tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post807876970600047765..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Your Favorite James Stewart Moviepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38417182790443938842011-08-16T13:16:14.376-04:002011-08-16T13:16:14.376-04:00I haven't seen Harvey in years and definitely ...I haven't seen Harvey in years and definitely need to revisit. Thanks for such a thoughtful response.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83396909383580288732011-08-16T10:36:37.234-04:002011-08-16T10:36:37.234-04:00My wife & I say Elwood P. Dowd in "Harvey...My wife & I say Elwood P. Dowd in "Harvey." Think of Jimmy Stewart's monologues. How he is both loopy and charming, rueful and innocent, flexible yet rooted in his own truth. How fully he engages in his admiration of feminine beauty ("Oh Miss Kelly--You'll never look lovelier"), how respectful he is to his sister even when she is betraying him ("That Vita--She's a whirlwind"), and how gracefully he lets go of his best friend. What other actor could tread such a fine line of sanity, and make us believe he is enlightened, naive, humble and broken. And think please, did you ever once doubt the rabbit was there? I think it's his greatest performance because it is essentially a duet with an invisible partner. Or more accurately--a dual performance. Think about that. Harvey is created by Stewart's responses to him. Does he do anything near that tricky in any of his other superb roles?<br /><br />Patrick OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14459407249565395642011-08-16T07:26:39.180-04:002011-08-16T07:26:39.180-04:00There are so many to choose from I can hardly deci...There are so many to choose from I can hardly decide!<br />Definitely love REAR WINDOW and VERTIGO but also like some of the classics like YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU and THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. <br /><br />I am leaving this as a toss-up for me!iluvcinemahttp://iluvcinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23021646456895976602011-08-15T20:38:42.710-04:002011-08-15T20:38:42.710-04:00I love his performances in all those movies mentio...I love his performances in all those movies mentioned above plus DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, ROPE, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, and BELL BOOK AND CANDLE. But truly I have to say THE NAKED SPUR is my favorite Stewart movie because when I saw it I finally realized what a phenomenal actor he was. Watch it. He made it five years before VERTIGO and you see the darkest depths of him that were only hinted at in his earlier movies. He's so NOT Jimmy Stewart in this movie. Plus it's an amazing example of the western as crime movie. It's almost a western noir.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82833912382322781012011-08-11T16:56:22.681-04:002011-08-11T16:56:22.681-04:00Oh, yes -- Rear Window~~Oh, yes -- <i>Rear Window</i>~~Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75216645075085844682011-08-11T13:39:37.654-04:002011-08-11T13:39:37.654-04:00I would have said WINCHESTER '73, Jeff, except...I would have said WINCHESTER '73, Jeff, except it co-stars Shelly Winters. I never could abide that blubbering woman.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91445604789146220732011-08-11T07:44:27.128-04:002011-08-11T07:44:27.128-04:00Good tip, Tood. Thanks.Good tip, Tood. Thanks.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17137965595604981942011-08-11T07:36:19.006-04:002011-08-11T07:36:19.006-04:00But even the blondes don't seem to fare well i...But even the blondes don't seem to fare well in Hitchcock. They are victims to the men (or nature) most of the time. A real misogynist.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50336164952379247692011-08-11T07:10:13.309-04:002011-08-11T07:10:13.309-04:00"Vertigo" is my favorite Jimmy Stewart m..."Vertigo" is my favorite Jimmy Stewart movie--perhaps because he plays against type. He's so domineering and controlling, especially after he meets Kim Novak's "real" character. And I always feel sorry for Midge (played by Barbara Bel Geddes)--another in a line of Hitchcock's disposable brunettes easily shunted aside by the hero for a cool blonde (e.g., Suzanne Pleshette in "The Birds," Diane Baker in "Marnie").Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64686224468494198082011-08-10T20:03:37.044-04:002011-08-10T20:03:37.044-04:00The Shop around the Corner and Vertigo, but I thin...<i>The Shop around the Corner</i> and <i>Vertigo</i>, but I think many of his other films are great as well. A film from later in Stewart's career that I liked a lot is <i>The Flight of the Phoenix</i>.