"Clash By Night", in which Monroe also has a substantial
supporting role, is a very interesting movie with noir
elements, at least.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:21 AM, JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> Re your comment below:
>
> "I don't like the film that much, Kevin. I just
prefer Marilyn's debut to
> Lauren Bacall's. That was my original point. I also
get a kick out of
> watching you take yourself seriously."
>
> Not counting some mostly uncredited walk-on roles,
MM made her debut, in
> leading role, in 1948, in a romantic comedy called
LADIES OF THE CHORUS.
>
> And before BUS STOP, she'd played lead or semi-lead
parts in THERE'S NO
> BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS and THE SEVEN YEAR
ITCH.
>
> And that's to say nothing of fairly substantial
supporting roles in movies
> like THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (which, I hasten to add,
actually has something to
> do with the subject of this list), MONKEY BUSINESS,
LOVE HAPPY, ALL ABOUT
> EVE, and DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (which also has
something to do with the
> subject of this list).
>
> By BUS STOP, she was already an established star.
Maybe not yet a
> super-star, but certainly a box office draw, and an
experienced screen
> performer. On what possible basis can you call BUS
STOP a "debut,"
> comparable to Babie's first screen acting job in
TH&HN?
>
> And as for Kevin's taking himself to seriously,
check and see what material
> the house you now occupy is made of. I'm guessing
it's clear and brittle.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
>
>
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