tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56518988854822382692024-02-20T22:24:47.381-08:00Genevieve Tobin - The Beautiful MonsterDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-61815456907604101672016-12-18T20:49:00.000-08:002016-12-18T21:13:19.025-08:00Review - Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, My Darling Daughter</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Roland Young, Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson, Fay Bainter, and Genevieve Tobin. <br />
<b>Director</b>: William Keighley.<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros. <br />
<b>Release Date</b>: February 25, 1939. <br />
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<i>"After all she's been through, she still believes in woman's primitive hunt of man!"</i></blockquote>
Two young lovers want to spend a quiet weekend alone together so that they can engage in a lengthy sex-a-thon, but it's 1939 so everyone flips out. Well, almost everyone, and that's worth considering for the time. Based on a Broadway play, the truth is nuanced, even if the content has been forcibly tweaked to assure the audience that the weekend was chaste and that a marriage still happens just to keep the bases covered.<br />
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The wealthy Murray family is a bit different from the norm. The mother, Ann (Bainter), is a liberal feminist and lecturer, and whose checkered past involved living with a poet in Greenwich Village before she settled down with her more conservative (and buffoonish) husband Lewis (Ian Hunter). That poet, Jaywood (Young), unbeknownst to most of the family outside wry old Granny (Robson), is visiting for the week to look over one of Bainter's manuscripts. <br />
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Jaywood is very easily flustered, something that serial divorcee Connie (Tobin) sees as a wonderful opening. Tobin's Connie is an interesting added dimension to the mix, a worldly woman who clearly enjoys her many affairs but keeps them in the confines of marriage. (She explains to Jaywood, "Just call me Connie. I've had so many last names, it's the only one I may respond to!"). Connie is also the first one to pick up that Ann's daughter, Ellen (Lane), is sneaking off for the weekend with her boyfriend Douglas (Lynn), where they will be unsupervised and basking in a great deal of tender feelings. This sets off a madhouse, as everyone discovers that the two youngins may be engaging in extramarital acts, and soon the movie has gone full screwball with Young imitating a gangster and May Robson cackling as she gets practically the whole household arrested. <br />
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The two young lovers mostly just shout and scream, and exhibit little actual chemistry. (Weird, since Lane and Lynn had already been paired in three other films before this and would team up in two more.) Lane stomps her feet at her parents and comes across as fairly unsympathetic, though she's sabotaged as her character's liberalism is countered by the censorship issues this film faced (more on that below). However, because of that focus, the supporting cast can wink and nod a bit more than you'd expect for movies of this time.<br />
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Director William Keighley, whom Ms. Tobin had married the year before, keeps the dramatic moments tender and solid, even though sometimes his ear for comedy seems to mostly involve his actors talking really fast. He does give sixth billed Tobin many opportunities to shine, even if she could play her man eater role in her sleep at this point (Lane hisses about Tobin's character, "When she senses romance, she makes cracks that are absolutely-- biological!"). Connie is still shown as perceptive and concerned, her freewheeling morality in stark contrast to Bainter and Lane's combative takes on sex and hypocrisy. Only Young and spry May Robson could be said to show her up, but it's close enough to be a dead heat. <br />
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While the movie remains squarely in the square crowd, it's interesting to note that the women in this film are all smart and capable, wrestling with their beliefs not just in themselves but in how they view female sexual freedom. The men, on the other hand, fluctuate between being either stodgy traditionalists or bumbling but kind pals. Most of the good the movie does in arguing against the double standard is sabotaged by the film explicitly making sure the audience understands that Lane and Lynn's affair isn't consummated (in a very <i>The More the Merrier </i>moment), but the fact that it gets brought up, argued, and that Bainter's character swallows her pride as a mother and instead blesses the possibility that her daughter could be engaging in premarital sexual activities is a breath of fresh air for the era. <br />
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For anyone following Tobin's career, the movie contains a surprising amount of kismet. She'd starred alongside Roland Young in <i>One Hour With You</i>, and it's fun seeing him go from the pleasantly vengeful husband there to the shy rube at the other end of her machinations here. The plot is also reminiscent of the first Tobin and Keighley team up, <i>Easy to Love, </i>which saw lovers swapped and a wild car chase to end things. Then there's also one amusing line, where Tobin questions Roland about the long distance phone call he's dialing: "Why are you calling Paris? Fifty million Frenchmen can't help you now!" Tobin achieved the height of her theatrical fame starring in <i>50 Million Frenchmen </i>on Broadway. Lastly, Tobin also manages to sneak in her trademark nose wrinkle in the film's final minutes, something I'd worried that the actress had left out for some unfathomable reason.<br />
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1939 is often considered Hollywood's greatest year (for me it's 1933, but I digress), and while <i>Yes, My Darling Daughter </i>isn't in the big leagues, it's still surprisingly aloof for an era where Warner Bros. wasn't much known for their comedic output. It's also demonstrative of a different kind of turning point-- at one point Lane asks Lynn plainly, referencing his planned job in Europe, "Do you think the democracies are going to survive?"<i> </i>Even though though the line is meant simply as a bit of interplay between the two to break the tension, it's a jarring reminder to how fragile the world must have seemed at the time. The war effort would soon consume Keighley and Tobin, and it would help to put the final button on Tobin's career to boot. <br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/motionpictureher134unse#page/n31/mode/2up/search/yes+my+darling+daughter" target="_blank">The Motion Picture Herald</a> said the subject matter was 'daring' but 'handled in good taste.'<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/photoplay53chic#page/n329/mode/2up/search/yes+my+darling+daughter" target="_blank">Photoplay</a> starred this one and notes that the film has a 'bawdy leer' but sees the social message as muddled.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/variety133-1939-02#page/n71/mode/2up/search/yes+my+darling+daughter" target="_blank">Variety</a> calls it 'delightful' but warns that it isn't 'kid fair'. They single out Tobin as 'well cast'.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3320/Yes-My-Darling-Daughter/articles.html" target="_blank">TCMDB</a> notes:<br />
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<i>Although perfectly innocent and directed by William Keighley with a light comic touch, <b>Yes, My Darling Daughter</b>
created an uproar of its own when the New York State Board of Censors
threatened to ban the film because they found some scenes "suggestive." </i>[Danny's
note: this is the first movie with a Production Code seal that was
banned since seals were mandatory starting in mid-1934.]<i>
After the situation had generated considerable free publicity,
production executive Hal B. Wallis made several judicious cuts that
finally appeased the censors. The controversy only fueled public
interest in the movie and turned it into such a box-office winner that
it opened simultaneously in two Broadway cinemas a rarity at the time.</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/variety133-1939-02#page/n115/mode/2up/search/yes+my+darling+daughter" target="_blank">Here's Variety's take</a> on the film's censorship problems:<br />
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This Warners film is currently not on DVD or video. Warner Archive may get it out at some point, hopefully the sooner the better. <br />
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-38142774363537631952016-12-09T07:04:00.000-08:002016-12-09T07:04:02.921-08:00Review - Snowed Under (1936)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Snowed Under</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: George Brent, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. <br />
