(1739) Evening all. About to surface again.
18. A film series from 1934 to 1947
In a forlorn effort to keep tavern patrons supplied with movies and jazz (the news takes care of itself), I had a glance at the story of the last Thin Man movie from 1947 which, predictably, was not up to scratch by their standards but a reasonable “B” by audience standards.
The years and ages are important in this tale of two stars, the historicity is where the interest is for us. It started in 1934, actually precode. Now, if he’s 55 in RL in 1947 and she 42, a 13 year difference (give or take one year), then he was 42 and she 29. Not real life partners, they certainly grabbed audiences of the era, which spanned the war years.
“The last film for Myrna Loy at MGM, where she had made the majority of her films since the 1930s. In her autobiography she stated this picture was a “lackluster finish to a great series”, and that she “hated” it.”
Well yes … he’d put on lbs around the neck and waist, she was a tad too mature now for the brightspark wife-ette. Word is the chemistry was still there but the years had, sadly, caught up. The studio felt it was all ending with both that and the stifling 50s values creeping in … e.g. horror at a brat child corporally smacked but by the same token, the parents had not brought him up well (in the story arc) … plus the setting was no longer charming but almost 50s beatnik and jive talk, which a man from 1892 could not be expected to be part of.
It was already awkward by 1947 and I’d not even been thought about until quite a few years after that. Interesting glimpse into an era, what people were doing, how it all looked.
17. Chanel
16. DAD
My Dad [b.1896] left school at 12 years and worked in the stables of the Carter Patterson company. They had the contract to collect parcels and deliver them to the local train station. The parcels were sent by rail to the nearest station for delivery by CP. Summer was very busy as most Middle Class people sent their suitcases to the hotel and back home on either end of the holiday.
At age 15 Dad had his horses and cart and worked for CP until 1914, when he was 18, and joined the army for The Great War. After 18 months in the trenches the army discovered that he was a horseman and gave him two horses and an old farm cart. He delivered food, medical things and small ammunition to the front line until the end of the war.
15. The egregious C of E
14. The Milligoon
13. Another lady with firm views … Rachel Wilson
12. Quiet lady with strong opinions
… rarely posts:
11. Steve
5. We can either remain asleep – bit too warm to sleep so I waited outside for the sun to come up on my birthday, then went back to bed. Quick trip to Dorchester for a lunchtime pint with a mate who is not doing so well, sadly. He mentioned the Israel-Iran conflict and the possible attack on the Fordow Enrichment Plant – his Dad worked in Iran for six months before the Mullahs took over, so late-70’s. Anyway Bannon met with Trump to tell him what his base thinks..
also:
Options for Targeting Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility | https://www.csis.org/analysis/options-targeting-irans-fordow-nuclear-facility
And at 1083 … war room:
- Democrat Panic: David Drucker Reports On Working-Class Hispanic Men Turning Away From Party
- Jones On Iran: “Regime Change Would Spiral Into A Quagmire Russia And China Are Ready To Exploit.”
- “We’re An Active Combatant In This Conflict” Bannon Calls On Israel To Finish What They Started
- Appeals Court Victory: Trump Can Keep Troops In LA, Mike Davis Reports