tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8108788511585298533..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: What's in the Box?SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60634781421250925762010-10-11T08:30:19.860-05:002010-10-11T08:30:19.860-05:00I get what you mean about Fred MacMurray especiall...I get what you mean about Fred MacMurray especially. He's such a bastard in both Double Indemnity and The Apartment that I find it difficult to reconcile him with the portrayal of his I'm the most familiar with--Chip and Ernie's dad on My Three Sons.<br /><br />I guess if nothing else, it shows the dangers of typecasting.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24780213968604762972010-10-03T08:53:51.136-05:002010-10-03T08:53:51.136-05:00A local Cinemark has a picture of Louise Brooks am...A local Cinemark has a picture of Louise Brooks among the many iconic faces that grace their lobby and corridor. Because of "The Book" and this movie, I now am among probably just a handful in town that really know who she is. <br /><br />Prior to introduction to earlier films by "the Book" I would have attributed the racy nature of the film to it's European production but have since learned that there was quite a bit of promiscuity in much of Hollywood's "Pre-Code" era. <br /><br />Another thing that "The Book" has done for me is introduce actor's I've known for years, in way's I never really knew them. Prior to 4 years ago, my only visions of Barbara Stanwick, Fred MacMurray and Robert Young were through their TV roles as upstanding uber-decent family heads. Their earlier roles were often seedy, tough as nails, sensually charged characters not always on the right side of a situation that their television personas leave me ill-prepared for.Ken Loarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207009680910318145noreply@blogger.com