<b>Director</b>: Ray Enright.<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros. <br />
<b>Release Date</b>: April 4, 1936. <br />
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<i>"With me by his side, he wouldn't get into jams!"<br />"When I was married to him, it was jam for breakfast, jam for lunch, and jam for dinner."</i></blockquote>
A lark with an array of Warners B-listers, <i>Snowed In </i>is a rough draft of a film that feels like a movie designed simply to occupy time rather than any lofty goal. The plot, as it is, is surprisingly risque for a 1936 film: a beleaguered writer (Brent) is trapped in a snowbound Connecticut home with his first wife (Tobin), his second wife (Farrell), a love-struck neighbor (Patricia Ellis), a dopey lawyer (John Eldredge), and a drunk deputy (McHugh). Meanwhile, the writer is being pestered for his play's third act by a very shouty Porter Hall, with all the conflict and slapstick that entails.<br />
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Tobin has certainly been in movies like this before (and there's no doubt that the repairing of her and Brent after <i>The Goose and The Gander </i>is intentional), it's strange to see her as the 'good' wife who left Brent when his womanizing and ego became too much. Her character, while exhibiting much of Tobin's usual nose twitches and droll repartee, is still painfully devoted to Brent's. She's more of the straight woman than usual, especially when it comes to Glenda Farrell, who spends much of the film roaring drunk and undoubtedly drawing the eye. <br />
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The fulcrum of the film is Brent's central performance as a sex-starved writer and it's a blowout-- with the Code in force, he's lucky to have ex-wives, let alone any other feeling below the belt. This leaves him, despite being the central character, characterless. All the audience has is that he's a writer in a rough patch. In fact, when it's revealed at film's end that both Brent and Tobin separately composed third acts, it's a wonder (and a missing comedic beat) that Tobin's isn't found to be the better of the two. <br />
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The movie runs less than an hour, giving it a frantic pace. The movie itself feels like a breakneck third act (and there's the implication that the film may reflect what Brent's character finally composes for the in-film third act). This brevity removes weight and further renders the whole thing paper thin. <br />
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<i>Snowed Under </i>isn't much more than a showcase for a couple of comedic talents and the way to keep a handful of B-listers busy for a week. There are certainly lesser movies made from lesser material out there, but all <i>Snowed Under </i>does is politely exist. <br />
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<a href="http://immortalephemera.com/47045/snowed-under-1936/" target="_blank">Cliff at Immortal Ephemera</a> really enjoys this film and has a full rundown.<br />
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While it's a Warner title, it's not yet on DVD. However, it does pop up on TCM fairly frequently. <br />
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-69473999651254210872016-07-12T20:20:00.001-07:002016-07-12T20:27:45.386-07:00Review - The Case of the Lucky Legs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Case of the Lucky Legs</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, and Porter Hall. <br />
<b>Director</b>: Archie Mayo.<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros. <br />
<b>Release Date</b>: October 5, 1935.<br />
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<i>"Is this the office of the eminent attorney Perry Mason or an insane asylum?"<br />"Sometimes I wonder." </i></blockquote>
The success of <i>The Thin Man </i>led to a spate of knockoffs-- <i>The Ex-Mrs. Bradford</i>, <i>Satan Met a Lady</i> and the <i>Fast and Furious </i>series just to name a few-- and even established brands weren't safe. Whereas Warners' Perry Mason series had started out quite similar to their pulp brethren-- gritty, quick-witted law procedurals-- but had quickly evolved to fit more into the Warners' mold. The second film in the series, <i>The Case of the Curious Bride</i>, turned Mason's confidant Paul Drake into Allen Jenkins' dim-witted pal "Spudsy" and reduced Mason's law offices from a place of business to more of a setting for some madcap misadventures.<br />
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It really is a bizarre series to try and follow, but the first four entries, all anchored by pre-Code king Warren William with charm and wits to spare, are a treat. Much of the supporting cast is shuffled (the aforementioned Jenkins actually played a uptight police officer in the first movie-- seriously, don't try and follow the logic), which means that Della Street, Perry Mason's secretary/sometimes romantic interest may get juggled between featured players. That's how we end up with one film in the series-- not coincidentally the most screwball of the entries-- co-starring Ms. Genevieve Tobin. <br />
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Della Street's main character trait is normally loyalty, which Tobin's Street can give or take. She's far more interested in lobbing witticisms at and over Mason's head, while he's more than happy to banter a few digs with her whenever he's not busy running for his life.<br />
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The titular case involves a beauty contest that's a scam. The promoter ends up dead, and the roll call of suspects is pretty slim-- it's only four deep, and one of them is played by Porter Hall. If you saw your <i>Thin Man</i>, it's not too hard to pin it on him, but the joy of using the clockwork plot of Erle Stanley Garner's book in the undiluted insanity of the film is that the clues still add up with a satisfying thoroughness.<br />
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There are a number of changes in the movie from the book, even more than the madcap tone. In the movie, Mason manages to lock Patton's apartment door after he does some snooping. His inability to lock it in the original book turn out to be a major consequence of the film that threaten Mason with disbarment as the plot proceeds. Notably, the book also begins in Mason's office-- we don't actually 'see' the Lucky Legs competition. It's not a surprise that Warners' would be sure to add that in. <br />
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<i>The Case of the Lucky Legs </i>is definitely one of Tobin's best showcases. She's daft and daffy, the only character who seems to be working on the same level as Mason the whole time. She is frequently flirtatious with him, and immediately turns around to deflate him. One great bit: <br />
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<i>"Where's your book, Della?" </i><br />
<i>"Oh, right here where it fell the other night when you and I were... oh, I forgot. This is <b>your</b> confession."</i></blockquote>
An unfortunate side effect of the plot is that Della is mostly stuck on the other end of the telephone, which limits the banter between Tobin and William for much of the film, though it thankfully comes roaring back by the picture's end. <br />
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Were Tobin in more of it, it may have been a lot more closer to <i>The Thin Man </i>in terms of pace. As it is, the film does get bogged down in a few of Mason's schemes, and the interplay between Mason and Spudsy-- while cute-- sometimes gets bizarre. Did we need to see Warren William tickling Allen Jenkins several times? I'm not so sure, even if it does add the film's madhouse aura.<br />
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Fans of serious detective films need not apply. <i>Lucky Legs </i>is a minor screwball classic with insanity to spare. <br />
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Reviews</h3>
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[Lantern is down right now, will add more reviews when I can]<br />
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<a href="http://warrenwilliam.com/perry-mason-case-of-the-lucky-legs-1935/" target="_blank">Cliff at Immortal Ephemera</a> (who will presumably have to knife fight me later over <i>Goodbye Again</i>) notes:<br />
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In my <i>Case of the Curious Bride</i>
review I referred to Claire Dodd, a personal favorite, as the best of
William’s Della Street’s. Well, my memory may have failed me as I
really loved Genevieve Tobin, who’s usually anything but a personal
favorite, as Della in <i>Lucky Legs</i>. At the least I’d call the Dodd vs. Tobin match-up a draw. Tobin, who’s previously driven me crazy in <i>Goodbye Again</i>
(1933), a pre-code Warren William title I’ve yet to cover, among a
handful of other films, takes the patrician accent that usually just
kills her presence for me and spins it as naturally as possible
throughout <i>Lucky Legs</i> where she finally seems down to earth.
