tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4003837458686524722..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Spencer Tracypattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78172646883563023832012-11-09T15:45:27.136-05:002012-11-09T15:45:27.136-05:00BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCKBAD DAY AT BLACK ROCKYvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65902289213216672882012-11-09T08:22:44.797-05:002012-11-09T08:22:44.797-05:00Sad to think he was so outwardly successful and so...Sad to think he was so outwardly successful and so inwardly in agony. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24136681027317965692012-11-08T22:54:25.187-05:002012-11-08T22:54:25.187-05:00His biographers talk of his Catholic guilt. He cou...His biographers talk of his Catholic guilt. He could never reconcile his adult conduct with his upbringing. He was riddled with guilt about his impaired son. My mother knew him slightly; he was a year ahead of her at Ripon College. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8919533454993627512012-11-08T18:47:25.222-05:002012-11-08T18:47:25.222-05:00TCM showed Judgement at Nuremberg over the weekend...TCM showed Judgement at Nuremberg over the weekend. He was amazing in that.Jack Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055185636509700845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54814348230890018242012-11-08T18:44:33.347-05:002012-11-08T18:44:33.347-05:00PAT & MIKE: "Not much meat but what there...PAT & MIKE: "Not much meat but what there is, is cherce."Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73733346035078690222012-11-08T18:21:56.898-05:002012-11-08T18:21:56.898-05:00He's great in everything I've seen.
I'...He's great in everything I've seen.<br /><br />I'll add <i>Desk Set</i> just for its librarian-power quips.<br /><br />And soon will rewatch <i>Judgment at Nuremberg,</i>, whch I haven't seen since I was a kid. Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57716460017508890272012-11-08T16:50:18.505-05:002012-11-08T16:50:18.505-05:00haven't thought of FURY in years.haven't thought of FURY in years. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75411286302290306512012-11-08T16:03:11.119-05:002012-11-08T16:03:11.119-05:00BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
ADAM'S RIB
and one seari...BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK<br />ADAM'S RIB<br />and one searing early one:<br />FURY<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28061098376650843282012-11-08T14:22:54.314-05:002012-11-08T14:22:54.314-05:00Since I just walked out of a terrible musical, JEK...Since I just walked out of a terrible musical, JEKYLL & HYDE, I'll pick Spencer Tracy's brilliant film version: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32505198632430279932012-11-08T14:04:38.423-05:002012-11-08T14:04:38.423-05:00Couldn't pick a favorite, though he's magi...Couldn't pick a favorite, though he's magic with Hepburn. For a western, I'd pick BROKEN LANCE, in which they both starred. <br /><br />I've read that he never respected his work as an actor, but that may have more to do with the bottle than honesty. I love him. Funny how drinkers can suck us in that way.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51801723447122390272012-11-08T13:57:03.232-05:002012-11-08T13:57:03.232-05:00BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, definitely, but he was also...BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, definitely, but he was also very good in SAN FRANCISCO.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52631966248815188492012-11-08T13:10:38.705-05:002012-11-08T13:10:38.705-05:00LoveLoveDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15853767558470393692012-11-08T13:08:17.377-05:002012-11-08T13:08:17.377-05:00Yes--I read that in a Hepburn bio. He was essentia...Yes--I read that in a Hepburn bio. He was essentially an alcoholic who allowed her to take care of him, but his deeper emotions were never really touched. She was a strong women, but when it came to Tracy, she could never see him clearly. Live truly is blind,,,Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85055502472068926472012-11-08T12:39:28.915-05:002012-11-08T12:39:28.915-05:00Judgment at Nuremberg.
You're right, Deb. He f...Judgment at Nuremberg.<br />You're right, Deb. He fooled us all-even the Kate romance was a sham pretty much. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13802502332824727502012-11-08T12:24:38.073-05:002012-11-08T12:24:38.073-05:00Was there ever an actor whose on-screen persona di...Was there ever an actor whose on-screen persona differed so much from his "real" one. What I loved about his characters were that they always seemed so comfortable in their own skin. I'd have to go with Woman of the Year or Father of the Bride, but there are so many to choose from.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35781079200039974442012-11-08T11:45:56.959-05:002012-11-08T11:45:56.959-05:00BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCKBAD DAY AT BLACK ROCKRandy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70332591043936132102012-11-08T11:40:23.826-05:002012-11-08T11:40:23.826-05:00I can never pick one. These will always stand out ...I can never pick one. These will always stand out for me: <br /><br />INHERIT THE WIND (should've won the Oscar over Burt Lancaster in <i>Elmer Gantry</i>)<br />BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK<br />WOMAN OF THE YEAR<br />A GUY NAMED JOE<br />DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE (the most interesting version of the movie adaptations, too)<br />J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com