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Their onscreen and sometimes offscreen antics added to their mystique By DONALD LIEBENSON
ReMIND Magazine Tony Curtis once said that he enlisted in the Navy after seeing the Cary Grant submarine classic Destination Tokyo (1943). Since they first flickered on the screen, movies have been a window to observing human behavior and presenting archetypes that audience members could be inspired by. Guys especially wanted to ride tall in the saddle like John Wayne, take nothin’ from nobody like James Cagney’s gangster characters and be dashingly heroic like Errol Flynn’s outlaws. These and other legends from Hollywood’s golden age seemed to know the secret of what it takes to be a man. Whether they were playing heroes or antiheroes, this now vanished breed of movie star talked the talk and walked the walk, onscreen and off. We didn’t condone everything they did in their private lives, but their bad boy behavior, very much in character, only added to their mystique. Lee Marvin, for example, a later-inlife movie star (he won his Oscar when he was 42), was bounced from a lot of schools growing up and was a World War II veteran. Onscreen, they didn’t come any meaner, tougher or more hard-boiled, as witnessed in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Point Blank (1967). When making The Dirty Dozen (1967), he would reportedly party all night and show up on the set with other cast members in tow in time to film. But the best story came from film critic Roger Ebert, whose in-
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terview with Marvin was interrupted by Marvin’s dog, who entered the room with women’s panties in his mouth. “Keep those panties out of sight,” Marvin said. Bad dog. Humphrey Bogart was initially best known for playing gangsters from the “dead end” streets. He, too, played the tough guy when the cameras stopped rolling. A producer once took him to a Sunset Strip gambling joint, but they were refused entry because of past disturbances caused by Bogart. When the producer insisted that he was now sober, the bouncer told him to look behind him; Bogart was fighting with two parking lot attendants. Perhaps legendary restaurant owner Dave Chasen
said it best: “The trouble with Bogart is that he thinks he’s Bogart.” Robert Mitchum is a film noir poster boy. His father died in a railroad accident when Mitchum was a toddler. He was expelled from schools. He was sentenced to a chain gang when he was a teenager. He bummed around Depression-era America. He was busted for marijuana … in 1948! When it came to Hollywood, he had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude, yet still became a cinematic legend with films like The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Angel Face (1953), El Dorado (1967), Cape Fear (1962), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and more than 100 other films to his credit. He once said, “People
can’t make up their minds whether I’m the greatest actor in the world — or the worst. Matter of fact, neither can I.” Some Hollywood icons were considered geniuses of their craft. Perhaps that gave them license to, shall we say, act out. Marlon Brando, who revolutionized screen acting with a film resume that included classics like A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and Mutiny on the Bounty, was known for his belligerent behavior and open contempt for his profession. Pity the director he didn’t respect. He initially demanded that his Jor-El character in Superman (1978) be designed to look like a suitcase or a green bagel. But no matter; he remained revered, and the chance to work with him was — you guessed it — an offer you couldn’t refuse. Much to Brando’s disdain, James Dean actually patterned his rebellious ways after the legend. The cult of Dean, however, is very much wrapped around the tragic car crash that ended his life at the age of 24, with only three feature films to his credit. In two of those films, East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955), he defined 1950s teen angst, which was anything but happy days. Not for nothing was Steve McQueen the King of Cool. As a prisoner of war in The Great Escape (1963) or a tough cop hunting killers in Bullitt (1968), there was no one cooler. He raced cars, never watched his own films and was a style icon. He was also a notorious womanizer, which might have saved his life. According to an ex-wife, he picked up a woman and then backed out of dining with Jay Sebring and Sharon Tate the night followers of Charles Manson slaughtered them. These screen icons have stood the test of time because they were authentic. Their images were not tailored by publicists. What you saw was what you got, and we still can’t get enough.
