"Yes, who is this?" says Louise, via the silent film card (I have no idea what they're called...perhaps you could tell me? Handsome man [though no Harold Lloyd, via your avatar] who shaves with razors I also forgot the name of).
"This is Charley Chase," says the voice on the other line. "Want to drift off to obscurity with me??"
"Not on your life!" says Louise. And slams down the receiver. ;)
-- Yes. You're not the only one having fun with these! :) I've enjoyed seeing 'em in my updated blogs/reader thing, I also don't know the name of...
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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"Ring ring."
Louise Brooks answers phone.
"Yes, who is this?" says Louise, via the silent film card (I have no idea what they're called...perhaps you could tell me? Handsome man [though no Harold Lloyd, via your avatar] who shaves with razors I also forgot the name of).
"This is Charley Chase," says the voice on the other line. "Want to drift off to obscurity with me??"
"Not on your life!" says Louise. And slams down the receiver. ;)
-- Yes. You're not the only one having fun with these! :) I've enjoyed seeing 'em in my updated blogs/reader thing, I also don't know the name of...
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