Fridays with Jenbiff

Oldies but Goodies

Oh my goodness bloggers! I totally had a brain fart and forgot to post yesterday! I'm sorry for those of you who are eagerly waiting for the Oldies of the month...so let's not waste any more time and get started!

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Thomas Mitchell

Scarlett O’Hara is so sick of everyone talking about war. All she wants to do is spend time with the love of her life, Ashley Wilkes. But instead he marries his cousin, Melanie! Absolutely devastated, Scarlett tries to come up with a plan to get Ashley to marry her instead before he goes through with it. At Ashley’s parent’s party, Scarlett sees this as a last chance to beg him to marry her. Begging him fails and after he storms out of the room Scarlett meets Rhett Butler, a man from the north who is very rebellious compared to all the other southern gentlemen. That same night the Civil War begins, and all the men run to sign up. Before one young man, George Reeves, runs off to sign up he asks Scarlett if she would marry him. Upset that Ashley didn’t choose her, she says yes, hoping to make Ashley jealous. Their marriage does not last too long because unfortunately he is killed in action. While Scarlett is supposed to be in mourning the women of the town hold a benefit to raise money for their soldiers and she goes to support them. While most of the people at the benefit are surprised to see Scarlett out while she is in mourning, Melanie defends her saying she is even stronger for actually going out. But Rhett, who is also at the benefit, knows that Scarlett is neither strong or actually in mourning for her late husband. As the war moves closer and closer to their town, more and more people leave to go somewhere safe. But Scarlett, in her traditional stubbornness refuses to leave her home. As the war moves into town, she is faced with the new challenge of having to provide for herself and the few family members and slaves left behind. Will she be able to handle the changing times? What sort of twisted things will she do? And will she ever get Ashley all to herself?

*Side note: this is an extremely long movie, but all the fashions and the story line make it totally worth it!

*Tied for Second!*

Rhett with Scarlett, trying to convince her she loved him

 

The Circus (1928)

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, and Al Earnest Garcia

The circus is in town! While trying to get a good look at the fun house, a young man is mistaken for a pick-pocket when a mysterious wallet (full of cash!) ends up in his pocket. Not wanting to get in trouble with the police man who is chasing him, he finds the man who lost his wallet and gives it back to him. During the chase the young man and the police officer run right into the middle of a circus act before running off again. Seeing the crowd loving this surprise, the ring leader decides he needs to get this young man to come back. Will the ring leader be able to convince him to work for the circus? What silly things will he get mixed up in now? And what about the ring leader’s daughter?

*Side Note: If you’re looking for something funny, but short this is a really good movie to watch. It’s only 71 minutes long (that’s right…an hour and 11 minutes!).*

*Winner this Month!*

The young man trapped in the fun house mirrors

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Starring: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, and Marilyn Monroe

Doc Riedenschneider is a legendary “brain” of crime and has just been released from prison. The first thing that he set out to do is seek financial backing for his newest plan: a million-dollar burglary. In order to pull it off he needs to hire a safecracker, Louis, a driver, Gus, financial backer Emmerich (aka someone to give him the money to do it), and strong-arm man, Dix Handley. The night they went to rob the jewelry store, everything goes off perfectly, until the explosion sets off neighboring alarms, which brings the police. Will they get caught? Will everyone do they’re part? Will anyone try to run off with all of the diamonds?

The team together before they go on the job

 

Chinatown (1974)

Starring: Faye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson, and John Huston

Jake ‘J.J.’ Gittes is a private investigator who specializes in cases of cheating spouses. One day a Mrs. Mulwray comes into Gittes’ office wanting him to follow her husband, who is a high profile chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. After following Mr. Mulwray for a little while, he eventually sees him with another woman and tells Mrs. Mulwray. But when the news of the affair ends up in the papers, the real Mrs. Mulwray shows up to Gittes’ office and was very upset. Wondering why someone else would pretend to be Mrs. Mulwray, Gittes continues to dig to find out what’s really going on. And when Mr. Mulwray’s body shows up, Gittes is determined to find out the truth. What will he find and who is involved?

*Tied for Second*

The real Mrs. Mulwray with Gittes

 What have you watched this month??

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