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Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "A Song Is Born"(1948)
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| Howard Hawks
Posted on 02/23/2014 12:17:45 PM PST by ReformationFan
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 1948; asongisborn; bennygoodman; dannykaye; howardhawks; louisarmstong; mfasa; virginiamayo
Today's feature is legendary director Howard Hawks' 1948 Technicolor musical remake of his earlier 1941 screwball comedy take on Snow White and the seven dwarfs-"Ball of Fire". Starring funnyman Danny Kaye is his fifth and final film with beautiful blond Republican actress and Ronald Reagan supporter and friend Virginia Mayo.
To: RansomOttawa; Silentgypsy
To: ReformationFan
Thank you. Just what is needed. :-)
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posted on
02/23/2014 12:35:54 PM PST
by
lysie
To: ReformationFan
Virginia Mayo always reminded me of a fresh peach.
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posted on
02/23/2014 1:50:19 PM PST
by
luvbach1
(We are finished)
To: luvbach1
She was famous for her peaches and cream complexion. Supposedly the Sultan of Morocco said of Miss Mayo’s complexion that it was ‘tangible proof for the existence of God.’
To: ReformationFan
Virginia Mayo was gorgeous.
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posted on
02/23/2014 2:20:16 PM PST
by
luvbach1
(We are finished)
To: luvbach1
To: ReformationFan
While I prefer Ball of Fire, I quite like this remake.
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posted on
02/23/2014 3:50:20 PM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
To: ReformationFan
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posted on
02/24/2014 9:03:29 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(Make sure she doesnÂ’t get ahold of the gom jabbar)
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