TV and Movies

[Oznell]

Gorgeous Viveca Lindfors reminds me a tiny bit of Ingrid Bergman here....

Quarter past Noon, Eastern--  "Night Unto Night"  Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen, Craig Stevens, Johnny McGovem, Lillian Yarbo, Art Baker

Romantic suspense?  Suspenseful romance?  Psychological thriller?

Sight unseen, but sounds tantalizing.  Ronald Reagan is a scientist whose terminal illness may be worsening.  He flees to the sultry Florida coast, where he becomes mixed up with a group that includes two attractive European sisters (Viveca Lindfors and Osa Massen).

Viveca is a troubled, vulnerable widow, who is tormented by thoughts of her beloved late husband, and needs a stabilizing force.   Her flirtatious sister Osa, (smouldering below) however, has plans of her own for the unsuspecting Ronnie...

Sometimes these nifty little "B" thrillers or melodramas (which I'm assuming this is, from the description) are very satisfying. This one has an interesting cast, including Broderick Crawford, and it's directed by the very deft Don Siegel (the original "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers",  "Dirty Harry",  "The Shootist").

Could be a good bet for a noon-time movie.

Love this "backstage" photo--

Edited to add:  In case you want to see this film and missed it, @drizzellla reports it is available to watch online on Watch TCM.

[godi]

I'm always excited by your recommendations. DVR set! 

[Oznell]

Oh, dear, @godi -- pressure's on, ha.  Just remember I haven't seen it yet!   But, I do think an unknown quantity like this is often worth a look....

[Imaoldhippie]

Ronnie sure looks young in the pictures.  Have DVR all set, thanks Oznell.

[Oznell]

And cute, @Imaoldhippie !

[drizzellla]

I missed the movie but it is on Watch TCM. So I will watch it there. Thanks, Oznell.

We spent most of the day grocery shopping. Ending up going to 4 stores. Didn't expect to spend so much time grocery shopping. Thank you TCM for having the feature to watch movies that you might have missed.

[Oznell]

Hey, thanks for that tip about it being online on Watch TCM,  @drizzellla .   Plenty of people can't get TCM on their tvs, and might want to catch the movie online at TCM.  I edited my OP accordingly.

Those grocery scarcities (sp?) are a giant pain!  Empty shelves seem to be here, there and everywhere, no surprise.

I watched "Night Unto NIght" and liked it.  Of course, a lot of it stretches credulity, but I just went with the flow.  They didn't overdo the 'supernatural' element, and I liked the Florida atmospherics, the friendship that sprang up between Ronnie and Broderick Crawford-- and their philosophical discussions.

[mousiegirl]

@Oznell   I watched King's Row many moons ago, and thought he was very good, enjoyed the movie.