tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post1028741039100404973..comments2024-03-26T18:18:41.766-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: "The Glass Key" (1942)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-90234110354532197572017-05-31T17:04:08.658-04:002017-05-31T17:04:08.658-04:00If nothing else, it's always wonderful to find...If nothing else, it's always wonderful to find out when someone liked a movie I liked :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-77561712964150910892017-05-31T08:08:46.753-04:002017-05-31T08:08:46.753-04:00Well I do hope the reviews were of some help. I do...Well I do hope the reviews were of some help. I do try and fit in as much Ladd as I can. Just started posting on IMDB again after taking a break since the end of Jan. <br /><br />Gord Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-81567236494096522292017-05-30T08:25:33.463-04:002017-05-30T08:25:33.463-04:00It turns out I've read a great number of your ...It turns out I've read a great number of your reviews, as I tend to read what people think of Alan's movies after I've seen them. Many of which have been by you!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-22390376060434693682017-05-30T08:23:42.502-04:002017-05-30T08:23:42.502-04:00I haven't seen Hell on Frisco Bay yet, but it&...I haven't seen <i>Hell on Frisco Bay</i> yet, but it's on my radar :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-65987907225701926572017-05-26T07:40:54.766-04:002017-05-26T07:40:54.766-04:00And of course there is my review up at the usual p...And of course there is my review up at the usual place.<br /><br />Gord Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-41268315855682038532017-05-26T07:39:09.613-04:002017-05-26T07:39:09.613-04:00I am also a fan of BOX 13. Fun stuff. Glad you lik...I am also a fan of BOX 13. Fun stuff. Glad you liked the COMMITTED episode. Another Ladd film you should hunt up if you have not already seen it, is, HELL ON FRISCO BAY from 1955. It is another film with the same director, Frank Tuttle, and cinematographer, John Seitz from THIS GUN FOR HIRE. E.G. Robinson and Joanne Dru lead the supporting cast along with Paul Stewart. Look quick and you will seeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-31210941436516614132017-05-25T13:34:32.202-04:002017-05-25T13:34:32.202-04:00Gord, I've seen that ep of General Electric Th...Gord, I've seen that ep of <i>General Electric Theater</i>!!! It's based on Alan Ladd's radio show, <i>Box 13</i>, and I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it was meant to be the pilot for a new TV version of the radio show, but none of the studios picked it up. I just watched "Committed" for the first time a few weeks ago and quite enjoyed it, especially since I'Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-32935547487067247272017-05-23T13:49:56.717-04:002017-05-23T13:49:56.717-04:00Since you are a Ladd fan you should go to You-Tube...Since you are a Ladd fan you should go to You-Tube and look up, <br /><br /> General Electric Theater S03E11 – Committed...with Alan Ladd (this should get you to it)<br /><br />It is a neat noir like half hour from 1954 that was made with the director and cameraman from THIS GUN FOR HIRE. Check out my short blurb on IMDB. gordonl56 is my IMDB handle. Small L not a one before the 56. I'm sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-70786304581243857582017-05-23T11:12:08.123-04:002017-05-23T11:12:08.123-04:00Er, I meant I'd like to try to *read* the Hamm...Er, I meant I'd like to try to *read* the Hammett book again. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3824915407205026182017-05-23T11:11:37.631-04:002017-05-23T11:11:37.631-04:00Thanks, Gord! I've really been enjoying your ...Thanks, Gord! I've really been enjoying your comments :-) <br /><br />In most of the films Ladd and Bendix made together, you can really get the sense that they were good friends off-camera. Which makes their antagonism in this all the more noteworthy, I think.<br /><br />I haven't seen any of the other movie versions, but I've read the original novel by Dashiell Hammett long ago.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-25415044423754222272017-05-20T12:15:15.691-04:002017-05-20T12:15:15.691-04:00Well said. It is hard to go wrong with a Ladd and ...Well said. It is hard to go wrong with a Ladd and Bendix pairing not to mention Miss Lake. The story hums right along, the look of the film by the rather unheralded cinematographer, Theodor (BEAU GESTE)Sparkuhl supplies all the needed blacks and greys. Director, Heisler scored earlier with the under-rated noir, AMONG THE LIVING, and would helm the top drawer noir, STORM WARNING at the end of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-64368909339190553572016-08-25T08:38:47.014-04:002016-08-25T08:38:47.014-04:00Le, I hope you can find it soon, as it's defin...Le, I hope you can find it soon, as it's definitely worth a watch. I'm working my way through the blogathon entries as I have time, so I'm sure I'll get to yours before long!