Whether alone in a shot, as she often is during periodic phone calls
from Perry, or sharing the scene with Warren William and others, she’s
intelligent, witty, and funny and even tossed out a few lines in
reference to encounters with Perry which left me wondering how they flew
past the Production Code. Tobin has great chemistry with William and
just does a wonderful job throughout <i>Lucky Legs</i>.</blockquote>
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Other Notes</h3>
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When Mason pops in to bug Dr. Doray, he asks where the 'curious bride' is. The joke being that the previous entry in the series was <i>The Case of the Curious Bride. </i> <br />
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The same story would later be dramatized in an episode of the "Perry Mason" TV show.<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/29CGV1w" target="_blank">You can pick up the original story for the Kindle over here</a>.<br />
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Thanks to Warner Archive, you can find this one in their six film Perry Mason collection; all of the films are a lot of fun if you like zippy murder mysteries, and even the change in leading men doesn't distract from things too bad. <a href="http://amzn.to/2a5bc94" target="_blank">You can find it at Amazon</a>. <br />
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Our Neighbors, The Carters</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Fay Banter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe, and Genevieve Tobin. <br />
<b>Director</b>: Ralph Murphy.<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Paramount Pictures. <br />
<b>Release Date</b>: November 29, 1939. <br />
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<i>"Wouldn't it be wonderful, daddy, if minutes were like years?" </i></blockquote>
This extremely obscure Paramount flick made a big mistake with that line right there, since it certainly echoes the film's own pace. Seeking to cash in on the popularity of Metro's Andy Hardy series and the other homegrown nostalgic family flicks that were raking up box office gold, <i>Our Neighbors, The Carters </i>is as twee as you can imagine. Cute kids? Check. Disability? Yeah. Proud family that sticks together? Yep. And everyone learning a valuable lesson about love and money and what it means to be a family?<br />
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Paramount, usually known for their extravagant films, usually with a European bent, really went in the other direction for this go around. Set in a provincial American town, the Carters-- with matriarch Fay Banter and grumpy but lovable father Frank Craven-- make due with what they have, which is tough with five kids. One also is disabled and needs braces, while the others have a variety of little dramas.<br />
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The big one that hit their family is when dad's drug store is driven out of business by a chain and then all of their money is lost trying to fight back. Dire financial times strike, and it may mean that they have to give up one of their children to a pair of rich friends in order to make ends meet. Yes, the Carters are too proud to take money-- but not too proud to sell one of their kids. This kind of movie didn't age very well-- it's pat on one hand, and contrived on the other. It's too sincere, punching every note at maximum resiliency.<br />
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The best part of the movie are pre-Code stalwarts Lowe and Tobin. Lowe has a good smile and charm, which makes his rich man character who apparently drinks every night (!) come off better than he probably should. <br />
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Tobin's penultimate role sees her full of mirth and light. She plays a distant friend of the Carters who realizes that she wants a kid as well, eventually leading to the whole entanglement with the Carter kids. Like Lowe, she's too bright and cheery for us to really believe them to be as dumb as the tripe they're saying. Tobin's best moment comes when her friend, Banter, has saved up for a specialist, though she doesn't have nearly enough money but doesn't know it. Tobin exchanges a wink with the doctor, letting the audience know that she made sure that Banter thinks she's the one taking care of everything while also tipping us off to her cleverness. <br />
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The movie was enough of a financial success that a sequel was considered, but it doesn't seem to have ever come to fruition. Paramount put this on a double bill with <i>Too Many Husbands</i>, a screwball comedy with Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, and Melvyn Douglas about a woman who really gets a kick out of the idea of having two husbands. So, ya know, perfect double feature material.<br />
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<i>Our Neighbors, The Carters </i>(notably, the title is another ingratiating tidbit-- their "the audience's" neighbors, no one in the films in particular) is a cheesy little production, one that doesn't convince and drags. It does speak to the old adage though-- families will always have happy endings as long as their friends are rich as all get out. <br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D00E5D81131E43ABC4D52DFB466838B659EDE" target="_blank">Frank S. Nugent in the New York Times</a> surprisingly fawns over it, noting, "if the Carters can pull through, brother, so can you."<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/showmenstraderev31lewi#page/n151/mode/2up/search/Our+Neighbors%2C+The+Carters" target="_blank">The Showman's Trade Review</a> also loves it, calling it "down-to-earth" and praising the child actors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/nationalboardofr1415nati#page/n197/mode/2up/search/Our+Neighbors%2C+The+Carters" target="_blank">The National Board of Review</a> calls the characters "well delineated."<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/harrisonsreports21harr#page/n221/mode/2up/search/Our+Neighbors%2C+The+Carters" target="_blank">Harrison's Reports</a> suggests that young folks should see it to understand the sacrifices their parents make. Yikes. <br />
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This is probably the most obscure movie I've covered on this site so far-- I had to watch it on a bootleg DVD at the UCLA Cinema Studies room (hence why there are no screenshots here). Maybe it will get released someday-- the transfer wasn't bad-- but I wouldn't hold your breath. Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-60444869582246946902016-05-08T22:36:00.000-07:002016-05-08T22:36:07.296-07:00A Very Genevieve WeekThis last weekend was the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Los Angeles. Thanks to the kind people at TCM who give me media credentials and an even kinder wife who lets me splurge on hotel, I got to attend for my second time.<br />
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Of course, the biggest treat was a showing of the Tobin-starring 1932 Fox flick <i>Pleasure Cruise</i>. I was the first in line, waiting for 2 hours for the showing. When Tobin popped up on screen I applauded heartily-- that's the kind of person who runs this site, naturally. It's only the second Tobin movie I've seen in the theater after a showing of <i>One Hour With You </i>in Shibuya, and the print was great. The movie went over well, which surprised me-- the whole spousal rape that caps the film's third act is still fucked up-- but it quickly faded to the background among many of the other events of the festival. Too bad-- Tobin's scene in the stateroom where she battles a picture of her husband in deciding whether to give in to his jealousy is still a hoot. <br />
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Fun side note: as part of the Festival's Boutique, there were several custom chocolates given the names of several of the films being shown. <i>Pleasure Cruise</i>'s treat was a coconut and macadamia mix-- two of my least favorite things in the world. I still ate it though-- how often do you get to eat chocolates named after obscure 1930s films? Not often enough, I say. <br />
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I stayed a little extra time in Los Angeles to do some serious Tobin research-- the kind you can only do in Los Angeles. I only had three days to do it, so I tried a couple of different places to get a feel for the process. <br />
