The Take Two Blogathon - Strawberry Blonde is Better the Second Time Around

This is my entry in the Take Two Blogathon hosted by Hometowns to Hollywood. Click HERE for more remarkable remakes.Some films just don't get it quite right the first time around. Remake "Gone With the Wind"? Unthinkable. Remake "A Star is Born"? Maybe the perfect version is yet to be made. Biffs an... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Second TIme Around” revisited

It’s time for another look at Vincent Sherman‘s The Second Time Around (1961) and Timothy’s bad guy Bonner, here doing what bad guys do best. Turner Classic Movies will be showing this enjoyable Western comedy tomorrow, so check it out if you can. Fill in your details below or clic... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Second Time Around” revisited (4)

We head up the week with a shot from Vincent Sherman‘s amiable Western comedy The Second Time Around (1961) for the fourth or fifth time around on the blog. This one is another publicity still. Masked bad guy Bonner manhandles Lucretia Rogers (Debbie Reynolds), as Aggie Gates (Thelma Ritter) t... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Second Time Around” French lobby card

Today’s pic is an unusual one. It’s a French lobby card for Vincent Sherman‘s The Second Time Around (1961). The French title is La Farfelue de l’Arizona, which roughly translates to The Wacky Lady of Arizona. Okay then! Timothy, as bad guy Bonner, faces down Sheriff Burns (f... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Second Time Around” revisited (3)

Our first pic for the week checks back in with Vincent Sherman‘s The Second Time Around (1961), the amiable Western comedy starring Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest and Andy Griffith. Timothy appears as bad guy Bonner, looking menacing as he sucks on a cancer stick, dagger tattoo and all. I&#82... Read full article