Danny Kaye Movies-Best to Worst-With Adjusted Box Office Results/Grosses
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Part One: Danny Kaye.
This Danny Kaye hub comes from a request by Barbsbitsnpieces. When looking up Danny Kaye's movie career I quickly realized that he had only appeared in 17 movies. So instead of having a very short hub, I decided to include Grace Kelly in the hub. Grace Kelly only appeared in 11 movies during her short but awesome career.
Part One: Danny Kaye.
1. Danny Kaye(1913-1987) was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn.
2. Danny Kaye left school at the age 13, to work and perform at resorts in the Catskills Mountains.
3. Danny Kaye made his Broadway debut in 1939. In 1941 while performing in the musical, Lady in the Dark, he was noticed by agents and production companies. After a two year courtship, Danny Kaye signed with Samuel Goldwyn and started his movie career.
4. Danny Kaye's first movie was 1944's Up in Arms. Up in Arms was a very successful movie and started a nice 15 year run that would produce some major hits for Kaye. Some of these hits were 1946's The Kid From Brooklyn, 1947's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1952's Hans Christian Andersen and 1954's White Christmas.
5. Danny Kaye was never nominated for an Oscar®. He did however receive 4 Golden Globe® nominations during his movie career. He won the Golden Globe® for Best Actor twice in his career...for 1951's On the Riviera and 1958's Me and the Colonel. In 1982 Danny Kaye did however receive a Honorary Oscar®.
6. Danny Kaye was the first ambassador-at-large for UNICEF. Kaye worked tirelessly for UNICEF.
7. Danny Kaye was married one time in his life. He married Sylvia Fine in 1940. They would later become estranged but never filed for divorce. In 1946, their daughter Dena was born. Dena is Danny Kaye's only child.
8. Danny Kaye was one of the original owners of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. Danny Kaye was an accomplished pilot. He was rated to fly multi-engine planes including the big 747 jets.
For an excellent companion piece to this hub check out Rusticliving's excellent Danny Kaye hub here: Danny Kaye's Life Is A Great Big Canvas
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in 1954's White Christmas...his biggest box office hit and his 5th best movie according to critics and audiences.
Danny Kaye's Top 5 Box Office Hits and Danny Kaye's Top 5 According to Critics and Audiences.
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (mil)
| Co-Stars
| Rank Movie Year
| Critics Audience Rating
| Co-Stars
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 White Christmas (1954)
| 456.30 million
| Bing Crosby
| #1 The Court Jester (1956)
| 86%
| Basil Rathbone
| |
#2 The Kid From Brooklyn (1946)
| 199.50 million
| Virginia Mayo
| #2 Wonder Man (1945)
| 83%
| Virginia Mayo
| |
#3 Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
| 190.80 million
| Farley Granger
| #3 The Five Pennies (1959)
| 80%
| Louis Armstrong
| |
#4 Up In Arms (1944)
| 182.80 million
| Dana Andrews
| #4 The Inspector General (1949)
| 78%
| Walter Slezak
| |
#5 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
| 160.60 million
| Virginia Mayo
| #5 White Christmas (1954)
| 78%
| Bing Crosby
|
Danny Kaye in 1952's Han Christian Andersen...his number one movie according Movie Score.
Danny Kaye's 17 Movies ranked by Movie Score. Movie Score is box office results + critical reception + award recognition. Perfect score would be 100.
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Rating
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
| Variety Box Office Rank for Year
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st
| Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
| 190.80
| 69.38
| 74%
| 06 / 00
| #6 movie of 1952
|
2nd
| White Christmas (1954)
| 456.30
| 67.89
| 78%
| 01 / 00
| Top Grosser of 1954
|
3rd
| The Kid From Brooklyn (1946)
| 199.50
| 64.91
| 72%
| 00 / 00
| #15 movie of 1946
|
4th
| Up In Arms (1944)
| 182.80
| 62.61
| 71%
| 02 / 00
| #12 movie of 1944
|
5th
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
| 160.60
| 58.54
| 76%
| 00 / 00
| #25 movie of 1947
|
6th
| Wonder Man (1945)
| 128.80
| 58.02
| 83%
| 04 / 01
| Not in Top 20 of 1945
|
7th
| Knock on Wood (1954)
| 144.70
| 53.52
| 69%
| 01 / 00
| #21 movie of 1954
|
8th
| The Five Pennies (1959)
| 80.30
| 47.07
| 80%
| 04 / 00
| #27 movie of 1959
|
9th
| The Court Jester (1956)
| 70.00
| 45.97
| 86%
| 00 / 00
| #39 movie of 1956
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Rating
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
| Variety Box Office Rank for Year
|
10th
| On the Riviera (1951)
| 87.40
| 45.70
| 67%
| 02 / 00
| #22 movie of 1951
|
11th
| The Inspector General (1949)
| 89.80
| 45.25
| 78%
| 00 / 00
| #38 movie of 1949
|
12th
| A Song Is Born (1948)
| 104.90
| 41.79
| 60%
| 00 / 00
| #45 movie of 1948
|
13th
| Me and the Colonel (1958)
| 35.00
| 34.82
| 67%
| 00 / 00
| #67 movie of 1958
|
14th
| Merry Andrew (1958)
| 39.00
| 33.34
| 73%
| 00 / 00
| #62 movie of 1958
|
15th
| On the Double (1961)
| 39.00
| 28.79
| 60%
| 00 / 00
| #55 movie of 1961
|
16th
| The Man From The Diner's Club (1963)
| 15.10
| 19.98
| 49%
| 00 / 00
| Not in Top 77 of 1963
|
17th
| The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
| 10.30
| 15.87
| 40%
| 00 / 00
| Not in Top 89 of 1969
|
Part Two: Grace Kelly.
