1. Wrote a lot. 2. Walked 2 miles to Hilldale and bought 2 pairs of glasses with Theo frames. 3. Met Chris and drank a pomegranate martini. 4. Walked 2 miles back home. 5. Watched the 1934 movie "Bright Eyes" on TV and Meade watched it just because it's what I was watching. That was sweet of him. And Shirley was sweet. We laughed at Jane Withers and I was delighted that the actor who played Uncle Ned was the same actor who played Mr. Muckle in "It's a Gift," one of my all time favorite movies. Also the dog that played Rags was the same dog who played Toto 5 years later in "The Wizard of Oz."The actor is Charles Sellon:
October 21, 2017
What I did a year ago.
Facebook reminds me of what it calls my "memories," even though they aren't my memories, because I'd forgotten all this:
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And now, a year later, a person cannot think of Shirley Temple without conjuring Arthur Freed.
"And now, a year later, a person cannot think of Shirley Temple without conjuring Arthur Freed."
The rich Uncle Ned is — in the clip I've isolated for you — preferring the prettier female, who is nicer than the other girl. The other girl gets his standard gruff, mean persona, but the nice, pretty one gets access to his protection and wealth.
"Don't you hit that child!"
"Well he's not going to tell me I don't love him anymore!"
Blogger Ann Althouse said...
The other girl gets his standard gruff, mean persona, but the nice, pretty one gets access to his protection and wealth.
Heh. I think that is what rhhardin has been trying to tell us!
The convention is that the Rich Girl is always Mean, and the Poor Girl is always Nice.
I don't recall any situation where the Mean Girl was Poor (unless it was shown that she had a Heart of Gold).
Ginger Ale, Grenadine, and Orange Juice garnished with a cherry and a piece of orange.
Some years back I read an article in Vanity Fair about Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson that will shake you to your roots. They were friends and remained friends for years. There was no hint of sexual misconduct on Bill Robinson's part, nor or racism on Shirley's part. They just enjoyed each other's company. You don't often hear stories like that coming out of Hollywood.........Despite being a Republican and openly supporting Ronald Reagan, she seems to have led a happy and successful life. She was a great disappointment to many in Hollywood..
ROFLMAO! My favorite scene from my favorite W.C. Fields flick. My second favorite scene is the bowling ball on the stairs from [I think] the same film.
“It’s a Gift” Magic.
Banker to Fields “Why, you’re drunk”
Fields “And you’re crazy. I’ll be sober tomorrow”
Imperfect memory. It was a coconut. It's a Gift Porch Scene
Tcrosse observes: The convention is that the Rich Girl is always Mean, and the Poor Girl is always Nice.
I don't recall any situation where the Mean Girl was Poor (unless it was shown that she had a Heart of Gold).
And in real life I have often noted the opposite to be true.
Glad to see Ann is all over this O'Reilly/Fox story after her infinite number of posts about Weinstein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html
Blogger Mutaman said...
Glad to see Ann is all over this O'Reilly/Fox story after her infinite number of posts about Weinstein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html
Look, Mutt, AA can't be writing all the time. She has to occasionally blow her husband, for instance.
If you want to blow Meade for her, maybe with that savings of time, she could knock out one more piece on O'Reilly or on Ailes, in addition to the dozens she wrote while all that was actually fresh.
Or, of course, you could always get your own damn blog.
Much like his son, my father has little interest in movies, but he did enjoy Fields. In The Bank Dick, Fields is a bank guard who accosts a boy with a toy cowboy pistol and holster.
The boy and his mother react:
"Look Mommy, doesn't that man have a funny nose."
"You mustn't make fun of the gentleman, Clifford. You'd like to have a nose like that full of nickels, wouldn't you?"
All I would have to say to him was "nickels" and he would give a little smile.
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