Awww, such a nice post. What you have coined is a new acronym -- and a very good one, at that. I plan to use it, so thanks!
I only caught about 10 minutes of this a few weeks ago, and burst into tears when Taylor's character reads the 'last' note of his mom's.(*) He was so great an actor, when given the right script/story, ASIDE from being breathtakingly gorgeous. I have seen quite a # of his films, and there is always something I really like in any one of his performances. Of course I want to see this movie in full now, after seeing that one scene. *I think it was especially poignant considering the relationship that Taylor and his mother had in real life. I cried as much as he did, knowing this fact. It made the scene seem extremely personal when taking that fact into consideration. So, I believe that that scene with the letter made for a very honest reaction on Taylor's part.
Ah yes, Bonita Granville. About 8 years ago, TCM showed (her in) her first film ("Westward Passage"), from 1932, also starring a 25 (!!!) year old Laurence Olivier.
I was (and still am) captivated by their beauty. Great stuff, these classic films!!
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