1. Grace Patricia Kelly(1929-1982) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2. After some successful television appearances, Grace Kelly appeared in her first movie.... 1951's Fourteen Hours. Although her performance in Fourteen Hours did not get much notice, she did attract the atttention of producer Stanley Kramer. Kramer hired Grace Kelly for the classic western, 1952's High Noon which won Gary Cooper his second Oscar®.
3. After High Noon's success, Grace Kelly became a hot commodity in Hollywood. Over the next 4 years she would appear in 9 more movies. Her third movie was 1953's Mogambo with Clark Gable. Kelly would receive her first Oscar® nomination for Mogambo.
4. 1954 was a huge year for Grace Kelly as she made 5 of her 11 movies that year. First up was the her first of three movies with Alfred Hitchcock....Dial M For Murder. After Dial M For Murder....Hitchcock and Kelly moved to Rear Window. Rear Window is one of the best movies ever made. After Rear Window, Grace Kelly filmed The Country Girl starring Bing Crosby and William Holden. Kelly would win the Oscar® for Best Actress for her Country Girl role. Her fourth movie was the forgotten Green Fire, but her fifth movie of 1954 would reunite her with William Holden in the blockbuster The Bridges at Toko-Ri.
5. In 1955 she would only make one movie, but it was the classic film, To Catch A Thief. To Catch A Thief was her third movie with Alfred Hitchcock as the director but her first and only time she co-starred with Cary Grant. To Catch A Thief is my favorite Grace Kelly movie, although Rear Window is pretty close as well.
6. In 1956 she would make her last two movies...The Swan....and her final movie High Society which co-starred Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra....and then her movie career was over....so what happened?
7. What happened was Prince Rainier III of Morocco. After a secret courtship that started at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly fell in love and became engaged. On April 4, 1956 they got married and thus Grace Kelly's movie career came to an immediate halt. Princess Grace had three children with Prince Rainier....those child were Princess Caroline, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie.
8. In 1981 Prince Rainier and Princess Grace celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. In 1982 Princess Grace while driving a car, had a stroke and crashed the car. The combination of the car crash and the stroke proved to be too much to overcome. She passed away at the age 52, one day before she would have turned 53.
Grace Kelly and James Stewart in 1954's Rear Window....her biggest box office hit and her best movie according to critics and audiences.
Grace Kelly's Top 5 Box Office Hits and Grace Kelly's Top 5 According to Critics and Audiences
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office
| Co-Stars
| Rank Movie Year
| Critics Audience Voting
| Co-Stars
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 Rear Window (1954)
| 272.90 million
| James Stewart
| #1 Rear Window (1954)
| 94%
| James Stewart
| |
#2 The Country Girl (1954)
| 247.20 million
| William Holden
| #2 To Catch A Thief (1955)
| 84%
| Cary Grant
| |
#3 The Bridges of Toko-Ri (1954)
| 190.00 million
| William Holden
| #3 Dial M for Murder (1954)
| 83%
| Ray Milland
| |
#4 High Society (1956)
| 183.60 million
| Frank Sinatra
| #4 High Noon (1952)
| 82%
| Gary Cooper
| |
#5 To Catch A Thief (1955)
| 151.00 million
| Cary Grant
| #5 Fourteen Hours (1951)
| 78%
| Richard Basehart
|
William Holden, Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby star in 1954's The Country Girl.....her number one movie according to Movie Score.
Grace Kelly's 11 Movies ranked by Movie Score. Movie Score is box office results + critical reception + award recognition. Perfect score would be 100.
