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WinstonSmith4740

(3,468 posts) Thu Aug 22, 2019, 05:54 PM Aug 2019

So I'm sitting here watching "State of the Union"

Great Tracy/Hepburn movie from 1948. If you've never seen it, you need to. Anyhow, damn near broke down when this scene came on.

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So I'm sitting here watching "State of the Union" (Original Post) WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2019 OP

Good one! elleng Aug 2019 #1

KnR trof Aug 2019 #2

On my Amazon watch list, but haven't seen it yet. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #3

I vote for him! BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #4

I'm surprised Adolphe Manjou even agreed to be in a movie with this scene. rsdsharp Aug 2019 #5

Had this recorded off TCM. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2019 #6

elleng

(141,926 posts)

1. Good one!

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Thu Aug 22, 2019, 05:59 PM

Aug 2019

trof

(54,274 posts)

2. KnR

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Thu Aug 22, 2019, 06:22 PM

Aug 2019

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

3. On my Amazon watch list, but haven't seen it yet.

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2019, 06:36 PM

Aug 2019

Just moved up to the top of the list.

BigmanPigman

(55,527 posts)

4. I vote for him!

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Thu Aug 22, 2019, 06:37 PM

Aug 2019

rsdsharp

(12,094 posts)

5. I'm surprised Adolphe Manjou even agreed to be in a movie with this scene.

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 11:56 AM

Aug 2019

He was an arch conservative, and had cooperated with the House Committee on Un-American Activities the year before.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,468 posts)

6. Had this recorded off TCM.

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 23, 2019, 12:07 PM

Aug 2019

They always do an intro about the making of the movie, the actors, etc. I guess there was real tension between Hepburn and Manjou because of his cooperation with HUAC, and she had always been a proud liberal. But because their scenes together tended to be adversarial, it worked in the movie. But yeah, there was NO socializing at all between them.

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