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JEAN SIMMONS MINI FEST FRIDAY A.M. ONWARDS TCM

Oznell — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:32:07 GMT

Yeah, it rolls out at 6:00 a.m. Eastern, and goes all the way till 8:00 p.m. Eastern:

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.html?tz=est&sdate=2020-01-31

There are the familiar ones, but let's look at some more off-beat choices:

10:45 a.m. Eastern-- "So Long at the Fair". Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson, Honor Blackman, Cathleen Nesbitt.

British thriller. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde. That's all I need to know, ha. Sounds really good-- English brother and sister (Jean Simmons and David Tomlinson) arrive in Paris for a great Exposition (World's Fair I think). Cross paths with painter Dirk Bogarde. The next morning in their hotel, Simmons finds a blank wall where her brother's room was, and the innkeeper says there was no brother with her. Cue Twilight Zone music!

4:00 p.m. Eastern-- "Affair with a Stranger". Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Monica Lewis, Jane Darwell, Dabbs Greer

Victor Mature is a playwright, and Jean Simmons his ex-model wife, whose marriage is threatened by both outside temptation (there's an actress lurking in the wings), and family tragedy. I love Victor Mature, and welcome seeing him in something besides a costume epic or gritty noir outings. Can imagine him and Jean having some off-the-beaten path chemistry too!

Re: JEAN SIMMONS MINI FEST FRIDAY A.M. ONWARDS TCM

Shelbelle — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:34:06 GMT

I loved her in Home Before Dark, not to mention Guys and Dolls.

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Oznell — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:53:57 GMT

Oh, they were great, @Shelbelle -- I love "Home Before Dark" too. What a varied career; all the way from "Hamlet" to "Mr. Buddwing". "Life at the Top", "All the Way Home", "Until They Sail"-- she was adventurous in the roles she took.

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Shelbelle — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:21:24 GMT

Yes, I bet doing a musical was hard for her, very different, I assume she did her own singing.

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Oznell — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:23:47 GMT

Not to mention handling Marlon Brando, @Shelbelle !

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twinsister — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:42:08 GMT

@Oznell - Jean Simmons was great in one of my favorites - Until They Sail, but I loved her in The Thorn Birds!! She was perfect in the role of Fiona - and so cold towards her only daughter.

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spiderw — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:18:25 GMT

I always liked Jean Simmons and considered her a great actress. I enjoyed her in Spartacus, Guys and Dolls and The Robe. I just put the two movies on my

DVR that you recommended, Oznell, they sound like movies I will enjoy and I too would like to see Jean in other roles. I recently watched her in Young Bess, another good one!

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SharkE — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:50:03 GMT

Don't care for her or Audrey Hepburn.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:31:05 GMT

I don't recognize Jean Simmons outside of "bibical" movies.

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SharkE — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:20:14 GMT

I didn't think she was pretty. Always wondered how her and others like Pat O'Neil ever made it in movies.

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Oznell — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:18:33 GMT

It's funny-- Jean Simmons is one of those actresses I didn't really care much for in the past, but now I really like her, with exposure to her in different roles. I also think she was ravishingly beautiful...

I have other actors in the other direction, who I loved in the beginning, but as time has gone on, not as crazy about. Hate to admit it, but Bogey is one! Like him in "The Maltese Falcon", of course. But less so as time as gone on. Don't tell hubby!

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drizzellla — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:18:13 GMT

Oznell, as soon as I saw what you posted about today was Jean Simmons day, I told my husband. He likes her from all the gladiator movies.

So this morning/afternoon he is watching her movies. What would I do without you, giving a heads up about upcoming movies.

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Oznell — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:25:51 GMT

Oh, good, @drizzellla -- it'll be interesting to see if he likes her in non-gladiator type roles, if he hasn't seen her in many of these.

It's fun to try to remember what turned me regarding Jean Simmons. I think it was seeing her in "Angel Face", with Robert Mitchum, when I realized what a good actress she was, playing a charming sociopath. Before that I thought she was kind of frivolous.

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AuntG — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:27:18 GMT

Just finished watching So Long At The Fair. Pretty good mystery. How lucky the brother borrowed 50 francs to that artist or no one would have believed the sister.

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drizzellla — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:40:24 GMT

Oznell, I had to laugh. My husband was sitting watching Ceasar and Cleopatra earlier this morning. He did not see her name listed in the TV information cast and he kept watching the movie and did not see her. I think he thought I gave him bad information.

I just looked Jean Simmons up on the TCM website. Jean Simmons role in Caesar and Cleopatra was listed as "Girl".

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Oznell — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:03:21 GMT

I'm glad you liked that one, @AuntG , since I haven't watched it yet. It does sound good!

@drizzellla, ha that's funny. At the beginning of her career, she often seemed to play those small parts. Even in "Black Narcissus", her role seemed very small compared to the others, but at least she wasn't a generic "girl", she had a name!