@El Loro posted:

Moonie, I'm glad there are no hounds at the bottom of your garden

I agree with you re that version. I haven't seen a better one. The fact that it's made in black and white rather than in colour is a plus as it adds to the atmosphere on the moor.

Me too El

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are what to me will always be Holmes and Watson

@Moonie posted:

Me too El

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are what to me will always be Holmes and Watson

It's a pity they don't showm more of that film series on television In recent years "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" (1942) has been shown.

@El Loro posted:

It's a pity they don't showm more of that film series on television In recent years "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" (1942) has been shown.

I have seen that too El

I happened to see the end of an old Pointless episode one evening this week. It was one of the celebrity versions and had Shaun Williamson in, known for being exceptional at quizzes. As one would expect when he's playing they got the jackpot at the end. It was a Sherlock Holmes round with 3 related questions. They got the pointless answer with Joe Egan having been in the Robert Downey Jr version of Sherlock Holmes. One of the other categories was to name a pointless Besil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film. Williamson had thought of an answer but wasn't sure he was correct and it wasn;t. He said "Sherlock Holmes Goes to Washington" and it should have been "Sherlock Holmes in Washington" which would have been a pointless answer.

In the morning I had been thinking of some of the old classic American comedy films. I was thinking of some of Frank Capra's films. "It happened on Night" (1934), "Mr Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) and "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" (1939).

It's probable that Williamson had "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" when the said "Sherlock Holmes Goes to Washington". "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" is the one with James Stewart who somehows gets appointed to a vacancy in the US Senate. It's a serious political comedy and very very good. The filibuster scene is one of the great scenes in films.

The official trailer for the 1950 western "Winchester 73":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDoXUhpNPg

James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally are those mentioned.
What it doesn't mention is that the film also featured early roles for Rock Hudson and Anthony Curtis. This was the last film Anthony Curtis made under that name - Tony Curtis from then on.

@El Loro posted:

The official trailer for the 1950 western "Winchester 73":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDoXUhpNPg

James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally are those mentioned.
What it doesn't mention is that the film also featured early roles for Rock Hudson and Anthony Curtis. This was the last film Anthony Curtis made under that name - Tony Curtis from then on.

Another one I have seen El

@Moonie posted:

Another one I have seen El

It was shown on television this week and I've recorded it to watch. May have seen it years ago.

Watched "Pursued" (1947) a few days ago. Starred Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. Can be regarded as an early psychological western. A cross between a drama, a film noir and a western. Almost once of the classic westerns but not quite.

@El Loro posted:

It was shown on television this week and I've recorded it to watch. May have seen it years ago.

Watched "Pursued" (1947) a few days ago. Starred Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. Can be regarded as an early psychological western. A cross between a drama, a film noir and a western. Almost once of the classic westerns but not quite.

From your description that sounds vaguely familiar El

The Only Connect wall puzzle in next week's Radio Times magazine is one of their easier ones.

The puzzle is sort the following 16 into 4 groups of 4. There's nothing cryptic about this one,
Sven
Constable
Elsa
Emin
Turner
Alf
Hepworth
Bobby
Copper
Anna
Old Bill
Olaf
Gareth
Peeler
Fabio
Fed

@~Sparkling Summer~ will get one of these groups

@El Loro posted:

The Only Connect wall puzzle in next week's Radio Times magazine is one of their easier ones.

The puzzle is sort the following 16 into 4 groups of 4. There's nothing cryptic about this one,
Sven
Constable
Elsa
Emin
Turner
Alf
Hepworth
Bobby
Copper
Anna
Old Bill
Olaf
Gareth
Peeler
Fabio
Fed

@~Sparkling Summer~ will get one of these groups

I have only managed one group of four, two groups of three  

@Moonie posted:

I have only managed one group of four, two groups of three  

I hope that Summer pops in some time to see it. She hasn't been on since October 12th so a long time.

@El Loro posted:

I hope that Summer pops in some time to see it. She hasn't been on since October 12th so a long time.

I hope she does too

Hello lovelies how are we all?

sorry I’ve been awol, there’s been so much to do and it’s been incredibly emotional and draining... but I’m through the other side of it now and I’m physically exhausted but mentally very happy I feel freeeee!!!

@El Loro posted:

I hope that Summer pops in some time to see it. She hasn't been on since October 12th so a long time.

@Moonie posted:

I hope she does too

Ha! Good timing

@El Loro posted:

The Only Connect wall puzzle in next week's Radio Times magazine is one of their easier ones.

The puzzle is sort the following 16 into 4 groups of 4. There's nothing cryptic about this one,
Sven
Constable
Elsa
Emin
Turner
Alf
Hepworth
Bobby
Copper
Anna
Old Bill
Olaf
Gareth
Peeler
Fabio
Fed

@~Sparkling Summer~ will get one of these groups

Characters from Frozen

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Hello lovelies how are we all?

sorry I’ve been awol, there’s been so much to do and it’s been incredibly emotional and draining... but I’m through the other side of it now and I’m physically exhausted but mentally very happy I feel freeeee!!!

