tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4579612723551803428..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: COOL FLICKS: Sleep, My Love (1948)J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-29546561365923525912012-05-15T17:07:14.300-05:002012-05-15T17:07:14.300-05:00Never heard of this one, John. But I'm intrigu...Never heard of this one, John. But I'm intrigued by your wonderful review. Netflix streaming is so handy dandy.<br /><br />I'm not a big Robert Cummings fan unless he's playing comedy, but I'll be big about it and give him the benefit of the doubt.<br /><br />I do love Claudette Colbert and the fiendish (and grim) George Coulouris.<br /><br />I'm also a fan of Douglas Sirk.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-27258757336979658452012-05-08T10:58:34.969-05:002012-05-08T10:58:34.969-05:00I think you'd be surprised, Patti, how nicely ...I think you'd be surprised, Patti, how nicely Ameche pulls off his villain role. And his "weakness" works in the scenes with Brooks who dominates the screen *and* Ameche in their three scenes together. Brooks has a speech where she rants about wanting everything Alison owns and wanting it now. I got chills. Truly. What a shame she never became a real screen vixen. She would've blown Marie Windsor out of the water. Cummings is good in his devil may care mode. He has all the witty lines in the movie and needs only be dashing and charming which he does well. His few heroic scenes all have to do with Sirk's amazing use of the camera and he comes off sort of macho in the finale.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-57019942610113085362012-05-08T10:11:37.046-05:002012-05-08T10:11:37.046-05:00Maybe when we get a new tv and learn to stream, we...Maybe when we get a new tv and learn to stream, we can catch this. It looks great. What a sexy woman. I don't remember her at all but Colbert is always good. Two weak leading men (IMHO) though.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-90107236271562649722012-05-08T09:52:56.143-05:002012-05-08T09:52:56.143-05:00Terrific choice John and a great companion piece w...Terrific choice John and a great companion piece with that other Rosten / Sirk collaboration, LURED, that unlikely pairing of Lucilel Ball and Boris Karloff. Never come across the novel - I've only ever read the Hyman Kaplan books by Rosten which I remember loving as a kid.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-35125261056837361752012-05-08T09:33:39.457-05:002012-05-08T09:33:39.457-05:00Duly noted, Todd, and quickly amended above as you...Duly noted, Todd, and quickly amended above as you can see.<br /><br />Hazel is definitely more alluring than Windsor. She's one tough broad and a statuesque beauty. Her scenes are a true highlight. You can't stop looking at her.<br /><br />Even with all the familiar trappings this film is a marvel to watch. Snappy dialogue and excellent acting make it all the better. Had to share it with the world who may not know it exists AND can be easily viewed via the miracle of the interweb.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-58860618431933652232012-05-08T09:29:21.285-05:002012-05-08T09:29:21.285-05:00The info at imdb.com on Hazel Brooks says she quit...The info at imdb.com on Hazel Brooks says she quit acting sometime in the early 1950s and became a successful still photographer. Interesting how she gets one of those INTRODUCING credits at the end of the cast list. She really does an excellent job. Loved her insults and her skill with a cigarette and matches to punctuate her lines.<br /><br />There were ZERO stills of this film on the interweb. I took all these pix from the film itself by pausing it and doing screen captures. Maybe now people will use my screen shots to illustrate more reviews on this excelelnt thriller. What a find this was for me! It puts Sirk's earlier crime movie LURED with Lucille Ball and Boris Karloff (there's an odd pair!) to shame. SLEEP, MY LOVE is far superior in every aspect.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-32408406145405502102012-05-08T07:42:26.550-05:002012-05-08T07:42:26.550-05:00Well, Overlooked Films (and/or Other A/V). And thi...Well, Overlooked Films (and/or Other A/V). And this looks like an excellent candidate for wider rediscovery...Hazel Brooks rather more alluring than Windsor, as well (I approve of the wardrobe on display).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83350608070606885092012-05-08T06:21:33.382-05:002012-05-08T06:21:33.382-05:00A forgotten film that deserves be better known; I ...A forgotten film that deserves be better known; I hope your excellent review will contribute to making that happen. Colbert does some great acting (although, as usual, most of her shots are from the left side because she thought she looked better that way). Doug Sirk is more familiar as the director of delirious 1950s technicolor soap operas (with subsersive subtexts) but this movie shows he could work his magic in black-and-white noirs too.<br /><br />And whatever became of Hazel Brooks? She could have been another Marie Windsor.Debnoreply@blogger.com