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Bluenorthwest

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1. Wonderful film. Peck is great in it...

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:40 AM

Oct 2012

My classic of the week politically speaking 'The Great McGinty' directed by Preston Sturges around 1940 or so...graft, machine politics, and big laughs.

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I'm watching this movie from the 50's called the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit... [View all] WCGreen Oct 2012 OP

Wonderful film. Peck is great in it... Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #1

The best kind of movie... WCGreen Oct 2012 #2

Don't trust 50's movies TrogL Oct 2012 #3

This one's pretty acurate from what I remember.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #5

Right. H2O Man Oct 2012 #9

I love that movie too TuxedoKat Oct 2012 #4

Outstanding film Doctor_J Oct 2012 #6

One of my favorite actors... WCGreen Oct 2012 #7

Also world-weariness Doctor_J Oct 2012 #8

Exactly... WCGreen Oct 2012 #10

I think Cooper is friends with John Sayles Doctor_J Oct 2012 #13

Loved Lone Star and City of Hope.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #14

The book was excellent...It's amazing how what would seem "old" becomes "new" because there's KoKo Oct 2012 #11

BTW...the Movie was pretty good, too! n/t Maybe a good rental if folks can find it for KoKo Oct 2012 #12