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Julie doing “stuff” with famous people (21st post)
Julie shows spirit at a Sinatra Swooner’s charity softball game. He’s pictured here with Frankie, Virginia Mayo and Jane Russell. Wake up, Frank!!
Julie and Joan Crawford get their expressions down in a scene from HUMORESQUE above.
On the DESTINATION TOKYO set with Robert Hutton.
Walking with his Group Theatre colleague, Lee Strasberg, shown on the left. Julie was the first actor to bring THE METHOD to film and Strasberg helmed THE ACTORS STUDIO.
At an event with Rosalind Russell somewhere.
Backstage with George Coloris on NOBODY LIVES FOREVER.
HE RAN ALL THE WAY with Norman Lloyd.
Brenda Marshall doesn’t feel like toasting in EAST OF THE RIVER.
Ida’s mad too in THE SEA WOLF.
But Frances Farmer is all loving looks in this photo anyway. They were friends from THE GROUP THEATRE. This photo promotes FLOWING GOLD.
#john garfield#frank sinatra#rosalind russell#Sinatra Swooner’s#ida lupino#frances farmer#joan crawford#jane russell#norman lloyd#lee strasberg#George coloris#Julie doing “stuff” with famous people
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Congrats to the ultimate winner of the Hot & Vintage Movie Men Tournament, Mr. Toshiro Mifune! May he live happily and well where the sun always shines, enjoying the glories of a battle hard fought.
A loving farewell to all of our previous contestants, who are now banished to the shadow realm and all its dark joys and whispered horrors—I hear there's a picnic on the village green today. If you want to remember the fallen heroes, you can find them all beneath the cut.
What happens next? I'll be taking a break of two weeks to rest from this and prep for the Hot & Vintage Ladies Tournament. I'll still be around but only minimally, posting a few last odes to the hot men before transitioning into a little early ladies content, just like I did with this last tournament. The submission form for the Hot & Vintage Ladies tournament will remain up for one more week (closing February 21st), so get your submissions in for that asap! Once the form closes, there will be one more week of break. The first round of the Hot & Vintage Ladies Tournament will be posted on February 29th, as Leap Year Day seems like a fitting allusion to leaping into these ladies' arms.
Thanks for being here! Enjoy the two weeks off, and send me some great propaganda.
In order of the last round they survived—
ROUND ONE HOTTIES:
Richard Burton
Tony Curtis
Red Skelton
Keir Dullea
Jack Lemmon
Kirk Douglas
Marcello Mastroianni
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Robert Wagner
James Garner
James Coburn
Rex Harrison
George Chakiris
Dean Martin
Sean Connery
Tab Hunter
Howard Keel
James Mason
Steve McQueen
George Peppard
Elvis Presley
Rudolph Valentino
Joseph Schildkraut
Ray Milland
Claude Rains
John Wayne
William Holden
Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Harold Lloyd
Charlie Chaplin
John Gilbert
Ramon Novarro
Slim Thompson
John Barrymore
Edward G. Robinson
William Powell
Leslie Howard
Peter Lawford
Mel Ferrer
Joseph Cotten
Keye Luke
Ivan Mosjoukine
Spencer Tracy
Felix Bressart
Ronald Reagan (here to be dunked on)
Peter Lorre
Bob Hope
Paul Muni
Cornel Wilde
John Garfield
Cantinflas
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Van Johnson
José Ferrer
Robert Preston
Jack Benny
Fredric March
Gene Autry
Alec Guinness
Fayard Nicholas
Ray Bolger
Orson Welles
Mickey Rooney
Glenn Ford
James Cagney
ROUND TWO SWOONERS:
Dick Van Dyke
James Edwards
Sammy Davis Jr.
