tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post5786322679802331802..comments2024-03-24T04:12:24.783-04:00Comments on A PERSON IN THE DARK: I WENT TO SEE A DOUBLE FEATURE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH ROBERT PRESTON.FlickChickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-22417792203108102522013-06-19T15:44:17.285-04:002013-06-19T15:44:17.285-04:00Robert Preston is my all-time favorite actor. I sa...Robert Preston is my all-time favorite actor. I saw the Music Man when I was 11, and from then on, he was my favorite. <br /><br />I've actually created a Tumblr account dedicated to his career, if you're interested.<br /><br />RobertPreston.tumblr.com<br /><br />There's no one else like him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-33476032542120336842012-04-05T12:22:44.889-04:002012-04-05T12:22:44.889-04:00The same comment thing happened on another blog, C...The same comment thing happened on another blog, Caftan Woman's I think. Blogger is doing things behind our backs!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-11822193718019413412012-04-05T12:20:42.646-04:002012-04-05T12:20:42.646-04:00Becky - I think that subscription just magically a...Becky - I think that subscription just magically appeared. And, as much as I love Cary - I'm afraid he would not have been a convincing Harold Hill (but I would have met him at the footbridge, anyway).FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-53842483481300617062012-04-04T19:36:45.158-04:002012-04-04T19:36:45.158-04:00Chick, I'm late but I am also in love with Rob...Chick, I'm late but I am also in love with Robert Preston, madly in love. He could con me anytime and I wouldn't mind. And what an actor. All The Way home broke my heart, and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs was just marvelous. Those are my favorites, but he was wonderful in Victor/Victoria too! P.S. Can you imagine Cary Grant as Professor Harold Hill? Makes me shiver, and I love Cary Grant. Or Frank Sinatra -- the ultimate New Jersey Italian? Please!! And hey! You have a way to subscribe to comments now! Hooray!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-30336539776048971622012-04-01T12:41:05.650-04:002012-04-01T12:41:05.650-04:00Yikes - Kim - you make me feel old! But double fea...Yikes - Kim - you make me feel old! But double features were indeed a treat and Gypsy & the Music Man was a memorable one.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-36147353714615265372012-04-01T12:40:29.406-04:002012-04-01T12:40:29.406-04:00Thank you, Christian. RP was quite a noir fixture ...Thank you, Christian. RP was quite a noir fixture in his phase 1 career, but always had to contend with Mitchum or Ladd or some other bigger star. Glad he got a chance for Act 2!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-60505252189808899952012-04-01T11:41:53.567-04:002012-04-01T11:41:53.567-04:00I'm just a tad young for your admiration of th...I'm just a tad young for your admiration of the double feature. And, while I never had a crush on Preston, I found him delightfully enjoyable in The Music Man. This and Gypsy made one heck of a double feature!Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-37316106438139039572012-03-31T14:52:12.296-04:002012-03-31T14:52:12.296-04:00Great job FlickChick highlighting Robert Preston&#...Great job FlickChick highlighting Robert Preston's unique career and his wonderful role in The Music Man. He was extremely versatile. He stars in one of my favorite Westerns (as a bad guy) in "Blood on the Moon." This an amazing RKO western with the look of film noir also starring Robert Mitchum. Thanks for covering several of RP's great roles.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-1801488451893213022012-03-31T14:46:47.976-04:002012-03-31T14:46:47.976-04:00Classicfilmboy - I think the Dark at the Top of th...Classicfilmboy - I think the Dark at the Top of the Stairs was released before The Music Man and they were testing his popularity with the audience. It is a really good film - and I felt sorry for him being surrounded by such a neurotic family.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-28906820558884415192012-03-31T14:44:55.983-04:002012-03-31T14:44:55.983-04:00Diane - I didn't know that. I would not have t...Diane - I didn't know that. I would not have thought he was your kind of guy :)FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-4883795438193400752012-03-31T14:44:32.653-04:002012-03-31T14:44:32.653-04:00Oh Monkey - thanks for that tale - it is so nice t...Oh Monkey - thanks for that tale - it is so nice to know he was as charming in real life as on the screen. Makes me wish he was still around.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-76827878448457644392012-03-31T14:43:41.475-04:002012-03-31T14:43:41.475-04:00First of all Dawn - good for you! Second - Jr. Bon...First of all Dawn - good for you! Second - Jr. Bonner was a really fine film - well worth repeated viewings.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-1258823797406346182012-03-31T14:42:47.014-04:002012-03-31T14:42:47.014-04:00Oh Caftan Woman - wasn't he just the most? And...Oh Caftan Woman - wasn't he just the most? And yes- he was so young and handsome in Union Pacific, but it's kind of hard to see past Joel McCrea (if you know what I mean.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-3909513473324488602012-03-31T14:42:14.688-04:002012-03-31T14:42:14.688-04:00Robert Preston is terrific. One of my favorite per...Robert Preston is terrific. One of my favorite performances of his in a great film is "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs." I highly recommend it.Classicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-18967636384313121252012-03-30T17:36:51.386-04:002012-03-30T17:36:51.386-04:00Apparently Robert Preston was charming in real lif...Apparently Robert Preston was charming in real life, too -- my mom and her best friend Ruth met him backstage while he was doing <i>The Sly Fox</i> on Broadway back in the '70s, and he took the time to give them the full Harold Hill treatment. There was a picture of the three of them in the paper, and he's wearing that huge grin while my mom and her friend had that floating on air dazzled look on their faces.<br /><br />Which is nice.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-70254849674906710972012-03-30T16:08:11.282-04:002012-03-30T16:08:11.282-04:00I have been in love with Robert for a long time.I have been in love with Robert for a long time.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-45855263565355697532012-03-30T13:55:03.032-04:002012-03-30T13:55:03.032-04:00Sorry Flick.. that I sound like a ding bat.. I'...Sorry Flick.. that I sound like a ding bat.. I'm dieting and feeling a little shaky... The good news, I have lost 15 lbs this month.. :)<br /><br />Anywho.. <br /><br />The first time I saw Robert Preston perform, was in film.. 'Junior Bonner'. I thought Steve McQueen gave a great performance. Along with in his troubled family members: Ida Lupino and Robert Preston and character actor, Joe Don Baker. One of my husbands favorite films.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-61960916775911891152012-03-30T13:27:31.963-04:002012-03-30T13:27:31.963-04:00The first time I saw Robert Preston perform was in...The first time I saw Robert Preston perform was in film, 'Junior Bonner'. I thought Steve McQueen gave a great performance and his relationship with his troubled family, Ida Lupino and Robert Preston and character actor, Joe Don Baker. On of my husbands favorite films.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-62916091214475362202012-03-30T13:26:42.246-04:002012-03-30T13:26:42.246-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-49632013641850638422012-03-30T13:14:59.512-04:002012-03-30T13:14:59.512-04:00"Oh, Professor, we're agog. Simply agog...."Oh, Professor, we're agog. Simply agog." Hill, in the hands of Preston, could charm anyone and once you're "under the spell of his salesmanship", you're a goner.<br /><br />If you haven't seen it already you must check out Preston (all of 20 years old!) opposite Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in "Union Pacific".<br /><br />I got a great kick out of this post on a true treasure of stage and screen.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com