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petelor	Re: Future Survivors	#1261	[-]
Posts: 69 Jul 2 05 9:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* As for future Survivor games -- the ideas bandied about that I find most interesting are Bogart Survivor (I suggested that some time ago, to a lukewarm reception), Rains Survivor and A&C Survivor (a GREAT idea - wish I'd thought of it!). I'd also suggest again the possibility of a Hitchcock Survivor game. Well, I guess I was the person who thought of Abbott and Costello (Claude Rains also), so I thank you for the compliment, Mark. I just think it would be interesting to see how their conventional comedies fare against their horror/comedies, as well as the few films they did that did not fit in either category (I'm thinking specifically of THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES). I would agree that Bogart is also a terrific idea, although I'd have the same problems in a Bogart game than I had with the Lorre Survivor. Even though Bogart was the star of CASABLANCA and THE MALTESE FALCON (and was sensational in both!), if using my main criteria of acting performance over films, I still rate his work in TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE CAINE MUTINY and IN A LONELY PLACE as superior work. A Bogart Top 10 would be fascinating to behold! Either Claude Rains or Bogart would make for an interesting thread combining acting and film discussions. For Abbott and Costello, I imagine it would come down more to the films than the performances. Is it possible on this board we can have a Claude Rains or Humphrey Bogart Survivor, and on the Comedy board an Abbott and Costello Survivor? Play them at the same time if possible. I'd love to participate in both simultaneously. Mark, I look forward to seeing the final results when you are able to post them.
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MD Walker	Re: Future Survivors	#1262	[-]
Posts: 748 Jul 2 05 10:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* Is it possible on this board we can have a Claude Rains or Humphrey Bogart Survivor, and on the Comedy board an Abbott and Costello Survivor? Play them at the same time if possible. I'd love to participate in both simultaneously. I like this idea a lot!!! I'll second the motion. Michael "If you want something badly enough, you make arrangements. If you don't want it badly enough, you make excuses." Hanif Kureishi
Sanguinaire E	Re: Future Survivors	#1263	[-]
Posts: 11180 Jul 2 05 11:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'll respect whatever final decision is made concerning the next Survivor, though I must admit, looking over Bogie's filmography, there are big gaps in what I have and haven't seen. Even his one horror film, THE RETURN OF DR. X, is one of my missing titles. I might therefore have to sit out some rounds. Still, I'd jump into the fold when it got down to the cream of the crop - THE BLACK LEGION, CASABLANCA, SAHARA. Rains' list is somewhat more familiar and compact overall, save for some of the later, more obscure items. No one interested in Chris Lee Survivor, eh.....? :: Earl Roesel ::
MD Walker	Re: Future Survivors	#1264	[-]
Posts: 748 Jul 11 05 4:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd love to see a Robert Montgomery Survivor game but I don't know if there's enough fellow Montgomery fans out there to support it. Michael "If you want something badly enough, you make arrangements. If you don't want it badly enough, you make excuses." Hanif Kureishi
Richard Valley	Lorre Bio	#1265	[-]
Posts: 54081 Aug 25 05 12:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (Hardcover) by Stephen D. Youngkin List Price: $39.95 Price: $26.37 Hardcover: 664 pages Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (September 1, 2005) From Publishers Weekly: Born Laszlo Loewenstein, Hungarian Lorre (19041964) transformed himself from minor stage presence to Hollywood character actor through pivotal professional relationships and one breakthrough role. Portraying a child murderer in 1931's M, Lorre conveyed his unique blend of pathos and complexity so acutely that his career blossomedwith hits like 1935's Crime and Punishment; 1941's The Maltese Falcon; and 1942's Casablancaeven as his personal life unraveled with drug addiction, romantic turmoil and personal insecurity. Youngkin, coauthor of two previous books on Lorre, examines his subject with striking rigor. Through interviews with hundreds of Lorre's friends and associatesincluding Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilderand frequent dips into film and media archives, Youngkin peels back the layers of Lorre's life to reveal a fascinating, nuanced individual who struggled with intellectual issues in the midst of glamour and fame. As a parallel to Lorre's struggles with typecasting, Youngkin details the rise and fall of the studio star system, giving a strong backdrop to the actor's professional as well as personal dramas. "You couldnt ask for a better book about Lorre." -- Patrick McGilligan, author of Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast and Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light
sammy1869	Re: Lorre Bio	#1266	[-]
Posts: 5 Aug 28 05 1:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for posting about the biography, Richard! But I want to let everyone know the book will NOT be out on September 1. According to the publisher, SEPT 28 is the publication date. Wouldn't want anyone to go into a bookstore this coming Thursday and be disappointed!