Alain Delon
Peter O'Toole
Robert Redford
Charlton Heston
Cesar Romero
Noble Johnson
Lex Barker
David Niven
Robert Earl Jones
Turhan Bey
Bela Lugosi
Donald O'Connor
Carman Newsome
Oscar Micheaux
Benson Fong
Clint Eastwood
Sabu Dastagir
Rex Ingram
Burt Lancaster
Paul Newman
Montgomery Clift
Fred Astaire
Boris Karloff
Gilbert Roland
Peter Cushing
Frank Sinatra
Harold Nicholas
Guy Madison
Danny Kaye
John Carradine
Ricardo Montalbán
Bing Crosby
ROUND THREE SMOKESHOWS:
Marlon Brando
Anthony Perkins
Michael Redgrave
Gary Cooper
Conrad Veidt
Ronald Colman
Rock Hudson
Basil Rathbone
Laurence Olivier
Christopher Plummer
Johnny Weismuller
Clark Gable
Fernando Lamas
Errol Flynn
Tyrone Power
Humphrey Bogart
ROUND 4 STUNGUNS:
James Dean
Cary Grant
Gregory Peck
Sessue Hayakawa
Harry Belafonte
James Stewart
Gene Kelly
Peter Falk
QUARTERFINALIST VOLCANIC TOWERS OF LUST:
Jeremy Brett
Vincent Price
James Shigeta
Buster Keaton
SEMIFINALIST SUPERMEN:
Omar Sharif
Paul Robeson
FINALIST FANTASIES:
Sidney Poitier
Toshiro Mifune
and ok, sure, here's the shadow-bracket-style winner's portrait of Toshiro Mifune.
#hotvintagepoll#hot men finals#a winner crowned!#fuck that old man (requiem)#shadow bracket#toshiro mifune
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Don DeFore, Gloria DeHaven, Robert Mitchum and Sonny Tufts wearing their uniforms for a charity baseball game in 1949. DeFore and Tufts played for the Russell Sprouts, and Mitchum and DeHaven for the Sinatra Swooners.
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Ava Gardner & Frank Sinatra 1949
Frank Sinatra playfully holds up a sign labeling Gardner the bat girl of his charity baseball team, the Sinatra Swooners. Although he was married at the time, Sinatra was reportedly captivated with Gardner and it's speculated that the two entered into an affair that lasted for years.
#ava gardner#frank sinatra#marriage#vintage#classicfilmsource#classic#old hollywood#50s#romance#retro#film noir#old movies#film#classic movies
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The Sinatra Swooners, 1947.
#vintage#classic cinema#classic hollywood#classic hollywood cinema#golden age of cinema#golden age of hollywood#hollywood#hollywood aesthetic#old hollywood#old hollywood stars#old movie stars#sinatra swooners#frank sinatra#ava gardner#virginia mayo#betty garrett#gloria dehaven#beryl davis#shelley winters#marilyn maxwell#kay starr
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Gene Kelly at a celebrity softball game
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Frank Sinatra [1947] played second base for 'The Swooners' in a lineup that included actors Anthony Quinn & Barry Sullivan, songwriters Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne. They even had their own cheerleaders: Virginia Mayo, Marilyn Maxwell, Shelley Winters & Ava Gardner
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Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra pose with a sign that reads Sinatra Swooners Bat Girl, 1949. Gardner holds a baseball bat . The Swooners were Sinatra's charity band.
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1949: Frank Sinatra playfully holds up a sign labeling Ava Gardner the bat girl of his charity baseball team, the Sinatra Swooners.
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Hottest crooner?
Hrmm... well
let's start with FRANK SINATRA - there's a reason he's THE 'swooner crooner' plus he's got brow game
Still... don't let him sit on any inflatable furniture, if you catch my drift
For you 'im not like the other girls' types I have as your swooner crooner alternative: MEL TORMÉ - the one white man who can scat.
STEVE LAWRENCE is cute, if not loin-enflaming, and I admire that he keeps up his appearance - the man is 86 and still dyes his hair.
PAUL ANKA seems like he'd only let me 'put my head on his shoulder' for the photo op.
HARRY CONNICK, JR. has much of that Sinatra 'I know I'm pretty but also am very musical' vibe. But unlike Sinatra - he's got meat.
JAMES DARREN is pretty and sings pretty too. He's not the most dynamic, but he's nice.