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Rating
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
| Variety Box Office Rank for Year
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st
| The Country Girl (1954)
| 247.20
| 85.44
| 77%
| 07 / 02
| #6 movie of 1955
|
2nd
| Rear Window (1954)
| 372.90
| 75.30
| 94%
| 04 / 00
| #5 movie of 1954
|
3rd
| The Bridges of Toko-Ri (1954)
| 190.00
| 65.75
| 73%
| 02 / 01
| #15 movie of 1955
|
4th
| High Society (1956)
| 183.60
| 63.81
| 74%
| 02 / 00
| #4 movie of 1956
|
5th
| To Catch A Thief (1955)
| 151.00
| 62.62
| 85%
| 03 / 01
| #20 movie of 1955
|
6th
| Mogambo (1953)
| 136.70
| 60.84
| 68%
| 02 / 00
| #8 movie of 1953
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Critics Audience Rating
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
| Variety Box Office Rank for Year
|
7th
| Dial M for Murder (1954)
| 132.80
| 55.84
| 84%
| 00 / 00
| #32 movie of 1954
|
8th
| High Noon (1952)
| 108.10
| 52.56
| 82%
| 00 / 00
| #8 movie of 1952
|
9th
| The Swan (1956)
| 60.40
| 34.29
| 64%
| 00 / 00
| #53 movie of 1956
|
10th
| Fourteen Hours (1951)
| 24.60
| 32.81
| 78%
| 01 / 00
| Not in Top 56 movies of 1951
|
11th
| Green Fire (1954)
| 72.30
| 30.20
| 45%
| 00 / 00
| #66 movie of 1954
|
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I got shotgun!!! lol Fantastic hub about Danny and Grace! I like the way you did a combo hub for them. My mom was a Grace Kelly fan which carried over to me. Unfortunately her untimely tragic death took her away to soon but she's never been forgotten. I'm more a fan of her princess life then actress life. She would be a proud mama of her kids. "Do you have any Prince Albert in a can?" I hope you know that joke cogerson, it's been a grocery prank for years! Danny Kaye always made me LOL! Excellent hub! Thanks for the smiles :))
Danny Kaye in The Five Pennies was a favorite of mine for him...White Christmas was good too but I am not a fan of Bing Crosby based on how he treated his sons. Grace Kelly was good - To Catch A Thief and Dial M For Murder are my favorite movies of hers. GREAT HUB COGERSON - it was good you combined these two.
Woohoo a double bill! :)
Excellent work Conanson, lots of facts here I didn't know about these two dead people (ooh that was nasty).
Me dad was a big Danny Kaye fan, I liked him too but Bob Hope and Groucho Marx was more my type of comedy.
I've seen 7 of the 17 Danny Kaye films you've listed, I must have seen more when I was younger just can't remember them.
Hawkins: Did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
My favourite Danny Kaye film is The Court Jester which is far too low on your moviescore Bruce! It's the critics favourite. I bought it on DVD. A wonderful comedy and the great Basil Rathbone plays the villain.
Other favourites are White Christmas and Wonder Man.
Gorgeous Grace Kelly, Hitchcock was besotted with her and who can blame him? She starred in three of his movies. My favourite being Rear Window, one of Hitch's greatest films.
High Noon is a classic western. I've seen 8 of her films but I've never seen Country Girl, I'll have to seek it out.
My feelings on her being a princess is that she might still be alive if she had stayed in Hollywood. Dead at 53, tragic.
Voted Up, Interesting and Useful.
Great hub you did a great job....you are the man....lol.
Bing Crosy, James Stewart, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant - It is so odd for me to see Bing Crosby at the top of this list of leading men 'Co-stars'. I don't think I have seen The Country Girl, so I will have to keep an eye out for it.
Did I mention, Great hub you did a great job....you are the man....lol.
Again a great hub, Cogerson. I'm from Denmark & I remember reading that Mr. Kaye, while promoting "Hans Christian Andersen" in Denmark, caused quite a stir because he got into the author's bed in the Hans Christian Andersen museum. A lot of people over here found that disrespectful. Much later, i think it was the early eighties, he was knighted by Her Royal Majesty, The Queen of Denmark. Funny story.
Thanks for riding shotgun Sunshine625...Grace Kelly was stunningly beautiful...everything you would think a princess should be...such a sad ending...she was a movie star for 5 years and a princess for 26 years...so she has much more to celebrate as a princess than as an actress....but she did both so well.
Danny Kaye is someone who has a great entertaining people....his movies might not have been too serious but they made people laugh....and during World War II people needed something to laugh about...thanks for your comments...they are always appreciated.
PS Of course I remember the Prince Albert in a can joke classic stuff.
Hey BERN1960...I was glad to see Five Pennies ending up in his Top 10....sometimes the movies you really like seem to end up near the bottom of the Movie Score table....Five Pennies was his last good movie he made.
Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock made a great team....I have read that Hitchcock was privately very upset when she left Hollywood....he had a thing for blondes...and Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren took her roles but never her place. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Steve...I am right there with you about seeing more of Danny Kaye movies when I was younger...I just can't remember which ones I watched. I read when researching the hub that the line you quoted about "Did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?" was quoted back to Kay at least 3 times a day by people....even in the 1980s...now that is making a mark in history.
