Comments on: Miriam Hopkins on TCM http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins-movies-tcm/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thomas C. Kellyhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins-movies-tcm/#comment-482631 Thomas C. Kelly Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:55:06 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15156#comment-482631 Many years ago, I saw a friend's video copy of 24 Hours from 1931 with Miriam Hopkins & Kay Francis. It was fascinating and NEVER boring. Hopkins sang two or three torch songs beautifully. She also looked gorgeous. She had a phonograph playing 78 records in her apt. I didn't know they had automatic record changers in 1931. The record she played was "Out Of Nowhere." It was a very popular song recorded by Crosby and many others at the time. I won't give away what happened to her. WHEN OH WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RELEASE THIS ON CD OR AT LEAST SHOW IT ON TCM?? ALSO THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE, TWO KINDS OF WOMEN, THE WORLD AND THE FLESH??? Many years ago, I saw a friend's video copy of 24 Hours from 1931 with Miriam Hopkins & Kay Francis. It was fascinating and NEVER boring. Hopkins sang two or three torch songs beautifully. She also looked gorgeous. She had a phonograph playing 78 records in her apt. I didn't know they had automatic record changers in 1931. The record she played was "Out Of Nowhere." It was a very popular song recorded by Crosby and many others at the time. I won't give away what happened to her. WHEN OH WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RELEASE THIS ON CD OR AT LEAST SHOW IT ON TCM?? ALSO THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE, TWO KINDS OF WOMEN, THE WORLD AND THE FLESH???

]]> By: Davehttp://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins-movies-tcm/#comment-480928 Dave Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:30:33 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15156#comment-480928 I like reading stories about Miriam: here's one from Linda F. Cauthen I found on "google groups": Miriam Hopkins - Only met her by phone, but 25 years later she lives on in my mind as the biggest bitch I can think of. Remembering her makes me consider renouncing my sins so I can go to heaven and be sure of never running into her again. Miriam was a real bitch. I worked for Schwab's drugstore back in the early 70s and she was a regular customer - and a real pain in the ass. *Nobody* wanted to take her calls. She lived in the Shoreham Towers and rarely left her apartment. Once I was trying to explain something to her about an item in stock, and I had the item in front of me. She said snippily, "Is there anyone there who knows more about this that *you* do?" I said, "No." I like reading stories about Miriam: here's one from Linda F. Cauthen I found on "google groups":

Miriam Hopkins – Only met her by phone, but 25 years later she lives on in my mind as the biggest bitch I can think of. Remembering her makes me consider renouncing my sins so I can go to heaven and be sure of never running into her again. Miriam was a real bitch. I worked for Schwab's drugstore back in the early 70s and she was a regular customer – and a real pain in the ass. *Nobody* wanted to take her calls. She lived in the Shoreham Towers and rarely left her apartment. Once I was trying to explain something to her about an item in stock, and I had the item in front of me. She said snippily, "Is there anyone there who knows more about this that *you* do?" I said, "No."

]]> By: Irishttp://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins-movies-tcm/#comment-480876 Iris Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:19:22 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15156#comment-480876 I love Miriam Hopkins in all her films. She was a great actress and I think it's unfair and unfortunate that her reputation as an actress has suffered because of what she did when she wasn't working in front of the cameras. Actors should be judged for their work. I love Miriam Hopkins in all her films. She was a great actress and I think it's unfair and unfortunate that her reputation as an actress has suffered because of what she did when she wasn't working in front of the cameras.
Actors should be judged for their work.

]]> By: DJ Olsonhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/miriam-hopkins-movies-tcm/#comment-480772 DJ Olson Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:04:27 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15156#comment-480772 I'm glad to discover another Miriam Hopkins fan. She is perhaps the most underrated actress of Hollywood's Golden Age. As good as, if not better than, most of the other big names of that era. I'm glad to discover another Miriam Hopkins fan. She is perhaps the most underrated actress of Hollywood's Golden Age. As good as, if not better than, most of the other big names of that era.

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