tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5459085757364971367..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Conflict -1945Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-72484647190839977402013-08-08T13:25:03.549-04:002013-08-08T13:25:03.549-04:00Ah, "A Woman Rebels", thank you, Moira.
...Ah, "A Woman Rebels", thank you, Moira.<br /><br />I knew a little about Bogie not keen on this movie, but I didn't know it might have something to do with his own failing marriage. He's excellent in this movie. But then, I'd pay to watch Bogart in a paper towel commercial.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-68602723575449104902013-08-08T13:05:28.116-04:002013-08-08T13:05:28.116-04:00Excellent review and highly entertaining too, Jacq...Excellent review and highly entertaining too, Jacqueline. <br /><br />Just two comments come to mind: <br /><br />1.) The Hepburn film with that fatal trip to the gazebo for a "chat" resulting in a surprise from the stork was A WOMAN REBELS (1936), which may have been one of those movies that Kate the Headstrong chose for herself--leading to that label of "box office poison" for a time. It's actually very modern, in a delightfully starchy, Victorian way.<br /><br />2.) Did you know that Humphrey Bogart was so adamantly opposed to making CONFLICT that he went on suspension for some time? The reasons were tied up with his increasingly sad, doomed marriage to Mayo Methot and his growing desperation to escape it. A certain Ms. Bacall had not appeared on the stage yet, but the frustration was real enough for Bogart to try to avoid this painful topic on screen in this heady brew of romantic fatalism. Perhaps that is one reason why his performance was so exceptional here too?Moira Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626493736940699514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-56063584136044167632011-06-27T21:05:06.117-04:002011-06-27T21:05:06.117-04:00I really like this movie. Bogart was such a sympa...I really like this movie. Bogart was such a sympathetic character the first 15 minutes. Then he got kinda creepy. Very entertaining movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-4132183171042522842011-06-23T10:00:19.370-04:002011-06-23T10:00:19.370-04:00This is a really good film with Humphrey Bogart at...This is a really good film with Humphrey Bogart at his sinister best. Mystery loving audiences will love the psychological plot.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-64233890138097428692011-06-21T15:00:50.305-04:002011-06-21T15:00:50.305-04:00Thank you, Lucie. And Yvette, I've never been...Thank you, Lucie. And Yvette, I've never been able to look at a gazebo in the same way since. Strangely enough, in "The Sound of Music", Rolf and Liesl just sing and dance in one, but no pregnancy results. Boy, if that didn't stump me for years. Of course, she was not in her jammies at the time, so that might have had something to do with it.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-33835677987047485112011-06-21T13:33:09.079-04:002011-06-21T13:33:09.079-04:00Jacqueline: I love your comment about you and your...Jacqueline: I love your comment about you and your mom watching Katherine Hepburn turn up with a baby after going out to 'talk' to a young man in the gazebo. It's funny to think had you been a more impressionable tyke, you might have developed a lifelong fear of gazebos. HA! Your blog is just so much fun to read.<br /><br />I've NEVER seen this movie. Where have I been? My only excuse is that I was never the world's biggest Bogie fan. Yeah, so sue me.<br /><br />I did like him in SABRINA and THE CAINE MUTINY and THE MALTESE FALCON and a couple of other films-CASABLANCA, I suppose. Though for me (and my brother) the Falcon movie was ruined by Mary Astor.<br /><br />Great post!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-29018393537100327742011-06-21T08:19:58.478-04:002011-06-21T08:19:58.478-04:00Hmmmm, I ought to see if Netflix has this. Sounds...Hmmmm, I ought to see if Netflix has this. Sounds terrific. Thanks for the great review!LucieWickfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734638254779469066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-77093097553305070992011-06-21T07:45:36.101-04:002011-06-21T07:45:36.101-04:00Yes, this is another of those movies where the amb...Yes, this is another of those movies where the ambiguous title is hard to remember. They should have called it "Humphrey Bogart is in Love with His Sister-In-Law and Then His Wife Goes Missing".<br /><br />There was very little consideration for us when they titled these movies.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-44067644847462161772011-06-21T01:08:14.908-04:002011-06-21T01:08:14.908-04:00"Conflict". That's it! I was tryin..."Conflict". That's it! I was trying to come up with the name of this movie the other day, but it kept slipping away.<br /><br />The movie has a lot of style and verve, but it is Bogie's work that lingers.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-83672756638194054512011-06-20T22:16:41.484-04:002011-06-20T22:16:41.484-04:00I enjoyed your "House of Strangers" revi...I enjoyed your "House of Strangers" review. I've never seen it, but I'll keep on the lookout. <br /><br />The interaction in thought and imagination old movies elicit from us could make a good subject for a future post. It's not just mysteries, it pretty much runs the gamut from drama to comedy. Think of how complicated a lot of the dialog is in Marx Brothers movies. We have to be on our toes to catch half of it.