1950 -- My Favorite Album, Song, Movie and TV Show (New Series) 

Thanks for watching.

Thanks. This series idea allowed me to work in some of my favorite films as well as records.

I have that album on CD and he does do a nice cover.

Thanks for watching. I like all of the movies you mentioned. I was going to include In A Lonely Place and later realized I did not have a physical copy of the movie. It has one of Bogart's best performances. You have some nice noirs listed and a nice adventure flick. I always liked Robert Newton as Long John Silver. I wanted to incorporate my love of film with this series. Take care.

Film noir is one of my favorite genres, so there may be some more ahead. I also love the jump blues/r&b shooters like Wynonie, Big Joe Turner and Roy Brown. Thanks for tuning in.

The Bing Crosby album originally came in that 4 45 boxset like the one you have for Xtabay. I had a set like that for a different Bing Crosby release but unfortunately sold it before I got back into vinyl. I do have some Phil Harris recordings on 78. I don't think I have that Phil Harris record. Thanks for watching and commenting.

It’s good to hear someone else who knows Yma Sumac. I didn’t know her the first time I saw Secret Of The Incas but now I enjoy seeing her in the movie. Percy Mayfield’s songs have been covered by a wide array of artists, from Thin Lizzy to Aretha Franklin but Ray Charles had the biggest hit with one of his songs. I’m not sure of the genesis of the War song and I think Sunset Boulevard is essential. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Sam. My dad was a big fan of Tennessee Ernie Ford's show and liked his music but I don't remember him playing it around the house. I think Jack Benny was ahead of his time and his comedy is timeless. I hope there will be some surprises.

My dad was a big fan of Tennessee Ernie Ford but never played much music in the house. He liked his TV show. I know that you are such a "young" guy but these picks were before my time as well, but I still appreciate them. Sunset Blvd is a must see.

Thanks for the compliment. This is going to be a fun project.

I went pretty far back for this series which should reveal some “golden oldies.” I will have fun with it and I hope others will too.

Thanks Jason. Those are good movies but I don't think that I have a physical copy of any of them. I did pick up some nice Disney DVD's at a thrift store the other day but not Cinderella.

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Thanks for the info. Both of those songs were covered by a lot of artists. I’m not sure if I have anything by Kitty or Maxine although I might have something on 78 by Maxine. I think that James Stewart may have appeared in more classic movies than anyone. Thanks for watching and commenting.

If you check your “blocked messages” tab you may find a link to Maxine singing that I sent you.

@@RandallWeaver Thanks Randy. I don't know why I didn't find your message. I found a video with an older Maxine singing the song with the Keith Ingham Sextet. Very good.

Thanks Gary. I thought I could incorporate two of my favorite passions in music and film. It's going to get harder in the years ahead I think. Take care.

Thanks Neil. I have been working on this for a while and have the first few years covered as far as my picks. I did try and think of something new by having the four categories. I think that all four of those movies are classics. I wanted to add In A Lonely Place but found that I did not have a physical copy. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and sharing your comments. Quite a few of the jump blues artists could be viewed as the precursors to rock and roll. A country artist or two may sneak in as well. Since I started in 1950, I had to leave out some of my favorite noirs. I thought I had In a Lonely Place but apparently I don’t. I may have it on VHS and most of those are boxed up. Billy Wilder was such a great writer and director and may appear again later. Josephine Hull was indeed a comedic gem. Take care.

@@RandyforRoyals Thanks, again.

Thanks Rich. I originally had In A Lonely Place on my list and found out that I don't have a copy. I thought I had a copy but it may have been on VHS and those are boxed up. Maybe one day when I move and have more room, I can bring those out. I love those three movies and obviously two were on my list. I look forward to our Monday video.

Oh well. I was such a fan of The Third Man I had to visit some of the shooting sites when I was in Vienna. We can't agree on everything. You did choose some fine Westerns and I am a big fan of the genre. I don't think that I have Caged in the collection and I'm not sure that I have seen it. I will have to add it to the list.

@@RandyforRoyals If you like I will share my review of The Third Man When I first posted it on a noir site I had to wear a flak jacket....lol...And we certainly all have our own taste, thank heaven. What a boring world this would be if we all thought the same.

