#Mary WIckes

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Mary Wickes (Now Voyager, White Christmas, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Music Man)—Mary Wickes was 6 feet of Raccoon energy- actually 5'10", but she delivered comic lines like she had just washed them in the creek for you. It's too bad the cutoff for propoganda is 1970 because as she continued working she leaned further and further into crabby and cantankerous comedy. (M*A*S*H IN 72 was a real turning point for her scrungle capacity)

Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz)—Frank Morgan is known for his illustrious career as grand older men who are also a little funny, including his five different parts in the Wizard of Oz. All five parts are weirdos. This explains him better than I can. [link to blogspot post]

This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.

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Mary Wickes:

If you need a woman who is "ordinary yet weird," Mary Wickes was the go-to for Hollywood from about the 30s on. with a crackling wit, a bony stature she made the most of, and just a fun presence for classic movies.

[Mary Wickes is the woman in dark gray. At 1:11 she is the one standing next to Hermione Gingold.]

Frank Morgan:

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Little Women (1994)

Gillian Armstrong's Extremely 90s, Very Verdant adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless, proto-feminist novel is pretty close to the platonic ideal of a classic literary adaptation: perfectly cast, beautifully shot, and warm and inviting (and romantic!) in all the best ways.

Director: Gillian Armstrong

Cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson

Production Designer: Jan Roelfs

Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood

Starring: Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Christian Bale, Eric Stoltz, Mary Wickes, and Susan Sarandon.

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Mary Wickes and Elsa Lanchester on the set of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 (1950). Photo by Irving Lippman.

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Murder She Wrote (2.01 Widow, Weep for Me, 1985).

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Mary Wickes with Abbott and Costello in Erle C. Kenton’s WHO DONE IT? (1942)

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Up next on my 90's Fest Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 marathon...The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #Movie #movies #animation #musical #thehunchbackofnotredame #tomhulce #tonyjay #demimoore #KevinKline #jasonalexander #MaryWickes #BillFagerbakke #DavidOgdenStiers #RIPDavidOgdenStiers #charleskimbrough #ripcharleskimbrough #DanaHill #billfarmer #KathSoucie #vintage #VHS #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) William Keighley

December 7th 2024

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Mary Wickes

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Mary Wickes's first Disney role was in 1958 for the Mickey Mouse Club serial, Annette, and the Zorro series later that year. In 1972 she was in Disney's Napoleon & Samantha and Snowball Express. A couple of decades later she was in Sister Act (1992) and Sister Act 2 (1993), then provided the voice of Laverne in her last film - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996).

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Costumes in The Music Man (1962) [1/4].

Costume design by Dorothy Jeakins

requested by anonymous

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Mary Wickes (St. Louis, Missouri, 13/06/1910-Los Angeles, California, 22/10/1995).

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270 - Sister Act (Patreon Selects)

All January we'll be doing a series we call Patreon Selects with episodes chosen by members of our sponsor-level tier on Patreon (and they'll be sharing their Oscar origin stories too)! First up is 1992's megasmash musical comedy Sister Act! Originally designed as a showcase for Bette Midler, the film became a starring vehicle for Whoopi Goldberg hot off of her Oscar win for Ghost. With Whoopi as an on-the-run lounge singer who hides out in a convent and turns the church's choir into a sensation, the film won the affection of audiences but not an Academy with a tricky relationship with comedy.

This episode, we talk about Whoopi's career from theatre breakthrough to movie star to Oscar host. We also talk about Dame Maggie Smith's two Oscar wins, the career of writer Paul Rudnick (who took his name off the film), and the divine Mary Wickes.

Topics also include Hook, Nuns Having Fun, and the MTV Movie Awards.

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The 1992 Academy Awards

Vulture Movies Fantasy League

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By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (1953)

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in remembrance on her death anniversary…

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Little Women / Betty und ihre Schwestern

Erscheinungsjahr 1994

115 min

Regie: Gillian Armstrong

Darsteller: Winona Ryder, Trini Alverado, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Samantha Mathis, Susan Sarandon, Eric Stoltz, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, Mary Wickes