As for The Court Jester...it is number one according to critics and audience....so it gets some love on that table....box office killed it on the Movie Score table...finishing 39th for the year did not help that...do you know what movie finished 39th in 2010? The answer is Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time. So what is my point?....I don't know...I just like throwing out trivia sometimes.
As for Grace Kelly I think she was easily the prettiest actress going during that time span....even prettier than Monroe....her timing was almost perfect....we have no movie images of her getting older...so she remains beautiful forever. I think you will like The Country Girl....it is nothing like you expect it to be....and she is awesome. And finally once again you have seen more classics than I have....before I found you and Flora on hub pages...I thought I was a classic expert....I beginning to think my rank is closer to be an average classic movie watcher...as always your comments are greatly appreciated.
My grandmother loved both of these actors, but Danny Kaye especially. I am glad to see someone mention the poison pellet speech, I remember my grandmother saying that so fast, it brings a smile to my face. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Hey mckbirdbks...thanks for stopping by...I think Bing Crosby is very underrated....everybody remembers his singing...but for a 30 year time span he was one of the biggest movies stars out there. I appreciate your compliment...I could not have said it better myself....lol.
Hey gunnarsrud17 ...thanks for sharing that story about Danny Kaye....I am thinking they forgave him if the Queen made him a knight...lol. But then again they did wait almost 30 years to give him that honor....maybe it took that much time to forgive him....lol. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey KellyE....I am glad that Danny Kaye gave you and your grandmother such nice memories....and I am glad this hub helped remember those memories...thanks for sharing that information about your grandmother.
I agree with the first commenter thoroughly..my tribute to the golden age of Hollywood actors and actresses seem to be by watching documentaries of their life stories and the impact they made on the industry.;)
Hey Mentalist acer....I think that first commenter is very smart...lol. Some of the documentaries out there do a great job of showing their impact. I always think it is great when people talk about what the actor/actress mean to them ...either through favorite movies or a memory of a family member.....that is a lasting impact.
For the purposes of clarity since I like to list films I've seen I will post separate comments on Kaye and Kelly, instead of talking about them in one comment post.
DANNY KAYE:
I have seen seven of his films at 41%-thought I'd seen 6 of them but had forgotten about A Song Is Born. As fabulous as White Christmas is, it is not my favourite. Hands down, that is The Court's Jester. I could watch it several times in a row and not tire it. As one might expect, my favourite scene is the one where he is trying to remember out loud which vessel has the poison.
I have seen 3 of Danny's top 5 by critics score-I've not seen Hans Christian Anderson or Up in Arms yet. the same is true of his top 5 movie score hits.
The highest movie score film I've seen is #2-White Christmas. The lowest movie score film I've seen is #14-Merry andrew.
I have to say that I enjoy all of his movies I've seen and have seem most of them multiple times. I do not think he ever gave a bad performance.
In movie score order, here are the films I have seen:
White Christmas
The Kid From Brooklyn
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty-halarious. I saw this paired with the Court Jester on TCM one evening. Great pairing.
The Five Pennies-a musical biography from the Big Band era
The Court Jester
A Song is Born
Merry Andrew-rather odd story combining Archeology digging with an inept professor
I've seen another version of Hans Christian Anderson. But I'm sure I'll love Kaye's version. Reading up on the plot of his films, I'd have to say that highest on my to-see list is The Inspector General
Cogerson's MOM-I've never been a big fan of Crosby for the same reason, but I find because he is a great singer I am able to separate the artist from the private person, at least while he is singing. I find that I am least able to do that when I don't find the person talented.
GRACE KELLY:
I have seen ten of her films as well as a TV movie she made, the only one that is still on film (live television tended to recycle tapes in the beginning)-91% of her big screen films.
The one movie I haven't seen yet is Green Fire with Stewart Granger. Since that airs on TCM from time to time, I don't have to worry about trying to find it.
Of course, you know I am a Hitchcock fan and I think I've mentioned on hubpages before that my favourite Hitch film is Rear window. So yes, this is my favourite Grace Kelly film. It was my first Hitch film-I saw it in honour of Raymond Burr when he died as this was his only big screen credit he was proud of making and I am a burr fan. Before seeing that film, I though that Hitch was a horror film director because I'd only seen clips of The Birds and Psycho and had been therefor avoiding him. I saw it on the big screen in Vancouver during an anniversary year of its release. So far, it is the only Hitch film I've seen on the big screen.
My order of preference for her Hitch films-as if I do not love them all are:
Rear Window
Dial m For murder
To catch a Thief
Here is my order for her other films I've seen (based on enjoyment, Not how well the film is made):
The Swan-recently saw this for the first time. Guiness is perfect.