@@willieluncheonette5843 Actually The Third Man is my third favorite movie of all time but I can take it if you want to share your review.

@@RandyforRoyals LOL....I'm sure you can take it. As I said, almost everyone loves this film and many have it as the greatest British film ever made. " Saw THE THIRD MAN yesterday for only the second time. Last viewing was maybe 35 years ago. For those of you who have not seen the film here is Wiki's synopsis--" The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The film is set in post-World War II Vienna. It centers on Holly Martins (Cotten) an American who is given a job in Vienna by his friend Harry Lime (Welles) but when Holly arrives in Vienna he gets the news that Lime is dead. Martins then meets with Lime's acquaintances in an attempt to investigate what he considers a suspicious death. This is quite a famous film and has received many accolades, including in 1999, the British Film Institute voting The Third Man the greatest British film of all time. In 2017 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine saw it ranked the second best British movie ever. On this film noir site it is almost universally praised. There's no denying the film takes you on an unforgettable trip. The Green story is complex, really making one think about the two main characters. Where do our sympathies lay--with one, the other, both, none? The acting is uniformly excellent and the dialog is very well written. High contrast cinematography by Robert Krasker on location in post war Vienna is outstanding, with of close-ups, mysterious glistening streets, ubiquitous shadows and intricate sewer labyrinths. (This print from ok.ru is terrific displaying Kasker's work) This brings me to the two problematic issues. The direction and the soundtrack. IMO the distorted dutch angle compositions are overdone. I realize they give emphasis to a cynical, uneasy post war Vienna, but when there's so many they lose their potency. IMO Welles handled these off kilter camera angles to better advantage than Reed, whom I think was obviously influenced by Orson. And yet there's no denying that The Third Man is a visual treat. The music. Aah....the famous zither soundtrack by Anton Karas which eventually became a best seller in both England and America. It is certainly an attention grabber in the film, too much so. It is disconcerting at times and way too protruding in two instances when the volume is jacked up. And yet, when the music returns in the truly wonderful last scene, it sounds just about perfect. (And thank heaven Greene relented to Reed and didn't use his preferred happy ending) Don't get me wrong. There is an unmistakable director's stamp on this movie and that I'm always in favor of. Visually it is striking, but is it everything and the kitchen sink striking? Here is a quote from the legendary American critic Manny Farber. "But it bears the usual foreign trademarks (pretentious camera, motorless design, self-conscious involvement with balloon hawker, prostitute, porter, belly dancer, tramp) over-elaborated to the point of being a monsterpiece. It uses such tiresome symbol-images as a door which swings with an irritating rhythm as though if had a will of its own; a tilted camera that leaves you feeling you have seen the film from a fetal position; fiendish composing in Vuillard’s spotty style, so that the screen crawls with patterns, textures, hulking shapes, a figure becoming less important than the moving ladder of shadow passing over it." All this I agree with to some extent, yet the film still stays in my mind. But will it resonate with me a week, a month or a year from now. That I don't know. It reminds me of when I was a kid playing in arcades. There was a game where you rolled a ball and tried to land it in holes that had different scores. If you got a good score you got coupons that you could redeem for gifts. I remember spending a lot of money to get a lot of coupons and excitedly going to redeem them. I would usually get a lighter or a key chain or something like that. I was very excited. Only later, when I got home I realized that I had probably spent $20 to get something worth $2. It was all the intoxicating excitement of the game as it went down. So for now, a few hours after seeing The Third Man, I've got mixed feelings"

Thanks Cristian. I am going a little farther back than most people are used to. Hopefully I can provide some surprises.

@@jamesgriffithsmusic It will get a little more difficult for television shows when I get to the era of streaming. I’m a big fan of jump blues and have quite a few records in the collection and Wynonie was one of the best. Alfred Hitchcock may be appearing several times in the series. My dad was a fan of Bing Crosby and I’ve kind of carried that over. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for stopping by. The three movies are indeed classics. I was glad that I was able to incorporate films in this series as I am a big movie fan as well. I know that there was a movie that came out in the 90's of The Cisco Kid and there was a movie in 1931. I can probably to a song link to the album.