FUNNY LADIES/SINGERS AND DANCERS Round Two

Here we are with the start of round 2 for the funny ladies/singers and dancers categories. Below are the matches that start immediately. And will run through Saturday night.

FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR

1 NATALIE WOOD

VS

5 HAYLEY MILLS

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2 JANE FONDA

VS

3 SANDRA DEE

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SINGERS AND DANCERS

1 JULIE ANDREWS

VS

4 SHIRLEY JONES

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2 SHIRLEY MACLAINE

VS

3 ANN-MARGRET

COME SEPTEMBER (1961) made for a delightful movie to watch on Christmas evening

After enjoying a wonderful Christmas dinner at my mom with my wife and three sisters, I came home to find that the film Come September was showing on TV. This 1961 comedy starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin is a very funny film. I had only seen it one time before and it's been years ago. So I only had missed like the first 20 or so minutes as I sat down on my comfy sofa to watch the rest of it.

Rock and Gina
Hudson is in good form as wealthy industrialist Robert Talbot who visits his Italian villa every September. This year he comes early in July and finds a boatload of trouble. First his long time girlfriend Lisa (played by Lollobrigida) who is tired of waiting on Robert to pop the question, decides to marry another man. Secondly, the major domo of his villa, Maurice (played by Walter Slezak) has turned the villa into a hotel to make some easy money while Talbot is away. And lastly, his place is run amok with a pack of vacationing American girls with the winsome Sandra Dee leading the charge. Plus a group of American boys led by Bobby Darin camp outside waiting to make their move on Dee and her friends, much to the chagrin of Talbot.

Bobby makes his move..

Come September is a breezy battle of the sexes type comedy with Hudson being very funny. He has wonderful chemistry with Gina too. Their  scenes together are the best in the film. Rock is in great shape and Gina looks stunning. Wearing some of the best clothes one would wear during the 60's. Evening wear, sun dresses, you name it, Gina wears it amazingly well. A nice movie to see on a casual Sunday.
B+

Everyone goes on a little motor scooter ride thru the Italian countryside

Happy Birthday Sandra Dee (1942 - 2005)

Happy Birthday to Sandra Dee, one of the film stars of the 60's. She made a lot of fun and splashy movies during that decade including If A Man Answers, Come September, Take Her She's Mine, That Funny Feeling and let's not forget her film roles as Gidget and Tammy.