magic town
this film starred james stewert and jane wyman in 1974
I desperately need the words to a song that was sung called
I keep a book within my heatd
Where all my fondest memories are:
1974 huh?
You posted this five years ago. I wonder what the chances are that anyone will ever read this.
Hello?
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Cinema is an old whore who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure.
Doesn't matter. It was a crappy movie anyway, along the lines of another (rare) Jimmy Stewart stinker, "Pot O' Gold".
"Affirmative action is a stain on the American soul." - Charlton Heston
I rather enjoyed it actually. The folk humor isn't quite as skillfully manipulative as some of Stewart's pictures with Frank Capra, but it's intelligently written and refreshingly unpredictable for the most part. It's merely a pleasant slice of Americana fantasy about the triumph of small town values over worldly cynicism, a clear influence on Pleasantville certainly, without very much to gripe over in it.
Cinema is an old whore who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure.
That sure is one heck of a coincidence, Fuzzynavel, how we were both the first two people to post to the "magic town" board in 5 years, within 14 minutes of each other. And there was only one other post before our's - 5 years ago! Our minds must have been telepathically interlocked.
"Affirmative action is a stain on the American soul." - Charlton Heston
Actually I just saw the film for the first time on Friday night, and was curious to see what kind of action its message board saw. The movie was basically a random selection I made from my library really. I'd been trying to cover some of the major Hollywood directors of the early days, and having liked a few things from William A. Wellman (The Public Enemy, The Ox-Bow Incident), I searched through the available titles in his filmography, and this was the first one I came across.
And yes, the fact that someone replied to my post within hours when I thought that no one would ever visit this message board again, kind of freaked me out.
Cinema is an old whore who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure.
Admittedly, I have not seen this film since I was 16, some twenty years ago. I was a big Jimmy Stewart fan as a kid, so I would spend my hard-earned money I made sacking groceries on VHS movies. I started buying all the Jimmy Stewart films released on video cassette at the time, including this one. I think it set me back $30. I'll never forget how bummed I was. Back then, I saw it as a Capra wanna be film that didn't quite measure up, and I was out $30. Still have it, and never watched it again. Hard to believe it was twenty years ago.
It's a darned good thing I rented "Pot O' Gold" first before purchasing it. I remember Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show asking Jimmy what he thought was the worst film he'd ever made. Jimmy said it was "Pot O' Gold". Boy, was he right. It's hard to sit through. Gary Cooper's worst had to be "Good Neighbor Sam".
"Affirmative action is a stain on the American soul." - Charlton Heston
A movie with both Smith and Stewart, is never crap.
shareTotally disagree. I liked it very much. I don't believe I've ever seen a movie with James Stewart that I didn't like.
Spare me your 6th grade Michael Moore logic! ~ Secretary Heller; 24, Day 4, 7:30:00 a.m.
The by all means you must see "Pot O' Gold". I think you'll love that one too.
shareHeh. I'll try it when I can. Why didn't you like it? I mean, Pot O' Gold?
Spare me your 6th grade Michael Moore logic! ~ Secretary Heller; 24, Day 4, 7:30:00 a.m.
Well, if I'm remembering correctly, it was just a bunch of long-forgotten mediocre musical segments strung together under the guise of a thin plot regarding the son (Jimmy Stewart) of a local radio station owner. It also included a lot of dated comedy lines from the cast. Even Jimmy regretted making it, considring it the worst film he ever made. I remember him recounting this in at least two interviews - one with Carson - before he died. And I would watch ANYTHING with Jimmy Stewart at the time. For me, he could do no wrong.
In a word, it was horrible.