Lets talk about movie marathons

I get great enjoyment out of watching on youtube people doing movie marathons. Terry talks movies used to do a 24 hour marathon that was great to watch. Theres another younger guy who did a hitchcock marathon, but seems no one longer does these marathons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ24MIGySqc

When I was younger and had much more free time and better health and was eager to learn about classic films I used to watch 4, even 5 movies in a day

2 questions:

1. do you think you could do a 24 hour marathon of classic movies?

2. whats your record of classic movies watched in one day?

It’s always been one of my favorites of the genre. Only the 1946 version. It’s been remade a few times but none of them compare. Does anyone else enjoy it as much as I do?

, Bette

TCM has a separate Reddit sub but just wanted give TCM viewers a heads up.

Carol introduces and discusses the iconic film, Gone With The Wind, on Dec. 1.

It occurred to me that Joe and Jerry almost certainly got poor Nellie Weinmeyer killed.

When they show up at the garage immediately before the mob hit, they mention her by name and that they’re there to pick up her car.

Spats had to send somebody to “have a talk” with her, right?

In 1954, a news item reported that Descher was "the only long-term contract child in Hollywood," having been signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

That same year, she appeared in her favorite film, The Last Time I Saw Paris. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story Babylon Revisited, she played Vicky, the daughter of Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor. After her mother dies, Vicky is adopted by her mother's sister, played by Donna Reed. The movie called on her to speak French and to dance ballet. In 1954, she also played a crippled child in a Martin and Lewis film. In 1954 she also played the little girl in the opening scene of Them!, the movie about giant ants starring Edmund Gwenn, James Arness and James Whitmore. In 1955, she was in The Prodigal with Lana Turner. Then she played Gregory Peck's 10-year-old daughter in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.

Descher also played the little girl, Susan Walker, daughter of Doris Walker, played by Teresa Wright in the 1955 holiday special version of Miracle on 34th Street. It also starred Macdonald Carey as Fred Gaily, the attorney who represented Kris Kringle, played by Thomas Mitchell.

In 1956, she played June Allyson's daughter Debbie in The Opposite Sex, a musical remake of The Women (1939). She appeared in another movie with Van Johnson that year, The Bottom of the Bottle (1956). She also guest-starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the title character of the 1965 TV episode titled "Kris' Girlfriend", where she played Sally. Around this time, she guest-starred with Ann Doran in the Western series My Friend Flicka, and on the Cold War drama series, Crusader. She guest-starred as the daughter of a sea captain in an episode of Wagon Train.

Her last movie, at the age of 12, was the cult favorite The Space Children (1958). In 1959, she appeared in the episode "Dark Morning" of CBS's anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson. She guest-starred on The Real McCoys. In 1961, she appeared in the first season of My Three Sons, as Elizabeth Martin, a love interest for Robbie Douglas (Don Grady) in episode 32, "The Musician", and in 1964 again as Robbie's love interest in season five as Marjorie in episode 13 "You're in My Power".

Hi all,

I'm thinking about starting a classic film club in my town. Has anyone done this? I'm mostly curious about the legal part, since I'd like to host in person showings and my house isn't big enough. Ideally it would be free, but if anyone has information about how to go about getting permission/licenses, I'd appreciate that as well.

TIA

Harlow. I didn't understand her at all, at first. Not a great actress or particularly attractive. Actually, it was due to me watching more of her later stuff, then I started watching more of the pre-code stuff. Still not my favourite or anything but I understand the appeal now.

Grable. I thought she was mediocre at best. Then, I realized that she was the full-package. Dancer, singer and actor. Master of none but she did everything decently/above average. Other musical leading ladies of the era could only do 2 out of 3 and usually expert-level in 1 thing but atrocious otherwise. Grable's like 7 out of 10 in all three categories while others were like 9 out of 10 in 1 and 4 out of 10 for the rest of. Bonus, she was a cutie as well.

Don Ameche. One of my first movies of his was Midnight. One of my fav screwballs/rom-coms ever. Colbert's one of my favs of all time. I found him to be annoying and underwhelming. I even enjoyed Barrymore more and that's saying something since I've never really like John. Then, I started watching a lot more of his stuff especially the musical ones. Such a serenader. Charming as heck. I've even learned to love him in Midnight.

Shirley MacLaine. I thought she was meh, until I watched her in that movie about her being a serial-widow. Charming, decent actress, and that woman can dance. Not to mention that she's got such a beautiful figure as well.

I've got at least a few more but maybe (maybe not) I'll update later when I remember.

These two, I'm half way there. Ginger. Never liked her and then I watched The Major And The Minor. Loved her. Again, one of my fav screwballs/rom-coms. Then, I watched Kitty Foyle. Huge mistake. Loretta Young. Like her but can't get over her acting and all else seeing her sad scenes. Hammy. What's up with that expression as well?

Slightly off-topic. Lastly ya'll, please recommend something so that I can like her. I've tried so goddamn hard trying to like her. She's been in a lot of my fav movies but GOD, I'm just not able to like her. What happened to her though was tragic but let's not let that impact us liking her as an actress. I've tried with all my might but she was just too goddamn annoying. Please advice. I'm talking about Lombard.