High Noon-yes, I'm listing a western near the top of my favourites
High Society-oh, a musical, big surprise being near the top
Fourteen Hours-a small role here in an excellent thriller about whether or not Richard Basehart will jump off the window ledge or can be coaxed to keep living
Mogambo-great seeing her and Gardner with Gable, although I prefer his original version of the movie
The Bridges of Toko-Ri-sad ending to a tight war film
The Country Girl-I think she was always blamed for taking the Oscar from Judy Garland for A Star Is Born, even though she was responsible for the voting.
Hey Flora...thanks for checking out my Danny Kaye hub. It almost sounds like you and Steve Lensman have the same opinion on Danny Kaye....both of you have seen the same amount of films...and both highly recommend The Court Jester....so The Court Jester is going on the list of movies to watch....They Were Expendable was just watched so I have room for The Court Jester.
I do not think I have watched a Danny Kaye movie in the last 25 years...since I left my house....as my mom seemed to watch White Christmas...even though she now claims not to like Bing Crosby...that movie got lots of play on our VHS machine.
Well I bow to your classic movie watching history...you have once again more than tripled the number that I have watched....but I will find The Court Jester soon.
As for my mother and Bing Crosby....I have repeatedly told her that not all the Crosby kids thought their dad was so bad....his oldest son, Gary, wrote a tell all book that most of the other kids say is not true.....I guess we will never know the truth as both Bing and Gary are long gone.
I will be including Crosby in my poem series. I think my reaction to Crosby is a great example, regardless of what really happened, of how my reaction to famous people is actually based on talent rather than anything else. My problem with stars of today isn't that I'm jealous of their fame or anything else -and who would want to have no privacy in this age, anyway, but the fact that so many people are famous for just being famous-any reality tv star. I'm glad they aren't allowed to be on the Walk of Fame for that.
Thus when I complain that I wish Justin Beiber wasn't Canadian, it really is because I think he has no talent. yuck.
Hello Cogerson - Hello Flora - this is Cogerson's Mother. No, I still do not like Bing Crosby from all I heard about the way he treated his first family (sons). I did hear that his second wife would not allow it. Glad to hear you agree Flora - my son does not. Yes, I have watched White Christmas many times - that is a good movie in all...My son has given me many singing toys at Christmas - I now have nine and Bing Crosby is one of them. He is dressed in the Santa Claus outfit and sings White Christmas. Also have Dean Martin dressed in a tux. Also have two singing snowmen and one goes up and down and then one says the sun is coming out and "I AM MELTING" when he goes down for the last time. It is really neat. LOVE YOU COGERSON...THANKS FOR REMARKING ON MY REMARKS REGARDING BING CROSBY FLORA. KEEP ON TRUCKING BRUCE.
Hey Flora, interesting story about how you became such a big Hitchcock fan. I have never seen a Hitchcock film on the big screen.....they used to do classic movies at one of the theaters around here...but they stopped many moons ago. 10 out 11 is pretty good....you should check out Green Fire if only to be able say you have seen all her movies.
Looking at your ranking...I have no issues with the Hitchcock movies taking all the medal spots.....but to have The Country Girl all the way on the bottom....she is awesome in that movie....and does not use her great looks at all.....you should have it at least at #9....lol. I think the two movies from her career I want to see are The Swan and Mogambo...I have seen Mogambo in many places...but I do not think I have ever seen The Swan ever....not on VHS, BETA, DVD, laserdisc, or Blu-Ray. I just recently watched The Bridges of Toko-Ri....and you are 100% correct a sad but pretty accurate ending...I thought Holden and Rooney would make it out of that ditch.
And finally I am stunned that a western makes the Top 5 while a musical can not make the Top 5...who would have figured that...thanks as always for your awesome comments.
If I were to base my list on quality I could not give a list at all-this is a list of how often I see the movies each year. The Country Girl is a great film but not a favourite. Kelly did not make any bad movies. Even Green Fire that does not get great ratings is at worst, okay, and I do want to see it.
oh, and about High Noon, western it may be but it has always struck me as a suspense film.
Hey Flora, well I look forward to your Bing Crosby lyrical poem....even if my mother does not....although I know she loves his music. As for Justin Beiber he is a proud canuck....lol. I actually saw Beiber on CSI last year...he should stick to singing.
Hey BERN1960/Mom....you are only siding with Flora because she is in Canada....I see that Christmas Bing always comes out of the closet every Christmas...so I think you like him more than you think.
Thanks for the update....High Noon is a great movie...the western part is not that important to the plot....a man standing alone and doing what he thinks is correct.....as for Country Girl...I thought you were saying that it was her worst movie..I have been trying to talk Steve Lensman into watching it since I published my Bing Crosby hub. And finally I agree Grace Kelly never made a bad movie.
yes! He was fine when he was singing. Then he decided he wanted to act...
re: The country Girl-I do not watch tragic story lines often. Too sad.
