Jupiter's darling

[sergebroom]

This is not fair.

Todayis the first true day off work I've had in a long time and it's now ruined. Ruined!

Okay, maybe I'm exagerating. Still, imagine my disappointment> After I came back from my usual early-hour workout at the gym, I turned the TV on to Turner Classic Movies and found that 1955's Jupiter's Darling was on. Unfortunately, it was the very end of the movie. That means I never got to see Esther swim. At least I did catch her riding away from Rome on an elephant while Howard Keel as Hannibal did his singing thing.

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[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you can tell me what was that film the other night that starred John Wayne as a ship's captain in the East Indies? Gail and I caught a bit of it -- Wayne in a superhuman dive and fight with a giant octopus among other things.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Who won, the Duke or the cephalopod?

It sounds familiar, and might be one of his earliest. Do you remember what night it was on TCM?

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

The Duke, of course.

I think it was Friday night. It was pretty early, since Wayne looked pretty young and it was in monochrome.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

According to my TCM Guide, that'd be 1949's Wake of the Red Witch:

A captain fights a Dutch shipping magnate for a treasure and the heart of a beautiful woman.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Ah. Thanks!