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gatabella · 1 year

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Hedy Lamarr posing for a painting Scorpio by actor Reginald Gardiner, 1940s

#hedy lamarr #art #painting #scorpio #reginald gardiner

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citizenscreen · 2 months

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Joan Blondell, Reginald Gardiner, Hedda Hopper, and Bert Lahr performing on CBS Radio in 1944.

#joan blondell #reginald gardiner #hedda hopper #bert lahr #old time radio #old hollywood #1940s

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thislovintime · 5 months

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On the set of “Monkees In A Ghost Town" and "Monkee vs. Machine"; and a screenshot from "Monkees Mind Their Manor" (the episode directed by Peter).

“Dear Peter,

I have been a fan of the show and your music since the original airings. I recently got both box sets of the series (from Australia) and have to say they are as funny now as originally intended. I had forgotten how many Hollywood actors appeared with you all. Did you have a favorite?

Jim, NY”

“Dear Jim,

Well, no, not exactly. I must say the one I was most impressed to be playing with was Lon Chaney, Jr. He had the most impressive credentials, as far as I was concerned, particularly when you include his heritage; his father, Lon Chaney, Sr., was the great Man of a Thousand Faces. We don’t see his work too often anymore, since he worked in the silent era, but he was one of the greats of all time. Jr., in addition to the glory of having been on a Monkees episode, was the great star of Of Mice and Men.

You mentioned Reginald Gardiner, whom I cast in the episode I directed, ‘Monkees Mind Their Manor.’ [More about that episode here.] He, of course, was a delight to work with. We mustn’t forget Ann Marie, who worked with us twice! There were more, too, than I can safely name who became bigger stars after they played on The Monkees. But the guy who was the favorite on the set has to have been Stan Freberg. He was as wild on the set as he was on screen. I grew up practically venerating Stan Freberg as the master satirist. He did about five satires on the old Dragnet radio show alone! Some of his riffs became bywords on the set after he left, particularly a quick, dry ‘Don’t do that!’ at odd moments, which cracked us up.

You do bring up memories!

Thanks Peter” - Ask Peter Tork, The Daily Panic, 2009

#Peter Tork #The Monkees #Monkees #Tork quotes #60s Tork #00s Tork #Davy Jones #Michael Nesmith #Micky Dolenz #Stan Freberg #Lon Chaney Jr.#Reginald Gardiner #Rose Marie #Monkees Season 1 #Monkees Season 2 #screenshots #long read #'don't do that!'#can you queue it

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vintage-every-day · 12 days

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Doris Day and Reginald Gardiner in 𝑫𝒐 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒃 (1965), a romantic comedy film directed by Ralph Levy and starring Doris Day and Rod Taylor as a married American couple living in England.

#vintage #old hollywood #movies #golden era #doris day #reginald gardiner

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chaplinfortheages · 1 year

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"The Great Dictator" 1940

Commander Schultz: "I always thought of you as an Aryan"

Barber: "I'm a vegetarian"

#charlie chaplin #reginald gardiner #“the great dictator”#1940

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andersalsdieandern · 1 month

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#nunnally johnson #peggy ann garner #reginald gardiner #ginger rogers

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erstwhile-punk-guerito · 1 year

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#the man who came to dinner #bette davis #ann sheridan #monty woolley #jimmy durante #richard travis #billie burke #reginald gardiner #william keighley #1942

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tcmparty · 1 year

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, November 28, 2022. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 p.m. THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942) An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.

