Comments on: “I never felt better in my life.” http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/08/07/i-never-felt-better-in-my-life/ 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. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:41:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/08/07/i-never-felt-better-in-my-life/#comment-4548 moirafinnie Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:19:11 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/?p=2355#comment-4548 I must admit that I've watched this movie in the past primarily to see <strong>Raymond Burr</strong> as a supercilious bad guy. There is something listless without enough dark doings or real comedy to make <b>Borderline</b> spring to life. I like the scene when <strong>Claire Trevor</strong> and <strong>Fred MacMurray</strong> realize that they have just arrested each other, (probably a scene left over from Devery Freeman's "The Good Humor Man" script). That sequence is enlivened considerably by <strong>Charles Lane</strong>'s sour presence as border guard who seems to be disgusted by these narcs who can't shoot straight. Fred, Claire, William Seiter and producer (and Claire's hubby) Milton Bren all deferred their salaries for a percentage of the eventual kitty from this flick's box office (if any). I guess the thought of the risk they were all taking with this indie production made them a bit queasy. You'd have thought that <strong>Claire Trevor</strong> might have been photographed a bit more flatteringly since her husband was overseeing the show, wouldn't you? I must admit that I’ve watched this movie in the past primarily to see Raymond Burr as a supercilious bad guy. There is something listless without enough dark doings or real comedy to make Borderline spring to life. I like the scene when Claire Trevor and Fred MacMurray realize that they have just arrested each other, (probably a scene left over from Devery Freeman’s “The Good Humor Man” script). That sequence is enlivened considerably by Charles Lane‘s sour presence as border guard who seems to be disgusted by these narcs who can’t shoot straight.

Fred, Claire, William Seiter and producer (and Claire’s hubby) Milton Bren all deferred their salaries for a percentage of the eventual kitty from this flick’s box office (if any). I guess the thought of the risk they were all taking with this indie production made them a bit queasy. You’d have thought that Claire Trevor might have been photographed a bit more flatteringly since her husband was overseeing the show, wouldn’t you?

]]> By: morlockjeff http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/08/07/i-never-felt-better-in-my-life/#comment-4546 morlockjeff Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:52:32 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/?p=2355#comment-4546 MacMurray and Stanwyck generate real sexual tension and attraction through their performances in DOUBLE INDEMNITY but on a purely visual level we have to wonder what Fred really sees when he looks at Barbara. That George Washington wig Stanwyck had to wear is a joke (and even she realized it) but...it still works somehow. As for Borderline (which I've not seen), Fred actually does look like leading man material and not the usual average Joe that was his stereotype. That last frame even captures what looks like lust on the face of the Absent-Minded Professor. MacMurray and Stanwyck generate real sexual tension and attraction through their performances in DOUBLE INDEMNITY but on a purely visual level we have to wonder what Fred really sees when he looks at Barbara. That George Washington wig Stanwyck had to wear is a joke (and even she realized it) but…it still works somehow. As for Borderline (which I’ve not seen), Fred actually does look like leading man material and not the usual average Joe that was his stereotype. That last frame even captures what looks like lust on the face of the Absent-Minded Professor.

]]> By: Medusa http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/08/07/i-never-felt-better-in-my-life/#comment-4545 Medusa Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:45:37 +0000 http://tcmmoviemorlocks.wordpress.com/?p=2355#comment-4545 You had me at Morris Ankrum. Sounds like a big lovable mess of a movie -- I want to see that dance scene, especially. And what, pray tell, is splattered all over the windshield of Claire and Fred's car in that one still? Yikes! Did some pigeon get Montezuma's Revenge? Look out below! You had me at Morris Ankrum. Sounds like a big lovable mess of a movie — I want to see that dance scene, especially. And what, pray tell, is splattered all over the windshield of Claire and Fred’s car in that one still? Yikes! Did some pigeon get Montezuma’s Revenge? Look out below!

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