. "Look, Sal -- maybe t'bes' t'ing is to jus' leave it 'lone. Joe'll tawk when 'e's ready. Let 'im come home, get set'ld, get useta t'ings again, an' don' go stirrin' t'ings up." I'm with Alice. There will be time when Joe's back and hopefully on...

My Gun Is Quick from 1957 with Robert Bray as Mike Hammer Taken on its own, My Gun Is Quick is a serviceable and at times very good entry in the crowded field of Mike Hammer movies and TV shows. While its low budget has the picture feeling a bit like a 1950s TV episode, it still has enough...

On a rattling Army bus bound for New Jersey, Joe slides down the window and fires a black jet of tobacco juice into the Long Island sunset... When he started this awful habit, we knew some day Sally would have to face it. Had Joe come out fine, I can see her putting her foot down with a firm...

"I don't," sniffs Inky, "do commission work." We all tell ourselves whatever we have to tell ourselves to make it through the day. Oh, and "Binkums" — perfect. ******************************************************************** Actually, that's a pretty sweet deal. It is indeed, especially...

Le Bonheur, from 1965. A French film. Le Bonheur is definitely French and is definitely pretty on the surface, but it is also subversive for its time, as writer and director Agnès Varda mockingly portrays a world where women quietly exist to make men happy – even if it means accepting their...

"Ye joost wait, ye poirate," fumes Uncle Frank. "When th' waaaar's ovvar thar'll coom a reckonin'. "Ahhhl roit, aaaahl roit," relents Shaughnessy the Butcher. "TWO saausages. Boot Oi want a quart a'ye best rye whiskey! An' noona that stoof Inky Quinlan's been taaaarnin' oot." "What's wroooong...

...sighs Ma, in full control of her temper, a little. "a little." :) ******************************************************************* "Hmph." -- Artur Rodzinsky. Right now, in 1945, I would have wagered that Ms. Vanderbilt would have wound up broke eventually, but she proved...

Wild is the Wind from 1957 with Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Anthony Franciosa, and Dolores Hart Say what you will about the old Greeks, but their stories have stood the test of time. Here is a film made in America in 1957 about an Italian immigrant who brings his second wife – his late first...

The Woman Between from 1933 with Lili Damita, O.P. Heggie, Lester Vail, Mariam Seeger and Halliwell Hobbes With a contrived soap-opera story and some stagey, awkward acting, The Woman Between is a slog, offering only a few neat period details and Errol Flynn’s future wife as its star providing...

How much funnier would this be if "make love to" meant then what it means now. "Sure, I'll watch you bang the hell out of Hu Shee."

"like that watch you have poking out of your handbag. Like Inky, Bink has skills, but is sloppy in her work in ways. She and he could go much further if they paid attention to every detail of their work. ********************************************************************** A 6X little fool...

"Leopold! These hairpins -- in the bed! You -- casanova!!" "Fear not, my petal! They are -- mine!" Lizzie, we've discussed these mental images you come up with before: please remember, a lot of us reads these first thing in the morning. And seriously, what's wrong with her? She's a pretty...