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"The only way men can respond to a star is to gaze at it from their remote planet. And even when a star passes out of our sight in the sequence of orbits; we believe that it exists still and feel the gravitational pull it exerts" ............ David Thomson in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
At Gravesend
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Laszlo's on Lex ..... Perhaps
A portal, perhaps, attempting to bring the distant near. A reminiscence of films and players seen during 70 years. First seen in dark buildings surrounded by strangers and now watched again and again on diminished screens. Herewith some random thoughts on that flickering past. Remember when the lights went on and we had to leave the theatre? From Rick’s Café Americain to Lexington Avenue? Laszlo's on Lex.
"The only way men can respond to a star is to gaze at it from their remote planet. And even when a star passes out of our sight in the sequence of orbits; we believe that it exists still and feel the gravitational pull it exerts" ............ David Thomson in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.
A Personal Pantheon
Bette Davis
Ethel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Ella Raines
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
Kim Novak
Julie Harris
Aline MacMahon
Ida Lupino
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Stanwyck
Gloria Grahame
Jeanette MacDonald
Jessica Tandy
Jean Arthur
Thelma Ritter
Helen Walker
Jan Sterling
Barbara Bel Geddes
Marie Windsor
** Rebecca Pidgeon (by Papal dispensation)
Ethel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Ella Raines
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
Kim Novak
Julie Harris
Aline MacMahon
Ida Lupino
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Stanwyck
Gloria Grahame
Jeanette MacDonald
Jessica Tandy
Jean Arthur
Thelma Ritter
Helen Walker
Jan Sterling
Barbara Bel Geddes
Marie Windsor
** Rebecca Pidgeon (by Papal dispensation)
At Gravesend
Laszlo's on Lex? ....... Perhaps.
Click image for Laszlo's on Lex origin
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Laszlo's on Lex ..... Perhaps
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ReplyDeleteI know EB is a favourite of yours, this is one of my favourite of her performances.
(My favourite of all is probably Miss Spinney, especially for the final scene, and her warm rapport with Cecil Kellaway.)
Dear Matthew:
ReplyDeleteYes, Ethel is to me what Jennie was to Eben. And I have likely mentioned before that Ethel’s role in “Portrait of Jennie” is closer to that of Pamela Brown’s Catriona in “I Know Where I am Going” than one might think. I found an interesting quote about Cecil Kellaway in Lana Turner’s book which I will use one of these days. Lana is not even on my very long list of screen goddesses but the quote shows Kellaway in a good light.
And you are right, of course, about Ethel in “Spiral Staircase” -- descending on the George Brent character with the ferocity of an angel dispatched from the heavens.
Best …….. Gerald