General Chat

Hi John & Christine see our wanderer never returned thats Aileen Winter i am talking about :-( Here John I chose them cos they are good films and I thought you were a man of taste lol. Yes some are oldies but hey most of the films I like where filmed BEFORE I was born :-))) Hope you are well? Have Hitchcock lined up and yes a lot of his were before i was born too!!! Who else is a Hitchcock fan? Pat x

Can I have a bash at the few I think I might know? I know both Pat O'Brien and James Cagney were in Angels with Dirty Faces....but can't remember Cagney being in the others, so I'll say 1 Pat O'Brien 4 Bob Hope 6 Donald Crisp..... Spencers Mountain was the film The Waltons came from...wasn't it? Christine

Way to go Christine Now John Christine she is younger than me and there she is trying and she has the first one RIGHT!!! LOL Yes Pat O'Brien he played the Priest in Angels and A Reporter in Front Page which was remade with the wonderful, MAtthau and Lemmon partnership LOL (My faves love them two) Yes No 4 is correct Bob Hope loved Paleface and son of as well East is East and West is West lol. Jane Russell Yes Donald Crisp is right as well he was a Scot wasn't he? Great actor in some terrific films. Well done Christine and I think that is right about Spencers mountain. Pat x

Oh good glad I got some right. All those Saturday afternoons of watching the old movies paid off then. Loved Donald Crisp when I was young....the Lassie Films and Greyfriar's Bobby. I've read differing reports of where he was born Pat, as I too thought he was Scottish but I have seen it said he was born in London. Must go and check and see what I can find. Christine

YEs confusing....some sites have him born George William Crisp...1880 Bow, London others have him born Donald Crisp 1880 Aberfeldy, Scotland can't find him on Scottish 1881 census, so still don't know either way! Christine

Yes those Matinees on the telly how many saturday afternoons nothing better to do probably stuck in the house with a cold whatever in the height of the winter it was lovely sitting under a blanket watching films like How Green was my Valley did you like Roddy McDowall? I always liked him and always thought he was one of the most level headed child stars there was, besides Micky Rooney I reckoned Roddy did well to survive the traumatics of child stardom. Here a bit of trivia did you know (I only saw this recently) Roddy was born in Herne Hill thats where I started from :-))) aint that weird he never spoke like anyone from Herne Hill but then I came from posh end of the area LOL the writers end there was Chaucer Road, Spencer Road Shakespeare Road and Milton Road all named after writers obviously thought that was well good lol. Pat x

Liked him as a child actor Pat but not as an adult actor, but then he did have a lot of duff parts! Used to enjoy the matinees best if I got a good cry at them...still enjoy a weepy. Roddy McDowell featured in quite a few that got me bubbling as a child, apart from Lassie there were also the Flicka and Son of Flicka films....wish they'd re-run them all now. Christine

Hiya anyone around? John Christine Humph Dorothy Daisy Lucia the cat or dog LOL even a mouse? Pat x

Im here....hopefully some more will turn up . John should be about having elevenses now , so he might be here soon. Christine x

Hi Christine Do they have elevenses in NZ do you think? I got sent a lovely T shirt from my Maori mates for Christmas & some Maori reggae you jealous or what LOL :-))) Pat x

I have never seen any of these films the only one I have heard of was 'How green was my valley', wasn't Roddy McDowall in it. What is elevenses??

Hiya John good to see you. Elevenses is what you have between breakfast and lunch Americans call it brunch. Am I right Christine? Pat x

Oh! Regarding Donald Crisp - this bio is from the actor's background site Donald Crisp was born George William Crisp at the family home in Bow, London. Donald's parents were James Crisp and Elizabeth Crisp, his birth was registered by his mother on 4th September 1882. Donald's sisters were Elizabeth, Ann, Alice (known as Loiusa) and Eliza and his brothers were James, John and Mark. Family memories state that Donald's brother in law James Needham (Louisa's husband) lent/gave Donald the fare to USA. The family have a photo of Donald which he sent to 'Jimmy' and signed. On 16th February 1937 Donald applied for a US Social Security account number giving his address as N Vista Street Hollywood California, and his employers Warner Brothers Pictures Burbank California. On his application Donald did not know his mother's maiden name.

