tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post2134334935439699437..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Cary Grant IS James Bond in "Goldfinger"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-57874564676714727532013-10-07T16:47:25.868-04:002013-10-07T16:47:25.868-04:00There is no doubt that, if Cary Grant could have m...There is no doubt that, if Cary Grant could have made a Bond movie, he would be everybody's favorite 007. But you made this Goldfinger just perfect. Greenstreet as the villain and Veronica Lake covered with gold were good choices, but what I loved the most was Eleanor Parker as Pussy Galore. She would be remarkable.<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :)<br />Greetings!<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-71185817221790189222013-10-06T17:55:39.679-04:002013-10-06T17:55:39.679-04:00There you go proving my point - any film is better...There you go proving my point - any film is better with Cary Grant! Actually, your entire case is perfect and nobody could ever out-suave Mr. G in my book. Great post, Rick.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81291813156198478832013-10-06T15:11:08.295-04:002013-10-06T15:11:08.295-04:00As you so neatly demonstrate, the early Bonds like...As you so neatly demonstrate, the early Bonds like Goldfinger (or even Daniel Craig's Casino Royale for that matter) are natural fits for the classic star treatment. The cartoon Bonds of the Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan eras-- not so much. <br /><br />Love the pick of Rondo Hatton for Oddjob! My only reservation-- killing off the lovely Veronica Lake so early. Perhaps that part should have gone to a starlet instead of a star-- Acquanetta perhaps? :)Brian Schuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463833554200343247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-39683621153904530342013-10-06T12:20:16.226-04:002013-10-06T12:20:16.226-04:00Ella Fitzgerald singing the theme AND Eleanor Park...Ella Fitzgerald singing the theme AND Eleanor Parker as the Bond girl? Fantastic! We love your re-imagining of this classic. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-2365530063265011002013-10-06T02:17:06.790-04:002013-10-06T02:17:06.790-04:00Rick - a great review, but better yet - I think yo...Rick - a great review, but better yet - I think you should have been a director. This film I would have loved to have seen, as well as all the other Grant/Bond sequels. But who would the other Bond girls have been?Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-38629416055332727402013-10-04T17:27:24.047-04:002013-10-04T17:27:24.047-04:00What CW said! Count me in as a huge Fleming fan wi...What CW said! Count me in as a huge Fleming fan with Cary in the lead. <br />So funny and clever you are.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend kids!<br />Page<br /><br />Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-68999472792397120472013-10-04T15:09:52.328-04:002013-10-04T15:09:52.328-04:00Who couldn't love Cary as Bond? I even appreci...Who couldn't love Cary as Bond? I even appreciated the photo of him clad in a towel! I think you must have had oodles of fun hand picking this cast, without regard to time. I also think Greenstreet would had a grand time as the title villain. Awesome job, Rick!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31535493719648229162013-10-04T11:39:41.972-04:002013-10-04T11:39:41.972-04:00Mike, I think you've taken the concept too lit...Mike, I think you've taken the concept too literally! When I recast films, I take the best stars for the roles from any era. I can't see any of the actresses you mentioned as Ms. Galore. None of them have the appropriate edge. Now James Robertson Justice as M...I like that!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-43823281079898450752013-10-04T11:02:10.156-04:002013-10-04T11:02:10.156-04:00Great idea--I'm not a Bond fan at all, but I w...Great idea--I'm not a Bond fan at all, but I would be if Cary Grant played the role! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652851184512018575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-430446451462893472013-10-04T10:55:34.301-04:002013-10-04T10:55:34.301-04:00May I take the part of "Wet Blanket" her...May I take the part of "Wet Blanket" here?<br /><br />What year are we talking about?<br />Because if it's <i>after</i> Cary Grant made <i>North By Northwest</i>, Sidney Greenstreet and Rondo Hatton couldn't be in it, having rather inconsiderately died years before (in Mr. Hatton's case <i>many</i> years before).<br />And besides, by 1963 Mr. Greenstreet would have been in his mid-80s, which would have been pushing it the action sequences.<br />Look, if we're disregarding standard mortality here, wouldn't Laird Cregar be a better choice for Goldfinger, given his comparative youth (sort of) and agility? (Allowing for the fact that he even predeceased Greenstreet, and almost everybody we're talking about here predeceased the publication of <i>Goldfinger</i>.)<br />In the realm of the possible, how about Peter Lorre?<br />With Tor Johnson as Oddjob (admitting that classical acting skills aren't at the top of the requirement list)?<br /><br />The Lady Eve was on target with her choices of Kim Novak, Jill St.John, and Lee Remick for the <i>femmes fatale</i>.<br /> And how about Martin Kosleck as the sinister Mr. Solo, who gets mashed up in his car?<br />And as 'M' - James Robertson Justice (with a young(ish) Angela Lansbury as Moneypenny)?<br />And Alistair Sim as 'Q'?<br /><br />Sorry to be a stick-in-the-mud about this, but if I'm recasting classic films I like to stay in the realm of the likely, or at least the possible.<br />Spiffy idea, though ...<br />Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31881233501088166942013-10-03T23:43:53.072-04:002013-10-03T23:43:53.072-04:00Rick, I love that you approached this "imagin...Rick, I love that you approached this "imaginary film" via a review. Completely enjoyable and entertaining. If I were to imagine Cary Grant as Bond (yum! and I know he was first choice) in Goldfinger, it would've been adapted the same year the book was published (1959) and the Bond girls might've been selected from among that era's beauties - the likes of Kim Novak, Jill St. John and Lee Remick. Cary Grant, of course, was eternally gorgeous onscreen - he never seemed to really age much, did he?The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-4153220404570937642013-10-03T17:12:15.987-04:002013-10-03T17:12:15.987-04:00Yes, an instant classic!Yes, an instant classic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429022396677874310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-74281144742142914382013-10-03T16:49:26.805-04:002013-10-03T16:49:26.805-04:00I LOVE IT! Perfect casting -- wow. Lake AND Park...I LOVE IT! Perfect casting -- wow. Lake AND Parker AND Grant? I'd pay good money to see this!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73685411172290259552013-10-03T16:13:52.673-04:002013-10-03T16:13:52.673-04:00Rick, whether he's shaken or stirred, Cary Gra...Rick, whether he's shaken or stirred, Cary Grant as James Bond is an inspired choice for Bond, as well as the choices of Veronica Lake, Jane Greer, Eleanor Parker, and Greenstreet and Hatton as villains! I could swear I'd heard some movie producer back in the day pitching Cary Grant as James Bond, and your post is the next best thing to having it come true!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-24904651394337223402013-10-03T08:44:11.689-04:002013-10-03T08:44:11.689-04:00You have just turned me from a casual Bond viewer ...You have just turned me from a casual Bond viewer to the series biggest fan. Of course, only in my imagination.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com