#john qualen

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James Garner and John Qualen in "Lonesome Reunion,” 1958 episode of “Maverick.”

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Bette Davis (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Of Human Bondage, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte)—Look at me. Yes Bette was a wildly successful leading lady. Yes she was very hot. Look at me. She did her own makeup for baby Jane because she didn’t think any make up artist would do what she wanted bc it would be unflattering and her daughter saw the makeup and said she’d gone too far. She super specifically wanted to be very accurate in looking like she was dying in of human bondage. She’s simply a little crazy. She loved to do weird and unlikeable roles. People in the industry commented on her lack of sex appeal. She used to have her driver follow Greta Garbo around to look at her. Forget Bette Davis Eyes forget All About Eve. She’s scrungly too!!! She has the range!!

John Qualen (His Girl Friday, The Grapes of Wrath)—John Qualen is small, skinny, and has a somewhat rodent-like face. He's generally been kicked around by life and always looks like he expects to get kicked around some more. And yet he's endearing. You root for him. He's down but not out. He may not have the looks of a leading man, but you can't take your eyes off him.

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.

[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]

Bette Davis:

John Qualen:

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Larceny, Inc. (1942) Lloyd Bacon

December 17th 2024

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The Grapes of Wrath (1940), John Ford John Carradine, Henry Fonda, John Qualen Based upon John Steinbeck

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Edwin Maxwell, Gene Lockhart, and John Qualen in a scene from His Girl Friday (1940).

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. - You remember that scalp string on Scar's lance? Long and wavy? - Yeah, I saw it, and don't try to tell me it was Aunt Martha's or Lucy's. - It was your mother's.

The Searchers, John Ford (1956)

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From the Golden Age of Television

Riders of the Pony Express - ABC - December 15, 1953

A presentation of "Cavalcade of America" Season 2 Episode 11

Drama

Running Time: 30 minutes

Narrated by William Johnstone

Written and Directed by Robert Stevenson

Stars:

Trevor Bardette as Senator William Gwin

Jonathan Hale as Postmaster General Aaron Brown

Howard Negley as John Butterfield

Lewis Martin as William H. Russell

Robert Warwick as Alexander Majors

John Qualen as William B. Waddell

Robert Cornthwaite as Mark Twain

Jim Hayward as Tomlin

Richard Bauman as Reporter

Ralph Reed as Applicant

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North to Alaska

North to Alaska – John Wayne and Stewart Granger strike it rich in this comedy adventure set during the Alaskan gold rush as prospectors who hit the mother lode with gold, but not with women! Continue reading North to Alaska

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Bad movie I have Casablanca 1942 This is a Box set come with a book , movie card, a leather wallet and some production notes

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Seen in 2023:

Sing and Like It (William A. Seiter), 1934

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Remembering John Qualen on his birthday #botd He made everything he was in better.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK (1942):

Mogli falls in love

Deals with bigotry and greed

Lost city treasure

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The Big Steal (1949) Don Siegel

February 24th 2024

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Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights is a 1942 adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu and Leif Erikson. The film is derived from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights but owes more to the imagination of Universal Pictures than the original Arabian stories. Unlike other films in the genre (The Thief of Bagdad), it features no monsters or supernatural elements.

This is the first feature film that Universal made using the three-strip Technicolor film process, although producer Walter Wanger had worked on two earlier Technicolor films for other studios: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) at Paramount and the 1937 Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 for United Artists.

Plot (it may contain spoilers)

In ancient Persia, the young women of a royal harem read the story of Sherazade, unfolding the film's story. Sherazade, a dancer in a wandering circus, captures the attention of Kamar, the brother of the caliph, Haroun al-Rashid. Kamar's infatuation influences his attempts to seize the throne from Haroun and make Sherazade his queen. His revolt fails, and he is sentenced to slow death by exposure, but Kamar's men storm the palace and free their leader. Wounded and forced to flee, Haroun chances upon Sherazade's circus and is spotted by the young acrobat Ali Ben Ali. Aware of Haroun's identity, Ali hides him in the circus. Later, upon awakening from his injuries, Haroun beholds Sherazade and falls in love with her.

