HORRIBLE movies by Golden Era star

[Sefton]

Fancy Feast and Sanka? Two products that shouldn't come to mind at the same time.

 

[GeniusInTheLamp]

What about Ronald Colman in THE STORY OF MANKIND? I remember seeing that movie when I was young; boy, was it cheesy. It was also the last movie appearance together for the Marx Brothers (who weren't even together in the movie).

 

[Beowulf67]

Orson Welles in the Paul Masson wine commercials. "We will sell no wine before its time."

Though I did like him as the voice of Robin Masters on "Magnum PI"

 

[jamespowers]

For sad demises and horrible ends to acting careers how about the Cannon Ball series of movies. Talk about the end of the Rat Pack, the magic was definitely gone.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087032/fullcredits#cast

Aw come on! :eusa_doh: That was another classic with an all star cast. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis were hilarious. lol lol lol lol

 

[WH1]

Aw come on! :eusa_doh: That was another classic with an all star cast. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis were hilarious. lol lol lol lol

Yeah but they all got outacted by an orangutang and Jim Nabors.lol

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Then, of course, there was Bela Lugosi....

karol

 

[jamespowers]

Yeah but they all got outacted by an orangutang and Jim Nabors.

lol lol lol lol lol Jim Nabors?! lol lol lol
You mean Jackie Chan?

 

[jamespowers]

Then, of course, there was Bela Lugosi....

karol

Another Plan 9 fan I see.
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2442920217/

 

[Fletch]

Maybe not HORRIBLE, but...

Pot O' Gold (1941) was kinda off. Not the sort of thing you'd expect to see Jimmy Stewart and Paulette Goddard starring in. It's a half-musical-half-comedy that never quite adds up to a musical comedy. The best thing about it is Horace Heidt's Musical Knights, who play on a radio program that Stewart is picked to produce.

It's said that the motley nature of the pic might have been due to another producer named Jimmy. James Roosevelt was both inexperienced and given considerable latitude because his father was then President of the United States.

It's got a certain charm, though. See and hear the Heidt boys sing about A Knife, A Fork And A Spoon. Leader Horace is just to Jimmy's left at the table.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Orson Welles in the Paul Masson wine commercials. "We will sell no wine before its time."

Though I did like him as the voice of Robin Masters on "Magnum PI"

Orson's very last effort was an introduction to a pretty darn good episode of the TV series Moonlighting. It was a classy way to go out, he passed away a day or two before the show aired.

 

[Chasseur]

I thought Orson's very last role was the voice of Unicron in the 1980s Transformers movie...

I know I'll rile some Frankie fans by saying this, but being a fan of Rita Hayworth, I found "Pal Joey" a horid experience and one of the worst movie musical I've ever seen... *yucky* What a waste of time...

 

[Lincsong]

Dana Andrews didn't do too badly in his final years, with one groovy exception: HOT RODS TO HELL (1967).

***Extra bonus point: an excellent turn as General Buck Brinkman in "The Loved One" (1965).***

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Hot Rods To Hell lol You know, I kind of hate to admit it, but I do like that film. I think it captured Central Valley California youth in the 1950's and 1960's; spoiled and selfish. A commentary that few people wanted to admit was happening at the time. What the film Young Savages portrayed ethnic New York Youth this film portrayed the same ethnics in Central Valley California. Interesting take on both films considering the story lines are similar.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Dana Andrews didn't do too badly in his final years, with one groovy exception: HOT RODS TO HELL (1967).

So THAT'S the name of that movie!!! lol lol

I have this vague memory of it--I think I saw it on TV as a kid. The thing I remember most was the Corvette. If I recall correctly, even back then I wasn't happy with what they had done to it.

I may have to get it from Netflix just to refresh my memory!

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I LOVE "Hot Rods to Hell"! It has the feel of a '50s exploitation movie, though it was made in 1967.

It's available as a box set with Dana Andrews' other masterpiece, the incomparable "Zero Hour!" with Sterling Hayden. "Guess I picked the wrong week to quit smokin'"

 

[Lincsong]

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Mae West, Mae West...what were you thinking?


Here's a clip of the very, very old Mae in a 1970 film called "Myra Breckinridge". John Huston and and Raquel Welch co-star! Farrah Fawcett makes her movie debut! Rex Reed plays a heterosexual!


Take a look, if you dare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_vi_OsreNY&feature=related

And here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6BM-myPqY

One more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9g3EFvWPko&feature=related


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I thought Rex Reed plays Myron who has a sex change and becomes Myra????

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I thought Rex Reed plays Myron who has a sex change and becomes Myra????

Bingo, Lincsong. I was being facetious.

 

[Lincsong]

I'm glad we understand each others jokes.

 

[dhermann1]

Sticking to the Clark Gable theme, there's a late Gable movie that I found appalling, others might not. It's called "Homecoming", with Gable as an Army doctor and Lana Turner as a nurse. The film is not without merit, but there's a scene where surgeon Gable spands a nice long period of time operating on military casualties, and when he's done his and her scrubs are just exactly as spotlessly white as when he started. I know it was "M*A*S*H" that started the realism in operating room scenes, but this particular scene was just ludicrous.

 

[fleet16b]

How about Magret Hamilton ( wicked witch of the west in Wizard of Oz)
I remember in the 70's she was the Folgers Coffee lady in the tv comercials.

Or Rory Calhoun coming out of retirement to act country singer George Straits movie Pure Country.

 

[tuppence]

Sticking to the Clark Gable theme, there's a late Gable movie that I found appalling, others might not. It's called "Homecoming", with Gable as an Army doctor and Lana Turner as a nurse. The film is not without merit, but there's a scene where surgeon Gable spands a nice long period of time operating on military casualties, and when he's done his and her scrubs are just exactly as spotlessly white as when he started. I know it was "M*A*S*H" that started the realism in operating room scenes, but this particular scene was just ludicrous.

It was probably still under censorship?