I had a nice weekend, sort of.
I had no pain, so there was THAT. I did take more than my normal ration of naps, though.
And I cleared my DVR cache, including the watching of two rather entertaining motion pictures:
"Toys in the Attic" isn't exactly a classic motion picture, but it has a splendid performance by Wendy Hiller, a scenery-chewing performance by Geraldine Fitzgerald, and some good supporting performances including top-billed Dean Martin (but hardly the "star" part), Yvette Mimeux (at her long-blond-haired loveliest) and Gene Tierney (looking rather striking, IMO). Topping it off, though, was a very atmospheric and lovely George Duning score.
"Panama Hattie" was a sheer delight, although it wasn't intended to be a top-drawer MGM musical. In excellent black-and-white, this film starred Red Skelton and Ann Sothern (Sothern clearly the star but not top-billed), with some sterling supporting characters including Rags Ragland, Virginia O'Brien, Lena Horne (for the specialty numbers) and a very young, very dashing Dan Dailey (before he became a big Fox ego). Everyone had "numbers" -- Sothern, O'Brien, Horne, Skelton, etc. Cole Porter was the composer of note. Other MGM music department talents also lent songwriting support, including Roger Edens. It was great fun and lasted 79 minutes. If only ALL movies could at least be as entertaining.