Also, points for his slutty little jorts...
BOBBY DARIN's got a lot more bite...
bite 🤤... 😳
JOHNNY MATHIS is so pretty and so gay 😍😍😍 and has recorded so many fruity makout albums, he wins the coveted title of
🔥 hottest crooner:🔥
JOHNNY MATHIS
Thank you, anon, I very much enjoyed this ask!
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Julie Doing “Stuff” with Famous People (22nd post
The photographer for this BETWEEN TWO WORLDS promo goes for an otherworldly effect as Julie and Faye Emerson strike a pensive pose.
Julie cheers the action at a Sinatra Swooner’s charity softball game on the sidelines with Danny Kaye.
Hey! We gotta eat. On the set of BODY AND SOUL, Julie catches a bite and a gab with cinematographer, James Wong Howe and journalist, Aline Mosby.
Mmmwwaaaahhhh!!!! Julie plants one on Priscilla Lane in a FOUR DAUGHTERS promo photo.
Julie, actor Ralph Bellamy, and director Garson Kanin getting off an American Airlines flight in October of 1940.
June Havoc reviews a script with Julie for Theatre Guild On the Air in May of 1946.
Julie and Joanie (Crawford, that is) on the beach during the filming of HUMORESQUE.
The event? Who knows? But whatever was happening, I’m sure that was the perfect hat for the day, Rosalind Russel! Julie agrees, I’m sure!
I. Can’t. Love. This. MORE! Julie and Ida Lupino Rumba with dancers in a publicity photo for OUT OF THE FOG. Sure, Julie looks sweet here, but his character was completely despicable in this one!
Behind the scenes on TORTILLA FLAT.
#spencer tracy#rosalind russell#ida lupino#priscilla lane#john garfield#joan crawford#james wong howe#Faye Emerson#danny kaye#Sinatra Swooner’s#june havoc#garson kanin#ralph bellamy#Julie Doing “Stuff” with Famous People
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130. let it be me (1936)
release date: may 2nd, 1936
series: merrie melodies
director: friz freleng
starring: bernice hansen (emily, hens)
this has an interesting backstory. bing crosby has actually SUED warner bros over 2 cartoons. it’s common knowledge that he’s at least sued over one cartoon, which is bingo crosbyana, also released in 1936. however, he also sued over this one too—and lost both. you’ll see why, but he sued over unflattering depictions of him. bing would be a common celebrity featured in many a cartoon, as well as fellow crooner frank sinatra. if i remember correctly, i had heard that he didn’t like his portrayal in frank tashlin’s iconic swooner crooner, the only porky cartoon to get nominated for an academy award. so, with that! crooner bingo has won the hearts of millions, including country bumpkin emily. emily’s husband isn’t too enthused when bingo and emily start hanging out with each other and get too close for comfort.
a gaggle of lovestruck hens crowd around the outside of a radio station, all trying to listen to the warbly strains of bingo crosby’s (as he’s not so subtly named in this cartoon) voice. sure enough, mr. bingo is recording the title song “let it be me”, cozying up to the microphone and putting on his shtick.
no hen is immune to bingo’s charming voice. a flock of adoring hens crowd around a radio, complete with a framed photograph of bingo on top, as if the radio is some sort of shrine to a feathery, crooner god. one hen in particular struggles to join in with the crowd, almost like a kitten trying to squeeze in with the rest of its litter to get some of its mothers milk.
elsewhere, a scene reused from i wish i had wings (and would again be tailored in wise quacks to fit daffy and his wife) has an adoring hen embracing her own personal photo of bingo while listening to the radio. her husband walks in, and quickly she hides the photo behind her back. the husband demands to see what it is she’s hiding, turning off the radio so she can give him her full attention. she eventually gives up and peeks out of her hands in giddy embarrassment as the husband ogles at the photo. to say the least, he isn’t too pleased—he throws the picture on the ground and stomps all over it for good measure, leaving her in tears. the plight that is bing crosby!