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character-actor-tournament · 10 months

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Round 3, Match 10

Eddie Anderson vs Reginald Gardiner

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streamondemand · 10 months

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Charlie Chaplin is 'The Great Dictator' on Max and Criterion Channel

Ernst Lubitsch knew it, and so did Charles Chaplin: comedy is the best weapon against hate. Like Lubitsch’s brilliant To Be or Not to Be, Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) satirizes Adolph Hitler, Fascism, and the Third Reich with his own stock in trade: vaudeville burlesque. Chaplin leaves the Tramp behind and takes on his first speaking roles (or rather, roles) to play both 20th century…

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#1940 #Billy Gilbert #Blu-ray #Charles Chaplin #Charlie Chaplin #Chester Conklin #Criterion Channel #DVD #Henry Daniell #Jack Oakie #Max #Paulette Goddard #Reginald Gardiner #The Great Dictator #VOD

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letterboxd-loggd · 1 year

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The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) Alexander Hall

January 8th 2023

#the doctor takes a wife #1940 #alexander hall #loretta young #ray milland #reginald gardiner #gail patrick #edmund gwenn #frank sully #gordon jones

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makeitquietly · 1 year

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Reginald Gardiner and Jean Parker in The Flying Deuces (1939)

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citizenscreen · 10 months

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Hedy Lamarr with Reginald Gardiner at the premiere of John Cromwell’s ALGIERS at the Four Star Theatre. (Photograph dated July 14, 1938, Los Angeles Herald Examiner)

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adamwatchesmovies · 1 year

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The Great Dictator (1940)

Hindsight makes us realize that The Great Dictator was an even bolder film than it seems at the time. Hilarious, provocative and superbly directed, it’s the kind of satirical comedy that’s initially off-putting. You expect it to have been imitated many times. You go in thinking it will follow modern-day conventions but it never does. I doubt another picture like this will ever or could ever be made.

Set in 1938 in the fictional country of Tomainia, the country’s defeat during World War I has led to the rise of tyrannical dictator Adenoid Hynkel (Charlie Chaplin). In the Jewish ghetto, a barber (also played by Chaplin) wakes up from a coma, unaware of the antisemitic regime that rose while he was asleep.

The film was made in 1940, at a point when America was technically at peace with Germany and the true horrors of the concentration camps were not known worldwide. Chaplin went on to say that, had he been aware, he wouldn’t have made a film that made "light" of the situation. He had nothing to be ashamed of. This is a scathing criticism and parody of Adolf Hitler that shows the plight of the Jewish people as they were persecuted. It also happens to be a hilarious comedy that ends on an unforgettable note. Without giving too much away, we get to hear the Barber (or is it Chaplin?) break the fourth wall and speak to the audience. His message still resonates today and has an even bigger impact if you know the man's filmography.

At every opportunity, Chaplin (who also produced, wrote and directed the film - his first talkie) makes fun of the Nazi party. The Tomainian language is a mock German with recognizable words thrown in to sound extra ridiculous. Hynkel is a petty, power-hungry loony who is to be both feared and rightfully mocked, particularly when it’s revealed his regime has started running out of funds and must now resort to borrowing money from a Jewish Banker. His troops are as likely to be victims of his wrath as the citizens and his army of stormtroopers are often on the receiving end of jokes.

Capitalizing on his iconic mustache and his trademark slapstick, the picture contains many memorable scenes. I know what you’re thinking. He’s playing dual roles, so when are the barber and Hynkel comedically swap places? This is where the film doesn’t do what you expect. The Great Dictator is not a comedy of errors. It’s two stories set in the same country. The first is of a simple Jewish barber who falls in love with a neighboring woman (Paulette Goddard as the fiery Hannah). She helps the barber understand the severity of what is happening around him. The second is about a madman whose power will (hopefully) wane and whom anyone with any grain of sense would never follow. They just sort of happen to look identical.

Like many films from decades past you’ve heard of but haven’t yet seen, you will recognize moments from The Great Dictator here and there. Several iconic scenes have been spoofed in Looney Tunes, for example. That shot of Hynkel lovingly dancing with a globe is so good you must’ve seen it out of context somewhere. You’ll therefore expect to sort of know where the story is headed. You don't. Not really. This may be off-putting at first. Enough that you may not love the film on a first viewing but its brilliance is unmistakable. You won't be able to stop thinking about The Great Dictator. (On DVD, August 24, 2018)