Meanwhile, Kamar assumes the throne, but Sherazade is not to be found. He orders the captain of his guard to find her, but a scheming grand vizier, Nadan, approaches the captain with the order to make Sherazade 'disappear.' After finding them, the captain sells the troupe into slavery. When the captain is found out, Nadan murders him in order to conceal his treachery. Haroun, Sherazade, and the acrobats escape the slave pens, but are found by Kamar's army and taken to a tent city in the desert. Kamar reunites with Sherazade and proposes, but she has fallen in love with Haroun instead. Nadan, recognizing the caliph, uses this knowledge to blackmail Sherazade into helping him remove Kamar from the throne, in return for safe conduct for Haroun out of the caliphate. In secret, however, he plans to have Haroun killed once he has crossed the border.

Upon learning of this insidious scheme, Ali and his fellow performers rescue Haroun, who then decides to free Sherazade with the help of the acrobats. But Haroun and the others are quickly captured, and Sherazade finally learns his true identity. Kamar engages Haroun in a swordfight, while the acrobats set fire to the tents; and the arrival of the caliph's loyal troops, summoned by Ali, triggers a massive battle. In the end, as Kamar prepares to deliver the deathstroke to Haroun, Nadan assassinates Kamar. But as he prepares to do in Haroun, Ahmad and Ali interfere, forcing him to flee. Nadan is stopped by a thrown spear and dies inside a burning tent, leaving Haroun, Sherazade, and their loyal friends to celebrate victory.

Cast

Jon Hall – Haroun-Al-Raschid

Maria Montez – Sherazade

Sabu – Ali Ben Ali

Leif Erikson – Kamar

Billy Gilbert – Ahmad

Edgar Barrier – Nadan

Richard Lane – Corporal

Turhan Bey – Captain of the Guard

John Qualen – Aladdin

Shemp Howard – Sinbad

William 'Wee Willie' Davis – Valda

Thomas Gomez – Hakim

Jeni Le Gon – Dresser / Dancer's Maid

Robert Greig – Eunuch

Charles Coleman – Eunuch

Emory Parnell – Harem Sentry

Harry Cording – Blacksmith

Robin Raymond – Slave Girl

Carmen D'Antonio – Harem Girl

The film was released on 25th December 1942.

Photos from ebay and text from wikipedia.

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JULIE DOING “STUFF” WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE (14th post in the series)

Is. This. Real??? Just saw this publicity pose of Julie with Lana Turner from the POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE above. Nothing to see here except two amazingly beautiful people! SIZZLING!

Above looks like the actors are reacting to some fun information from their director, Tay Garnett.

Julie is shown on the OUT OF THE FOG set with director, Anatole Litvak and costars John Qualen and Thomas Mitchell.

Litvak watches as Julie and Ida Lupino practice a scene for the same film. Although he is looking suave and smooth above, this was Julie’s MOST dastardly characterization.

A few years before he was unjustly called to testify, Julie is pictured above with Hollywood colleagues following a congressional session probing communist activities. Shown from left: writer-director, Paul Stewart; writer, Phillip Epstein; actor, Uta Hagen; Julie; actor, Bernice Parks; dancer, Paul Draper; producer, Oscar Serlin; and writer, Julius Epstein.

Shelley Winters shares a laugh as Julie picks her up in the pool on set for his last film, HE RAN ALL THE WAY. I don’t think either of them laughed in any of the scenes in this tense noir.

Another example of “no laughing matter” in a scene from the same movie. Julie’s pictured with Norman Lloyd. Lloyd’s character didn’t care if Julie had a bad hunch that day.

Director, John Houston confers with Julie and Gilbert Roland on the set of WE WERE STRANGERS.

Tyrone Power greets Julie with a handshake. Too bad Power is blinking. His performance in the original NIGHTMARE ALLEY was powerful, although the Bradley Cooper remake packed a punch too.

Julie sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a ballgame in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 1943. To Dietrich’s left among others are Jean Babin, Ginny Sims, Jinx Falkenberg and Ann Rutherford.