Midnight Lace (1960) the evil voice on the phone!

Midnight Lace (1960) / Universal Pics

Directed By: David Miller

Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, Myrna Loy & Roddy McDowall

~ Costume Designer: Irene (Gowns for Doris Day)
~ Nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Irene & Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role (1961)

Plot:

Kit (Day) and Anthony Preston (Harrison) are are busy married couple whom never were able to have the proper honeymoon. Kit hopes that the lace pajamas bought for that occassion will be used at some point soon (hence the film title). Since Anthony is away at the office soo much it leaves Kit to wonder and be alone often making her very lonely and bored. One day while Kit was walking in the fog she hears a voice that scares her and then the freightening telephone calls follow at her home that seem to be driving her insane. Kit's, Aunt Bea (Loy) is very nervous for her niece and takes her to see a physician who think she is suffering from a split personality. Kit is increasingly more nervous when getting increasingly more class and meeting a  stranger in her own home then being pushed in front of a moving bus! No one else hear's this voice she claims.....is she unravelling in front of our very eyes you need to see the film to find out!

The famed costume designer Irene does a fantastic job designing all of Doris Day's looks throughout the entire film which makes the early 60's look very fashionable on the leading lady! The set is also very retro with a lovely winding metal staircase.

Doris Day & Mryna Loy on set

Won Award: "The Irresistibly Sweet" Blog Award!!

Great News, "Love Those Classic Movies!!!" won 2 of the following awards:
"The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award!"

I have to say the classic movie version of this award is FANTASTIC!!!

 

 

 

 

Once you receive this award you are supposed to share 7 things about yourself and nominate 12 of your favorite blogs to be honored with this award.

A few things about myself:

- I love all types of music.

- Enjoy going to concerts.

- Reside in Boston, MA.

- 2 of my all time favorite books: "Zala's Gift" & "Presumed Innocent."

- Since childhood I have enjoyed classic films.

 

- trained in piano (have not played in forever!)

 

- took vocal & acting training.

 

My honorees for this award:

- Howard at  Soundtrack To My Day

- Nicholas at  The Vintage Film Costume Collector

- Jane at To Dress Vintage

- Daniel at The Land of Cerpts and Honey

- Chris at Silent Volume

- The Siren at Self Styled Siren

- Bethrose at Finding Ginger

- Chrisstina at Fashion's Most Wanted

- Stephen at Classic TV History

 

- Kendra at Viv and Larry

 

- Raquelle at Out Of The Past

 

- Mark at Where Danger Lives

 

 

I am thrilled to have this award and hope it gets paid forward to other noteworthy blogs (such as the ones mentioned above!).

Clue (1985) I am the singing telegram..bang!

Clue (1985) / Paramount Pics
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Lesly Ann Warren, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull, Michael McKean & Colleen Camp

Tagline: Seven Suspects, Six Weapons, Five Bodies and Three Endings.

Plot:

 This classic campy film from the 80's is based on the board game. What an ensembe cast in this film that pairs some of my favs of the period such as Lesly Ann Warren, Madeline Kahn and Eileen Brennan. Six guests are all invited to this creepy old mansion in the 50's for a dinner party....secrets during this dinner party start to unravel for the real reasons they are all there. Each guest being a politicians wife all the way to the butler are hiding personal secrets that Mr. Boddy the host is blackmailing about. They find that they are all stuck overnight together in this huge mansion with someone parishing left and right, the question is who is next and who in the house amngst the guests is the REAL KILLER!!!

 All I have to say is the poor secret telegram girl!!! lol

 

 

Countess Dracula (1971) She wanted to stay young forever!

Countess Dracula (1971) Hammer Film Productions
Directed By: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, Patience Collier, Lesley-Anne Down


~ Ingrid Pitt was a leading lady for many of the Hammer Films in the early 1970's.


Plot:

The aging Countess Elisabeth Nodosheen (Pitt) is a heartless woman in the medieval time period who cares nothing of her peasants well being that are in need of her help. The answer she provides is to spit at them and run them down as they equate her to "the devil woman" so not a friendly relationship.

The Countess along with her lover Dobi (Green) rule the land with an iron fist and cruelty. Upon getting ready for a bath a servant girl has the water too hot for the Countess who is very angry and cuts the young servant ladies face with blood falling upon the countesses cheek. When leaving the Countess calls over Dobi and her other maid and shows from what she sees in the mirror that the area with the young blood is gone young with youth. The countess demands the servant girl back and enters her room then the next day Dobi enters the main bedroom where the Countess looks stunning and in her young twenties again with a question: "where is the girl?" which never gets answered. All the countess knows is that she can dress youthful and be back to what she has been aching for which is her youthful beauty.

