#The Goldwyn Follies

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THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES (1938)

Starring Adolphe Menjou, The Ritz Brothers, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Andrea Leeds, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker, Phil Baker, and Jerome Cowan. Directed by George Marshall.

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the goldwyn follies (1938)

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Screenland magazine, January 1938

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Here Pussy Pussy The Ritz Brothers 1938

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I am so glad that Goldwyn Follies exists just because it lets me see Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in color, in motion, and at the height of their fame. It really felt super special seeing them like that the first time I watched it.

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Humphrey Hedges and Orry Blakely in Babymoon Follies of 1952 (William Wortman; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; 1952)

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Marlene Dietrich at the preview of The Goldwyn Follies, Los Angeles, 1938

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Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004), known professionally as Ann Miller.

She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and 1950s. Miller was known, especially later in her career, for her distinctive appearance, which reflected a studio-era ideal of glamour: massive black bouffant hair, heavy makeup with a splash of crimson lipstick, and fashions that emphasized her lithe figure and long dancer's legs. In 1941, she signed with Columbia Pictures, where, starting with Time Out for Rhythm, she starred in 11 B movie musicals from 1941 to 1945. In July 1945, with World War II still raging in the Pacific, she posed in a bathing suit as a Yank magazine pin-up girl. She ended her contract in 1946 with one "A" film, The Thrill of Brazil. The ad in Life magazine featured Miller's leg in a large, red, bow-tied stocking as the "T" in "Thrill". She finally hit her mark in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals such as Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Her film career effectively ended in 1956 as the studio system lost steam to television, but she remained active in the theater and on television. She starred on Broadway in the musical Mame in 1969, in which she wowed the audience in a tap number created just for her. She appeared in a special 1982 episode of The Love Boat, joined by fellow showbiz legends Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Della Reese, Van Johnson and Cab Calloway in a storyline that cast them as older relatives of the show's regular characters. Her last stage performance was a 1998 production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in which she played hardboiled Carlotta Campion and received rave reviews for her rendition of the song "I'm Still Here". Ann Miller died, aged 80, from lung cancer. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, beside the remains of her infant daughter Mary.

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Hollywood Page of Death

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An excellent Esquire profile from 1976 of the comedian Harry Ritz, the sparkplug of the Ritz Brothers comedy team.

The brothers are an acquired taste, perhaps, for today’s audiences. They are tummlers—the guys at Borscht Belt resorts who would do literally anything to get a laugh, with “anything” generally being something loud and disruptive. Tummlers were the roving masters of ceremony, the one-man entertainment committees, the troublemakers who would lead games, songs, dances, while telling jokes and taking pratfalls.

Similarly, the Ritz Brothers, in their film appearances, would usually kick the chaotic energy of a scene up a few notches even as they performed as a well-rehearsed unit, with Harry the leader.

A few examples of Harry Ritz’s work with his brothers:

“He Ain’t Got Rhythm” from On the Avenue

“Here Pussy Pussy” from The Goldwyn Follies

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Autumn Cocktails

Here is a list of seasonal tipples, to celebrate the red and gold foliage, to warm up after a walk on crisp leaves in the woods, to cheer up a rainy afternoon! These cocktails are a toast to Autumnal harvest and fragrant with the season’s flavours. Enjoy!

Harvest Flip (Gin)

Sparkling Pear (Vodka)

Pine Gin Toddy  (Gin)

Applejack Rabbit (Apple Brandy)

Hot Buttered Rum (Rum)

Vampire Gin (Gin)

Cranberry Smash (Whisky)

Manhattan (Whisky)

Espresso Martini (Vodka)

Old Fashioned  (Whisky)

Rosemary, June and Gin (Gin)

Goldwyn Follies (Gin)

Sakura Gin (Gin)

Ginger and Lime Whiskey  (Whisky)

Maple Hot Toddy (Brandy)

Mapletini  (Whisky)

Heated Affair (Tequila)

The Frankie Drake (Gin)

Sidecar (Brandy)

Bourbon Mulled Cider (Bourbon)

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When I watch movies on Kanopy, I may not always feel I’ve seen the best movie of my life, but I feel I haven’t wasted my time, which isn’t always true with the junk on the commercial services these days.

