tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5736762747772840581..comments2024-03-14T13:27:04.152-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Meet Me in Las Vegas - 1956Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-50573278375629111202012-01-15T12:52:06.204-05:002012-01-15T12:52:06.204-05:00I'm so glad somebody finally commented on the ...I'm so glad somebody finally commented on the volleyball segment. It cracks me up.<br /><br />Yes, I do like Dan Dailey. I've got to get to blogging about "It's Always Fair Weather" sometime, really. I love your description of his performance there. Thanks so much for stopping by.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-90930259467253149022012-01-15T12:20:57.714-05:002012-01-15T12:20:57.714-05:00I haven't seen this particular movie (though I...I haven't seen this particular movie (though I've seen the 'volleyball' dance excerpted on Youtube; it's actually a pastiche of "The Sleeping Beauty" ballet, using the same Tchaikovsky music). But I second your appreciation of Dan Dailey. He was not only a pretty good dancer, but an excellent actor. He had the ability to 'act' in his musical numbers: in his 'Advertising-wise' number in IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER, he's not only singing and dancing, but he does it in character, letting us see what his self-loathing advertising executive feels about himself and his profession. A great performance.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-15382582873397165032012-01-07T14:53:10.523-05:002012-01-07T14:53:10.523-05:00Hi, Yvette. This movie is nothing if not colorful...Hi, Yvette. This movie is nothing if not colorful.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-77825140739207694062012-01-07T14:07:10.307-05:002012-01-07T14:07:10.307-05:00Can't remember if I saw this or not, Jacquelin...Can't remember if I saw this or not, Jacqueline. I was never big on Dan Dailey, so I might have missed it.<br /><br />But I still enjoyed reading your review. I love that line about Agnes Moorehead's hair, <br />"...a cross between tomato soup and the fires of hell." HA!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-33531267209595573702012-01-05T12:46:02.543-05:002012-01-05T12:46:02.543-05:00I'll admit, too, Kim, so do I. In sometimes t...I'll admit, too, Kim, so do I. In sometimes the most inappropriate locations. Doctor's waiting rooms. Or even in examing rooms. During job interviews. Funeral services (it's okay if you're singing "Amazing Grace" or something like that, but nobody expects "Everything's Coming Up Roses"). It's like a tic, I think. My mother used to do it, too. She did not have a great voice, but I think she knew every word to every song ever written. And lyrics poured forth from her like running water, in the car, while my father drove, cringing.<br /><br />A friend of mine once saw me in my car at a stoplight, and she asked me the next day what on earth was I doing? Singing?<br /><br />Only certain people understand, Kim, and you seem to be one of them. We share the same affliction.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-50116234906455855152012-01-05T12:26:33.230-05:002012-01-05T12:26:33.230-05:00I must admit something, Jacqueline: I often do bur...I must admit something, Jacqueline: I often do burst into song. I do this with my family and dogs mostly, but I have been known to sing (or even rap) a few bars from a song in one of my history lectures. My family is just used to it, but my students get a real kick out of it. Anyway, back to the film, I've never seen it. I'm actually not that familiar with Dailey's work, but I do know Charisse's well. Sounds like an entertaining film--plus, I'd like to see the Sammy Davis bit.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-68458216358029845842012-01-05T10:35:03.837-05:002012-01-05T10:35:03.837-05:00"Guilty pleasures" probably fits the bil..."Guilty pleasures" probably fits the bill for a lot of viewers. It's like pink cotton candy, nothing substantial, but pretty and enjoyable while it lasts.<br /><br />CW, I agree, I think seeing the acts "in their natural environment" is what gives this film some historical value. <br /><br />I've been wanting to get to "It's Always Fair Weather" for a long time. Maybe this year. Was waiting to see if I could pin it to some kind of series about post-War adjustments. I don't know. We'll see.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-61059365783839767412012-01-05T09:59:40.181-05:002012-01-05T09:59:40.181-05:00This is one of those movies that I have never seen...This is one of those movies that I have never seen all the way through from beginning to end, but have caught bits of over the years and I'm glad it was made. What a kick to see those acts in their natural environment. If only the Mary Kaye Trio had been included. Sigh.<br /><br />Nice point about the Dailey's sensitivity as a hallmark of his screen persona. I'm still waiting for his Oscar nomination for "It's Always Fair Weather".Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-52102268594130656682012-01-05T08:33:05.838-05:002012-01-05T08:33:05.838-05:00Not a great musical but it has always been one of ...Not a great musical but it has always been one of my guilty pleasures. You can't go wrong with Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse!David Loboscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870831249761911028noreply@blogger.com