bingo wraps up his recording session, and struts outside of the radio shack, parting the waters that is his adoring fans. he tips his hat and tugs on his bow tie, bidding them a sly “good morning, girls.” the hens giggle and guffaw and blush in response, as if every single movement he makes is the funniest thing in the world. bingo meanders along his way, accompanied by a lovely underscore of “i wanna woo”, which would be prominently featured in the opening portion of porky’s romance. bingo, ever the charmer, coyly tosses his boutonnière to his fans, and a cock fight ensues as the hens tackle each other for the flower. an oldie but goodie for sure.
some nice juxtaposition: we fade out on the calm, cool, and collected bingo crosby and fade in on a hayseed, dopey farmer who is clearly the opposite in every which way of the former. he merrily struts along with a bouquet of handpicked flowers. he knocks on the door of a rural house, and out comes a quaint little country bumpkin hen. a precursor to the dopey voice kent rogers and later mel blanc would perform in their cartoons (very beaky buzzard-esque), the rooster guffaws “ah-i-i bought you some posies, emily,” dragging his feet around as he giggles while emily smells the bouquet. emily squeaks out a “thank you!” as the two yokels flirt together.
there’s a lovely undershot of a long, fancy, quite frankly intimidating orange car rolling down the dirt road. it’s none other than bingo, honking his many horns (each imitating his voice, giving a “booboobooboo”—a favorite to use amongst all WB directors with their interpretations of bing) to mark his arrival. emily cries “ooh, there’s mister bingo!” and drops her flowers as she rushes over to the end of the driveway, her husband obviously hurt.
bingo screeches to a halt at the front of their driveway. emily is tickled pink to see him, and her husband... not so much. bingo tips his hat and croons “good morning, my pretty maid.” she giggles and covers her face as bingo checks her out for a prolonged amount of time, evidently to his liking. a great visual as emily’s husband (i guess moreso boyfriend, but we’ve gone this far already so i’ll just keep it as husband loosely) literally turns green with envy, kicking the ground in aggravation. “how’d you like to go for a ride, baby, and i’ll show you the sights of the city?” a country bumpkin going out into the city—joy! emily eagerly accepts bingo’s invitation and hops right in his car. with that, the two speed off and the poor rooster is left to his own devices.
a very creative transition: fade out on the bewildered rooster. soon enough, the black screen is showered with balloons, confetti, and noise. fade in to a nightclub filled with rowdy patrons. emily and bingo are situated in the back, eagerly surveying their surroundings. bingo offers emily a glass of wine, but she refuses, shaking her head no. instead, bingo resorts to charming emily with a few “booboobooboo”s, and she’s wooed enough to take a sip. wow, what a lovely guy. just a great guy. regardless of bingo’s nefarious intentions, emily coughs and sputters after just one sip.
enter a curvaceous, beautiful turkey with an impressive fan. my first instinct was that she was a mae west caricature, at least by looks, but she appears to be french, and the mae west caricature would have played much heavily on her voice. a doppelgänger, perhaps! regardless, the singer launches into “i’ve got my eye on you”, and bingo is immediately taken with her. she approaches bingo and they flirt together, much to the chagrin of a neglected emily. she gives bingo’s sleeve a few haughty shakes, to which bingo motions at her to buzz off. thusly, emily breaks down into tears, bingo summoning a waiter to kick her out. what a charmer!
indeed, emily is booted onto the streets, bearing an imprint of a foot on her behind. “TIME STAGGERS ON” bellows a time card, and we’re transported to the wintry city streets. emily attempts to peddle some violets in the midst of the harsh storm, but receives no takers.
meanwhile, her hayseed rooster husband(?) paces around in his home anxiously. he sighs longingly at a framed portrait of emily, unable to discern what she sees in that stupid crooner. his thoughts are echoed as the radio broadcasts the vocals of mr. bingo himself, once again warbling “let it be me”. the rooster is furious and slams the radio to the ground, the radio giving a few last dying “booboobooboo”s.