Summer! Good to have you back.

Time to rest now, before your new beginnings

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Hello lovelies how are we all?

sorry I’ve been awol, there’s been so much to do and it’s been incredibly emotional and draining... but I’m through the other side of it now and I’m physically exhausted but mentally very happy I feel freeeee!!!

Hi Sweet

All well in Moonieland fankoo. I hope you and Miss Bramble are too 🐾🐾

Awww, glad you’re all sorted now Sweet

Yogiiiiiii!!!!!! Good to see you 🤗 how are you?
I went food shopping this morning and have been on the sofa all afternoon and I came to bed at 7.30pm! I need recharging xxx

@Moonie posted:

Hi Sweet

All well in Moonieland fankoo. I hope you and Miss Bramble are too 🐾🐾

Awww, glad you’re all sorted now Sweet

That’s good Moonie 🤗 how’s your family?

bramble is terrified of fireworks but she’s now settled for the night

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

Yogiiiiiii!!!!!! Good to see you 🤗 how are you?
I went food shopping this morning and have been on the sofa all afternoon and I came to bed at 7.30pm! I need recharging xxx

Hi Summer, I’m okay.

I’ll be in touch later and fill you in

Recharging is good but so is rest

Poor Bramble, I hope there are no more fireworks to upset her

Evening Moonie, I hope you’ve had a good day.

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

That’s good Moonie 🤗 how’s your family?

bramble is terrified of fireworks but she’s now settled for the night

Fankoo 🤗

My family are okay fankoo 🙂

Awww, poor Miss Bramble 😞 I’m glad she is settled now 🤗🐾🐾

@Yogi19 posted:

Evening Moonie, I hope you’ve had a good day.

Hi Yogi, my day has been good, I hope yours has too

@Moonie posted:

Hi Yogi, my day has been good, I hope yours has too

That’s good

I’ve had better but I’m fine

I’ll look forward to it yogi xxx

I think fireworks should be silent! They look beautiful but imagine how much they terrify wild animals!! Us humans as a race are sometimes Just awful.

how’s your football team doing these days Moonie?

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

I’ll look forward to it yogi xxx

I think fireworks should be silent! They look beautiful but imagine how much they terrify wild animals!! Us humans as a race are sometimes Just awful.

how’s your football team doing these days Moonie?

I think silent fireworks is a very good idea.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie, Summer and Ros

@~Sparkling Summer~ posted:

I’ll look forward to it yogi xxx

I think fireworks should be silent! They look beautiful but imagine how much they terrify wild animals!! Us humans as a race are sometimes Just awful.

how’s your football team doing these days Moonie?

Have to agree with that Sweet

Probably best not to ask 🥷

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Yogi, Rosss, Sweet, Miss Bramble and visitors 🐾🐾

Night yogi moonsie summervelvet

Sorry I fell asleep on you all last night, I hope you slept well

good morning! welcome to the weekend how are you all?

Good morning everyone it's not quite as cold this morning.

Nice to see you back Summer and to know that things are getting easier

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Some brightness here but expected to be a cloudy day.

Welcome back Summer and I'm glad things are more sorted out for you

I'm no fan of fireworks as many animals and birds are terrified of them. When I and my brother were young and my parents got fireworks, they always opted for the less noisy ones rather than the bangers

I hope everyone has a good day

That Only Connect puzzle:
Frozen characters: Sven, Olaf, Elsa, Anna
First names of England football managers: Alf, Bobby, Gareth, Fabio
Slang names for policemen: Copper, Old Bill, Peeler, Fed
Surnames of artists/sculptors: Constable, Hepworth, Emin, Turner

Good morning everyone

Its a cool, dry start to the day here

No shopping to do. Very little washing either, so a rather quiet day 🥷

Sweet, good to see you back

Enjoy your weekend everyone

Moonie, I hope you find some football matches to watch.

FA cup first round matches - Cheltenham at home to South Shields. Cheltenham will be favourires but South Shields is a team which is ambitious - if their previous season hadn't been scrapped, they would have been promoted 4 times in 4 seasons. So there is a real possibility of a cup upset. In the last round of the qualifiers they beat Halifax 2-0. Halifax is one league below Cheltenham.

@El Loro posted:

Moonie, I hope you find some football matches to watch.

FA cup first round matches - Cheltenham at home to South Shields. Cheltenham will be favourires but South Shields is a team which is ambitious - if their previous season hadn't been scrapped, they would have been promoted 4 times in 4 seasons. So there is a real possibility of a cup upset. In the last round of the qualifiers they beat Halifax 2-0. Halifax is one league below Cheltenham.

I have plenty both recorded and live to watch thanks El

I predict a 2-1 win for Cheltenham

@Moonie posted:

I have plenty both recorded and live to watch thanks El

I predict a 2-1 win for Cheltenham

Moonie, I'm glad you've got lots of football to watch

@El Loro posted:

Moonie, I'm glad you've got lots of football to watch

Me too El