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It’s always fun seeing how movies are made! Here’s a peek at the making of “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” — and it’s utterly delightful. There’s a movie in here somewhere. Enjoy your lunch.
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I thought I’d seen everything, particularly after last night, until I woke up to find that Chexydecimal’s former London Bureau Chief Andy had unearthed this terrifyingly amusing TV fossil and Bette Davis treasure… an unaired 1965 sitcom pilot, “The Decorator.” What?!
Aaron Spelling (deceased TV producer, giant house builder and father of Tori) once had the brainstorm to stick Bette Davis into a sitcom. Hilarious. Too bad they forgot to add a catchy theme song. It’s amusing enough just watching her smoke.
What if Margo Channing were a broke decorator and lived with character actress Mary Wickes as her “maid”? People would talk, but apparently, they figured people wouldn’t watch — it never aired. Ed Begley Sr. plays a yelling Oklahoma oilman. Writer Mart Crowley went on to pen “The Boys in the Band.”
All three parts are posted here for your convenience. Fasten your seat belts.
Part two starts off a little wonky. Here comes Margo.
Part three… I thought sure she’d murder the kid. The ending is eerily similar to the end of “Baby Jane,” made in ’62.
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in Chexy's Sunday Funnies, can you believe it?, legal, legends, little known facts, london bureau chief andy, oddities, oh the horror, pearl clutch, ya gotta love itA really disturbing clip from 1977′s variety show, “The Brady Bunch Hour.” Yes, that’s Robert Reed in a dress, but I prefer what Florence Henderson is wearing.
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From 1933′s “International House,” here’s Cab Calloway with “Reefer Man.”
TY Jakey
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The great Harold Lloyd in “Safety Last.” 1923.
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In celebration of Black History Month, here’s an excerpt from a documentary made by 11th grade students, covering the work of Miller and Lyles, and Stepin Fetchit.
In an earlier lifetime of your Chexy, I had the privilege of working with the daughter of Flournoy Miller, jazz harpist Olivette Miller, editing the screenplay she wrote about her father’s career.
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“Food Fight” from Stefan Nadelman. “An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.”
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Here’s some lovely 1950s cartoon propaganda… “The Atom”!
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in Chexy's Sunday Funnies, animation, stuff I like, whateverSeventy-five years before “Avatar,” there was Betty Boop.
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The Ross Sisters, Aggie, Elmira and Maggie — with Solid Potato Salad.
ty Marcus
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--Jimmy Buffett
