What Classics Did You See Last Week (July 27–August 2)
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PygmyLion — 8 months ago(August 04, 2025 02:41 PM)
I've watched
The Man with a Cloak
a couple of times, although not recently. It is an interesting movie. I like Joseph Cotton in it. It's a role somewhat akin to his role in
Gaslight
(1944). "Gothic noir" is a nice description.
I watched
Cynthia
a number of years ago. Like you I watched it to see a teenaged Elizabeth Taylor. I was noticing it was up on watchTCM, and thinking about watching it again. I remember it being a watchable movie. I recently saw a young Elizabeth Taylor in
Julia Misbehaves
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spiderwort — 8 months ago(August 04, 2025 09:19 PM)
Glad you liked
The Man with a Cloak
, PL. And I don't think I've seen
Julia Misbehaves
, but I have a feeling it's one I would enjoy. Will see if I can find it. I love the cast, and I could use a few good laughs right now. -
spiderwort — 8 months ago(August 04, 2025 09:48 PM)
I've only seen
Cry Havoc
, which I very much enjoyed. But I'm a big fan of Joan Blondell, so I would probably enjoy
Miss Pacific Fleet
, too.
And
A Blueprint for Murder
sounds really interesting. Excellent cast and director. I will keep it in mind if it shows up where I can see it. -
Sophienoire — 8 months ago(August 04, 2025 10:00 PM)
i'm also a big fan of Joan Blondell and i'm going through her filmography at the moment. Miss Pacific Fleet is not a bad movie by all means and especially Joan is memorable and gives her usual snappy-soft performance here, so fans of her will love that, but she's sadly not the main focus of this film. that would be Allen Jenkins and Hugh Herbert doing silly shenanigans to each other which gets tedious real fast. i just wish there was less dumb men doing dumb stuff and more of Joan Blondell shining like a star.
the sound of your racing heart -
CoriSCapnSkip — 6 months ago(September 09, 2025 10:56 PM)
The Other
, 50th anniversary viewing of the classic 1972 horror film, which I first saw in 1975 and then again in 1977 and don't believe I had seen it since till this July 27. It holds up well.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
on July 29.
As usual, posted spoiler-free reviews.
