Matinee Monday

In honor of all our Veterans..... Thank you for your service.....Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Anchors Aweigh

(a light hearted salute to the troops)

Staring......

Gene Kelly................... Joseph Brady

Frank Sinatra................ Clarence Doolittle

Kathryn Grayson.......... Susan Abbott

Plot Summary (courtesy IMDB)

Joe and Clarence, two navy sailors who have a few days leave in Hollywood. All Joe wants to do is to have a good time and meet up with his girl, the unseen Lola. Clarence on the other hand just wants to get a girl. They soon meet a little boy who ran away from home and wants to join the navy. They take him home and soon meet his young and beautiful singer-wannabe aunt Susan. Clarence develops a crush on her, so he asks Joe to help him get Susan to like him. Soon Joe gets himself caught in between a promise to Susan to meet a big time music producer and trying to get Clarence ready for their date. The only problem is, Joe doesn't know the music producer and he's starting to fall in love with Susan himself. So what's a guy to do?

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Matinee Monday

This movie is one of my top 10.  It just so happened to be on last night so of course I had to stop and watch it.....

Mr. Skeffinton

Staring.....

Bette Davis......... Fanny Trellis Skeffington

Claude Reins...... Job Skeffington

Walter Abel........ George Trellis

Plot:

It's 1914 in New York City. Adult brother and sister Trippy Trellis and Fanny Trellis, whose parents are now deceased, were once wealthy, but Trippy squandered away the family fortune, about which no one knows except their cousin George Trellis and their many creditors. Fanny and Trippy still put on the façade to the outside world that they have money. The beautiful Fanny can have any man that she wants to marry, but she sets her sights on Job Skeffington, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. Job's wealth was self-made in finance. They met as Trippy was once employed by Job in his brokerage house. Fanny and Job, who is now aware of the Trellis' financial straits, ultimately do get married, much to the consternation of Fanny's many suitors, but most specifically to Trippy, who knows the reason why Fanny married him. Job also realizes that Fanny does not love him, but is unaware of the real reason she agreed to marry him. After their marriage, Fanny's suitors are still around with more

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Synopsis courtesy : IMDB

Matinee Monday

Another Monday! Another Movie. This is another of my favorites.  A place in the sun.....

Staring......

Montgomery Cliff.....................George Eastman

Elizabeth Taylor.......................Angela Vickers

Shelly Winters..........................Alice Tripp

The young and poor George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) leaves his religious mother and Chicago and arrives in California expecting to find a better job in the business of his wealthy uncle Charles Eastman. His cousin Earl Eastman advises him that there are many women in the factory and the basic rule is that he must not hang around with any of them. George meets the worker of the assembly line, Alice Tripp, in the movie theater and they date. Meanwhile, the outcast George is promoted and he meets the gorgeous Angela Vickers at a party thrown at his uncle's house. Angela introduces him to the local high society and they fall in love with each other. However, Alice is pregnant and she wants to get married with George. During a dinner party at Angela's lake house with parents, relatives, and friends, Alice calls George from the bus station and gives him thirty minutes to meet her; otherwise she will crash the party and tell what has happened. George is pressed by the situation which ends 

Enjoy!

XO,

K