MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“We want none of your slum prudery here, young woman. You've got to learn to behave like a duchess. Take her away, Mrs. Pearce.”
Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady
#MyFairLady #GeorgeCukor #AlanJayLerner #LernerAndLoewe #RexHarrison #Pygmalion #GeorgeBernardShaw #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday

#Bales2023FilmChallenge August 26: a movie that goes the extra mile for #NationalSparkTheWorldDay

Like Rome, #Cleopatra (1963) wasn't built in a day. #JosephLMankiewicz's epic studio breaker took six years to make and, despite it being the highest-grossing film of 1963, didn't break even until 1973. Was it a #flop? A classic flop but a flop nevertheless? 𓃦 https://write.underworld.fr/settima/cleopatra-1963

#ElizabethTaylor #RichardBurton #RexHarrison #film #cinema #CineMastodon @film

Midnight Lace is a 1960 Ross Hunter-produced US crime film set in London which gave Doris Day her last, and best, serious dramatic role. It's almost a proto-giallo, but with echoes of GASLIGHT. A top-notch mystery/suspense/psychological thriller.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/08/midnight-lace-1960.html

#classicmovie #classicmovies #goldenagehollywood #1960smovie #1960smovies #giallo #giallos #RossHunter #RexHarrison #DorisDay #thriller #vintagethriller #crimemovie #crimemovies

68 years ago:
The Constant Husband (UK)
Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chai...
1955-04-21
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/59397
#TheConstantHusband #SidneyGilliat #RexHarrison #KayKendall #GeorgeCole #ClassicFilm

78 years ago:
Blithe Spirit (UK)
An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of ...
1945-04-05
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/19072
#BlitheSpirit #DavidLean #RexHarrison #MargaretRutherford #NoëlCoward #Film

I just watched My Fair Lady (George Cukor, 1964) and rated it 5/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_%28film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastadon #MyFairLady #GeorgeCukor #Musical #AudreyHepburn #ElizaDoolittle #RexHarrison

75 years ago:
Escape (GB,US)
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
1948-03-01
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/41599
#Escape #JosephLMankiewicz #RexHarrison #WilliamHartnell #CyrilCusack #20thCenturyFox #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

86 years ago:
Storm in a Teacup (UK)
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
1937-02-25
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/57662
#StorminaTeacup #VivienLeigh #RexHarrison #CecilParker #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

The Honey Pot (1967) - 1/4 - Is it a sex comedy? Is it a murder mystery? Why, halfway into the film, have we suddenly started using voice-over? Drawing from a hodgepodge of source material (Mr. Fox of Venice, The Evil of the Day, and Volpone), this film is confused about what it is or should be. Other than some decent performances from its ensemble cast, particularly #MaggieSmith and #RexHarrison, there isn’t too much to recommend this one.

The Honey Pot (1967) - 1/4 - Is it a sex comedy? Is it a murder mystery? Why, halfway into the film, have we suddenly started using voice-over? Drawing from a hodgepodge of source material (Mr. Fox of Venice, The Evil of the Day, and Volpone), this film is confused about what it is or should be. Other than some decent performances from its ensemble cast, particularly #MaggieSmith and #RexHarrison, there isn’t too much to recommend this one.

72 years ago:
The Long Dark Hall (UK)
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
1951-02-06
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/136336
#TheLongDarkHall #AnthonyBushell #RexHarrison #LilliPalmer #AnthonyDawson #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

One of my favourite movie moments.

Eliza Doolittle, on the stairs, in that dress.

#MyFairLady #AudreyHepburn #RexHarrison