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Monday was the Margaret Herrick Library, the home of the Academy archives and a treasure trove of artifacts. Unfortunately, most of their archival material is centered around Tobin's eventual husband, director William Keighley. And while it's fun that I got to hold his Legion of Honor award in my hands (don't think the nation of France will be giving me one of those any time soon), it was a little frustrating in how little about Tobin I found. However, some fun notes:<br />
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<li>Keighley's wedding notices to Tobin all say she's his second wife-- all of his obituaries mention her as his third wife. </li>
<li>Keighley won the Legion of Honor for taking thousands of photographs of the French countryside and donating them to the government. </li>
<li>Keighley was quoted in an article from the late 30s pondering the waning influence of 'the white man' as Japan ascended. </li>
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And a fair bit more. I found a doctoral dissertation that Keighley contributed interviews to in the 1970s about the chautauqua circuit in the 1920s. The material on Tobin is still sketchy, but when I get to return next time, I'll be able to dig into the individual film files and get a better sense of her contribution to her movies. <br />
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The next day, at the gorgeous UCLA campus, I got to dive into their archives and watch two obscure Tobin films-- <i>Seed </i>and <i>Our Neighbors, The Carters</i>. Both were nothing to write home about-- <i>Carters </i>especially was a treacly mess-- but it was cool to actually see them. <br />
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The last day of my trip involved going to the Los Angeles Public Library and digging through their photo archives. Discoveries here included the first photo I'd seen of her with her grown brother, George Tobin. There were also a number of charming pictures of Tobin post-1940 where her age clearly showed. My favorite picture from the newspaper archives was one photo that circled Tobin's face and crossed out those of people also in the picture-- namely then-unknowns Van Heflin and Deborah Kerr.<br />
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I also learned that Tobin's house in 1933 was at 626 Lorraine Blvd in L.A. The house still stands, and is valued at only $3.5 million. Can you say Kickstarter? <br />
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Now I'm vacationing back in my home town in Illinois, where I concidentally found a paperback copy of <i>The Case of the Lucky Legs</i>-- yes, the basis for the Perry Mason film with Warren William where Tobin portrays Della Street-- and blasted through it.<br />
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If I learned anything, it's that I'll have to spend a good amount of well-planned time in Los Angeles. It won't be soon, but getting the chance to investigate all of this has been gratifying and exciting. Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-24213643344954418982016-03-18T17:23:00.001-07:002016-03-18T17:23:42.840-07:00Recent Acquisitions and Some Slow ProgressHey everyone. I know this site isn't a rapid thrill-a-minute blogging that the kids seem to enjoy, but between my new baby, grad school, my other (undeniably more popular) site, and two months straight where we hosted visitors, time is kind of short for deep research. But this week is spring break! So we'll see how that pans out.<br />
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I did want to share a couple of Tobin photos I recently got off of eBay, because some content is better than no content. These are my own scans. The first is from the lost <i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>, and it is indeed signed by Tobin herself! From the back of the picture, it looks like it was kept in a photo album as well. What I always forget and assumed was that her role in <i>Uncle Tom </i>was that of a child, but rather she was indeed in her late teens. <br />
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My other pickup was just something a bit weird that I couldn't pass up. A colorized Paramount publicity still. I know I'm just a weirdo who has a hard time remembering that black and white films were being taken of people in living breathing color. And as obviously touched up as this may be, this may be the first non-poster art of Tobin I've seen in color.<br />
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It's not in the best shape, but I like it. Anyway, more at some point. Cheers!<br />
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DannyDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-2278107639713445972016-02-03T07:55:00.004-08:002016-02-03T17:08:18.063-08:00Review - The Duke Comes Back (1937) <br />
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The Duke Comes Back (1937)</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Allan Lane, Heather Angel, Frederick Burton, and Genevieve Tobin. <br />
<b>Director</b>: Irving Pichel. <br />
<b>Studio</b>: Republic Pictures.<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: November 29, 1937 <br />
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<i>"Don't worry, Susan. He'll knock that mug colder than a bathroom floor." </i></blockquote>
Tobin is in an unusual spot in <i>The Duke Comes Back</i>, a boxing melodrama with a fair share of comedic banter. She's not the lead's wife, but rather his sister-in-law, yet still somehow wrangles more screen time out of it.<br />
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The plot follows all-around-nice-guy Duke Foster (Lane), an undefeated champion boxer who retires from the ring because the woman he wants to marry, Susan (Angel), wants him to quit. Susan is still a bit of a blue blood, much like her father, Arnold (Burton). This is all in vast contrast to her sister, Pauline (Tobin), who is completely free spirited, to the point that she's an independent, unmarried woman who owns her own publishing firm.<br />
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Pauline agrees to take Duke in as a partner because she rather likes him, and their firm flourishes for a few years. Unfortunately, the same isn't so for Arnold, who suddenly finds himself in debt by $200,000. Bank things, you know. Duke decides to reenter the ring to get the money, and must send his wife away before she finds out. Meanwhile, there are, of course, some gangsters, of course, who have money bet on <i>the other guy. </i>Of course.<br />
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Tobin's Pauline is the friendly tag-along through the film, always game for whatever challenges they face. Compared to Angel's character, she's carefree, independent and smart, while Susan is worrisome, very reliant on others, and prone to snobbishness. Susan is such a fuddy duddy it's hard to think that Duke, for all of his good naturedness, didn't just pick her of the two sisters out of pity.<br />
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The fact that it's a Republic picture is visible in the film's production timeline. To wit:<br />
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<li><i>Director announced - 8/31/37 </i></li>
<li><i>Filming starts - 9/10/37 </i></li>
<li><i>Filming ends - 10/9/37 </i></li>
<li><i>Film released - 11/29/37</i></li>
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a bad turnaround pace. Director Irving Pichel, who forever will be to
me the man who almost died for the sake of Temple Drake's secrets, had his biggest and most notable hit directing the definitive version of <i>The Most Dangerous Game </i>in 1932. He has a good sense of space and speed, giving enough class to the picture to make it almost mistakable for a Warner Bros. outing.<br />
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One amusing consequence of the pace and cheapness, though, is one rather funny insert. Duke knocks out a man who was trying to put a fix on the boxing match while another hoodlum draws a gun. Tobin gets a close up for a few frames shouting, "Duke!" and then our hero turns to slug the man with the gun.<br />
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Why is this so funny? Tobin isn't in the scene at all. The whole two minute scene has happened without her character anywhere in the location, nor does her character's appearance get explained shortly thereafter-- nor does she even appear in the rest of the scene. It's obvious the filmmaker's wanted to add an extra goosing to the goon pulling out a pistol with her scream, but the result is a jarring (but almost endearing) way to do it.<br />
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Put side-by-side with the decade-younger Angel for most of the film, Tobin luckily has the liveler part and thus stands out. She gets a number of silly outfits all determined to hide her as still the third billed, but one in particular, a silver dinner dress, is a mixture of optimistic glam and trying to turn her into a cooked baked potato. It also looks like something out of the 1950s, so congrats, Republic, for somehow swinging slightly ahead on that fashion curve. <br />