A great hub, as usual, Cogerson. I'm a big fan of both Danny Kaye and Grace Kelly. I've seen nearly all the movies you mention -- and they're all terrific. Those were the days. In view of the comments, I must say that Bing Crosby has been much maligned following his death, but aside from being a strict, absentee father, with his first family he was a good man. Even his son, Gary, acknowledged he exaggerated about his father in his book, "Going My Own Way, which he wrote (after Bing's death) when he needed money for his wayward ways." Bing was a great talent and should be given credit for his long and successful career -- as well as being the best popular singer in history.
Hey, a two-for-one.
I've seen most of Danny Kaye's films. As a kid, he was one of my favorites. He was so silly. I later moved on to other comedians who I preferred but as boy, I thought he was great. I think my two favorite films of his were "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and 'Hans Christian Anderson" (Any accurate scenes in that film were purely coincidental because the story was a total fabrication, but it was fun anyway.) I really enjoyed the films he made with Virgina Mayo, who was such a great beauty in her day.
As for Grace Kelly, she was another great beauty and the epitome of class and (no pun intended) grace. She was sexy without being obvious about it. I loved her Hitchcock films, especially "Rear Window" and "To Catch a Theif".
And go easy on Bing everyone. Most of the people who knew him disagreed with Gary's book. Gary obviously had some issues with his dad that he vented through his book, but he retracted most of them later. It's too bad the whole thing soured Bing's reputation.
Rob
Hey Flora...I understand you about The Country Girl....it is an excellent film...I have only watched it one time...and I do not see watching again anytime soon.....it is good but not a movie that requires repeated viewings.
Always good to see you William F. Torpey. I have been trying to defend Mr. Crosby....the fact that he has attracted this much attention on a Kelly/Kaye is very interesting to me. Granted he was in 3 of the 28 movies listed in the hub....including Grace Kelly's best movie and Danny Kaye's 2nd best movie....maybe Bing had something to do with the success of those movies.
Thanks for bring your expertise to this subject...your comment is greatly appreciated.
Hey Rob....I remember watching Danny Kaye movies as a kid...but as an adult I can't seem to remember which ones I watched. I was very surprised that during his long career that he was only in 17 movies....but boy did he make those 17 count. As for Virginia Mayo, I think they made three movies together and they were all very successful....and I agree she was a great beauty back then.
Also I agree that Grace Kelly's Hitchcock movies are her best movies. I can watch Rear Window and To Catch A Thief many times a year....and if I see it on tv...both movies can suck me in...no matter how short of time since I saw the movie last.
And finally I agree much more with you about Bing...his reputation has taken a beating over the years....which is sad because of his disagreement with one of his many kids. As always your comments are great appreciated.
Oh, and regarding my not having High Society in my top 5. You might remember in my hub on Louis Armstrong music I mentioned in the comments that High Society and The Glenn Miller story are my favourite Armstrong movies.
And I know you won't like this, but being that I love music and the artists involved I prefer High society to The Philidelphia Story-if you gave me a choice of watching one over the other I will always choose High Society
Have you heard? It's in the stars
Next July we collide with Mars.
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
Classic musical, and young Grace Kelly is gorgeousity itself.
Hey Flora....I can understand your thinking on High Society and The Philadelphia Story.....I like the The Philadelphia Story more...but it is not a movie I put in the DVD very often....if I am in a Cary Grant mood....Charade or Father Goose or His Girl Friday also get picked first. I am sure the music in High Society provides lots of pleasure for you.
Hey Steve....I must admit your comment has gone over my head....if it is lines from a movie I have no idea which movie it is from....if you are saying the end of the world is coming because the Mayan calender is running out....then I agree it has been a swell party. Thanks for stopping by.
Hhahahahahahaha, Cogerson! As if you can't guess he is quoting a High Society song. Crosby and Sinatra sing it at Kelly's engagement party while they raid the bar in the library...
Hey Bruce, Flora will tell you those were lyrics from the song Well Did you Evah? from High Society. Sung by Bing Sinatra and Frank Crosby, you obviously haven't seen the film in a while. :)
hahaha she beat me to it
Hey Flora and Steve....I saw High Society one time.... at that was about 25 years ago....I watched it so I could compare the movie to The Philadelphia Story. I figured it probably was from High Society...but I was not sure.....but now I know. Thanks for the information and the trivia.
Twenty-five years ago! You need to see it again when it comes on TCM -the Cole Porter score is fabulous
I agree Flora...the only the list of movie to watch has grown so fast over the last 9 months(since I started writing movie hubs)....I wonder when I will get the chance to rewatch ones that I have already seen....ah the joys of being a movie lover...so many movies and not enough time.
