tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post911321292192728441..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: The Slow BurnJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-10984700258143979172010-07-09T07:25:33.158-04:002010-07-09T07:25:33.158-04:00Caftan Woman, and Mr. Pendlebury, I must say, thes...Caftan Woman, and Mr. Pendlebury, I must say, these are two excellent candidates for the Slow Burn Hall of Fame.<br /><br />I feel ashamed of my neglect of Mr. Hardy, and a hundred of his slow burn expressions come to mind.<br /><br />Good luck with your rambunctious 2-year old, Mr. Pendlebury, and the opportunities the little one presents for perfecting your own slow burn technique. I'm sure you'll be a champ in no time.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-2293433776961870612010-07-09T03:40:54.325-04:002010-07-09T03:40:54.325-04:00Let us not forget Oliver Hardy, second only to Edg...Let us not forget Oliver Hardy, second only to Edgar Kennedy when it comes to the slow burn.<br />I am discovering that life as father to a rambunctious 2 year old provokes more than the odd slow burn, pretty soon none of these greats will be able to hold a candle to me.Mr Pendleburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263549071636659588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-86410413012598466132010-07-09T01:08:21.569-04:002010-07-09T01:08:21.569-04:00I would like to nominate Fred MacMurray for the &q...I would like to nominate Fred MacMurray for the "slow burn" Hall of Fame. Given the proper motivation, his incredulity was palpable.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-60116878924737703602010-07-08T17:32:25.940-04:002010-07-08T17:32:25.940-04:00Thank you, Java Bean, and John.
You're right,...Thank you, Java Bean, and John.<br /><br />You're right, Judy Garland was good with the slow burn. <br /><br />I wonder if it was a leftover from silent films, when pantomime was used to convey emotions. The prhase, "If looks could kill" comes to mind here. I don't know if it's absent entirely from modern films, but it's not the staple of acting it once was.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-5310279356099662332010-07-08T16:40:21.096-04:002010-07-08T16:40:21.096-04:00Judy Garland does a marvelous job of the slow burn...Judy Garland does a marvelous job of the slow burn in THE CLOCK (1945) when a soldier (Robert Young) is being too helpful.<br /><br />Great post. I had not noticed it was missing from more recent films. :)JavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-62369253913919000732010-07-08T12:52:05.734-04:002010-07-08T12:52:05.734-04:00I love that scene from Duck Soup! Great clip &...I love that scene from Duck Soup! Great clip & a fun post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-89415738800620530212010-07-08T12:34:03.868-04:002010-07-08T12:34:03.868-04:00Thanks, Moira, for these two stellar contributions...Thanks, Moira, for these two stellar contributions to the Slow Burn Hall of Fame. I love Powell's "Life with Father" character. "Oh gad!"Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-4437922182700895842010-07-08T11:39:20.181-04:002010-07-08T11:39:20.181-04:00Two unsung masters of the slow burns:
1.) Leon A...Two unsung masters of the slow burns: <br /><br />1.) <b>Leon Ames</b>, who displayed a certain put-upon, smoldering temper as the benevolent if slightly pompous father in <b>Meet Me in St. Louis</b> (1944) as well as in <b>Lady in the Lake</b> (1947), and numerous other movies. He is a very enjoyable actor when playing a nice guy, but as an exasperated malefactor, he shone. <br /><br />2.) <b>William Powell</b>, whose largely benevolent characters could flare occasionally into a memorable fire after a series of assaults on their own sense of self. This quality was often just under the surface of Nick Charles, but he kept it under wraps, communicating a certain peevishness with his velvety verbal barbs and just a change in tone. His classic slow burn was reserved for the leading part in <b>Life With Father</b>(1947). Powell had more of a chance to display long-simmering anger in his silent films, when he often played a baddie. <br /><br />(Leon Ames also did a good job as Clarence Day, Sr. in the tv series of <b>Life With Father</b>)Moira Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626493736940699514noreply@blogger.com