tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post3740724073144108891..comments2024-02-25T01:29:54.175-05:00Comments on The Films in My Life - a personal journal of cinema: Ida Lupinokate gabriellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524340938024619737noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-86179680453081410892010-09-07T08:36:03.970-04:002010-09-07T08:36:03.970-04:00I'm still trying to imagine how her career mig...I'm still trying to imagine how her career might have changed had she indeed been cast as Alice (instead of Charlotte Henry) in the 1933 "Wonderland," particularly in light of what would instead be her first U.S. film, "Search For Beauty." Unless the idea had been to create a pre-Code Alice (think about <i>that</i> concept!), Ida likely would have been much too sexy for the role.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-17974558287433673532010-09-03T18:00:36.847-04:002010-09-03T18:00:36.847-04:00being a warner bros studio guy Ida is of course a ...being a warner bros studio guy Ida is of course a big fave of mine and i would put her in the same class as Bette, Olivia and Barbara for acting chops. she was so beautiful too *sigh* <br />a few other films well worth seeing for Ide's are Out of the Fog, The Hard Way and The Sea Wolf.<br />in some ways she is similar to Ann Sheridan....both got their start at paramount but really found their niche at Warner's, Ida of course being taken more seriously much sooner than Ann was. great post, nice to see all these write ups about Warner Bros studio players :)Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-23575662178363520212010-09-03T00:12:28.379-04:002010-09-03T00:12:28.379-04:00Oh and Kate--thanks for having me as a guest! I pr...Oh and Kate--thanks for having me as a guest! I pretty much did it because I wanted to see what your Ida art would look like, and I was not disappointed. I love the moods you capture in these great photo/overlay things you create. This picture is the soul of Ida :-)KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-90984940706890238472010-09-03T00:10:42.755-04:002010-09-03T00:10:42.755-04:00Raquelle--Oh you are so lucky to be able to see al...Raquelle--Oh you are so lucky to be able to see all those Lupino flicks for the first time. You've got to watch Road House; I think you'd like it. It does sadden me to think how Ida struggled in her later years, but I hope she truly did find contentment in the end.<br /><br />Millie--Thanks! I'm the opposite, I need to see more of Lupino's TV work. I'm dying to see that Wild Wild West ep. now!<br /><br />South Loop Connection--I've still got to see the Hard Way. I think I might have it on my ClassicFlix queue somewhere. . .<br /><br />Cliff--I love the raw energy she had in her Warner's days. Even when she was relatively subdued, like in High Sierra--she was still so vivid.<br /><br />Jean--Thanks, and I love your Ida blog too! I wrote the first version of this post years ago for another site. At the time, there was some dispute as to what her true age was. Her biographies were split between 1914 and 1918. I did some digging though--and it looks like 1918 has now been proven as the true date. So it wasn't quite a typo--but thanks for the update!<br /><br />Panavia--I think Ida showed her vulnerability more freely than Stanwyck, but it seems that under the skin these two women were very similar: tough, smart and warm-hearted.<br /><br />Mecurie--Thanks! I'd love to read your Ida post. I'll have to come by and take a look.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-754353439079150162010-09-02T22:31:37.499-04:002010-09-02T22:31:37.499-04:00A great post, K.C.! Ida Lupino was a remarkable wo...A great post, K.C.! Ida Lupino was a remarkable woman. I was always amazed by the fact that not only she was a great actress, but one of the earliest female directors as well (I even wrote a post on that subject)!Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-89184995261484509172010-09-02T18:54:37.675-04:002010-09-02T18:54:37.675-04:00An Ida Lupino film is always worth watching. She i...An Ida Lupino film is always worth watching. She is always intriguing, very pretty and not conventional looking at all. She was versatile and adaptable. Grand lady. Kind of like Stanwyck.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-92175117632697873402010-09-02T18:21:03.458-04:002010-09-02T18:21:03.458-04:00This post is FANTASTIC! :) Very well written, and ...This post is FANTASTIC! :) Very well written, and I love the artwork!<br /><br />Also, this may have just been a typo, but Ida was born in 1918, not 1914.<br /><br />I like the way Millie described her "a brilliant person". I completely agree!Jean Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946708463034019345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-41334661548045929602010-09-02T16:39:02.974-04:002010-09-02T16:39:02.974-04:00Great post, KC, and fantastic art, Kate!
Ida'...Great post, KC, and fantastic art, Kate!<br /><br />Ida's a personal favorite, love her mini-run of They Drive By Night, High Sierra, Sea Wolf, and Out of the Fog when she really got going at Warner's. What a talent, and what a multi-faceted career!Cliff Alipertihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791559437928473638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-32488073338453295412010-09-02T14:57:42.131-04:002010-09-02T14:57:42.131-04:00Nice post, Kate. I love Ida and agree with everyth...Nice post, Kate. I love Ida and agree with everything you've written. I love her performance in "The Hard Way." She's terrific.Stephen Reginaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050782148081105899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-45793271361914382862010-09-02T14:13:09.020-04:002010-09-02T14:13:09.020-04:00I LOVE THIS POST!
Ida was such a brilliant person...I LOVE THIS POST!<br /><br />Ida was such a brilliant person.<br /><br />I've seen her more in TV than films, but I get SO excited to see her name in the credits; whether as actor or director.<br /><br />I was watching a Fugitive episode just the other day that was "directed by Ida Lupino".<br /><br />I must say though, my FAVORITE role of her's has GOT to be in Wild Wild West! Haha! She's plays an evil Dr. Frankenstein-type scientist trying to kill President Grant. BRILLIANCE.<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />And Kate, THE ART IS AMAZING!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562702535170134885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952132016236201534.post-57227412886747466522010-09-02T09:00:22.222-04:002010-09-02T09:00:22.222-04:00I just watched my very first Ida Lupino film last ...I just watched my very first Ida Lupino film last night: On Dangerous Ground. So this seems perfectly timed in my life as I'm developing an interest in her. Great artwork Kate and great post KC!<br /><br />The paragraph about her struggling to find happiness in her later years makes me so sad. At least she fought for happiness instead of giving into misery. That's admirable to say the least.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.com