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The Silk Express (1933) Ray Enright

October 13th 2024

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My Friend Irma Goes West

In the sequel to "My Friend Irma," titled "My Friend Irma Goes West," Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, alongside John Lund, Maire Wilson, and Diana Lynn, embark on a new comedic journey directed by Hal Walker in 1950.

Up next on my Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis marathon is the sequel to 1949’s “My Friend Irma,” the 1950 film “My Friend Irma Goes West,” directed by Hal Walker and released the same years as their third movie “At War with the Army”. While we see a change of director, the main cast remains the same. Returning with Martin and Lewis are John Lund, Marie Wilson, and Diana Lynn. I must say, this is one of…

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Anna May Wong-Harold Huber "Lady from chungking" 1942, de William Nigh.

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, December 26, 2022. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Saturday, Dec. 31 THE THIN MAN Double Feature

8:00 p.m. THE THIN MAN (1934) A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

9:45 p.m. AFTER THE THIN MAN (1939) Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge.

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The Life and Death of Harold Huber

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Here are 10 things you should know about Harold Huber, born 113 years ago today. If you've seen even a half-dozen movies from the 1930s, it’s likely you've seen this prolific character actor at work.

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Episode 552 - Belgian, No Waffling (Hercule Poirot)

Hercule Poirot - Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian sleuth - is back on the big screen in A Haunting in Venice. To celebrate his return, we'll hear three old time radio adventures of Poirot starring Harold Huber as the detective. We'll hear "Death in the Golden Gate" (originally aired on Mutual on May 17, 1945), "The Adventure of the Money Mad Ghoul" (originally aired on Mutual on September 13, 1945) and the series' audition episode "The Case of the Roving Corpse."

Check out this episode!

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The Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1934)

Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, William Henry, Harold Huber, Cesar Romero, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis, Cyril Thornton. Screenplay: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett. Cinematography: James Wong Howe. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Robert Kern. Music: William Axt.

It’s just that I’m used to you, that’s all.

William Powell & Myrna Loy The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke

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TGIF: Roundup for January 6, 2023

We’re starting the new year off with a big giveaway from our friends at Serge — an international missions organization — and a new interview by Daniel K. Eng: Healing the Division Between Taiwan and China through the Gospel: An Interview with KC Liu.

We recently hit 400 subscribers on our YouTube channel! Our Most Popular Videos is a good place to start. Check out our Author Interviews and The Asian American Church playlists. In case you missed it, you can find all of our Advent Devotions on Substack.

This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.

Giveaway: 4 Books from Serge.org

Enter to win! Serge is an international missions organization that sends and cares for missionaries, mentors and equips ministry leaders around the world, and develops resources for ongoing spiritual renewal. 1 winner will receive physical copies of these excellent books:

Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

Ezra and Nehemiah: Rebuilding What’s Ruined by Iain Duguid

Isaiah: Good News for the Wayward and Wandering by Jonathan Gibson

1 Peter: Life as an Outsider by Robert H. Thune

Thanks to Serge for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.

Articles From Around The Web

Richard Chin: Don’t Lose Heart

“Glory is what fortifies Paul’s motivation to keep doing gospel ministry.”

Related: Hope and Encouragement for Burned Out Pastors: An Interview with Harold Kim by Jason Chao

Scott Sauls: How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God

“Jonah, Paul, and David were not seeking attention through melodramatic over-sharing. Rather, they saw the value of sometimes putting their worst foot forward as a way to show a watching world how long, high, wide and deep is the love of God.”

Related: Writing About Shame: An Interview with “Shame” Author Esther Liu by Aaron Lee

Collin Huber: In Christian Publishing, ‘Platform’ Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting

“Favoring big-name authors and ‘influencers’ might be good for the bottom line, but not always for the books—and readers—themselves.”

Related: Telling Her Own Story: An Interview with Ruth Chou Simons by Aaron Lee

In case you missed it, you can find all of our Advent Devotions on Substack!

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

The Greater Story Podcast: Everything Everywhere & First Love

Heidi and Mikey Tai share how the story of “Everywhere Everywhere All At Once” and “First Love” point to the good news of the gospel. They explore the themes of nihilism, escapism, nostalgia and happily ever afters.

