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Old 10-12-2016, 15:58
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Build my Gallows High is the title of the original novel, and a line from the film.

Out of the Past is a fairly nondescript title.

I'm happy the UK changed it.

And it's one of the great Film Noirs. Fabulous cast, snappy dialogue, plot twists galore.
Yes, aware of the book. Out of the Past is poetic and imagistic whereas BMGH sounds like a Diana Dors vehicle.
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Old 10-12-2016, 18:30
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...y-celebration/

Nice article on Kirk's birthday party.

It seems he's kept a life long friendship with fellow Hollywood golden oldie Don Rickles
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Old 10-12-2016, 18:33
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To Each His Own, the film that won Olivia her first Oscar is well worth seeing, as is My Cousin Rachel, and another Oscar Nominated performance, The Snake Pit.
Thank you. I'll look out for those two films. (seen My Cousin Rachel)

Re- Joan Fontaine. She seems to have a tendency of playing the innocent bewildered female. One of my favourite films in which she starred was The Women (1939)
The dialogue is very witty, and along with their acting, I end up laughing throughout the entire film!



It was going to be four wives, but Joe Mankiewicz cut one out of his final screenplay, so the finished film was A Letter to Three Wives. I should have mentioned that in my recommendations, it is one of my all time favourite films.
Very enjoyable fllm. No matter how many times I watch it, the ending always surprises me.
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Old 13-12-2016, 20:37
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/m...ones/95262440/

Great slideshow of pics spanning Kirk's Hollywood career in this article including what I feel is a really hot and cinematically beautiful one of him with Hollywood beauty Lana Turner.
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