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Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

March 18, 2021 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda is, without a doubt, one of my VERY favorite actors. Has been for as long as I can remember. I’m such a huge fan that, I have a confession to make – part of me actually kind of judges a person’s opinions if he isn’t on their list of favorite actors!

Seriously, a part of me (that I never allow out to play) says, “How in the world can you consider yourself a fan of classic Hollywood or films, in general, if Henry Fonda isn’t on your list of favorite actors?!”

Okay, there you have it. My dirty little secret. When it comes to my favorites, one of the little voices in my head isn’t very nice… but, by gosh, is she ever loyal!

(Continued below Henry Fonda giving a menacing look – the same one I give people who don’t name him on their list!)

Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

These photos are from his wonderful 1968 western Once Upon a Time in the West (originally titled C’era una volta il West). The movie was directed one of my favorite directors, Sergio Leone, and also starred Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Keenan Wynn.

You can find Once Upon a Time in the West (Amazon link) on dvd or watch it on Prime Video.

Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson, Once Upon a Time in the West

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Henry Fonda: Behind the Scenes of Once Upon a Time in the West

March 12, 2021 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda, Behind the Scenes Once Upon a Time in the West

I’m sure I’ve already told you, probably 100 times but I am obsessed (obsessed, I tell you!) with behind the scenes pictures. There’s something absolutely magical about them as far as I’m concerned. If they happen to involve a period piece or western…. it’s even more fun!

This behind the scenes picture of Henry Fonda while making Once Upon a Time in the West is one of my favorites. Here we have a ruthless villain just… you know… reading the paper.

Love it.

You can find Once Upon a Time in the West (Amazon link) on dvd or watch it on Prime Video. I highly recommend it – wonderful western and Fonda is, as always, positively wonderful.

Henry Fonda, Behind the Scenes Once Upon a Time in the West

 

 

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Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, The Wrong Man

November 9, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, The Wrong Man

Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, The Wrong Man

Ever stop and think how funny it is that (very often), our favorite actors or actresses aren’t (even by our own judgement) the best actresses and actors. We just like them and that’s that. Every now and then, though, the two worlds collide and our favorites are, undoubtedly, among the very best. That’s the case with quite a few of my own personal favorites but none any more glaringly so than Henry Fonda (and his close friend James Stewart, too, for that matter).

Henry Fonda was as talented an actor as one could ever hope to find. Drama, comedy, westerns, romantic films.. he did everything and did it flawlessly.

The photos, shown here as the pictures of the day, are from his wonderful 1956 film-noir The Wrong Man. The movie co-stars Vera Miles and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It’s an especially good movie and Fonda and Miles are exceptional.

You can find The Wrong Man (link to the dvd on Amazon) on Amazon.

Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, The Wrong Man

Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, The Wrong Man

Filed Under: Film Noir, Henry Fonda, Picture of the Day, Vera Miles Tagged With: film-noirs, Henry Fonda, The Wrong Man, Vera Miles

Henry Fonda in War and Peace (The Resemblance to his Son, Peter, is Stunning)

August 3, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda and Barry Jones, War and Peace

Henry Fonda and Barry Jones, War and Peace

One of my favorite actors is, has always been, and will always be Henry Fonda. I don’t believe there has ever been a better actor. Sure, there have been actors “as good,” but better? You’d never convince me of that.

In today’s picture of the day, the great actor is pictured with Barry Jones in the 1956 film War and Peace (directed by King Vidor). Henry Fonda and his son Peter Fonda often resembled one another but never more so than in this photo. The glasses, the hair… even the expression… I see Peter Fonda in this photo more than I see Henry Fonda.

My word what a talented family. I mean, if you stop and think about it for a minute…. WOW!

If you’ve never seen War and Peace (link to the dvd on Amazon), you really have to get your hands on it. Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, and Audrey Hepburn are exceptional, as always.

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Henry Fonda: 12 Angry Men Promotional Pictures

June 21, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men

Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men

Henry Fonda, incapable of giving anything less than a wonderful performance, was certainly on top of his game in 12 Angry Men (1957). He’s one of the reasons a film that really doesn’t “sound” that interesting is positively spellbinding. You don’t want to look away for a minute!

The cast of 12 Angry Men: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, Lee J. Cobb, and Robert Webber were the jurors and Rudy Bond was the judge.

12 Angry Men Cast

11 0f the 12 Angry Men

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Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, The Lady Eve Promotional Photo

June 17, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, The Lady Eve

Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, The Lady Eve

Usually…. not always, but usually… when one of your favorite actresses and one of your favorite actors team up, the result is a movie you love. It’s certainly the case just about every single time Henry Fonda (one of my absolute favorite actors) teams up with one of my favorite actresses. Barbara Stanwyck, Lucille Ball, Maureen O’Hara, Katharine Hepburn… he and each of these actresses made movie magic!

Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck teamed up more than once and, in my opinion, their best movie together is the wonderful The Lady Eve (1941). It’s simply one of the most entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable films ever made.

You can find The Lady Eve on dvd (link to the dvd on Amazon)

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The Mad Miss Manton: Quirky Comedy Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda

May 17, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

The Mad Miss Manton: Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda

Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda Star in The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton (1938) is an especially fun film. When one sees that it stars two of the greatest talents of all time (Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda), they’d be inclined to think it might be a dramatic film – perhaps even bordering on film-noir.

One would be mistaken and it wouldn’t take them long to realize it!

Don’t get me wrong – I love it. I can’t think of anything either of these stars could be involved in that I wouldn’t love, though, so be warned – I may be biased. Having said that, films that allow you to escape into their madcap world of laughs and adventure are the heroes we need right now, aren’t they? Movies that don’t CAUSE extra stress or anxiety but help to ERASE any that may already exist – from… oh, I dunno… a global pandemic?!

Directed by Leigh Jason, The Mad Miss Manton delivers exactly what it sets out to – FUN.

Plot: Barbara Stanwyck plays the beautiful, lively socialite Melsa Manton who discovers a body. When said body disappears, police (as well as the press) think she’s nuts (“mad”) until she proves them wrong.

The chemistry between Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck is palpable – studios would capitalize on this chemistry again in 1941, when the pair made The Lady Eve together.

Every now and then, with my movie reivews or book reviews, I like to remind my readers why mine are so short when others create Literature 101-worthy productions.

  • This Old Hollywood and Classic TV Blog is only one of my blogs – the others require just as much attention… especially my cat blog. Very clingy blog, that one.
  • I don’t EVER like to give anything away. I want you to enjoy the adventure of the book, movie, or tv series just as I did.
  • I don’t play the “long content for Google advantages” game. It’s painfully obvious, kind of pathetic, and an insult to readers.
  • Mostly… what I think isn’t what’s important. What you think is. And the longer you spend reading what I think of books and movies, the less time you have to enjoy them yourself!

You can find The Mad Miss Manton (Amazon dvd link) on Amazon. I highly recommend it! ~ Joi (“Joy”)

Filed Under: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Movie Reviews Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Movie Reviews, The Mad Miss Manton

Picture of the Day: Birthday Boy Henry Fonda!

May 16, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Henry Fonda, Behind the Scenes The Grapes of Wrath

Henry Fonda, Behind the Scenes of The Grapes of Wrath 

One of my all-time, absolute, no holds barred favorite actors is Henry Fonda. The man was nothing short of EXCELLENT in every role fortunate enough to have him at the helms.

Supper is in the oven (and BBQ chicken waits for no one, not even the great Henry Fonda), so I only have time to post this picture of the day. Monday I’ll have another Henry Fonda dedicated post – one in which I rave and rave about my favorite Henry Fonda movies and roles. I’m sure you won’t want to miss that (she says with sarcasm dripping from every word).

Have a great day and wonderful weekend! ~ Joi (“Joy”)


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Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

March 12, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda, They Cheyenne Social Club

With so much bad news going around, I thought it was a great day for extra-fun pictures of the day. Here are the one and only (and ever so wonderful) Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda.

These photos are from The Cheyenne Social Club (1970 – also starring James Stewart and Shirley Jones). It has been entirely too long since I’ve seen this one!

You can find a “Double Feature” DVD Set on Amazon – The Cheyenne Social Club and Firecreek (James Stewart and Henry Fonda).

Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

Sue Ann Langdon and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

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Henry Fonda and James Stewart: Picture of the Day

February 7, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

James Stewart and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

James Stewart and Henry Fonda, The Cheyenne Social Club

I get as big of a kick out of the friendship between James Stewart and Henry Fonda as I do any great romantic relationship from Old Hollywood. Why? For one thing, they’re two of my favorite actors, so just about anything they did was aces with me.

For another, these two were about as different as night and day – especially politically. I just love the fact that they were mature enough to put differences of opinion behind them. The average person doesn’t allow others to have their own thoughts – especially nowadays. Everyone seems to think everyone else should, needs to, and simply MUST think the same way they do… you know, vote for who they do, agree with the policies they do, even follow “the right” people on Twitter!

Good for James Stewart and Henry Fonda for realizing the foolishness of such thinking.

Makes me even more of a fan of each… if that’s even possible.

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