Barrymore
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csu16387 — 22 years ago(January 09, 2004 08:31 AM)
There's nothing on his brother's message board either (though I just wrote something).
I've seen only Grand Hotel and Dinner at Eight. John was great in both those films. I'm looking forward to seeing Twentieth Century soon.
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JBFANSINCE70 — 21 years ago(June 19, 2004 08:22 PM)
Have been a JB fan since 1970 when I was researching Shakespearean actors for a reading of Rogue soliloquy I did for speech meet in high school. Then discovered Fowler's bio. Have read it at least once a year since the. Films seen: Svengali, Tweentieth Century, Bill of Divorcement, mong others. By extension have become a Gene Fowler and John Decker fan as well.
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alfiesgal — 21 years ago(January 15, 2005 03:32 PM)
Another fan here. Actually went through a Barrymore phase (along with his siblings Ethel & Lionel), read all the bios, watched all the available films etc. Even his lesser works during the last, self-destructive years have some merit. Try "Invisible Woman": he talked to that cat like Mercutio to his home-boys! But opposite the up and coming young stars like Henry Fonda in "Spawn of North", it's obvious he was out of steam. Think i still have that sensational "autobiography" by his last wife/girlfriend lying around somewhere, about How the Great John Romanced Me LOL.
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dbbarrymore — 20 years ago(August 20, 2005 02:23 PM)
Hi!
Incorrigible Dukane is available if you look hard enough for a copy.
I have it. I'm only missing 1 of his films - have everything else.
I'm a big big big collector/fan of his. Check out my website devoted to the one man in my life ;-
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MarcoAntonio1 — 20 years ago(September 18, 2005 07:41 PM)
I watched the 1930 version of "Moby Dick" and I thought that it was great. Some purists didn't like the added love interest or the vindictive brother sub-plots, but I thought that they worked well quite well and made the story more interesting.
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zpzjones — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 08:50 AM)
Hi all, The Incorrigible Dukane is JB's earliest surviving silent film(vintage 1915). I would love to see it and have written Kino thinking they might want to release it and Raffles the Amateur Cracksman. Dukane is listed on the web as being available from a company called Kavel.
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dain_bramaged_926 — 20 years ago(December 26, 2005 11:08 AM)
I love the guy. I wouldn't call him one of my favourites, but he's given some great performances and his personal life was very interesting. I love the job he did in "Dinner at Eight". The death scence was amazing.
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Trilby06 — 20 years ago(February 06, 2006 07:47 PM)
That's a movie I'm trying to get but it's difficult. I have seen many movies starring Barrymore,one of my favorites is "Svengali". When I see this movie I don't realize I'm just watching a film but as if I were having a lesson in acting by the best actor in the world. I've seen today "the beloved rogue" and probably in two weeks i'll be able to watch "true confession".
I read about his life, his bitterness and joy and at least i can say that this man touched hell and heaven, he lived at full grasping the drama and the joy in all his life. He was a genius in many ways. Eccentric and passionate. His alcoholism was one of his weakness but the actor he was will remain forever.