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Why do shows have to kill off anyone? Question: Regarding Lasalle’s departure from NCIS: New Orleans: Why do TV shows have to kill off anyone? Just have a character decide to move on to explore other opportunities. Then if they decide to come back, it’s less demeaning to the audience’s intelligence than pretending they never died. (See Ziva on NCIS, Bobby from way back on Dallas.) —Claire Matt Roush: Given that Dallas never really recovered from that absurd Bobby-inthe-shower moment, and that NCIS at least lived up to the old TV rule that “if you don’t see the body, they’re probably not really dead” with Ziva’s hardly unexpected return, in this case we do need to accept the fact that Lasalle (Lucas Black) isn’t coming back, which was the actor’s choice. Also the producers’, who when dealing with Black’s desire to leave wanted to give him a significant, heroic exit that would have an impact on the show and its ensemble going forward. When you ask why a show has to kill off anyone, my answer will always be that in the perilous world these shows portray, there are no stakes if everyone is seen as immortal. While it’s unlikely that Gibbs (Mark Harmon), Pride (Scott Bakula) or any other series lead will ever take the fall, shows like this must occasionally grapple with loss — preferably not reversible — to even have a shred of credibility. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to: tvinsider.com
By Rick Gables
Holiday Programming News Hallmark Hall of Fame’s original movie “A Christmas Love Story” will premiere Saturday, December 7 at 8 PM ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. The movie stars Tony© and Emmy© Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Keith Robinson, and Kevin Quinn. Youth choir director Katherine discovers one of her student volunteers, Danny, has a golden voice and tries to enlist him for the big Christmas Eve show, ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Brian Douglas despite his widowed faScott Wolf and Kristin Chenoweth in “A Christmas ther Greg’s resistance. When she shows up one Love Story.” night at Danny’s home to make a final plea for the teen to work with the choir, a snowstorm forces her to spend the night. While she is successful at winning over Greg, a budding romance also develops. However, Danny has a life-changing secret which affects both his father and Katherine and threatens to undermine this new relationship. This December, ABC and Disney Channel will transport the magic of Disney Parks during the holidays to viewers with two magical specials featuring star-studded performances, merry entertainment and more. Disney Channel Holiday Party @ Walt Disney World, premieres Friday, December 13 at 8 PM ET/PT on Disney Channel. Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim will co-host this holiday party with artist Matthew Morrison, treating fans to a magical holiday celebration featuring performances from Shaggy, Pentatonix and more. Then, Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade will air Christmas morning, Wednesday, December 25 on ABC at 10 AM ET/ 9 AM ET/CT/MT (check your local listings). Presented from Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort and Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, the show features the Parade, heartwarming stories and amazing celebrity performances. HGTV reunites the six Brady siblings to deck the halls in the iconic Brady Bunch house and celebrate the merriest time of year in “A Very Brady Renovation: Holiday Edition,” premiering Monday, December 16, at 10 PM ET/PT. The holiday extravaganza features Food Network’s Ree Drummond and Jasmine Roth, as they team up with the Brady Bunch cast Barry Williams (Greg), Maureen McCormick (Marcia), Christopher Knight (Peter), Eve Plumb (Jan), Mike Lookinland (Bobby) and Susan Olsen (Cindy). Together, they whip up 70’s-inspired treats, including fondue-style potatoes, a gelatin fruit salad and “santapes.” They also create retro DIY decorations to adorn the home in festive Brady Bunch style.
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• 1 • 3,235 $9.3
4. 21 Bridges $9.3
• 1 • 2,665
5. Midway $43.0
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• 3 • 2,627
6. Playing With Fire $31.5
7. The Good Liar $11.8
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• 2 • 2,454
8. Charlie's Angels $14.0
• 2 • 3,452
9. Last Christmas $27.9
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• 3 • 2,760
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10. Joker
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Twisted Twenty-Six" by Janet Evanovich (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 2. "The Guardians" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. "Blue Moon" by Lee Child (Delacorte) 4. "The Night Fire" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 5. "The Institute" by Stephen King (Scribner) 6. "Olive, Again" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 7. "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett (Harper) 8. "The 19th Christmas" by James Patterson and Mixine Paetro (Little, Brown) 9. "The Starless Sea" by Erin Morganstern (Doubleday) 10. "Michael Crichton: The Andromeda Evolution" by Daniel H. Wilson (Harper)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Triggered" by Donald Trump, Jr. (Center Street) 2. "With All Due Respect" by Nikki R. Haley (St. Martin's Press) 3. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond (William Morrow) 4. "Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers" by Brian Kilmeade (Sentinel) 5. "The Plot Against the President" by Lee Smith (Center Street) 6. "Finding Chika" by Mitch Albom (Harper) 7. "Me" by Elton John (Henry Holt and Co.) 8. "It's All in Your Head" by Russ (Harper Design) 9. "Joy of Cooking" (2019 ed.) by Irma S. Rombauer et al. (Scribner) 10. "Talking to Strangers" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
NIELSENS TOP SHOWS:
NFL Football: Green Bay at San Francisco, NBC, 20.83 million; "NFL Pregame Show," NBC, 16.29 million; "The OT," Fox, 14.26 million; NFL Football: Indianapolis at Houston, Fox, 13.22 million; NFL Football: Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, ESPN, 13.18 million; "NCIS," CBS, 11.13 million; "Football Night in America, Part 3," NBC, 11.1 million; "FBI," CBS, 8.84 million; "Chicago Med," NBC, 8.44 million; "Young Sheldon," CBS, 8.38 million; "Chicago Fire," NBC, 8.37 million; "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 8.26 million; "NFL Pregame Show," Fox, 8.24 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.77 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 7.69 million;