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<i>The Duke Comes Back </i>is a film where Tobin's ability to steal a scene is on full display. Her use of her eyes and big grins steal large chunks from leading lady Angel's rather morose character, and her ability to fit in with a bunch of burly men make her extra fun. For a cheap, quick little film, it's a perfectly fine way to kill an hour.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/motionpicturefam04unse#page/n27/mode/2up" target="_blank">Motion Picture Herald</a> lauded the film as "expertly directed."<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/silverscreen08unse#page/n167/mode/2up/search/%22duke+comes+back%22" target="_blank">Silver Screen rated it 'Fair'.</a> They also compare Lane's role with the life of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Tunney" target="_blank">Gene Tunney</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://archive.org/stream/filmdail72wids#page/n619/mode/2up" target="_blank">The Film Daily</a> calls the cast both able and adequate. <br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/harrisonsreports19harr#page/198/mode/2up" target="_blank">Harrison's Reports</a> called it "A fairly good program picture."<br />
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Other Notes</h3>
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Star Heather Angel cross promoted this film with Woodburry's Germ-Free Cold Cream.<br />
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Kinda-sorta remade in 1949 as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041322/reference" target="_blank">Duke of Chicago</a>. <br />
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Just a warning: This is also one of the first classical Hollywood films I've seen that actually drops the 'n' word, all with a surprising amount of casualness in the first few minutes. It's not used in a hateful manner, but it's a damned hateful word, as I'm sure you well know.<br />
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Availability </h3>
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Republic Pictures' films are now in the public domain. Just beware-- there is a 53-minute cut version, as well as a full 64 minute version out there. I found the full version (in a surprisingly nice print) streaming over at <a href="http://amzn.to/1nMRwwN" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. <br />
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Because... she's bet a thousand dollars on your kisser!" </td></tr>
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-55100558831118869162015-12-11T19:20:00.000-08:002015-12-11T19:20:16.284-08:00Pleasure Cruise at The Stanford TheaterI'm posting this just a little too late, but <i>Pleasure Cruise </i>actually got a theatrical engagement at the <a href="http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/" target="_blank">Stanford Theater</a> in Palo Alto. No, really!<br />
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Unfortunately, if you understand the concept of dates and time, you've missed it.<br />
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I'm pretty jealous, not just because <i>Pleasure Cruise </i>is a rarity in and of itself (*shakes fist* FOXXXX), but because, even though I lived in the Bay Area for three years, I never did make it down to The Stanford. I could blame that it it was a two hour drive from where I lived or the fact that their website looks like 2002 vomited into a hat, but, really, I just hadn't made time.<br />
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But that picture is awesome, and it's great to see Tobin's name in lights. I will try and be on top of it for the ever-so-rare appearance of one of her films on the big screen in the future! <br />
<br />Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-48088143864749446172015-11-06T01:00:00.000-08:002015-12-11T06:17:45.111-08:00Review - The Great Gambini (1937)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Great Gambini (1937)</h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Akim Tamiroff<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">, </a>Marian Marsh, Reginald Denny, and Genevieve Tobin. <br />
<b>Director</b>: Charles Vidor<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Paramount Pictures<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: June 1937<br />
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<i>"I'm dizzy!"</i><br />
<i>"That's no news."</i></blockquote>
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<i>The Great Gambini </i>is hard to pin down. Considering the inauspicious beginning and the rather showy opening
credits, I expected a romantic triangle comedy with possibly some
musical elements. When the film turns into a mystery in the second act, it's almost a relief-- most of the rather stuffy romantic plotting falls away and instead we're treated to a rather playful whodunit that stops taking itself seriously as soon as it can.<br />
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Tobin's in secondhand Billie Burke mode here, playing Nancy, a frivolous and talkative woman who is the butt of her emotionless husband's barbs. Functioning as the most broad of the comic relief, she's also perfectly in sync when the film turns towards the utterly anarchic in the latter two acts. Her facial expressions and delicate air of overacting real nail a few lame gags and elevate them nicely.<br />
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When I said that Tobin is playing Burke, it's frankly hard to imagine what would be changed if Burke was substituted. <i></i>The only difference is that I could tell was that Tobin allowed Nancy to relish the insanity a bit more-- where Burke may have been flustered, Tobin indulges her character as needed. <br />
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The star of the picture is Akim Tamiroff who plays a mentalist that pops up to solve the case. It's a fantastic performance, both playful and tragic. Preston Sturges regular William Demarest and reliable second banana Edward Brophy (who popped up in a number of <i>Thin Man </i>films) are sent in to investigate the murder with appropriate amounts of bluster and confusion. The moment when Deamrest learns who the killer is so funny, I honestly rewound the film to watch it twice-- Tobin's reaction selling it to pieces.<br />
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Star Marian Marsh shot to fame in the early 1930s in a pair of movies playing sweet and innocent to John Barrymore's cruel masters in <i>Svengali </i>and <i>The Mad Doctor</i>. She took off for Europe to make a few films in 1932 but mostly succeeding in simply derailing her career, with her appearance in 1935's <i>Crime and Punishment </i>being her last great role.<br />
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She's mostly useless here, just looking upset, which is even nicer than what I'd have to say about romantic lead John Trent, who was, as IMDB notes, an aviator-turned-actor-turned-aviator and the last switch is well deserved. Reginald Denny (<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/silverscreen07unse_0#page/n499/mode/2up/search/great+gambini" target="_blank">who apparently used his paycheck from this film to invest in a remote controlled bomb project</a>) is good as Tobin's counterweight. He's blissfully annoyed at his own choice to marry Nancy (he's apparently her fourth husband) and masterfully concealing his emotions from his daughter in terms of her life decisions. <br />
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Director Charles Vidor would go onto become a bit of a Svengali himself, directing Rita Hayworth in two of her best pictures, <i>Cover Girl </i>and <i>Gilda</i>. On that latter point, the stage show that Gambini puts on in this film is remarkably well lit and haunting. He gives the film a fine air, utilizing a number of tracking shots to keep the film moving swiftly. <br />
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The review from <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/silverscreen07unse_0#page/n323/mode/2up/search/great+gambini" target="_blank">Silver Screen</a> magazine is upbeat about the film, saying "a good time is had by all except the corpse."<br />
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Contemporary <a href="http://scifilm.org/musing1938.html" target="_blank">Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings</a> really enjoys this film, calling it one of the most entertaining mysteries of the thirties. <br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdai71wids#page/24/mode/2up/search/great+gambini" target="_blank">Film Daily</a> calls it a "top flight program production." <br />