Great hub! Danny Kaye is an awesome actor that doesn't always get his fair share of recognition, White Christmas is one of my all time favorite movies! Grace Kelly was so beautiful and I loved her in Rear Window, another one of my favorite movies.
Thanks for stopping by BWD316....I agree with both of your comments...Kaye does not get enough credit and Grace Kelly was very beautiful...I can not believe the photo of her in the pool is almost 60 years old. Thanks for the comments...they are great appreciated.
re: steve's first comment on the hub, does this mean you count the hub as one unit or do you count the actors separately and have to do two live actors in a row??
I am not sure what is next.....my handy dandy movie notebook has pretty much all of Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor movies researched and ready to go....but it seems it is time to do a pulse hub...especially since the last pulse hub was Sidney Poitier and he has not made a movie in 14 years. Jeff Bridges was a suggestion many months ago...as well as George Clooney and Matthew McConghey(that has to be spelled wrong)...also I want to do Best Actor and Best Actress Oscar winners hub that would rank all the winners. And also a Howard Hawks director hub needs to be done as well...103 hubs done and the list just keeps growing and growing.
ooh, I just saw lloyd Bridges last night in Colt .45. If you do a Jeff Bridges hub, you could do a lloyd Bridges hub too-father and son. Just like the Douglas family. Beau hasn't had quite the number of credits as Jeff, but you could add him to your Jeff B hub like you did the whole family with Ron howard.
Hey Flora great idea....I will make sure I give the Bridges family their proper credit when I do Jeff Bridges...thanks for the suggestion. I think Beau has more credits than you think...a quick check on IMDB...and the his number is 179...which includes over 65 movies for the theater.
Then it's too bad Beau is overshadowed by Jeff. I love the Bridges family and am looking forward to reading about them.
oh, and speaking of families.. I imagine someone is going to ask for a Drew Barrymore hub at some point if not already. You could talk about John, Ethel and Lionel in that hub too. Her father had a very short career, though.
Hey Flora...I do not think the Bridges will be next but they will be coming soon. Drew Barrymore is indeed already in the request book...I think the rest of the Barrymores would need their own hubs individually. Looking at the Barrymores the four of the ones you listed have appeared in close to 400 movies. Thanks for the suggestions.
I know Bridges aren't coming next. I agree the Barrymores need to be done individually, but they need to be mentioned in Drew's hub just the same-can't pretend she isn't a Barrymore. By the way, I'm pretty sure I've seen more of lionel's films than any others of them. I'm not sure how many of the older ones you'll be able to find info for them . (I.e. the silents) Ethel preferred the stage to the screen. The order I've seen that generation is likely lionel and john followed by a big gap then Ethel. I have a feeling that the number of films with Drew and her father I've seen are pretty close..far behind the others.
checking on imdb again, yes I'm right about the order in terms of both number of titles and percentage of their films I've seen. Of course, John made about the same number of films as Ethel, but they are harder to find. Lionel..200+ credits.
Hey Flora usually I have a good idea of which subject is next but as I sit here about three days after this Kaye/Kelly hub was done....I still have no idea....maybe James Dean he would be quick...lol.
When I do both Jeff Bridges and Drew Barrymore I will indeed include their famous relatives. I can easily imagine you have seen way more Lionel Barrymore movies than the rest of that famous family.....a quick check on my access database shows I have 14 of his movies already done...that only leaves 186 or so to go....and the joy that many of those films were before 1940....which means the box office information will be like finding hidden treasures. I am really unaware of John Drew Barrymore's career...and a quick check on his credits on IMDB...I have not even heard of most of his movies. Thanks for the information.
Haha! James Dean would be quick, yes. and probably lots of info on his 3 films. But you need to do a live person I think next if you want to continue the pattern. Hmmm. Someone current with not a lot of movies yet but enough to do a hub. Thinking over who you've done. hmmm. I recently read your Mat Damon hub. Have you done all his regular costars? Ben Affleck has a lot of film credits already and would likely take a while. Don Cheadle has even more. George Clooney has a lot of credits and you don't like him. No, I don't think his costars will be quick hubs.
hmmm. Peter O'Toole is still acting, but his career output is huge. Long hub.
You could do a child star early in his or her career. Hmmm. Haley Joel Osmett you like, but he's made a lot of films already.
According to imdb, Maculey Culkin has only 29 credits including tv -and only about 18 big screen credits. That would be fast...course, I've only seen one of his films, but that's okay.
Speaking of the Hollywood families, I don't think you've done one on Michael's wife-she has less titles than most of these men but enough to talk about him.