time to take action. the rooster courageously wraps a scarf around his neck and prepares to brave the storm as he opens the door. however, the storm is much stronger than the rooster’s determination, the wind blowing him back through several doors in the household and out of the back door. instead, the rooster marches out into the streets from the back of his house. his march grows only more hurried and vitriolic as visions of bingo dance in his head—visions of wringing him by his spindly little neck.
the radio shack pops up in sight, and the rooster storms right in. bingo’s croons are put to a halt and are replaced by the sounds of offscreen, comical violence as the rooster pummels him behind closed doors. i wonder why on earth bing tried to sue them. hmmmmmm. the rooster takes care of his duty, but is hardly fulfilled. he treks glumly along in the snow, still longing for his dear emily.
he can only sulk as he treads on, ignoring the squeaky voice of some random woman selling violets on the street. he halts. sure enough, it’s his beloved emily, freezing her feathers off. he bellows “emily!” with outstretched arms, and emily happily responds “clem!” (clem kadiddlehopper?) as the lovebirds embrace.
time marches on, and our heroes now have a happy family. clem reads by the fire while emily knits, both watching adoringly as their chicks playfully cheep and chase each other, a fitting underscore of “home sweet home” furthering the coziness of the scene. relaxation is disturbed when one of the chicks begins to sing, sounding awfully similar to a familiar crooner as the chick gives out a few “booboobooboo”s. he’s quickly shut up as an offscreen book is hurled at his head. iris out.
i enjoyed this cartoon! friz’s cartoons are getting better and better, and this one made me smile. just knowing that bing tried to sue warner bros for this cartoon definitely adds to the appeal. it seems he wasn’t too great of a guy himself (which is a shame, i love his music), so this is almost cathartic. bernice hansen does a great job of voicing emily (like always), and whoever did the voices for bingo and clem also deserve recognition. lots of funny gags, such as clem turning green with envy and the bastard child at the end. i’d say go watch it! if anything, it’s worth watching knowing it sparked a lawsuit.
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Ava Gardner is the bat girl for the Sinatra Swooners, 1949.
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Don DeFore, Gloria DeHaven, Robert Mitchum, and Sonny Tufts pose wearing their uniforms for a charity baseball game in 1949. DeFore and Tufts wear jerseys for the Russell Sprouts, while Mitchum and DeHaven wear Sinatra Swooners jerseys.
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A newcomer who goes by the name of NANCY is stirring up the indie scene with his song Teenage Fantasy. The hype surrounding the enigmatic songwriter is well deserved considering the astral burst of sound that overtakes us on the glossy sleek swooner, his first original. NANCY burst on to the scene with a unique cover of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Bootz (are made for walkin’)’ last month, and he already has plans to release a debut EP named Mysterious Visions on November 9th. As you might surmise from that first release, NANCY was named after Nancy Sinatra. Raised in North East England, NANCY brings us a tantalizing slice of funk imbued lo-fi alt pop on sweltering Teenage Fantasy. Discussing the release, NANCY stated: “"Teenage Fantasy is your first glimpse into my world. A peak behind the curtain before the matinee begins. I am the pop culture that you all love, chewed up and spat out back onto the canvas. Teenage Fantasy is the song I hear when I dream. It wakes me up nostalgic for a time that never existed. It is the soundtrack to the childhood I never had and the road map to a future I can't predict. It's Nancy…” Pre-order NANCY’s Mysterious Visions EP, here, including on 300 limited cassettes in fully functioning cigarette packets. He states in his Soundcloud profile: “Like cigarettes, my fantasy world is highly addictive and probably bad for you.” I disagree. Teenage Fantasy can’t be bad for us, its such a creamy smoldering heater with an infinite amount of confident swagger.
#NANCY#Teenage Fantasy#debut#debut original#lo-fi pop#electro#electronic#electronica#music#song#dream pop#cabaret pop#alt pop#alternative pop#alt#alternative#funk pop#alt funk#space pop#electro pop#indie#indie music
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Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, and John Garfield on the bench for Frank Sinatra’s team “Sinatra’s Swooners” September 17, 1948 at a celebrity charity softball game.
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