It didn't hurt that Gable and Harlow were the team of the '30s.
Even if Harlow was miscast in anything where she couldn't throw a tantrum. (Which, IIRC, is true of China Seas, correct?)
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Fred Pete - Dec 15, 2005 11:19:30 am PST #9187 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
DavidS - Dec 15, 2005 11:22:03 am PST #9188 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Even if Harlow was miscast in anything where she couldn't throw a tantrum. (Which, IIRC, is true of China Seas, correct?)
She threw several. And kept breaking JZ's heart with her character's emotional nakedness. You could really see how Harlow was that rare sex bomb who also appealed greatly to women. She's both glamorous and very down to earth and likeable.
Scrappy - Dec 15, 2005 12:11:17 pm PST #9189 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I ADORE her in Red Dust, also with Gable.
Sean K - Dec 15, 2005 12:30:43 pm PST #9190 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
a young Rosalind Russell
My GF made me watch The Women a few weeks ago, with Rosalind Russell, Norma Shearer, and Joan Crawford. Entirely female cast, all about gossip and infidelity.
And fashion. Horrible, horrible fashion.
Still, it was quite enjoyable. B&W with a color section in the middle, highlighting some of the awful vintage fashion.
erikaj - Dec 15, 2005 1:51:52 pm PST #9191 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I still like "His Girl Friday" better.(Duh. Journalism grad, right?) Actually, I liked the first half of the Women and thought it was funny, but it fell apart in the middle. But the thirties audience hadn't seen "Heathers" ever, so I expect I have different expectations than them.
Aims - Dec 15, 2005 1:58:45 pm PST #9192 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
lurves erika even more than I do.
It's one of my favorite films ever.
"He looks like that film actor - what's his name? - Ralph Bellamy."
Makes me howl with laughter every. time.
erikaj - Dec 15, 2005 2:04:07 pm PST #9193 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Weirdly enough, I didn't see that one till I was out of school already, but I wanted to be that, I just didn't know it yet. Okay, that with a little Ivins, because as Ms. Molly goes, so goes my nation.
Fred Pete - Dec 15, 2005 4:28:49 pm PST #9194 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
The Women is high camp at its highest and campiest. You gotta roll with it.
Guess I'd forgotten the specifics of China Seas -- I remember it as worthwhile, but the One True Gable/Harlow teaming is Red Dust. And the One True Harlow tantrum is in Bombshell.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 16, 2005 6:13:56 am PST #9195 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Note to self: do not watch Brian's Song while suffering a lingering cough after a cold.
Sean K - Dec 16, 2005 6:46:52 am PST #9196 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The Women is high camp at its highest and campiest. You gotta roll with it.
I quite enjoyed it. I think Rosalind's performance was my favorite.
So, I finally saw March of the Penguins today. Painfully cute, staggeringly beautiful. Incredible movie.
Emperor penguins are the most ridiculously improbable creature ever.