wow the _second_ academy awards
i mean, of course, there was a first and a second, but still, an odd number to hear xD
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"It's the French, ma'am. They're back." "Nooooooooooooooooo!"
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Lord Hamilton and Lord Nelson also so awkward - but Nelson's honour is up so here we go
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the way the lighting works with this film on the jewellery is really quite striking. it would never work in a modern film, of course, but it works here.
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the crowd noises, though. those do not work. #TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #TheDivineLady
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oh dang, that is a good use of musical transition, dang
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The sets on this film are gorgeous. And this era of B&W is so forgiving that the ship shots look great, and even the stagier backdrops hold up.
ooh, musical number time
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"My dear Greville, I have impregnated this paper with poison, and by the time you reach the end of this letter you will be eh that's enough, he won't live this long." #TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #TheDivineLady
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Corienne Griffith is reminding me a little of Lucille Ball in the way she's trying to look bored in that chair. xD
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Oh, not just replacing the dialgue slides but the letter insert as well. That makes sense.
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94 years ago:
The Divine Lady (US)
Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.
1929-03-31
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/104214
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