(The scene: The Siren's living room, kids and Mr. C in bed. We just finished watching There's Always Tomorrow (Douglas Sirk, 1956)--we both loved it, of course.)
Me: I've seen Vinnie before. (William Reynolds, who plays Fred MacMurray's square-jawed, glowering son.) He reminds me of a lot of those '50s teen actors, like Troy Donahue and...
Mom: Tab Hunter.
Me: Him too. They all played similar types, good-looking...
Mom: Upright...
Me: It makes me appreciate Rock Hudson, he was different.
Mom: Oh yes, he broke the mold. (Pause) Of course, at the time we didn't know which mold he was breaking.
(Grateful hat-tip to Girish Shambu, who also watches Barbara Stanwyck movies with his mother, and who sent me the DVD. Other thoughts on There's Always Tomorrow may be found at Glenn Kenny's place.)
Me: I've seen Vinnie before. (William Reynolds, who plays Fred MacMurray's square-jawed, glowering son.) He reminds me of a lot of those '50s teen actors, like Troy Donahue and...
Mom: Tab Hunter.
Me: Him too. They all played similar types, good-looking...
Mom: Upright...
Me: It makes me appreciate Rock Hudson, he was different.
Mom: Oh yes, he broke the mold. (Pause) Of course, at the time we didn't know which mold he was breaking.
(Grateful hat-tip to Girish Shambu, who also watches Barbara Stanwyck movies with his mother, and who sent me the DVD. Other thoughts on There's Always Tomorrow may be found at Glenn Kenny's place.)
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