My Favorite Gene Tierney Films...or lack thereof

I love making lists of my favorite films of my fave actors/actresses. And usually the only problem I have is deciding which to rank higher or lower because of the quantity I have seen of said person. Well that's not the case when it comes to our star of the month, Gene Tierney. In fact it is the opposite. I haven't really seen enough of her work to make a long enough list. But I have seen four of her films that I think are just awesome. In fact I have only seen 5 of her films total with one being a stinker. To me anyway...The Shanghai Gesture. But let's not dwell on the bad. Let's talk about the good Gene ok?

First we have The Razor's Edge (1946) which I just happenstance to see a few weeks ago. Irene was kind of enough to post about this film and let me know how good it was. I saw it for myself and she was right, it was amazing. Loaded with an all-star cast in Gene, Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Lucile Watson, Herbert Marshall, Elsa Lanchester and John Payne. Gene's character Isabel is not an easy person to like. She is quite mean and does some questionable things. But Gene delivers a solid performance. I can't wait to see this film again.

Is Gene not drop dead gorgeous?

Also from 1946 is Leave Her To Heaven, which allows Gene to really work her skill as a top actress as Ellen Berent Harland, a socialite who loves her husband..just a tad too much. Bordering on obsessive. A powerhouse performance by Gene for this one and she looks absolutely stunning in glorious color. 

One of my favorite roles Gene did is Lucy Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) allowed Gene a much more different character from the previous two films. Her Lucy Muir, a recent widow who moves to a seaside cottage who encounters a ghost (Rex Harrison). Gene has a plum role here as Lucy, as she gets several comedic and dramatic moments in this lovely film.

Sharing the screen with Vincent Price

And finally, one of my absolute favorite films of all time is Laura (1944). Now I don't want to give away any details of this great film noir film because it's better to go in not knowing anything about it. I will say while it is a top notch film, I don't think it is Gene's best film in which she shines. You will understand when you watch it. Don't get me wrong..she is good, but she is much better in the three films I talked about above. But she is backed by one strong cast in Laura. With the likes of Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Clifton Webb and Judith Anderson.


So there you have it, my little post on the sadly small amount of Gene Tierney films I have seen. Maybe by next year this time, I will come back and will have watched a few more.

Count our lucky stars

Monty

Gene Tierney makes it three in a row

Just a quick post to let everyone know that Gene won again in the favorite classic movie tourney over on my main blog, All Good Things. She knocked off Lauren Bacall 53-45 for her third straight win. Add Bacall to the list of the other actresses she has beaten including top seed Vivien Leigh and Greer Garson. Gene has proven that she is certainly popular enough among fans to compete with the elite. Congrats Gene and here's to you and your continued success in the tourney.

My apologies...

I had written a nice little post about Gene Tierney. Well just some facts about her and for whatever reason Blogger was acting crappy and showed everything I wrote in highlights. I tried to edit it and it kept coming up as the same horrid typeface. Irked me big time. And I was getting tired and cranky because it wouldn't let me do what I wanted to do. So I said forget it and just thought about winging it. Just doing a post on why I love Gene Tierney. So here goes. Now while I may not have seen a lot of her movies, the ones I have seen, she is amazing. And I'm not just talking about her physical beauty, which is stunning to say the least. But her acting ability was never given a fair shake I think. To those who think Gene can't act, I say check her out in The Razor's Edge (which I finally saw for the very first time a few weeks ago) or Leave Her To Heaven (which I think is the first time I saw Gene in a film...back during the AMC days when I was watching and recording everything on VHS). Oh and let's not forget about The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. This may be my favorite performance of Gene. She is determined and very witty. I love her in this film. I know some classic film and star fans may not put Gene in the upper tier rankings with Bette, Katharine, Ingrid or others but I do think she can be mentioned in the company of those aforementioned women. Well I will talk about her. And let everyone know she is one of my favorites. Ok, that's my little post about Gene. Like I said nothing too fancy just something I wanted to say. Thanks for listening. And on with the show!

Count our lucky stars

Monty

The Little Things Gene Tierney Does Just Like Regular People

I try to do a post of photos featuring the star of the month for very occasion. This month it's Gene Tierney and the topic is everyday things that regular people do. That Gene did also. Enjoy!

 Listening to some records

 Walking the dogs

 Playing cards

 Feeding the animals

 Horseback riding

 Drinking coffee

 Rowing a boat

 Some light reading

 Riding a bike

And Gene just being simply beautiful!