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Rated A-II by the Legion of Decency.<br />
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Being a Paramount film means that Universal currently owns it, which also means that you're not seeing it on video any time soon.<br />
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-71174883589330831252015-10-30T01:00:00.000-07:002015-10-30T01:00:07.775-07:00Interview - "Why Genevieve Tobin Has Never Married"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tobin's love life is a fascination for me. Her <i>One Hour with You </i>and <i>Pleasure Cruise </i>are embodiments of free love that that seem to contradict Tobin's own experiences in the dating field. Though how far is still up for investigation.<br />
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This article, from Movie Classic, discusses the impossibly high standards Tobin has for a husband. This includes, "the virility of Clark Gable, the intelligence of Leslie Howard, the dignity of Clive Brook, and, if I may say so, the sheer nerve of James Cagney." I'm sure another few film bloggers I know would add an 'amen' to that.<br />
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But Tobin doesn't stop there. The man she wants should be 1. rich, 2. not a doctor, 3. not an actor less famous than her, 4. a church-goer (denomination unlisted), 5. be able to play golf, tennis, and polo, 6. read good books, 7. drink fine wine, 8. have traveled the world, 9. like kidneys, 10. hate eggplants, 11. drink champagne, 12. cook, 13. be a Garbo fan, 14. not eat before bed, 15. not read before bed, 16. not be a fortune hunter., 17. live in England, 18. tall, 19. dark, and 20. very strong. Not exactly aiming for lowest common denominator here. <br />
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There are nice little asides that reveal some stuff I didn't know. One is that Tobin plays the harp (!). Another is that she preferred pajamas over nightgowns-- more power to her, I suppose.<br />
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Another bit goes into the actress' appreciation for Garbo,<br />
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This part may be more revealing than the rest of it, since it speaks to a certain amount of standards and judiciousness. When Tobin admits later in the article that she's a snob, that should come as no surprise-- she has high taste and high expectations. It fits in perfectly. <br />
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I also learned, besides George and Vivian, Tobin had another sibling, a brother whose name I have yet to discover. Interesting.<br />
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The last interesting bit is that she wanted two children. This never happened, so I wonder whether it was Keighley or something else that changed.<br />
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Speaking of whom, this article was published in mid-1932. Two years later and she'd meet her future husband.<br />
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Hall, Gladys. (August 1932). "Why Genevieve Tobin Has Never Married." Movie Classic. p. <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/movieclassic02moti#page/56/mode/2up" target="_blank">56</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/movieclassic02moti#page/80/mode/2up/" target="_blank">81</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/movieclassic02moti#page/82/mode/2up/" target="_blank">82</a>. Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-59862428100051866122015-10-25T21:57:00.000-07:002015-10-25T22:30:35.262-07:00Review - Broadway Hostess (1935)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Starring</b>: Lyle Talbot, Wini Shaw, Genevieve Tobin, and Allen Jenkins<br />
<b>Director</b>: Frank McDonald<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros./Vitaphone/First National<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: December 1935<br />
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<i>"All women are the same, especially where men are concerned." </i></blockquote>
<i>Broadway Hostess </i>can be categorically summed up as a bad idea. As a film, I wouldn't be surprised if it were made up as it went along.<br />
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Lyle Talbot plays a small time talent man named Lucky who stumbles upon Winnie (<b>Shaw</b>) one day auditioning for a nightclub part. She's fresh off the bus and has the knack, so the two ride each other's coattails to success. The problem is that Winnie loves Lucky, but he's too preoccupied with success to even notice.<br />
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Part of that success involves him falling in love with Iris (<b>Tobin</b>), the daughter of a wealthy tycoon. She has a bum brother named Ronnie (Donald Moss) who drinks, gambles, and hates those damnable lower class people something fierce. <br />
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Iris could probably be considered a bit of a snob herself, because she turns down lucky when he proposes marriage. (Notably after she somehow gives him a black eye in a game of badminton.) However, considering she tells him that it's often like they don't speak the same language and he doesn't understand that, it's safe to say her fears are probably founded.<br />
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Lucky grows incensed and vengeful. OH, HE'LL MARRY HER ALRIGHT. So he opens a gambling parlor and tricks her brother into losing tens of thousands of dollars to him. (This is never explicitly stated, but considering we see Lucky's best pal, Fishcake (<b>Jenkins</b>), fooling around with loaded dice, it isn't a stretch.) Through a serious of improbable events, an improbable conclusion occurs where Iris and Lucky do end up marrying. The implication is that Iris marries him out of either guilt or to save her brother from being arrested, but, again, this isn't addressed and the marriage is instantly blissful. <br />
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Winnie, meanwhile, lost all of her money trying to help Lucky out from a short jail sentence. To help her make it back, Lucky puts on a Broadway show and casts her. Ronnie, cut off from his money, shoots Lucky during intermission of the play's opening night. He's rushed to the hospital, but the show must go on-- apparently. Winnie is too distraught to continue, much to the audience's surprise-- Why would this woman become upset after someone was shot?<br />
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For being called <i>Broadway Hostess</i>, not much of its runtime is devoted to Winnie's story. Shaw, whose biggest success came the same year singing "The Lullaby of Broadway" in <i>The Gold Diggers of 1935</i>, seems to be front and center to cash in. She gets a few numbers to sing throughout, and while some of the choreography is inventive, they're definitely cheap compared to Busby Berkeley's output. Surprisingly, this film is actually Oscar nominated for one of Shaw's songs, which I guess means there must not have been a lot of competition for that year.<br />
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Compared to Tobin's other films of 1935-- actually compared to most other films in general, <i>Broadway Hostess </i>is step down.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/movieclassic09moti#page/78/mode/2up/search/%22broadway+hostess%22" target="_blank">Movie Classic</a> said, "it lacks vitality."<br />
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Not that this movie was unappreciated by everyone not entranced by Winnie Shaw, but here's a pull quote found in <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/filmbulletin193502film#page/n111/mode/2up/search/%22broadway+hostess%22" target="_blank">Film Bulletin</a>: <br />
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Availability </h3>
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This film is currently unavailable, but shows occasionally on Turner Classic Movies. <br />
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-53717064026672376702015-10-23T05:40:00.000-07:002015-10-25T22:30:22.825-07:00Review - The Woman in Red (1935)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Woman in Red (1935) </b></h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Genevieve Tobin, and John Eldridge <br />
<b>Director</b>: Robert Florey<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros./Vitaphone/First National<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: February 1935<br />
