Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950, 20th Century Fox)
The Story of Molly X (1949, Universal)
Brewster's Millions (1945, United Artists)
Intrigue (1947, United Artists)Hi Diddle Diddle (1943, United Artists)
Showing posts with label June Havoc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June Havoc. Show all posts
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Good Sister
Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950, 20th Century Fox)The Story of Molly X (1949, Universal)Brewster's Millions (1945, United Artists)Intrigue (1947, United Artists)Hi Diddle Diddle (1943, United Artists)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
What Ever Happened to Baby June?
While we don't doubt Baby June's legendary devotion to her "fur people" (pets), something in this dog's eyes makes us think that it wanted to Cry Havoc when she buried it in the sand. The vaguely creepy enterprise also reminds us of another beach scene...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday, November 8, 2008
What Ever Happened to Baby June?
JUNE HAVOC
November 8, 1913
She was half of the legendary sister act which also included the future Gypsy Rose Lee; she's a Broadway legend; she co-starred with Gregory Peck and The Village People (not in the same film). She's also still going strong, last seen being her warm and witty self in the wonderful documentary, Broadway: The Golden Age, By Those Who Were There (2003). For these and myriad other reasons, we heart June Havoc, and petition to have her birthday declared a national holiday.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Music Makes Me Lose Control
It's Miss Valerie Perrine's birthday today (September 3, 1943), so you all know what that means, right? Yes, friends, today is the day we break out our widescreen, Dolby Stereo Sound DVD edition of Can't Stop the Music (1980).
If you have not yet seen this truly cataclysmic cinematic event, please proceed to your nearest rental emporium this moment. (Or send someone else for you, if you, understandably, feel ashamed bringing Can't Stop the Music up to the counter yourself.) It's probably a good idea to watch the film under the influence of white wine, cocaine, poppers and 'ludes, since that's what most of the cast seems to be performing under.
Besides the pneumatic Miss Perrine, the cast-of-thousands includes:
Bruce Jenner
Tammy Grimes
Baby June Havoc
...and Special Guest Star, Leigh Taylor-Young
It was directed by Nancy Walker, and its main conceit was that not only could subpar disco music sustain a 2-hour long musical extravaganza, but that Village People were heterosexual.
All in all, it's a sublimely surreal way to spend 2 hours with friends, stoned out of your minds. Don't forget the fondue set, and, oh, Happy Birthday, Valerie Perrine! We know you won a Cannes Film Festival award for your heartwrenching performance in Lenny (1974), but come on, now...wasn't it more fun appearing in a disco musical with Steve Guttenberg?
If you have not yet seen this truly cataclysmic cinematic event, please proceed to your nearest rental emporium this moment. (Or send someone else for you, if you, understandably, feel ashamed bringing Can't Stop the Music up to the counter yourself.) It's probably a good idea to watch the film under the influence of white wine, cocaine, poppers and 'ludes, since that's what most of the cast seems to be performing under.
Besides the pneumatic Miss Perrine, the cast-of-thousands includes:
Bruce Jenner
Tammy Grimes
Baby June Havoc
...and Special Guest Star, Leigh Taylor-Young
It was directed by Nancy Walker, and its main conceit was that not only could subpar disco music sustain a 2-hour long musical extravaganza, but that Village People were heterosexual.
All in all, it's a sublimely surreal way to spend 2 hours with friends, stoned out of your minds. Don't forget the fondue set, and, oh, Happy Birthday, Valerie Perrine! We know you won a Cannes Film Festival award for your heartwrenching performance in Lenny (1974), but come on, now...wasn't it more fun appearing in a disco musical with Steve Guttenberg?
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