tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post7692754484198242151..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Ventriloquists in Classic MoviesRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-39656813558909827492017-02-12T14:04:17.408-05:002017-02-12T14:04:17.408-05:00Wonderful post, featuring those absolytely fascina...Wonderful post, featuring those absolytely fascinating dummies! I love 'em all! Speaking of Bergen, all the various short subjects starring Edgar and his dummies are HILARIOUS -- really, really truly funny. Charlie is insulting, snarky, so fast, completely contemporary in his delivery. Priceless! Don't miss the episode of "The Jack Benny Show" where he goes to visit the Bergen house -- absurd, amazing, brilliant comedy, and you get a lovely rendition of "Them There Eyes" from the gorgeous Mrs. Bergen. Ventriloquists can be annoying and weird or catchy & perfect. Bergen was the latter. It's unfortunate that Kaye's "Knock on Wood" is nearly forgotten as it's a cute romp. Thanks for allowing us to "vent" about this great topic!!Lisahttp://flamingnose.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-72223610927286603732017-02-04T01:01:07.858-05:002017-02-04T01:01:07.858-05:00I always find ventriloquist dummies very unsettlin...I always find ventriloquist dummies very unsettling. Like Caftan Woman I might be avoiding these. In Candice Bergens auto biography she says Charlie McCarthy had his own bedroom and it was better than hers. emeraldcityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944171047574404495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-11440264156281531672017-02-03T18:48:05.577-05:002017-02-03T18:48:05.577-05:00Magic is probably the only movie made from a Willi...Magic is probably the only movie made from a William Goldman book that I have yet to watch. I love his work, especially the fact that he has a damn good ear for dialogue. I want to see Magic, but DVD rental places are dying out. (The last of our local ones just closed up last year.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-48993521568236635032017-02-03T11:45:46.606-05:002017-02-03T11:45:46.606-05:00Thanks for this list, Rick. I didn't realize h...Thanks for this list, Rick. I didn't realize how many films featured ventriloquists.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-38178523605305593682017-02-02T20:13:47.508-05:002017-02-02T20:13:47.508-05:00Yes, that was an outstanding TZ episode. I should ...Yes, that was an outstanding TZ episode. I should have mentioned it!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-71895707570322276052017-02-02T20:13:10.649-05:002017-02-02T20:13:10.649-05:00John, like you, I think MAGIC is a fine film. Anth...John, like you, I think MAGIC is a fine film. Anthony Hopkins should have gotten an Oscar nom. By the way, it's first movie I took my wife (then girlfriend) to on an "official date." Unofficially, our first film was WATERSHIP DOWN.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-84301460501945052672017-02-02T09:56:03.818-05:002017-02-02T09:56:03.818-05:00I really, truly enjoy the work of ventriloquists f...I really, truly enjoy the work of ventriloquists from the first time I watched Shari Lewis as a kid. However, those horror flicks never can get out of my head! Cliff Robertson in The Twilight Zone: The Dummy really frightened me. Such fear from Robertson's character. It equaled those in the longer movies, maybe more because of the compression.<br /><br />I will keep your list handy, but I'm not sure if it will be for watching or avoiding. Ha!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-53864305968125877162017-02-02T07:45:34.267-05:002017-02-02T07:45:34.267-05:00I'm a big fan of MAGIC. Always felt it was und...I'm a big fan of MAGIC. Always felt it was underrated. As many times as DEAD OF NIGHT has been on TCM, I still have not seen it. The combination of Fields and Charlie McCarthy is a thing of beauty. John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.com