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<i>"I like my blue ribbons."</i></blockquote>
Tobin is back in villain mode for <i>The Woman in Red</i>, a rather silly drama about the lower class and upper class mixing with rather unremarkable results. Despite the usually-fiery presence of the great Barbara Stanwyck, the plot is rote and emotions barely delve beneath surface level. <br />
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Niko (<b>Tobin</b>) is a wealthy widow whose habits include collecting ponies and polo players. One player in particular is Johnny (<b>Raymond</b>), who has a roving eye. He catches sight of Niko's winning horse wrangler Shelby (<b>Stanwyck</b>) and gives chase. Shelby likes Niko doesn't mind being pushed around so long as she gets to spend times with the horses, but the gleeful pursuit of Shelby by Johnny unravels everything.<br />
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Shelby and Johnny run off to elope, putting both in Niko's bad graces. Before they make it back to Johnny's old money relatives on Long Island, Niko's already sent them the news and the whole family unites against Shelby.<br />
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Shelby's more enterprising than that and suggests taking Johnny's old derelict stables and refurbishing them to start a business. They lack the funds, though, and Shelby must ask old friend and new money man Gene (<b>Eldridge</b>) to front the money. Things grow complicated as Niko spreads rumors that Shelby and Gene are an item. Then a fateful cruise sees Shelby tied up in a (ludicrous) murder trial.<br />
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I'm probably going to get some flack for this, but Tobin is easily the film's best part. Though shaky at first, the finale, where she's slowly turning the screws into Shelby's psychological morass, is a malicious delight. It's the only part of the movie that captures the emotional turmoil Shelby is constantly subjected to with any sort of texture. <br />
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Tobin herself plays her nastiness with a a curled lip and an almost permanent sinister smile. She doesn't portray Niko as dumb, but as charming and generous, making her villainous intentions towards our heroine even more domineering. Tobin is even the subject of one of Stanwyck's trademark fiery speeches as Shelby warns Niko against spreading rumors. Letting it slide off, Tobin smiles and makes it out alive. <br />
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The only thing besides Tobin worth noting is the costume design. Besides the unfortunate doily Tobin wears in the picture above, both she and Stanwyck are treated to a number of fabulous gowns and outfits. Tobin's fox hunt outfit on display at the end of the picture (and at the top of the review) is especially sexy, giving her a masculine edge over Shelby as she relentlessly hounds her. <br />
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The movie is pretty bunk, though, and blends all too readily in with a lot of other cheap dramas of the time. The courtroom finale is about as cheap and unbelievable as you'll get for a movie of this time, with Johnny's character having seemingly read the script and resigned himself to it. Stanwyck is fine (is Stanwyck ever not?), and Gene Raymond is alright for what he is. There's just not enough at work here to make it very memorable.<br />
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Rated for mature audiences in the <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/nationalboardofr8910nati#page/n373/mode/2up/search/%22woman+in+red%22" target="_blank">National Board of Review</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/filmbulletin193401film#page/n161/mode/2up" target="_blank">Film Bulletin</a> really hammers on the film, calling it "pretty dull stuff." Its <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/filmbulletin193401film#page/n177/mode/2up/search/%22woman+in+red%22" target="_blank">capsule review</a> summed it up as "stupid and uninteresting." <br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/educationalscree14chicrich#page/78/mode/2up/search/%22woman+in+red%22" target="_blank">The Educational Screen</a> rates it as, "Hardly wholesome."<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/movieclassic08moti#page/n193/mode/2up/search/%22woman+in+red%22" target="_blank">Movie Classic</a> dissents from the rest, praising Gene Raymond and calling the film, "a good piece of entertainment."<br />
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<i>The Woman in Red </i>is available on Warner Archive DVD. <b><a href="http://amzn.to/1PFpUVb" target="_blank">You can purchase it from Amazon here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>The Goose and the Gander (1935) </b></h2>
<b>Starring</b>: Kay Francis, George Brent, Genevieve Tobin, Ralph Forbes, <br />
<b>Director</b>: Alfred E. Green<br />
<b>Studio</b>: Warner Bros./Vitaphone/First National<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: September 1935 <br />
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<i>"I'm going to have my fling and get away with it, just for the satisfaction of doing it." </i></blockquote>
A perfectly droll little comedy, <i>The Goose and the Gander </i>concerns several couples who get stuck together in a mountain mansion for a night. Their relations are hilariously overwrought and an attempt later in the film to unravel all of them proves futile and actually lands several characters in jail.<br />
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Tobin plays Betty Summers, married to the pompous and hideously jealous Ralph (Forbes). Betty decides to run off and spend a night of passion with Ralph's best friend, Bob McNear (Brent), while her husband is occupied. However, she'd previously stolen Ralph away from Georgiana (Francis) who overhears her plans and decides to teach Betty a lesson by entrapping Bob and Betty at her lodge in the hills. The plan goes awry, however, when a pair of jewel thieves also get mixed into the plot and when Bob and Georgiana fall inevitably in love.<br />
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Another refinement of Tobin's man eater persona, having stolen a man from his wife before the movie even begins. The rest of the film is a morality play for her character, for as she starts off confident and smug as she undertakes her affair, she's quickly laid low when her masterful plan unravels quickly.<br />
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Betty's also shown to be a gregarious opportunist, jumping at her chance to escape capture by her husband despite the danger she leaves Georgiana and Bob in from the crooks. However, and surprisingly for a film made post-Code enforcement, she gets away with her attempted daliance at the end of the movie by instead haranguing Ralph for his attempts to chase Georgiana, proving that the couple is indeed perfect for one another while Bob and Georgiana kiss nearby.<br />
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Tobin's performance makes good use out of her range. An early scene where she finds herself trapped while Georgiana goads her while pretending not to know who she is nicely underscored by Tobin nervously playing with the bow affixed to her dress. She's also stellar in the film's finale where she's called upon to stand up to her husband and quickly (and humorously) routs any possibility of him shunning her for her own actions.<br />
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The movie does belong to Francis and a lesser extent Brent, and both have fine comedic timing and charm. The plot, while unoriginal, is a hoot, nicely ramped up to possibly be noted as a minor screwball entry. Tobin's absent for the film's highlight where Francis desperately tries to explain just what happened to concerned police officers only to have the clever crooks implicate her instead with quiet bemusement. <br />
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<i>The Goose and the Gander </i>is well worth a watch, a nice, nutty film that certainly speaks to the glossy charm that many 1930s films are remembered and celebrated for. <br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/pictureplay4143stre#page/n1003/mode/2up/search/the+goose+and+the+gander" target="_blank">Picture Play</a> magazine called it "the most complicated story of the month"adding "if you rise to let some one pass while you are watching the picture, one of the plot mosaics is apt to slip out of place while your attention is diverted. Then it is the devil's own job to catch up with the story." They try to do their best to relay the plot and recommend it with the caveat that the picture is entertaining so long "you have your wits about you."<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume668newy#page/664/mode/2up/search/the+goose+and+the+gander" target="_blank">The Film Daily</a> called <i>The Goose and the Gander</i> 'dandy', and lists Brent and Tobin as being the highlights of the film.<br />
