tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post3116403438526639796..comments2024-03-24T04:12:24.783-04:00Comments on A PERSON IN THE DARK: Mary Astor (Bitch)/George Sanders (Blaggard)FlickChickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-76843317000352258062012-01-08T20:32:20.464-05:002012-01-08T20:32:20.464-05:00Thank you, Becky. I have not seen Moon & Sixpe...Thank you, Becky. I have not seen Moon & Sixpence, but I will definitely keep my eye out for it. Nothing is better than an bad George Sanders!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-9049323322455870222012-01-08T15:59:15.198-05:002012-01-08T15:59:15.198-05:00Short but sweet from me -- one of your very best, ...Short but sweet from me -- one of your very best, FlickChick. I love Astor and Sanders (in different ways of course - LOL!) The Great Lie for Astor and All About Eve for Sanders are my first choice pics, which is pretty hard to do considering the other two. By the way, I love your title. Blaggard is a wonderful word!<br />Oh, and did you ever see Sanders in Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence"? TCM finally showed it a few weeks ago -- it is rarely shown. As the Gaugin-like artist, Sanders plays probably the meanest man with the least conscience I have ever seen. He's marvelous!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-87091798827008139212012-01-07T16:43:16.713-05:002012-01-07T16:43:16.713-05:00Thank you, Diane I'm glad you enjoyed it.Thank you, Diane I'm glad you enjoyed it.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-47671549759013467152012-01-07T16:42:57.534-05:002012-01-07T16:42:57.534-05:00Grand Old Movies - well, I just have to track down...Grand Old Movies - well, I just have to track down "Act of violence." Mary is, indeed, aces in all that she did. She could be just the best mom and the most loving wife, but she nailed the nasty ladies best. Just a great actress.<br /><br />As for "Picture of Dorian Gray" - Sanders is sure swell. Who knows if he was really a nice guy or not (Zsa Zsa said he was her favorite husband), but he also nailed the nasty boys.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-46867132996161219492012-01-07T16:40:32.510-05:002012-01-07T16:40:32.510-05:00Thank you, Dorian and thanks for the link. By the ...Thank you, Dorian and thanks for the link. By the way - by "B" I meant "bitch" not B movie!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-69269858793331555302012-01-07T15:31:32.263-05:002012-01-07T15:31:32.263-05:00This is going to be the best series yet. I just lo...This is going to be the best series yet. I just loved it and cannot wait for the others to follow.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-34656475993201068122012-01-07T10:50:37.236-05:002012-01-07T10:50:37.236-05:00Oddly enough, Mary Astor twice played perfect moth...Oddly enough, Mary Astor twice played perfect mothers, in "Meet Me in St Louis" and the 1949 "Little Women"; but you're right, she's much better as a bitch. My own favorite Astor role is the tramp she plays in Fred Zinneman's "Act of Violence," in which she not only gives a superlative performance, but is unrecognizable as a down-and-out prostitute. For any Astor fan, this film is a must-see (and it's on DVD).<br /><br />Sanders also played nice guys, once even in a Hitchcock film ("Foreign Correspondent"), but his talent was also for bitchiness, guy-style. He's great in the 1946 "Picture of Dorian Gray," as Lord Henry, the epitome of suave cynicism (plus he looks superb in a top hat). I think the Sanders persona tended to hide what an excellent, and varied, actor he truly was.<br /><br />Look forward to your next series entry!Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-61740070008870989662012-01-06T22:37:47.386-05:002012-01-06T22:37:47.386-05:00FlickChick, Bitches and Blaggards are an ingenious...FlickChick, Bitches and Blaggards are an ingenious subject for a series, and I think our household favorites Mary Astor and George Sanders are the perfect pair to kick things off! I loved your post, and your particular focus on Mary Astor in THE GREAT LIE and THE MALTESE FALCON (though I wouldn't call that classic 1941 version of ...FALCON a "B" picture), and George Sanders in oh so many things! :-) Great job, FlickChick; I look forward to your Bitch and Blaggard for February!<br /><br />On a related note, as a Sanders fan, you might enjoy Team Bartilucci's discussion of him in one of our earliest blog posts, FLICO SUAVE: AN ANALYSIS OF SUAVENESS IN MODERN SOCIETY AND FILM HISTORY! :-) Here's the link:<br /><br />http://doriantb.blogspot.com/2010/10/flico-suave-analysis-of-suaveness-in.htmlDorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-90025290019158490062012-01-04T15:56:45.776-05:002012-01-04T15:56:45.776-05:00Hi Dawn - I'm taking my time on Gary Cooper - ...Hi Dawn - I'm taking my time on Gary Cooper - I want it to be just right (I think he deserves it, don't you?).FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-91547398186063282552012-01-04T15:13:39.717-05:002012-01-04T15:13:39.717-05:00I think Mary Astor, who was one of movies most mem...I think Mary Astor, who was one of movies most memorable Femme Fatales, is a wonderful actress... I love every movie I see her in. I can not pick a favorite...<br /><br />George Sanders, is growing on me.<br /><br />I can not wait for what you have planned for Gary Cooper((sigh))Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-77183170201179045762012-01-04T05:38:55.432-05:002012-01-04T05:38:55.432-05:00Thanks, Lady Eve. I haven't seen Foreign Corre...Thanks, Lady Eve. I haven't seen Foreign Correspondent in years, and at the time I may have been focused on Joel McCrea (ahem...). But I'd love to revisit for Georgie now! I'll keep my eye out for it!