To be able to stay youthful and walk amongst everyone the Countess comes up with a story that her daughter finally came home to visit. The Countess now plays the role of the youthful daughter who gets reintroduced to Lt. Imre Toth (Eles) who she is very attracted to. The pair become a couple and start seeing one another against Dobi's annoyance. The problem that is found is that the youth is very temporary and the Countess wants more of the young blood to remain youthful forever which means locating another peasant. Julie (Collier) the countess nurse is in charge to find another and does so with a gypsy fortune teller and has her come up to tell a fortune and then kills her and takes her blood in order for the Countess to meet Toth for a horse ride into the coutryside. Ilona (Down) is her real daughter who was on her way home when her carriage was attacked and the young lady was kidnapped. The young lady finally escapes and gets back to her home to see a marriage unfolding by her mother who is thinking she will live forever young but now her actual daughter is there....what is going to happen and will the ageless countess stay forever young or be bound by her actual age and brutal killing??

Plan 9 from Outter Space (1958) a campy gem!

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958) / Reynolds Pics
Directed By: Ed Wood
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Maila Nurmi (Vampira) & Lyle Talbot


Quote: "Perhaps, on your way home, someone will pass you in the dark, and you will never know it... for they will be from outer space."

Plot:

This very campy 50's film directed by the famous Ed Wood pulls all the stops when it comes to aliens and monsters in one movie. Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and  vampires to stop human kind from creating the Solaranite. A film that you may not get scared by but may get some laughs and see the creative work behind Ed Wood!

Madam Satan (1930) evil never looked soo good!

Madam Satan (1930) / MGM Studios
Directed By: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Lillian Roth, Kay Johnson & Reginald Denny

Quote: "Who wants to go to hell with Madam Satan?"

Costumes: Adrian (gowns)
Set Design: Cedric Gibbons

Plot:

An extravagantly MGM Studios designed and pre-code musical, Madam Satan is legendary director DeMille’s moralistic yet lighthearted story of infidelity among the filthy rich. A wife (Kay Johnson) tries to lure her husband (Reginald Denny) away from his trashy showgirl mistress (Lillian Roth) by posing as the mysterious title character. Always the showman, DeMille’s signature spectacular set is a costume ball. The husband does take sharp notice to this mysterious Madam Satan that he has never saw before and is intriqued by her and the joke is on him! This is DeMille's only venture into a musical/drama. A beautiful art deco lavish set musical number not to miss is the costume ball that occurrs during an electrical storm and a very interesting dance number is set. The gowns being pre code are wild and beautifully done as always by te famous Adrian. This is a film to see!

The Killers (1946) "She's a match for any mobster!"

The Killers (1946) / Universal Studios
Directed By: Robert Siodmak
Starring:  Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner & Edmond O'Brien

Tagline: "She's a match for any mobster!"

~ Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including, "Best Director" & "Best Screenplay"
~ This classic film noir is based on Ernest Hemingway's novel aptly titled the same.

Plot:

In a small town a gas station attendant, Ole Anderson (Lancaster) is being hunted down by two killers: Max (William Conrad) and Al (Charles McGraw). Ole who is also known as "the Swede" is told of this by a co-worker though simply does not leave for survival rather sticks put and is murdered.

Jim Reardon (O'Brien) is a life insurance investigator who is assigned to the case of "the Swedes" death and is out to locate his family to claim the funds left.  During this hunt for the next of kin Jim ends up interviewing many friends and associates that knew "the Swede" Slowly, the story that each is telling him is coming together and making some sense. It is then brought to light that "the Swede" was once a peofessional boxer who was doing great until an injury occurred leaving his hand hurt and then unable to fight.

"The Swede" no longer has the ends meat with the boxing so he gets into hanging with the wrong crowd. Then is attached romantically with Kitty Collins (Gardner) who is a dark woman with her own motives and out for herself. Kitty is found wearing stolen jewelery and rather her going to jail "the Swede" takes the blame and get thrown into jail with a three year sentence. What a man does for love that is utter blind. Big Jim Colfax is running the show and had "The Swede" in his groyp of men. The big development that occurs is that when "the Swede" is released from jail he finds that the same men are up to no good and Kitty is now dating Jim.

A robbery is done with the gang and "The Swede" finds himself in hot water. The money is stolen and it is a huge success for all however they all find out that the venue they are suppose to meet at has since burned to the ground. This is a problem especially since everyone accept "The Swede" is told the new place to meet so it is looking of a dirty set-up. Kitty menions to "the Swede" what is occurring and that he is being double crossed. The Swede is angry of the situation is not going to be taken advantage of so decidea to hold the men up who also robbed with him to get his piece of the pie. All money is stolen and Swede flles out of the area with the cash at hand and meets up with Kitty in Atlantic City. Kitty then promptly steals all the cash from him and vanishes. Now it is all making sense the thugs that killed Swede are back due to the money stolen and are in hot pursuit to find i

A classic film noir with plenty of twists and turns where one gets to see if such a beauty like Kitty has poison running through her veins or if love saves the day. A classic that is most worthy of seeing!. \\