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33183043237904571142016-08-19T15:36:51.491-04:002016-08-19T15:36:51.491-04:00I've been wanting to watch this movie for year...I've been wanting to watch this movie for years, but never really did that. Your review just gave me more meaning to do so. Thanks!<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :) <br />Kisses!<br />Le<br />http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.comLêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-16684873416301275182016-08-19T08:28:03.656-04:002016-08-19T08:28:03.656-04:00Quiggy, also, Ladd's birthday is in September,...Quiggy, also, Ladd's birthday is in September, so that would be especially good timing.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-44871466266389118142016-08-17T08:02:24.916-04:002016-08-17T08:02:24.916-04:00Carol, thanks! I hope you get a chance to watch i...Carol, thanks! I hope you get a chance to watch it soon. I'm so happy it's available on DVD at last.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-74413276860469401412016-08-17T05:58:33.941-04:002016-08-17T05:58:33.941-04:00I haven't seen this one yet! It's been on ...I haven't seen this one yet! It's been on my list for ages! <br />Excellent post! :D<br /><br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-83078951752277663472016-08-16T10:19:58.924-04:002016-08-16T10:19:58.924-04:00DKoren, I think you might! I would most happily w...DKoren, I think you might! I would most happily watch this with you sometime. <br /><br />I took notes while watching this, and one of them says, "And now it's time for the Obligatory Beating the Snot Out of Alan Ladd Scene," because my poor Alan gets beaten in SO many movies. This is the worst I've seen so far, though -- it's torture, not just a fight.<br /><br />I didn&Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-74326234141026533792016-08-16T10:13:02.251-04:002016-08-16T10:13:02.251-04:00Jessica, they do have some sparkage in TGFH, but t...Jessica, they do have some sparkage in TGFH, but they never act on it. It's more that he gets a big crush on her in his little-boy-lost way, and she accepts that, and realizes that if things were very different, she could maybe like him that way too, but as it is, she just pities him a whole lot and kind of almost mothers him a little. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-64194501102748675352016-08-16T09:43:01.610-04:002016-08-16T09:43:01.610-04:00I suspect I would like this one. Need to watch it...I suspect I would like this one. Need to watch it at some point!<br /><br />There's a couple Dana films that I have a really hard time watching because he gets beaten so badly.DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-81837470552776807782016-08-16T09:39:19.173-04:002016-08-16T09:39:19.173-04:00Yeah, but they have a sort of Semi-Romantic Encoun...Yeah, but they have a sort of Semi-Romantic Encounter before he--ahem--kicks the bucket, don't they? And that counts too. Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-41646497272199204462016-08-16T08:07:53.064-04:002016-08-16T08:07:53.064-04:00Quiggy, that would be a fun post! I'm sure yo...Quiggy, that would be a fun post! I'm sure you'll come up with some interesting observations, since they were filmed back-to-back, but are so different.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-4434468243319212152016-08-16T08:06:47.377-04:002016-08-16T08:06:47.377-04:00Thanks, Todd! Yes, this is the one where he falls...Thanks, Todd! Yes, this is the one where he falls through the skylight, right into the middle of a family's dinner table. It's a splendid sequence, full of moxie and quick-thinking, and filmed very nicely.<br /><br />As far as Ladd noirs go, I love "This Gun for Hire" best too. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-87285687773938355472016-08-16T08:04:43.591-04:002016-08-16T08:04:43.591-04:00Phyl -- sweet! I will check it out. Thanks for t...Phyl -- sweet! I will check it out. Thanks for the heads-up!<br /><br />And yes, unfortunately, there are just parts of this that don't seem to make sense. And oddly enough, they aren't plot-related, they're character-related. I'm hoping to reread the book sometime soonish to see if that sheds some light.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-36230245296709264742016-08-16T08:02:48.699-04:002016-08-16T08:02:48.699-04:00Silver Screenings -- exactly. What you don't ...Silver Screenings -- exactly. What you don't see and have to imagine is often far worse than something you do see.<br /><br />Thanks!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-60475585797520209162016-08-16T08:01:52.880-04:002016-08-16T08:01:52.880-04:00Jessica, hee! Yeah, they do end up together in th...Jessica, hee! Yeah, they do end up together in this, and have the possibility of being together in <i>The Blue Dahlia</i>, but they don't end up at all together in <i>This Gun for Hire</i>...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com