Oops sory John yes Roddy McDowall was in that with Donald Crisp who we were talking about do you fancy ten Hitchcock questions? I have 20 all together thought I'd split it up. Has Christine disappeared? Pat x

Hi there, I'm still here....was having a wee wander. So how does Maori reggae differ from Jamaican reggae? or is there any difference? This is what is confusing about Donald Crisp John.....this is what you find on other sites Donald Crisp 1880 - 1974 Actor, film director and producer. Born in Aberfeldy, Scotland, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1906. Despite having acted in more than 400 Holywood films, being an accomplished director and taking a leading role in film financing, Crisp became known as Scotland's forgotten actor. So don't know which one is correct? Christine

Hi again Pat, I have seen only two Hitchock films righ through 'Torn Curtain' and the second version of 'The man who knew too much' - the opening segments of 'Psycho' and 'The Birds' Shame isn't it.

Oh John you miss so much when you don't see ALL of Hitchcocks films think he was a genius loved his stuff. Maori reggae is different because it aint Jamaican Christine. No its kept to the roots side of things which is my style Jamey sent me a private message as well, can't be bad can it? Its really laid back catchy music that really makes you feel cool. With guinness its the biz. OK Hitchcock coming up poor John will be all at sea, may it will tempt him to check Hitchcock films out. Pat x

1. Grace Kelly starred in three screen vehicles for Hitchcock. Which of the following was NOT one of her acting assignments for the director? 1. Rebecca 2. Rear Window 3. Dial M for Murder 4. To Catch a Thief 2. Which actor plays Max de Winter in Hitchcock’s first American-made film Rebecca? 1. David Niven 2.Laurence Olivier 3. Richard Burton 4. Clark Gable 3. Which of his own movies did Hitchcock remake in 1956, twenty-two years after the original film was released? 1. The Trouble with Harry 2. To Catch a Thief 3. The Man Who Knew Too Much 4. The Wrong Man 4. In which film does Hitchcock make his famous cameo appearance wearing a cowboy hat? 1. Psycho 2. The Birds 3. Marnie 4.Strangers on a Train 5. In how many Hitchcock pictures did James Stewart star? six four three five 6. Who plays Alicia Huberman in Hitchcock’s 1946 spy-thriller Notorious? 1. Ingrid Bergman 2. Joan Fontaine 3. Teresa Wright 4. Marlene Dietrich 7. Who is the only other actress besides Grace Kelly to starred in three Hitchcock films? 1. Janet Leigh 2. Ingrid Bergman 3.Tippi Hedren 4. Marlene Dietrich 8. Which film was shot in the East End of London near Hitchcock’s boyhood home? Blackmail Number Seventeen Torn Curtain Frenzy 9. Hitchcock and Carole Lombard were close friends. However, she starred in only one of his film. What was the name of this film? 1. Suspicion 2. Mr. and Mrs. Smith 3. Jamaica Inn 4. Rebecca 10 Which was Hitchcock’s last picture? It was filmed in 1976. Topaz Torn Curtain Frenzy Family Plot Thats all folks lol Pat x

1 She wasn't in Rebecca 2 Laurence Olivier 3 The Man Who Knew Too Much 4 Guessing.....Marnie? Cause they had horse riding in that! 5 Another guess....5 6 ?? 7 Tippi Hedren....Birds, Marnie and don't know the other one? 8 ?? 9 ?? 10 Family Plot Christine

OK Well done Christine & google or whatever lol. No serious No.1. correct, No 2 Correct, No 3 Correct Sorry No 4 wrong Sorry No 5 wrong Sorry No 7 wrong No 10 Correct Excellent Christine just a few wrong uns to be honest the cameo always get me can never remember which ones are which. Pat x