<br /><br />I can also think of a couple of Stewart's films that I <i>didn't</i> like - <i>Liberty Valance</i> (and yes, I know that's a very minority opnion) and <i>The Spirit of St. Louis</i>.SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745665231586422220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20299432093591772982011-08-10T19:47:09.421-04:002011-08-10T19:47:09.421-04:00Rear Window. The Shootist. The 2nd film because ...Rear Window. The Shootist. The 2nd film because it seemed like such a sad good-bye.Kieran Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681787953865476304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68884255494271508072011-08-10T18:52:20.153-04:002011-08-10T18:52:20.153-04:00On my way to the library, I will see if they carry...On my way to the library, I will see if they carry it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-932447258737908642011-08-10T18:48:36.987-04:002011-08-10T18:48:36.987-04:00For a very different viewpoint on Glenn Miller, yo...For a very different viewpoint on Glenn Miller, you should check out "Perfidia" in Lewis Shiner's COLLECTED STORIES.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39412183334444883642011-08-10T18:27:41.023-04:002011-08-10T18:27:41.023-04:00It is hard for some non-trombonists to gauge how t...It is hard for some non-trombonists to gauge how to move the slide. The worst ever was the fellow who played Bill Cosby's father in THE COSBY SHOW.<br /><br />The music certainly helps sell ANATOMY OF A MURDER for me, as well...and CALL NORTHSIDE 777 is in some ways a more energetic prefiguring of ANATOMY, particularly in Stewart's performance.<br /><br />Dorte: I suspect you should *read* "Rear Window" (by Cornell Woolrich) first...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47519042351888935752011-08-10T17:12:53.591-04:002011-08-10T17:12:53.591-04:00Even credible as Glenn Miller, wasn't he? The ...Even credible as Glenn Miller, wasn't he? The music was sublime.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25960503677260671062011-08-10T17:10:32.612-04:002011-08-10T17:10:32.612-04:00For the westerns, WINCHESTER 73 is my favorite.For the westerns, WINCHESTER 73 is my favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48459719208702001092011-08-10T17:09:58.838-04:002011-08-10T17:09:58.838-04:00VERTIGO would be my favorite, followed by MR. SMIT...VERTIGO would be my favorite, followed by MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, then PHILADELPHIA STORY. I also admit to a great fondness for THE GLENN MILLER STORY, but it's because of the music as much as the plot or acting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-90720872505082318642011-08-10T16:44:22.359-04:002011-08-10T16:44:22.359-04:00Mike beat me to my two favs:
IT'S A WONDERFUL...Mike beat me to my two favs: <br />IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE<br />WINCHESTER '73<br /><br />ROPE is another that's tops on my list.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27979422242357008082011-08-10T16:03:24.383-04:002011-08-10T16:03:24.383-04:00IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and WINCHESTER 73.IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and WINCHESTER 73.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14978576411070900562011-08-10T15:57:09.440-04:002011-08-10T15:57:09.440-04:00No question, my favorite is REAR WINDOW. Second pl...No question, my favorite is REAR WINDOW. Second place would have so many of his films tied for that position that it would take a while to name them all.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53540961714976978822011-08-10T14:10:40.564-04:002011-08-10T14:10:40.564-04:00They are! The point is that I know yours as well (...They are! The point is that I know yours as well (or not) as our own - I only watch films when my family watch something so intriguing I have to put my crime novel down ;)Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19088578686809672302011-08-10T14:04:37.854-04:002011-08-10T14:04:37.854-04:00We think of our actors and movies as universal, Do...We think of our actors and movies as universal, Dorte. Gets us into trouble all the time.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53068330612304801952011-08-10T13:52:27.634-04:002011-08-10T13:52:27.634-04:00Hm. I think it is brilliant of me that I know who ...Hm. I think it is brilliant of me that I know who James Stewart is. <br /><br />But as far as I remember, Laura Lippman´s The Girl in the Green Raincoat is supposed to be inspired by Rear Window. So actually I´d like to watch it. Did you hear that, J.S? - now you must be pleased ;)Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18113123858485385402011-08-10T13:33:24.985-04:002011-08-10T13:33:24.985-04:00I know some consider MADE FOR EACH OTHER too soapy...I know some consider MADE FOR EACH OTHER too soapy but I liked it. Never saw SHOPWORN ANGEL.<br /><br />I'm surprised no one (Cap'n Bob?) mentioned WINCHESTER '73.<br /><br />I should mention that we saw him on stage in a revival of HARVEY with Helen Hayes, way back in 1970.<br /><br />It was a lot of fun.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42245264120777213442011-08-10T13:09:24.511-04:002011-08-10T13:09:24.511-04:00I haven't seen Shopworn or Made For Each Other...I haven't seen Shopworn or Made For Each Other in years. I remember liking them, so I'll have to revisit.<br /><br />Another fav of mine is Firecreek, which I don't think has been mentioned yet. One of his later Westerns. Henry Fonda co-stars.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com