<br /><br />I'm very grateful you visit this blog, Laura, and I look forward to your comments.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-12921015369977594982011-06-20T20:29:44.008-04:002011-06-20T20:29:44.008-04:00I love it! So true about being an active particip...I love it! So true about being an active participant and supplying imagination -- not sure I'd ever worked it out that way for myself but you're completely right. How many times have I found myself mulling over a movie and wondering about back story or offscreen moments in my imagination, or (if I'm watching alone and won't annoy someone, grin) rewinding to quickly rewatch a moment and try to fully absorb all that the filmmakers wanted to convey? More than I could ever count.<br /><br />Along the lines of your comments, I'd love to read your take on HOUSE OF STRANGERS, which I watched yesterday. There's a LAURA-like scene where Richard Conte goes through Susan Hayward's things in her bedroom, after an absence of seven years...then she returns and discovers he's in her shower and she hugs herself with anticipation...fadeout, and the next thing we know they're smoking cigarettes and she's lazily stroking herself on the arm. It was all so subtle (if you're a kid who doesn't know about going out back in your pajamas!) but as an adult I was like wow, that's pretty hot stuff if you know what to look for! :) I bet you'd put together lots more fun stuff about that movie.<br /><br />The interpretations combined with the historical context (love those gas stickers!) make your posts the ones I really look forward to on Mondays and Thursdays. :)<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-5654046885879073852011-06-20T14:10:09.690-04:002011-06-20T14:10:09.690-04:00Thanks, Laura. One of the things I enjoy about ol...Thanks, Laura. One of the things I enjoy about old movies is that there is so much to look at, and because of film production techniques of that era -- maybe the Code had a lot to do with it --was that a character's motivations were often not spoon fed to us (as they tend to be today). With these older films we have to be an active participant in the story by supplying our own imaginations, and constantly evaluating the characters' thoughts and actions. <br /><br />For an obvious example of this, the degree of intimacy between adults. They often suggested intimacy (in the case of this movie, emotional and psychological intimacy rather than physical) more than played it out, and much goes over the heads of the kiddies.<br /><br />Sometimes a lot goes over my head, too. I recall seeing the Katharine Hepburn film (yikes, drawing blank just now) where she has a child out of wedlock. Must have been in college when I saw that one, watching it with my mother. I was stumped by the child and asked my mother where the heck did that baby come from. She replied,<br /><br />"Remember that scene where she went outside at night in her nightgown?"<br /><br />I laughed and said I had no idea going out to have a chat with a young man in a gazebo at night in your jammies could get you pregnant.<br /><br />"Now you know," quoth my mother.<br /><br />Modern films, for all the advantage of having so many fantastic actors these days, tend to have less finesse and just shove the obvious sex scene down our throats as if we're too dumb to get it otherwise. I'm not offended by it, just occasionally insulted. <br /><br />I mean, despite my ignorance about nighttime conversations in the backyard in one's sleeping attire and the consequences thereof, I am really not that stupid.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-20520830585899256512011-06-20T13:00:53.199-04:002011-06-20T13:00:53.199-04:00How delightful that the Falcon appears in this fil...How delightful that the Falcon appears in this film, I completely missed it!!<br /><br />I so enjoy and admire the depth with which you explore the characters and their interactions. I found this film very entertaining and enjoyed revisiting it in my mind's eye via your comments.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the link!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-45589769732908023552011-06-20T12:11:35.669-04:002011-06-20T12:11:35.669-04:00"...made me think of a boss I once had who di..."...made me think of a boss I once had who did that to me on a rainy night. Her husband died in a skiing accident. Hmmmm?"<br /><br />I shouldn't laugh, but I laughed my head off. Thanks ari_1965, and welcome to the blog.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-7226102267485084692011-06-20T12:03:16.850-04:002011-06-20T12:03:16.850-04:00I missed the falcon. Gosh, I missed the falcon. Da...I missed the falcon. Gosh, I missed the falcon. Darn! I would have loved that.<br /><br />The bit in which he "asks" an employee to come to his home on a rainy night because, ostensibly, he's not happy with some aspect of some project they're working on made me think of a boss I once had who did that to me on a rainy night. Her husband died in a skiing accident. Hmmmm?ari_1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/00184925473746713999noreply@blogger.com