Picture Of The Day

Fred and his shoes.

Yum Yum

With the 4th of July approaching, one of the first things I think about is what and where am I going to be eating. It's a rarity to see the oldies stuff their face, but luckily some cameras were around to take a peek at them munching away.

Audrey Hepburn and William Holden do din-din.

Bette Davis enjoying a tasty treat. (Cute top)

Jean Harlow caught in the act.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard racing.

Fred MacMurray and Lana Turner during a causal lunch.

Marlene Dietrich chewing with determination.

Patricia Neal and Farley Grange with too many cups.

Peter Lorre seeing what the next table ordered.

Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne having milk and cookies.

Sophia Loren chowing down.

Foreign Film Poster Friday

Mildred Pierce, 1945

"It Should Happen To You"

In this cute film, Judy Holliday is at her best just coming off of "Born Yesterday". This film also marks the film debut for Jack Lemmon.

Pete (Jack) meets Gladys Glover (Judy) in the park one day. He is making a documentary film, and she is down in the dumps because she hasn't made a name for herself yet.

Gladys gets the idea to rent a huge sign in Lincoln Circle with her name on it. She splurges all her dough for a three month rental. She even scolds the painters when they goof up on her name!

Ad man Evan (Peter Lawford) wants the space for his soap ads and tries to talk Gladys out of it. She won't budge. Pete ends up moving into Gladys' apartment and they start dating, although he isn't to keen on her sign idea.

Gladys finds herself dating both men while one just wants her for her ad space. Pete falls hard for her, but all she can think about is her sign. People start to know her name and she gets some modeling gigs.

After the three months, Gladys must choose between her boyfriend who cares about her, her boyfriend who is a player, and her new found fame.

I think this film is kitschy and cute and showcases Judy and Jack for the talented actors that they are.

A Closer Look At...

George Cukor

10 Facts:

1. Born to Hungarian Jewish immigrants who did not practice Judaism.

2. First job was an assistant stage manager on Broadway.

3. Moved West, signed to Paramount, and agreed to not be credited for 6 months.

4. Started Katharine Hepburn's career.

5.Directed hits such as "A Star Is Born", "My Fair Lady", "The Women", "The Philadelphia Story", and "Adam's Rib".

6. Worked on "The Wizard of Oz" for one week, removing Judy's blond wig and changing the witch's makeup.

7. Joined the Signal Corps at age 43 to make instructional films for the troops.

8.Worked on last film with Maggie Smith at the age of 82.

9. Died in 1983.

10. Was quoted as saying, "You can't have any success unless you can accept failure." 

"Holiday" on Father's Day

For Father's day, my dad wanted Bob's Big Boy take out and a movie. His choice? "Holiday" with Cary Grant and Kat Hepburn.

Cary is back from a trip up north and is going to visit his new honey he met while on vay cay. He arrives at the huge estate in New York and thinks she works as a maid.

After almost getting lost, Cary meets up with his rich gal and then meets "black sheep" sister, Katharine. They hit it off right away and Kat approves of her dear sister's choice in men. 

My mom said that one sister had a cone on her head and the other a plate. Haha.

Cary soon learns father is uptight and that he must change his tie and be ready to meet his future father-in-law. Fiancee Julia tells him in church of their plans to wed so that he couldn't yell at her. Finally the group is all together. 

Brother Ted shows up who also likes Cary and is a fan of the bottle. Katharine introduces Cary to her favorite room in the house, the play room, where there are no stiff rules and lots of fun toys. 

Father agrees to the wedding and Katharine is dying to party plan. She wants a fun night up in the play room without the rich people. Julia opts for a formal party where father can introduce the couple to the socialites and money. 

The night of the party, Kat holds up in the play room while the "important people" are down stairs. Cary's good friends find their way up to Katharine's shindig and all have a merry time. 

Father and Julia get mad that they are spending time with the ordinary folk and insist that Cary and Kat join the uptight crowd. Cary shares with Kat how he has been working since he was 10 and wants to take a lot of time off and go on a holiday while he is still young. Kat and brother Ned are very supportive. But what about Julie and father?

Julia finds out about Cary's plan and is angry. She wants him to marry and go work for father. Cary wishes she would be supportive like sister and brother. Meanwhile, Kat shares with Ned that she has the hots for Cary. 

Cary must decide if he wants to please Julia and take the desk job or if he should screw it all and take his earned trip. Katharine must realize that she should try and do something that makes her happy. I love the scenes where Cary does a flip. He does this when he feels stressed. 

This movie is funny and clever and I love Cary and Kat together. This was the 3rd film out of 4 that they would do together. 

Picture Of The Day

Judy Garland in her backyard on a nice day.