FCBC Walnut Women Podcast: Small Group Leading with Tiffany

Tiffany Tay has been leading her small group at FCBCW for over ten years! Leslie Ho asks her questions about her insights and experiences from serving in this capacity faithfully.

Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: 52 Weeks in the Word by Trillia J. Newbell, If I Were a Tiger (Children’s Book) by Caroline Coleman. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

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Featured This Week On SOLA Network

Daniel K. Eng: Healing the Division Between Taiwan and China through the Gospel: An Interview with KC Liu

Pastor KC’s experiences growing up in a Taiwanese family, and how his own family was affected by the political tensions within the country. He also discusses the current animosity between Taiwan and China. But he also ends with a call for unity, and he has great hope for the future.

Sam Wan: Learning the Calligraphy of Love

“How is love seen and shown in an Asian immigrant household?”

Daniel K. Eng: How Christ Sets an Example for Ethnic-Specific Ministries

“Leaders in ethnic-specific ministries do not need to fear that contextualization is unbiblical or divisive. As we admire the discipleship approach of Jesus and his apostles, we can appreciate and emulate the process for greater effectiveness.”

Tim St. John: The Gospel And Legalism: A Guide For A Personal Retreat

“After the passion of keeping your New Year’s resolutions has quieted down, you might start to sink into the reality that old habits die hard. One common side effect of these perceived failures is the mental punishments that you could inflict on yourself: ‘I’m such a failure, I’ll never get better. Why bother trying?’ But this self-condemnation can actually feed a much bigger problem we all struggle with: legalism.”

TGIF: Roundup for December 30, 2022

5 Myths About Porn / 10 Tips for Faithful Student Ministry in the New Year / Why I’m Staying on Social Media / TGC Bible Commentary: 1 Timothy by Paul Jeon / Dive In Dig Deep: 2022 Book Awards

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

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Frisco Jenny (1932) William A. Wellman

April 20th 2024

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Vintage Poster - Charlie Chan On Broadway

20th Century Fox (1937)

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The Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1934)

Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, William Henry, Harold Huber, Cesar Romero, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis, Cyril Thornton. Screenplay: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett. Cinematography: James Wong Howe. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Film editing: Robert Kern. Music: William Axt.

I have seen W.S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man several times, and I’ve read Dashiell Hammett’s novel, but I still can’t remember whodunit. Which is, I think, because it doesn’t really matter: The mystery is secondary to the banter of Nick and Nora and the eccentricity of the characters they encounter as her world of privilege marries with his world of cops and lowlifes. Most of the best mysteries, by which I mean those of Hammett and Raymond Chandler, are about atmosphere rather than crime: Those who want to try to solve the mystery along with the detective should read other writers who are more involved with planting clues and red herrings. The Thin Man may have benefited from MGM’s lack of interest in the project, which could have been swamped with the kind of second-guessing from the front office that often stifled the studio’s films. Instead, it was treated as a routine programmer whose stars, William Powell and Myrna Loy, were second-tier and whose director, known as “One-Take Woody” Van Dyke, was known for getting things done quick and dirty – filming took only 16 days. But Powell and Loy became first-tier stars, and the movie earned four Oscar nominations (picture, actor, director, and screenplay) and was followed by five sequels. Powell has often struck me as a surprising star, with his big nose and his dubious chin, and I used to have trouble distinguishing him from Melvyn Douglas. Even now, if you asked me to say without hesitating whether it was Powell or Douglas in My Man Godfrey (Gregory La Cava, 1936), or Douglas or Powell in Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch, 1939), I might stumble a bit. But he had undeniable chemistry with Loy, so much so that they got re-teamed in movies outside the Thin Man series like The Great Ziegfeld (Robert Z. Leonard, 1936), Libeled Lady (Jack Conway, 1936), and others. The Thin Man also has a little more zip and zest than some of the films made after the Production Code clamped down, though Nick and Nora, like other married couples, were forced into twin beds. They still drink to an unholy excess, of course.

Al Hirschfeld's stunning THE THIN MAN cast

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The Thin Man (1934, W.S. Van Dyke)

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@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, August 29, 2022. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember  to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times  are Eastern.

Monday, Aug. 29 at 8:00 p.m. THE THIN MAN (1934) A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Saturday, Sept. 03 at 8:00 p.m.    DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.                                                                             

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Character actor Harold Huber