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If I Were Free (1933)
Most unbelievable line in film history?
When Tono told Sara she was not a good looking woman, not the kind a man would want to be found dead in a ditch with, I thought, "Are you nuts? She is gorgeous." Who could suspend disbelief enough to see Irene Dunne otherwise?
Someone familiar with the script can come up with Tono's exact line. I couldn't find a copy of the script online but someone else may know where to get one.
I applaud TCM for showing what is not one of the best films ever made just to see Irene Dunne in her prime. It is great to see these great actresses when they were young. It also makes me wish I had been born decades earlier.
The First of May (1999)
There wasn't a dry eye in the house
I recently had the opportunity to attend a screening followed by a Q&A session conducted by the producer-director and found the film to be wonderful - there wasn't a dry eye in the house - and the Q&A session to be very enlightening. Don't miss this one if you have a chance to see it. Julie Harris gives an Oscar-quality performance as an elderly lady shunted off to an old folks home. Dan Byrd is perfect as the foster child abandoned by his mother. Joe DiMaggio played hurt once again and you wouldn't know it. The director shared with us that The Yankee Clipper, who was forced by the union to accept the princely sum of $248 for his work in this film, cracked two ribs the week before filming his scenes. Although he was in obvious pain between takes, on-screen he was the Joe DiMaggio we all remember. This G-rated film has powerful messages about adoption and should be seen by families. This movie deserves wide release.