A lot of you probably know that Ronald Colman is my all-time favorite actor, right up there with William Holden, James Stewart, Montgomery Clift and frequently Alec Guinness. But talent and fabulous performances aside, Colman clearly stands apart from all the rest with one unforgettable quality. His voice.
Thursday is Ronald Colman Day on TCM, and I suggest that you stay home from work, bribe a relative or program your DVR so you won’t miss any of these terrific films. My personal favorites in Thursday’s lineup include
The Prisoner of Zenda, Random Harvest, A Tale of Two Cities, Raffles and
Arrowsmith. You should also check out
Lost Horizon if you don’t mind a weird restoration with a lot of still photos and dialog in the background.
It’s after 1 a.m., Sam hasn’t come home from work yet and the temperature outside is still 94°. This heat wave is absolutely suffocating and nobody’s having a very good time around here. People are being warned to stay indoors with their pets and turn up the thermostat to save electricity. I keep ours set at 80° during the day, which works out fine if all you want to do is sit under a ceiling fan eating sugar-free Popsicles.
Among those paying no attention to the warnings — or even to COMMON SENSE — are most of our local high school football teams, who apparently continue to practice outdoors in triple-digit heat. Two coaches dropped dead this week. I’m actually surprised it was only TWO.
Don’t forget to floss.
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