tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post3691769035725300926..comments2024-03-20T03:16:20.581-04:00Comments on Frankly, My Dear: Gene Kelly Centennial | Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)Riannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02944970449461089647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-83410331377738598822022-10-12T12:37:37.628-04:002022-10-12T12:37:37.628-04:00Gene Makes the movie worth watching (I own it, too...Gene Makes the movie worth watching (I own it, too.) Lucy looks gorgeous and so does Gene Kelly. I can't believe you didn't mention him singing "Do I Love You" to Lucy-beautifully done and swoonworthy.Sweet Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356702664203685197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-34253138982517238702012-08-27T14:54:57.767-04:002012-08-27T14:54:57.767-04:00Love the info about Lucy's red hair, and I do ...Love the info about Lucy's red hair, and I do remember the "Friendship" number from "I Love Lucy." Great job.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-42146567298815420282012-08-26T21:31:19.179-04:002012-08-26T21:31:19.179-04:00They can't all be winners. Still, thanks for ...They can't all be winners. Still, thanks for taking a stab at this. At least now I know how Lucy got her red locks.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-11817459392015511162012-08-26T19:50:45.571-04:002012-08-26T19:50:45.571-04:00Hi Rianna!
I know you were disappointed that didn&...Hi Rianna!<br />I know you were disappointed that didn't get a better known. liked Kelly film but I'm glad you chose DuBarry. I actually like it. And don't feel bad. I wrote about Hello Dolly which I'm still having nightmares about. Ha Ha<br /><br />I love Lucy's early films and I thought she was great with Gene. They made a striking and believable pair.<br /><br />I'm glad that you mentioned Cole Porter and his contribution because I liked "Friendship" and I had completely forgot that it came from this film. You've done a lot of research here and your effort shows. Wonderfully done!<br /><br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-26960898697801446022012-08-26T14:21:03.563-04:002012-08-26T14:21:03.563-04:00Haven't seen this one either. Everyone makes a...Haven't seen this one either. Everyone makes a clunker now and then, but I will have to search it out on TV and Tivo it; that way, if I don't like it, I can fast-forward through it :) Thank you for the extensive look at this film and the history behind it!Classicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-27467738125483127372012-08-26T14:18:12.354-04:002012-08-26T14:18:12.354-04:00Rianna, I think you're right that this is one ...Rianna, I think you're right that this is one of Gene Kelly's lesser films. I think of it more as a Red Skelton vehicle, and one's reaction to this movie will likely depend on the reaction to Skelton's brand of humor. Its plot seems the kind of thing that would have worked better on the stage than in the movies. It does have Lucy, though, and Kelly gets to sing the one good Cole Porter song in the film, "Do I Love You?" while playing on that tiny rehearsal piano. I remember the "I Love Lucy" episode where Lucy and Ethel sing "Friendship'! Reading your post made reminded me that this is maybe the first example in a Kelly film of the two guys-one girl performing idea, later repeated in "Cover Girl" and "Singin' in the Rain." It is disconcerting to hear Lucy's dubbed songs. Her voice is so familiar that they really stick out.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-5389386493998234382012-08-26T09:15:25.765-04:002012-08-26T09:15:25.765-04:00I have not yet seen this film, but.. I have seen t...I have not yet seen this film, but.. I have seen the promo pictures and I thought Lucy, was absolutely beautiful. She reminded me of, Rita Hayworth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421976438809816553noreply@blogger.com