Hey Flora, as soon as I saw you wrote Peter O' Toole...I thought he would be good(he won't be quick but he is one of my favorites and often have wondered why I have not done him)....and if you saw his performance in Venus....I might not have too long before he will still eligible as pulse actor....so it has been decided. Went to my local library today and secured copies of Born To Be Bad(one of the few Grant movies I have not seen)..and Lady Eve with Stanwyck and Fonda...going to watch Lady Eve before I go to bed. Thanks for all the suggestions....especially the winning one...I assume Lawrence of Arabia will be number one....The Last Emperor will be up there as well..it should be an interesting hub.
Hi Mr movies, It's really odd that these two stars were so big during my childhood and youth, but I don't remember any of Danny Kaye's movies. even though I must have seen most of them. Grace Kelly is another story of course and not just because she was so beautiful. She could really act too and had that chemistry that leading ladies exude. Must dash as it's late at night. Cheers buddy.
Hey attempted humour...I am right there with you about Danny Kaye...I know growing up his movies seemed to always be on tv...and I know I watched them....but as an adult I can not remember which ones I have seen.
As for Grace Kelly ...I think she was the prettiest actress out there during the 1950s...a close competition between Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor...but I give the edge to Grace....as always thanks for stopping by.
Hello Cogerson, what is the formula for inflation? give a link
http://boxofficemojo.com/about/adjuster.htm
There are many many different places to go...here is one of the ones I looked at when I set up my access database.
but basically you divide the gross of the movie by the average ticket price...to get tickets sold...then take tickets sold and multiple by average ticket costs in 2010...and presto you have inflated box office grosses.
It appears nobody calculates the box office the same way...so there are differences with everybody's numbers.
I am thinking for an up coming hub subject you might do one on Miss Temple the child actress. Surely she must make your list!
I admire the fact Danny Kaye left the Hollywood glamor for something Important. Working with children was probably much more satisfying. I never knew he was a pilot.
Hey ruffridyer....good points on Danny Kaye....he did an awesome job helping out some many kids for so many years....as for Shirley Temple...I will add her to the list of people to do..thanks for stopping by.
wonderful hub. Hans Christian anderson was a great movie. the little girls would like it. "inchworm" is one of my favorite songs.
did you know that your father-in-law met Danny Kaye. ask him about it.
i remember grace Kelly's wedding. it was all over the news. it was a real live cinderella story. i can't remember if the actual wedding was on tv or if there were just so many news reports. or maybe i saw it aon "movietone news" at the movies.
the "movietone news" and the cartoon were a great part of the movie going experience that i miss. the previews were much better too.
Hey mimic....thanks for checking out my Kaye/Kelly hub. I will have to check out Hans Christian Anderson soon as it is at my local library just waiting for me to pick it up. Interesting....I will have to ask Bob about his meeting with Danny Kaye during the Thanksgiving holiday.
I can only imagine if that marriage happened today....talk about a news event...I am sure it would the same coverage as England's Royal Weddings. I have heard my parents talk about movietone news....I am sure that was one of the best ways to get news out back then....and back in the 1940s and 1950s Americans were going to movies in record numbers.....thanks for the great comment and for stopping by.
A very entertaining piece of work. Just love it. Country girl was one of my fav's. This well-done hub brought back child hood memories and all the weekends spent at the movies. Big thanks and voted way up!
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Thanks for the compliment vocalcoach. I am glad my hub was able to bring back some happy memories. Thanks for the votes up and for the comments...they are greatly appreciated.
@Cogerson...Thanks for this Hub (as a result of my suggestion)! I've been gone a bit, but finally am catching up here!!
I loved The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which attained international fame, but my favorite Danny K. is White Christmas. He is so just right as Crosby's counterpart. And all his talents are shown off. Hans Christian Anderson is also a showcase.
I knew he was a great promoter for UNICEF, but I didn't know he was separated from his wife, a lyricist who acted as his "agent" behind his success and "called" his material.
"Country Girl" was a great movie for Crosby, as well as Grace Kelly. I'm not sure who Crosby was personally, but he was about the best singer ever born, and he proved himself to be an exceptionally talented actor, as well. Kelly, of course, was wonderful, and lost too soon.
Hey Barbsbitnpieces....great to hear from you. I am so glad to see you like your requested hub....when I was doing it I realized he did not have too many movies...so I included Grace Kelly who also falls into that category.
I have actually seen 5 more of Danny Kaye's movies since I wrote this hub...and I agree he is outstanding in Hans Christian Anderson, White Christmas and Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Country Girl was an amazing movie...with great performances from all three leads....completely caught me off guard as I was expecting a romantic fish out of water comedy....instead of an intense drams. Thanks for the compliment and for the comment.
Cogerson Hub Author 7 months ago
I have never been first to comment...so I am going to comment first...yeah. Let's see I have seen two Danny Kaye movies to date....The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and White Christmas.
As for Grace Kelly I have seen 6 of her 11 movies....with the Hitchcock ones being my favorites...although she is very good in The Country Girl and deserved her Oscar win.
Great hub you did a great job....you are the man....lol.