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the water nymph ballet featuring vera zorina in the goldwyn follies

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tonight's drink of the day is:

Goldwyn Follies

the recommended ingredients for this drink:

1 1/2 Oz gin 1 Oz apple juice 1 OZ cranberry juice 1 OZ brewed black tea, chilled 1/2 OZ of cinnamon syrup and for Garnish: 2 apple slices (tart if possible do be sure to not have an applin in it!)

a fall seasoned and old time drink, not much is said about it however, but if you're a apple/tea person, then i recommend giving it a try. also i serve this drink here every fall to winter season for 2000 P so you can try it yourselves here in the bar i run.

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Unnamed Ginger Cats of Live Action Films A-I

I’m compiling a database of every ginger cat in the media. See the master post for all forms of media here.

J-R and S-Z appear in their own posts because this post contained too many links for Tumblr. The cat from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is on the named list because I have too many unnamed film cats already.

If I am missing any ginger cats, please comment so it can be added to the list.

Yes, some of these cats are in black and white films. But they’re played by a cat named Orangey, so they’re on the list

A * indicates that a film has more than one unnamed orange cat.

Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective

Age 13*

Alligator

Alvin and the Chimpmunks: The Squeakquel

Amadeus

American Maker

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

The Animal

Antonio Gaudi

Anywhere But Here

Around the World in 80 Days

Artists and Models

Batman Returns

The Battle of Billy's Pond

Be Kind Rewind

The Best of Everything

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Black Mass

Black Moon

Blackway

Blade II*

Bohemian Rhapsody*

Boys on the Side

The Brothers Bloom

Buddy*

Bunny O'Hare

Castle Freak

Cat and Monkey*

Cat Show*

Catwoman*

The Cell

Children of a Lesser God

Children of Men

Clifford

Colette

Confessions of an Opium Eater

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

The Core

The Corpse Grinders I-III*

Crackers

Crossing Over

Dante's Peak

The Dark Half

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

Dark Skies

Dear God

Deceived

The Defector

Deuces Wild

Drop Dead Fred

Elmer Gantry

Evan Almighty

Everybody Wants Some!!

Eye of the Beholder*

Fair Game

Fallen

Falling Like This

For Sama*

For the Love of Benji

Freebie and the Bean

Friday the 13th Part II

Funny People*

The Fury

The Gathering Storm

Geostorm

Gigot

The Goldwyn Follies*

The Good Neighbor

The Grand Seduction

Grey Gardens*

Guava Island

Gummo*

G****d in the Penthouse

Hamlet 2

The Hateful Eight

Heart and Souls*

Heartbreakers

A High Wind in Jamaica

Hook and Ladder

Hotel for Dogs

House of Women

How I Live Now

How to Be a Latin Lover*

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Hustlers

The Internecine Project*

It's Showtime!

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Honorable Mentions late 30s

1937 (15): Artists and Models -- Black Legion -- Captains Courageous -- A Damsel in Distress -- A Day at the Races -- Dead End -- Grand Illusion -- Heidi -- The Hurricane -- Pepe le Moko -- Seventh Heaven -- Souls at Sea -- A Star is Born -- Stella Dalla -- They Won't Forget

1938 (13): Algiers -- The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse -- Boy Meets Girl -- Childhood of Maxin Gorky -- Four Daughters -- Goldwyn Follies -- Hold That Coed -- Quai des Brumes -- The Sisters -- Sweethearts -- Tale of the Fox -- Too Much Johnson -- Young in Heart

1939 (11): Back Door to Heaven -- The Big Guy -- Boy Slaves -- Four Daughters -- Frozen Limits -- Jour se Lev -- Let Us Live -- The Old Maid -- On Borrowed Time -- Stanley and Livingstone -- Star Maker