Back in 1941, when the final line of George’s burst of infatuation to Tracy merely meant “burnt offerings,” George surely brought smiles to audiences with:
“A magnificence that comes out of your eyes, in your voice, in the way you stand there, in the way you walk. You're lit from within, Tracy. You've got fires banked down in you, hearth-fires and holocausts.”
And then we decided to watch at least one popular work from each of the actors in the above videos. (The Internet Archive has many B&W movies available for free, so that's been a good source.) We started off with one of Katharine Hepburn's films, "The Lion in Winter", and by golly, she's one of a kind....!
My golden would be The Apartment with Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLean. Unless that's not oldie enough? I did find TPS a bit wordy, too obviously a stage play transfer to screen. I think I'm Audrey rather than Katherine my Hepburn preference.
You're right about it being wordy - I usually don't mind the wordiness since it seemed pretty normal for that era to adapt its films from plays, but TPS relies more on its dialogue than most, and I can definitely see how the wordiness would detract.
I still need to watch The Apartment - I've heard so many good things about it.
I am glad you wrote this. Had I written this, I just would have said "this is the best film ever" over and over until I filled three or four pages.
This is the best film ever.
Thank you! It is an incredible film.
Back in 1941, when the final line of George’s burst of infatuation to Tracy merely meant “burnt offerings,” George surely brought smiles to audiences with:
“A magnificence that comes out of your eyes, in your voice, in the way you stand there, in the way you walk. You're lit from within, Tracy. You've got fires banked down in you, hearth-fires and holocausts.”
Such an incredible line.
You've sold me! Adding it to the list of 'golden oldies' that I and a friend are slowly working through and discovering for the first time!
Hooray! Thanks for letting me know - if/after you eventually watch it, I would love to know your thoughts!
Are there any from the 'golden oldies' list you've seen so far that you'd recommend? I'm always looking for more classic films to watch.
If you like Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, they made two other fantastic romantic/screwball comedies, Holiday and Bringing Up Baby.
Thank you! I’ve seen both and they are indeed fantastic.
I heard that they collaborated on one other screwball-esque film called Sylvia Scarlett, but I haven’t gotten around to watching it yet.
It actually started with our watching these two entrancing YouTube compilations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=-QlSgOtHNHo - The 40 Most Beautiful Actresses Pre-1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huytk_MWIDo - The 20 Most Handsome Actors Pre-1960
And then we decided to watch at least one popular work from each of the actors in the above videos. (The Internet Archive has many B&W movies available for free, so that's been a good source.) We started off with one of Katharine Hepburn's films, "The Lion in Winter", and by golly, she's one of a kind....!
Oh, that sounds like a really fun idea. Thanks for the links. I'll have to add some more films to my watchlist based on those.
My golden would be The Apartment with Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLean. Unless that's not oldie enough? I did find TPS a bit wordy, too obviously a stage play transfer to screen. I think I'm Audrey rather than Katherine my Hepburn preference.
You're right about it being wordy - I usually don't mind the wordiness since it seemed pretty normal for that era to adapt its films from plays, but TPS relies more on its dialogue than most, and I can definitely see how the wordiness would detract.
I still need to watch The Apartment - I've heard so many good things about it.