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Entertainment > Hopelessness

Hopelessness

I don't have a lot of time but did want to urge you to
see a movie that I saw a portion of last night. It was
based on a Tennesee Williams play called Baby Doll. It all
happened in a decaying southern mansion and was typical of
his plays. I am going to try to get it from netflix. I watched it on TCM and even though I only got the last
hour I was enthralled.

I usually find these things depressing but this was so
well done that I had to admire the craftsmanship of the actors as well as the play itself.

Be happy my peeps.

posted on Dec 21, 2010 6:00 AM ()

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PS Sue Lyon played Lolita.

comment by susil on Dec 26, 2010 1:15 PM ()

Eli Wallach played the Italian who wooed Baby Doll and tried to destroy her husband (Karl Malden.)
Wallach is one of my very favorite and talented actors.

comment by susil on Dec 26, 2010 1:11 PM ()

BOO! Not available on Netflix...

It's called Hopelessness, right?

comment by kristilyn3 on Dec 22, 2010 10:29 AM ()

Older gent was Karl Malden

comment by fredo on Dec 22, 2010 10:03 AM ()

True!!

comment by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:45 AM ()

Who was the other male star? Karl Mauldin was great as the husband who
had to wait to consumate his marriage. Was Carol Baker also in Lolita?

comment by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:40 AM ()

I value your recommendation on just about everything.

comment by solitaire on Dec 22, 2010 5:50 AM ()

Thank you.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:30 AM ()

I will netflix it myself.

erm it's not in black and white is it?

comment by kjstone on Dec 21, 2010 8:15 PM ()

reply by kristilyn3 on Dec 22, 2010 10:27 AM ()

Yes, black and white and dreary but Karl Maldin and Carrol Baker do a
wonderful acting job.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:29 AM ()

I am avoiding serious themes. I have a complex lately. It's age-related. Jeri, you don't seem to have that. Good for you. Meanwhile, I am doing feel-good stuff as long as it's not mindless and infantile. When I was young, I watched everything and was immune to the nightmares (except of course for Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff movies).

comment by tealstar on Dec 21, 2010 1:57 PM ()

Losing Dallas was a wake up call. He was Ted's best friend and it really plunged him in a deep depression. It made us aware that we are of the age
that anything can happen.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:36 AM ()

I think I saw this movie years ago. It has been so long that I don't remember a lot about it. I did recently watch Sean Penn in his roll as a retarded father...an absolutely wonderful movie. I think the name of it is I Am Sam and I also recently watched Denzel Washington's movie where out of desperation he takes over the emergency room of a hospital to try to get his dying son on a donor list. I can't remember its name, but it is also a great movie. If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend both.

comment by redimpala on Dec 21, 2010 1:02 PM ()

Thanks, I will look for them. I will have to ask Martin or Fredo who the
other star was. It might have been Eli Wallach (?).

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:38 AM ()

Yes,Ms.Carol Baker made her debut there.Saw this in my younger days.

comment by fredo on Dec 21, 2010 10:30 AM ()

I goofed your reply is above.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:41 AM ()

I will have to get it from netflix.

comment by dragonflyby on Dec 21, 2010 9:35 AM ()

You will love it. I asked my kids and they hadn't seen or heard of it either.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:43 AM ()

I love that you guys are using peeps!!!! I will check out that movie on netflix as well. Thanks for the tip!

comment by kristilyn3 on Dec 21, 2010 7:31 AM ()

Yes,we are all peeps. Get the movie, it is worth seeing just for the
decaying mansion.

reply by elderjane on Dec 22, 2010 9:44 AM ()

I know what you mean about that movie, it's one of the good classic ones that is still worth watching again and again.

comment by troutbend on Dec 21, 2010 6:29 AM ()

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