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-65282691485442826872012-01-03T21:44:32.303-05:002012-01-03T21:44:32.303-05:00You couldn't have selected a better pair to la...You couldn't have selected a better pair to launch your series (or picked two featured players I love more).<br /><br />Mary Astor and Bette Davis are so good together in THE GREAT LIE that the viewer nearly forgets the film's silly premise (and the blandness of George Brent). And I love Mary's autobiographies. One is about her life mostly off screen, the other is about her career. Both excellent.<br /><br />George Sanders is charming even in his most celebrated blaggard-ly roles - Favell and DeWitt. Such panache he had. One of his non-blaggard roles that I enjoy much is in Hitchcock's FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. He and Robert Benchley are unbeatable as Joel McCrea's newspaper cronies in Europe. Sanders' character has a most odd last name: "Ffolliot" (there's a funny bit about the origins and spelling of his name, with Sanders having the final word: "One of my ancestors had his head chopped off by Henry VIII, and his wife dropped the [second] capital letter to commemorate the occasion.").<br /><br />Great idea, great post. Can't wait for more...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-58418253312222713512012-01-03T18:07:22.852-05:002012-01-03T18:07:22.852-05:00Thank you so much, Gypsy.I really do hope we get t...Thank you so much, Gypsy.I really do hope we get to see "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami" soon!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-80845650443773411672012-01-03T18:06:33.170-05:002012-01-03T18:06:33.170-05:00Thank you, Irene. The older I get, the more I love...Thank you, Irene. The older I get, the more I love George. I now want to read his autobiography - and the bio written by his friend, Brian Aherne.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-84217916003288159182012-01-03T18:05:50.073-05:002012-01-03T18:05:50.073-05:00Why, Caftan Woman - what mistake? (wink wink). Tha...Why, Caftan Woman - what mistake? (wink wink). That's the beauty of the internet - here today, gone tomorrow! p.s thanks for setting me straight!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-76657411593586048132012-01-03T18:04:56.039-05:002012-01-03T18:04:56.039-05:00Thanks, Monkey! They were both superlative screen ...Thanks, Monkey! They were both superlative screen actors - first class all the way.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-15898942157916190802012-01-03T17:02:10.718-05:002012-01-03T17:02:10.718-05:00Marsha, this is an intriguing idea for a series an...Marsha, this is an intriguing idea for a series and a great way to begin the New Year. I’m a big fan of Mary Astor, both in silent and sound pictures, and loved her in Desert Fury. I’m also a big fan of George Sanders; with his voice of velvet he could persuade nearly anyone of nearly anything. Thanks for the suggestion of “The Private Lives of Bel Ami”, haven’t seen this one, and I look forward to your February installmentwhistlingypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126688373252306609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-13438669028812496332012-01-03T16:13:11.305-05:002012-01-03T16:13:11.305-05:00I can't say it often enough: I love George San...I can't say it often enough: I love George Sanders! Wonderful idea for a series!Irene Palfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271957738785829189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-81581580517523542282012-01-03T13:51:38.956-05:002012-01-03T13:51:38.956-05:00Hi Kim: Well, Clifton Webb and Addison were seemin...Hi Kim: Well, Clifton Webb and Addison were seemingly separated at birth, but I would say Addison was tad more "manly" (if you know what I mean).FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-11875502258086517222012-01-03T13:22:19.552-05:002012-01-03T13:22:19.552-05:00George Sanders good guys are as intriguing as his ...George Sanders good guys are as intriguing as his bad guys. If you get the chance check out "The Saint's Double Trouble" wherein George plays not only Simon Templar, but a lookalike gangster. Two George Sanders at once! It's almost too delicous to bear.<br /><br />PS: The role George turned over to his brother Tom Conway was "The Falcon". Actually, he's really "The Saint" with a different name, but as a B movie aficianado, I couldn't let it rest.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-14979979310090636002012-01-03T13:10:54.188-05:002012-01-03T13:10:54.188-05:00This looks like a fun series. Like you, I am a bi...This looks like a fun series. Like you, I am a big fan of both Mary Astor and George Sanders.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143901229925085760.post-78500651819737999132012-01-03T12:54:18.712-05:002012-01-03T12:54:18.712-05:00Mary Astor could play a bitch really well. She sur...Mary Astor could play a bitch really well. She sure had everyone along for the ride in The Maltese Falcon! As for her turn in The Great Lie--when you out-bitch Bette Davis you've accomplished something.<br /><br />George Sanders was loathsome in Rebecca! You are so right about his turn as Addison DeWitt in All About Eve--though, I think he took a page out of Clifton Webb's acting book and watched Laura before taking on the role of Addison.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.com