Part Two! Movies Foulard saw in their initial theatrical runs, 30 years ago

A TV-movie dressed up as a real film. That didn't stop me from seeing it (twice?).

More quality. With Mickey Rooney!

Quality again. Funny, if maybe a little over-rated.
Then Peter Sellers made Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, and died.

Topical! Cheesy!

As you may have noticed, I was pretty omnivorous in my tastes--especially if something had a vaguely science fictional element, and was rated PG--R-rated films were a bit trickier!

Movies Foulard saw in their initial theatrical runs, 30 years ago

Why did I see this one? I don't know.

An obvious choice, though I could tell it was somewhat lacking.

A must-see, of course, even though it stunk.

An arty, if 'scary' choice.

Saw it on premiere night! Not so hot!

Beebo had us watch this again last month...

Foulard saw a lot of movies in 1979. He was 12-13 years old--what else was there to do?

"Let's Be Common!"

Here's a clip from an early Ernst Lubitsch musical, The Love Parade. I found the leads, Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, a bit so-so, but thought this duet between Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth was pretty nifty (they play a butler and a maid to the principal characters):

I'm not sure why the video cuts off at the end, but he chases her up to her room and then [spolier alert] she throws him out the window (complete with shattering glass).

Merry Christmas from Chez Foulard!

Most oppressive Xmas album cover ever

Includes the songs:

• Everybody Act Like You Believe in God
• Looks Like They're Feeding You Plenty at That College
• Pretend Grandpa Didn't Just Say Something Racist
• Tommy's Not Gay (He Just Hasn't Met the Right Girl)
• Even a Vegetarian Should Like This Nice Pot Roast
• Try to Find a TV Show Everyone Will Want to Watch
• I Bought This Present and Said It Was from You
• When Are You Coming Out of Your Room?

Crappy Christmas gifts of the 70s

Did you ever get these as a child? I remember getting second place in an art contest where I was supposed to get a $10 prize, but they gave me a couple of books of these, instead. It was like "Hello, I'm a kid--I don't buy my own food! I need cash for toys and comic books."

Jack Benny, Mouse

Beebo and I watched To Be or Not To Be (original 1942 version), with Jack Benny, last night. Beebo had never seen Benny before, but liked him immediately. I remembered this cartoon, which I always liked, so I'm posting it here for her: