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Great Baseball Movie
I bought this movie after watching the 1952 "Angels in the Outfield". I think both of them are great. Dizzy Dean was a colorful character and this movie does a good (although slightly inaccurate) job of portraying it. He was also an outstanding pitcher and all the boasting he did (he did it A LOT) was wonderful because he backed it up. The movie is interesting all the way through, even the portions after his career ended.

I recommend this film to any fan of classic baseball films.

A great old Baseball gem
I love this movie. I always avoided renting it and ran out of choice one night and reluctantly picked it up. Wow, was I suprized. I laughed and really enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I especailly like the part when they are in the world series and Dizzy calls a time out to talk to the pitcher. You think it's going to be something big, but he says, "Does your dad still have the shotgun for sale?" The pitcher is like..."what???" And then when he becomes an announcer at the end of the movie....fabulous good movie. By all means rent, buy or borrow this movie. Good clean fun for the whole family. You won't be sorry, unless You've somehow distroyed every once of goodness in you.

A real hoot, any baseball fan would love it!!!!
If you like baseball movies, you got to have this one. The portrayal of Dizzy Dean is way over the top but I laughed all the way through this movie. It portrays Dizzy Dean as an "aw shucks" hick from the sticks that makes it to the minor leagues, tells his team mates he is just passing through on his way to the big league club in St. Louis, he apologizes to his manager for not throwing a no hitter after he gave up ONE hit in a game, and it even portrays how he got the name Dizzy. A great corny baseball flick!! ... Read more

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I envy Diego's Patience!
Don Alejandro's brother-in-law, Don Estaban (played by Cesar Romero!!) comes to visit, and wrecks havoc on the peaceful life of the de la Vega's. Through his various get-rich-quick schemes, he manages to amuse Diego and infuriate Don Alejandro. Don Estaban manages to even capture the attention of Zorro, who manages to foil each scheme as it happens. And how Zorro/ Diego kept his sense of humor with Don Estaban is beyond me... Even when Don Estaban steals Tornado and tries to set Diego up with Margarita (then decides that her 10,000 acres and 1000's of head of cattle would make his fortune pretty quickly)! I thoroughly enjoy this movie! ... Read more

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1950s Western Fun
This is very loosely adapted from The Taming Of The Screw, but only the characters and a two line plot summary survive. Apart from that, it's quite an original piece of writing from Adele Huffington (surely a pseudoym!), Flaming Readhead Rhonda Fleming looks great in Cine Color, and makes us laugh too. A good-looking guy in a white(ish) hat, former Wild Bill Hickock star Guy Madison slips easily into the role of wrongly accused, wrongly condemned, and fraudulently married man. His casual smile brings a confidence to the role that reminds us this is foremost a comedy and that we ought not to be too worried that our hero will end up hanged. But the villains are not so clear cut. fur trader Parnell is just an unscrupulous businessman and never tried to get anyone killed. The hired gun is neither good nor bad, more amoral, but this presents an interesting potential for him to either help or hinder the hero at the end of the movie. There's western clichés all through the film, the camp fire harmonica, the Indians smoking um pipe of peace. There are also a few bits of carelessness. The wagon train keeps stopping so they can film the stopped scenes in a park, and how does Cheyenne fit her bed, a desk, and all her fabulous dresses into that tiny wagon? But it's not fair to judge it by today's expectations. This is a simple comedy western, and on that basis, it is a lot of fun.

Not what it seems
The picture on the box, with a beautiful woman sprawled in the dust as a man with a bullwhip towers over her, makes this look like a sex 'n' sadism flick. Nothing could be further from the truth. This reissue of a 1956 Allied Artists movie is almost a comedy. Rhonda Fleming (in the movie, she's the one who wields the whip) needs a temporary husband for legal reasons, and gets jailbird Guy Madison (TV's "Wild Bill Hickok"), who is scheduled to hang, to marry her. But Madison has been framed, breaks jail to clear himself, and ends up reunited with his new wife, much to her distress -- for a while, that is. This picture is no world-beater but it's kind of fun. Gaunt deep-voiced James Griffith also scores as an enigmatic gunman hired to get Madison until he, too, changes sides. ... Read more

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AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL, AS OLD AS IT LOOKS!
"As Young As You Feel" is the quaint little comedy about a flutist (Monty Woolley) who is forced to retire at 65 but refuses to slip quietly into his golden years. Instead he dyes his hair and impersonates the president of his former employer, bent on changing the policies of the company for the better and in the process, flirting with the president's hot, young secretary. Yep, you guessed it - Marilyn Monroe. This is Monroe before she became Monroe and its a refreshing twist on her usual sultry "dumb blonde" image that we're all so used to. She provides a genuine scent of sophistication to this otherwise trite little piece of fluff and nonsense.
TRANSFER: Something of a disappointment. Contrast levels are considerably lower than they ought to be. The result is a dull looking transfer in which fine details melt away and blacks blend into one another. Also, there is a considerable amount of grit and film grain present, as well as age related artifacts, for a picture that is not smooth. The audio has been remixed for stereo with predictably limited results.
EXTRAS: This isn't the sort of film you'd expect extras from and you won't be disappointed.
BOTTOM LINE: "As Young As You Feel" was one of the stones that paved the way for Monroe's super-stardom. But it's not one I'd recommend if you're only a casual admirer of Marilyn's charms.

A wonderful comedy featuring a young Marilyn Monroe
As Young as You Feel is best known as one of Marilyn Monroe's most impressive early performances, but it is a great, entertaining, richly humorous, and thought-provoking movie in its own right. The entire cast is superb, boasting particularly impressive performances from the always acerbically funny Thelma Ritter, supporting actor extraordinaire David Wayne, the lovely Jean Peters, and the impeccably immaculate Monty Woolley. Woolley plays John Hodges, a man who loses his job working a hand press at a printing company when he turns sixty-five, as it is the policy of Consolidated Motors to force all of the workers at its subsidiaries to retire at that age. When he inquires about the parent company, no one seems to know anything about it, not even the president's name. Thus is born a brilliant scheme whereby Hodges dies his white hair and whiskers, assumes the identity of none other than CM president Harold P. Cleveland, and easily convinces the executives of Acme Printing to ignore the mandatory retirement clause in its operations. Things go a little farther than he planned, though, and he soon finds himself giving a speech at the Chamber of Commerce, dining at the country club, and causing a stir among both the public at large and the business world. His speech about the nobility of the worker, the wholly unquantifiable contribution of the aging yet skilled artisan who takes pride in his work, and his emphasis of the individual over the bureaucracy is published and spreads like wildfire, restoring a sense of pride and commitment in the public, sending the stock of Consolidated Motors through the roof, and rallying the entire national economy. This is where things get complicated, as the real president of Consolidated Motors finds out about the great speech "he" made, the truth of the matter begins to slowly work itself out, and a number of related personal issues between many of the prominent characters come to a head.

Marilyn Monroe is absolutely wonderful in her small yet significant role as the secretary to the president of Acme Publishing, demonstrating the beauty, talent (both dramatic and comedic), and charm that would soon make her a superstar. Even though her screen time ranked far below that of several of her talented co-stars and her name appears sixth in the credits, Marilyn was actually featured most prominently in the publicity associated with the movie's release in 1951, which is a remarkable testament to her star potential at that time in Hollywood. Perhaps this role as much as any of her early movie appearances brought her to the attention of the public, the critics (who hailed her performance here), and the powers that be in Hollywood. No Marilyn Monroe fan should forego the privilege of watching her brilliant performance in this heart-warming comedy, and no fan of good movies in general should pass up the opportunity of enjoying a film that gives real meaning to the phrase, "They don't make them like this anymore." ... Read more