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<a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/screenland32unse#page/n93/mode/2up/search/the+goose+and+the+gander" target="_blank">Screenland</a> complains that the film "goes to pieces" when the explanations start at the end of the film, but adds that it's a "[v]ery nicely acted play."<br />
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<i>The Goose and the Gander </i>is available on Warner Archive DVD. <b><a href="http://amzn.to/1MdeGXu" target="_blank">You can purchase it from Amazon here</a>.</b><br />
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Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-24763834588620325112015-07-26T08:54:00.000-07:002015-07-26T08:54:26.263-07:00Genevieve on TCM! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was sitting at the computer momentarily bemoaning this year's Summer Under the Stars schedule on TCM-- wouldn't it be cool if they did a Genevieve Tobin day? Hell, I'd enjoy it, but I don't suppose that would surprise you.<br />
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As if pulling my thoughts from the distant void, the TCM programmers randomly decided to showcase 7 of her films on Friday, October 23rd. I <i>think </i>it's part of their month-long look at women in film, but I'm not sure at this point.<br />
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Either way, exciting news! And a good way to try and get a hold of more of her films!<br />
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Danny Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-74605051067107317032015-07-15T16:04:00.001-07:002015-10-25T22:38:43.812-07:00Interview - Tobin Writes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've only really started to research Genevieve Tobin's life, and I'm already starting trying to figure out why. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing it because I want to do it. But what do I hope to learn from this? What is the narrative of this obscure woman's life?<br />
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Yesterday, I became fascinated with her marriage to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0445033/reference" target="_blank">William Keighley</a>. Keighley is a character hard to read-- a stage actor turned film director from Philadelphia. He developed a British accent after working with a Shakespearean repertory company, and seems to have strived for much of his life for culture and class. This contrasted with the movies he's best remembered for, a number of typical Warner Brothers' films produced competently like <i>Picture Snatcher</i>, <i>Dr. Monica</i>, <i>'G' Men</i>, and <i>Each Dawn I Die</i>.<br />
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Keighley also hosted Lux Radio Theatre from 1945 to 1955. I mention this because Radio Mirror featured a piece about him from April of 1945 called <a href="http://archive.org/stream/ra00mac#page/n403/mode/2up" target="_blank">"I call him Keighley"</a> -- a biographical piece written by none other than Genevieve Tobin.<br />
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I was pretty thrilled to find a piece that Tobin had written, and even more excited to see that it really touches on how and why she ended her career. You can read the piece if you want, and it contains a lot of interesting little bits.<br />
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There's a number of stories about Keighley that probably sounded a lot more romantic back then than they do now, such as telling his wife she was offered a part in a picture the same day it was beginning to shoot-- and while they were on an airplane.<br />
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There are a lot of other interesting details, too, such as Keighley and Tobin's around-the-world honeymoon in the late 30s. Interestingly, they stopped in Japan-- where I live-- and even visited the Buddha at Kamakura, which is pretty cool. <br />
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Anyway, just another piece to the puzzle.<br />
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Danny<br />
<br />Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-2620598707640745032015-07-10T03:21:00.002-07:002015-07-10T03:21:36.628-07:00Getting Hit in the Balls<br />
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Bad news: my letter to Ms. Tobin's relative got sent back 'return to sender' unopened. There are still a couple of routes I could pursue there, but they'll have to wait. Just too much on my plate right now.<br />
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In the meantime, I bought a few stills from <a href="http://www.jp-themint.com/" target="_blank">Jim Parrino's Mint</a> during a sale. Really love their packaging, which is a thing I can say now as an adult. I also won a few other auctions, whose contents I will probably be sharing in the next few months.<br />
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Alright, so the blog has been up for two months and all I've done is buy shit. I think it may be getting time to get my butt into gear.<br />
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DannyDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-69433958422344436042015-06-16T01:19:00.000-07:002015-06-16T01:19:24.507-07:00Getting Balls Rolling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Luckily, no one in their right minds attempted to bid against me, and now I'm faced with the task of framing this beautiful shot. I also ended up with a <i>Dinner At 8 </i>re-release poster, which is going to get framed as soon as I have enough money to frame a 27 by 41 poster. AKA, not any time soon.<br />
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Thanks to the unbelievably cool Christina, I have the address of Ms. Tobin's closest surviving relative. I sent her a letter in the mail. I am very anxious about this.<br />
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Meanwhile, I will continue to add pages to the site as fast as I can. Cheers!<br />
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DannyDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-70046439649671802432015-05-31T07:17:00.002-07:002015-05-31T07:18:09.800-07:00No Time For Comedy Rerelease Lobby Cards <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey--<br />
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Site's still a mess, probably will be for a while since I'm going to be writing a summer series for a classic movie blog I'm a big fan of.<br />
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Anyway, I've gotten into buying old movie stuff since TCMFF (all the blame goes to Christina, Darin, and Angela, FYI), and this nice piece of nostalgia from a rerelease of Genevieve's last film, <i>No Time For Comedy</i>, popped up at <a href="http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&auction_uid1=3878002" target="_blank">eMoviePoster</a>.<br />
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There's five lobby cards in total, and two have Genevieve front and center. I'm currently the highest bidder. Bid on this and I'll cut you. <br />
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<a href="http://pre-code.com/">Danny</a>Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651898885482238269.post-37473204306500982892015-05-25T01:39:00.003-07:002015-05-25T02:14:51.053-07:00Hello world! Hi, my name is Danny and I blog over at <a href="http://pre-code.com/" target="_blank">pre-code.com</a>. Over the last few years, I've become a huge fan of actress Genevieve Tobin, who has starred in numerous comedies as a man-hungry manipulator. Her career lasted less than a decade and she remains mostly forgotten today, but I can't help but be drawn to her as one of the most engaging screen comediennes of the talkie era. <br />
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This site is being built as I try to learn the bits and pieces of Tobin's life which will hopefully result in a biography of the star I've fallen hardest for. This site won't be updated nearly as often as its sister site, nor can I guarantee a whole lot. This site is just a documentation of a journey which could certainly end in abject failure.<br />
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But, hey, I hope not. Don't mind the dust in the meantime, and let's see what we can find!<br />
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<a href="http://pre-code.com/">Danny</a>Dannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257279322223112273noreply@blogger.com0