tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post5875107054690233342..comments2024-03-27T23:36:43.408-07:00Comments on Apocalypse Later Film Reviews: Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)Hal C. F. Astellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16807389103456317098noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post-19862810986402173252024-03-19T19:21:43.394-07:002024-03-19T19:21:43.394-07:00Just watched "Third Finger Left Hand" fo...Just watched "Third Finger Left Hand" for the first time and was struck by the dignified and clever character of Sam, the porter. As soon as my husband and I spotted a black porter we both groaned in anticipation of what we assumed would be the usual sterotyped depiction of a black man groveling toward the superior white man. What a pleasant surprise!Francaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069177119355594135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post-4665982854293922312019-01-20T11:38:19.247-07:002019-01-20T11:38:19.247-07:00Yep, you're spot on. Good catch. Thanks!
It l...Yep, you're spot on. Good catch. Thanks!<br /><br />It looks like they also both acted in an episode of General Electric Theater in 1957 called Love Came Late, though I don't know whether they shared scenes.Hal C. F. Astellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807389103456317098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38454049.post-50857189356586898082019-01-17T16:09:55.348-07:002019-01-17T16:09:55.348-07:00[quote]Her co-star here is Melvyn Douglas, who she...[quote]Her co-star here is Melvyn Douglas, who she'd never acted opposite before and wouldn't again, at least until a TV movie in 1971.[/quote]<br /><br />this is not correct they would work together again in "[i]Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House[/i] (1948)," with Cary Grant<br /><br />IMDb link <br />https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613niteleeherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351871594381075019noreply@blogger.com