http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:10:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-7261 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:37:03 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-7261 [...] Aline MacMahon (in her film debut) served as newspaper editor Edward G. Robinson’s secretary and conscience as the paper’s owners became muckraking sleaze merchants in Five Star Final (1931) [...]

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-7189 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:47:06 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-7189 aline is my most favorite actor of all time.
consider her era no one can compare to her intellect and humor

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-4938 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:30:51 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-4938 [...] of them keeps their ‘secret’ from the other.  Much beloved character actors Frank McHugh and Aline MacMahon play cons from Powell’s past that are coincidentally on the same cruise (e.g. to scam [...]

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-4464 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:03:35 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-4464 [...] Japan’s invading forces on the peasants of China.  The production earned supporting actress Aline MacMahon her only Academy Award nomination; the film’s B&W Cinematography was also Oscar [...]

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-200 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:53:25 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-200 Always thought Aline to be a beautiful woman during her 30's Warner Bros. years.  Hard to find x46youthful pics of her on the internet.

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-197 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:48:25 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-197 Just wanted to add to the chorus of praise for Aline MacMahon.  If only the Academy had supporting categories prior to 1936 – surely she'd have been nominated for Five Star Final and One Way Passage at least.I saw Heat Lightning several years ago, probably back when TNT was showing '30s stuff overnight in the pre-TCM days.  Great little movie, and MacMahon is really striking in it.  Can't wait to catch it again next month.  And you've really whet my appetite for Once in a Lifetime, which I'd never heard of.  Hope it surfaces again some day soon.

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-195 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:28:27 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-195 Cee wrote: "i am confused–is she related to zazu pitts? if so, that would almost make TOO much sense, looks-wise"No, Cee. The adept actress Zasu Pitts is unrelated to Aline MacMahon. However in the cast of Tish (1942) are Aline MacMahon and her mother, who acted under the name of Jennie Mac. Aline's Mom played an uncredited part as a spinster, (in a movie rife with spinsters already!). Behind the camera of this production was S. Sylvan Simon, a contract director at MGM for several years. He was Aline MacMahon's first cousin and Jennie Mac's nephew. Joe, I'd no idea you were planning one of your wonderful profiles of Aline for the TCM Message Boards. You're correct about the dearth of good photos of Aline around, though her striking presence is quite unforgettable. Btw, Joe (who writes on the TCM board as Mongo) shares his "In the Spotlight" profiles with us everyday here: http://tinyurl.com/23pxyxJeff, I'm glad to find that I'm not the only person who thinks that the Mervyn LeRoy programmer, Heat Lightning (1934) is a must-see. Called a "proto-feminist" film by some modern viewers, it is a remarkably fast-paced tale with excellent work from Aline MacMahon as well as the intensely appealing Ann Dvorak as her sister. Just wish that all the brilliant early '30s work of MacMahon & LeRoy was out on dvd! Seeing some of these films gives me more respect for the studio system and the caliber of talent working there in that period, even though many of the films that these talented people cranked out in that period were considered a disposable product.     

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-194 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:51:21 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-194 HEAT LIGHTNING! One of the great post-Code movies of the early thirties and the film that made me seek out other Aline MacMahon films besides GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 and the more obvious supporting parts she was cast in. Great post.

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-196 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:59:00 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-196 i am confused–is she related to zazu pitts? if so, that would almost make TOO much sense, looks-wise

]]> http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-199 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:48:01 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/the-essential-aline/#comment-199 Another fine entry, Moira. Aline is certainly one of my favorite character actresses. I especially enjoy her performances in "Kind Lady", "One Way Passage", "Gold Diggers of 1933", "Tish", and "The Search".I was in prep for a MacMahon spotlight on TCM, however I cannot equel this profile, and unfortunately there are not many decent pictures of the lady out there on the internet.

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