Favorite Billy Wilder movie?
Got a mini-Wilder film festival going. Rewatched Sunset Boulevard and Stalag 17. Also saw Love in the Afternoon, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and Ace in the Hole.
Did not recall lighting the match to the beard bit in Stalag 17, which is preceded twice using the other guy's jacket. Kurt Douglas' version in Ace in the Hole uses the typewriter carriage return. Scenes from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes reminded me of Robert Altman.
I'll probably watch Irma La Douce and The Spirit of St. Louis next.
May 23, 2018, 10:31 AM
tgtshuterquote:
Originally posted by f2:
Got a mini-Wilder film festival going. Rewatched Sunset Boulevard and Stalag 17. Also saw Love in the Afternoon, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and Ace in the Hole.
Did not recall lighting the match to the beard bit in Stalag 17, which is preceded twice using the other guy's jacket. Kurt Douglas' version in Ace in the Hole uses the typewriter carriage return. Scenes from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes reminded me of Robert Altman.
I'll probably watch Irma La Douce and The Spirit of St. Louis next.
William Holden lit a match off the stubble on Neville Brand's face. It was a great scene!
May 23, 2018, 10:59 AM
JSWI watched
One, Two, Three last weekend. Although the movie is dated is still holds up very well. It’s worth seeing if only for James Cagney’s manic performance.
May 23, 2018, 05:36 PM
GWbikerquote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Double Indemnity
"Let's ride"....
May 23, 2018, 05:45 PM
parabellumquote:
Originally posted by f2:
Did not recall lighting the match to the beard bit in Stalag 17, which is preceded twice using the other guy's jacket. Kurt Douglas' version in Ace in the Hole uses the typewriter carriage return.
And Fred MacMurray lights matches with one hand by striking them with his thumb in
Double Indemnity.
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Originally posted by parabellum:
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Originally posted by f2:
Did not recall lighting the match to the beard bit in Stalag 17, which is preceded twice using the other guy's jacket. Kurt Douglas' version in Ace in the Hole uses the typewriter carriage return.
And Fred MacMurray lights matches with one hand by striking them with his thumb in
Double Indemnity.
That's right! Robert Stephens used a zippo in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
Just saw Sonny Corleone's film debut in Irma La Douce.
May 25, 2018, 04:53 AM
Blume9mmI'll have to go with Stalog 17 since when I was a teenager it taught me the simplest way to make a 7 minute fuse.....
May 25, 2018, 08:43 AM
tgtshuterquote:
Originally posted by Blume9mm:
I'll have to go with Stalog 17 since when I was a teenager it taught me the simplest way to make a 7 minute fuse.....
"Ach so..."
Watched Avanti! with Jack Lemmon yesterday - enjoyed it. Watching Kiss Me, Stupid right now (Dean Martin, My Favorite Martian, Kim Novak).
Is this a bit of terrific, hmm? Last night she was banging on my door for 45 minutes. And I wouldn't let her out.- Dean Martin
May 25, 2018, 01:34 PM
braillediverquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
In
Stalag 17, the scene where William Holden lights the match off of Neville Brand's beard.
He just wanted to steel our wire cutters.
June 18, 2018, 12:21 PM
JSWThanks to Netflix last weekend I finally watched the only Billy Wilder (directed) movie I had never seen,
The Front Page. It was enjoyable enough but certainly not up to the greatness of his earlier films.
June 18, 2018, 01:37 PM
mojojojoWitness for the Prosecution
June 20, 2018, 05:35 PM
satchquote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
In
Stalag 17, the scene where William Holden lights the match off of Neville Brand's beard.
Side note: Neville Brand was the fourth most decorated American Soldier in WWII.