Richard Valley	Re: Lorre Bio	#1267	[-]
Posts: 54081 Aug 28 05 2:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sammy, I've had to delete the link from your message. We don't allow free advertising (or links to where you can purchase merchandise) on Scarlet Street; it's unfair to our paying customers. Now, if I was the author of this book, I'd persuade my publishers to advertise in the next issue of Scarlet Street, where my book would reach thousands of potential customers . . .
len2476buster	Re: Lorre Bio	#1268	[-]
Posts: 7251 Oct 16 05 12:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is it University of Kentucky Press that's putting the Lorre book out, Rich? Seems to me I saw an ad for it somewhere recently! I got a chance to see a pretty good 16mm print of THREE STRANGERS on "the big screen" tonight. What a GREAT film, and a somewhat unusual role for Lorre. He's more-or-less the "hero" of the story, and he GETS THE GIRL! Now, how often did the man get roles LIKE THAT??? It would be great to see Warners put out a Lorre-Greenstreet boxed set, I think. I don't know how they'd deal with THE MALTESE FALCON and CASABLANCA not being there, as the films have been put out seperately, but perhaps highlights from those two films could be added to a documentary on what one writer called the two actors: "Merchants of Menance"! - Mr. Len
Nicks Niche	Re: Lorre Bio	#1269	[-]
Posts: 929 Oct 16 05 6:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The above post about Stephen Youngkin's book on Lorre sounded intriguing, so I called my local Barnes & Noble to see if it was available.... My copy should arrive in seven to ten days, I was told. Almost fifty buck for the hardcover (it's only available right now in hardcover) but I trust it'll be worth it.
sammy1869	Re: Lorre Bio	#1270	[-]
Posts: 5 Oct 19 05 11:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There's a very nice website for the Lorre biography. I can't post the URL here, but you can find it easily by searching on the author's name and the book title in any search engine. Amazon.com has the best price for the book. Good luck!
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Richard Valley	Perfect Casting	#1271	[-]
Posts: 54081 Nov 14 05 6:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I defy anyone to look at the picture of Matthew Broderick in the current Entertainment Weekly and think he shouldn't immediately be cast in THE PETER LORRE STORY . . .
Nicks Niche	Re: Perfect Casting	#1272	[-]
Posts: 929 Jul 18 06 4:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Question -- In the film ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, there is a scene with Massey and Lorre sitting at the dinner table (they had just eaten) and Teddy is showing Dr Einstein some photographs in a book...Teddy points and says something like, "This is me and here's you..." Einstein looks and says "My, how I've changed!" Anyway, the thing is, the person in the book, who Teddy says Lorre is, is named General Gogol. Now, I'm wondering if that is some sort of in-joke about Lorre's character in MAD LOVE or if there really was a General Gogol in history.... Funny how after a zillion times watching a film, all at once something hits you for the first time....
Leonide	Re: Perfect Casting	#1273	[-]
Posts: 3126 Jul 18 06 9:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* Now, I'm wondering if that is some sort of in-joke about Lorre's character in MAD LOVE or if there really was a General Gogol in history.... Was that a line in the original play? The other Gogol who comes to mind is the Russian author: Nicksolai Gogol. I would think that is the source. There is something Gogol-ly about Lorre, too. Bill Chase (ska AuWren)
sammy1869	Re: Perfect Casting	#1274	[-]
Posts: 5 Jul 30 06 10:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* Anyway, the thing is, the person in the book, who Teddy says Lorre is, is named General Gogol. Actually, no. Teddy calls him "General Geothals". General Goethals was an historic figure -- he was the American designer of the Panama Canal.
WalesGuy		#1275	[-]
Posts: 1105 Aug 25 10 3:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As I type this, I am watching the Blu Ray, English language version of "M". The first time Lorre's character speaks very early it doesn't sound anything like Lorre's voice. This version of the film is still good, the final speech by Lorre's character at the end of the movie is supposedly his own voice - 2 years before his official English speaking debut (in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH). Will post here again when I finish the film as to whether I think it is Lorre, or someone dubbing his voice.
WalesGuy		#1276	[-]
Posts: 1105 Aug 25 10 4:54 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Watched the English version. It is certainly Lorre at the end of the film during the trial speaking English - not dubbed. But the earlier odd lines of his character is dubbed - which may or may not be Lorre's voice.
Ken Hanke		#1277	[-]
Posts: 71399 Sep 23 11 6:27 PM Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Anyone want to weigh in one what Lorre's best horror films are?
Bela Good		#1278	[-]
Posts: 236 Sep 24 11 11:09 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Constant Nymph and Silk Stockings (especially the horrific song-and-dance number).
Bela Good		#1279	[-]
Posts: 236 Sep 24 11 11:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen Youngkin reveals that Lorre tried to reignite his stage career in the early 1950s in A Night at Madame Tussaud’s, a Grand Guignol story in which he co-starred with the demanding Miriam Hopkins. Unfortunately, the two actors detested each other on sight and the play (Lorre’s umpteenth attempt to break out of the mold Hollywood producers had set him in) folded for this silly reason.
doctor chu chow		#1280	[-]
Posts: 1753 Sep 24 11 11:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	so, you don't like SILK STOCKINGS? or just lorre's part in it?
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