tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post6358673951297678240..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Slim - 1937Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-11053642909028782262015-09-05T22:08:17.542-04:002015-09-05T22:08:17.542-04:00Wow, thanks so much. I'll take a look.Wow, thanks so much. I'll take a look.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-6199293052504109502015-09-05T19:13:22.950-04:002015-09-05T19:13:22.950-04:00You can catch Great Guy on Youtube (public domain)...You can catch Great Guy on Youtube (public domain) - I think Cagney made it during one of his periodic AWOLs from Warner Bros and he would make films independently:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NOdk7a3kEEgrandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-31286336901672932532015-09-04T15:09:20.426-04:002015-09-04T15:09:20.426-04:00Nice catch about the overlooked Craig Reynolds. A...Nice catch about the overlooked Craig Reynolds. As many stars as there were, there were many more "almost-made-its". Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-71823077223898029892015-09-04T12:29:49.721-04:002015-09-04T12:29:49.721-04:00I like this Labour Day choice. The importance of ...I like this Labour Day choice. The importance of a necessary job well done should never be overlooked.<br /><br />However, I tend to look at "Slim" as yet another almost-made-it opportunity for actor Craig Reynolds. He's the fellow who starts the trouble at the card game. I think he should have gone farther at Warners, but they kept sticking him with little parts where the good impression he made would fade as the picture moved forward. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-55986061878092505152015-09-04T07:11:21.831-04:002015-09-04T07:11:21.831-04:00Thanks, Metzinger Gals. Fonda is very convincing ...Thanks, Metzinger Gals. Fonda is very convincing as the naive farm boy in this coming-of-age/buddy picture. As for your blog post for this weekend - why wait for Valentine's Day? Avoid the rush. Now I want those candy conversation hearts, one of my weaknesses. Thanks a lot.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-31510388367182942842015-09-03T22:14:01.506-04:002015-09-03T22:14:01.506-04:00I never heard of this film and yet it sounds like ...I never heard of this film and yet it sounds like it is right up my alley. Your posts always introduce me to new titles. Fonda was a great "everyman" and I can imagine how good he is in a role like this. Thanks for an enjoyable read and a very appropriate Labor Day post. ( I was going to write about Picnic at Hanging Rock this weekend - a Valentines Day set film - where's my marbles at? )The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-52542574498663906002015-09-03T21:50:51.835-04:002015-09-03T21:50:51.835-04:00Thanks, GOM. It's really quite wonderful how ...Thanks, GOM. It's really quite wonderful how old Hollywood paid homage to the little guy -- maybe because he was their chief customer and demographic. I'd like to cover MANPOWER sometime. I've never seen Cagney's GREAT GUY, but you've intrigued me. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-2259399731515969832015-09-03T21:32:59.030-04:002015-09-03T21:32:59.030-04:00Such a beautiful beginning to your post, noting ho...Such a beautiful beginning to your post, noting how old Hollywood frequently paid tribute to the working man and celebrated labor. So many films of the 30s and early 40s portrayed the men who did heavy labor as something necessary, requiring intelligence and fortitude, such as Two Seconds (construction workers), Other Men's Women (railway workers), Manpower (electrical linemen), and They Drive by Night (truckers). I remember a James Cagney film called Great Guy, which was about the drama in, of all things, a city's Dept of Weights & Measures(!), making the point how such a job required honesty and plain dealing. We don't see the working-class hero much today in our cultural entertainment, which is a loss.grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.com