Count our lucky stars

Monty

Congrats to Gene Tierney

Congratulations to Gene Tierney for her hard fought first round victory over Greer Garson 40-35 in the 40's era of the favorite classic movie actress tourney. The two battled back and forth for the entire three days before Gene was able to finally secure the win. Gene will now move on to round 2 next week where she will face top seed and last year's final four finalist Vivien Leigh. It will be a tall order for Gene to take down Scarlett O'Hara but I'm in her corner. Let's go Gene! Here's the link to go vote for that era: rosalind-russell: Dazzling Star

Welcome to The Show - Miss Tierney!!

Welcome to a new month with a new guest at THE SHOW! 

I am happy to pronounce that we'll have a very lovely lady as our guest:

It's the gorgeous Miss Gene Tierney!

Have a few looks at her preparation to be a guest at THE SHOW! 

(yes, you are going backstage now.. ]

~ making a few calls -next in line here: Don Ameche ~

~ going through the script - though THE SHOW is pretty much ad-lib.. ~

~ getting ready to go - with a little help of Vincent Price ~

~ waiting for her cue.. - and looking just fabulous! ~

And again: please take your seats, relax, give our guest an affectionate welcome

- here she is..:

~ Gene Tierney, Ladies & Gentlemen!! ~

 - and now: 

Please, enjoy The Show!!

Yours truly

Irene

My Favorite Humphrey Bogart Films

As we wrap up this month of all things Humphrey Bogart, I made a list of  my favorite films of Mr. Bogart.
So here they are, counting down from 1 to 10.

1. THE BIG SLEEP (1946) Hands down my favorite Bogart film! EVER!

2. HIGH SIERRA (1941) Classic film noir with Bogie at his best.

3. THE PETRIFIED FOREST (1936) Bogie owns this film from the moment he walks onto the screen.

4. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) The first pairing with him and Lauren Bacall. Pure movie magic!

5. THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940) Great film with a great cast in Bogie, George Raft, Ida Lupino, and
Ann Sheridan.

6. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) Classic film during Bogie's late phase.

7. SABRINA (1954) Hey a change of page for Mr. Bogart in this pleasing comedy. Love it.

8. DARK PASSAGE (1947) The third pairing of Bogart and Bacall is another winner.

9. KEY LARGO (1948) The final film that Bogart and Bacall did together has the couple go out on a high note.

10. THE CAINE MUTINY (1954) Bogart gives a memorable performance in this great dramatic film.

So there you have it. My ten favorite Bogart films. You may ask, where is Casablanca. While I do like the film, I don't hold it in high regard as Bogie's other films. If I made a top 20 list, I would say Casablanca would probably be number 11 or 12.

Thank our lucky stars

Monty

Humphrey and Audrey

Humphrey being all so helpful to Audrey on the set of SABRINA (1954)

Thank our lucky stars

Monty

The Many Moods of Humphrey Bogart

For fun I decided to post some pics showing our star of the month, Humphrey Bogart, showing all the ranges of emotion a person can show. Take it away Bogie.

PLAYFUL

INQUISITIVE

EASY GOING

CHEERFUL

FATHERLY

DEPRESSED

HELPFUL

MYSTERIOUS

DANGEROUS

WEIRD

HELPLESS

DEMANDING

PASSIVE

ANGRY

AND FINALLY

UNDERSTANDING

Monty

Thank our lucky stars

Welcome to The Show - Mr. Bogart!!

A Happy New Year to all our followers! I hope we all have a great 2012! 

~ Oh my.. already 2012!! ~

So now that we start into a new year we have a wonderful new star-guest at The Show - it's the peerless 

Humphrey Bogart!

~ yes, here's looking at you.. ~

For Monty chose our first guest  - the wonderful and dashing Errol Flynn (who had a great month here if I may say so..) - it's now my turn to choose a star and I decided to go with Mr. Bogart - for he is kind of a contrast to Errol "The Smirk" Flynn - and also he had his birthday not so long ago on December 25th.. 

So please prepare yourself for a month filled with all about "Bogie".. And those of you who are more interested in his 4th (and final) wife: Lauren Bacall is this month's Classic Movie Goddess at Monty's blog ALL GOOD THINGS! (just saying..)

~ Here they are - Next station: Blogville.. ~

But now: please take your seats - relax, welcome our guest affectionately -  and, please:

Enjoy the show!

Yours truly

Irene