Bonne Soiree, Mes Amis
Cue Vanity Fare’s Hitchin’ a Ride (Mitch Murray/Peter Callander). Photo from Google Images:
I’ve come across another outstanding PBS mystery series: Astrid, originally titled Astrid et Raphaëlle, the latter a detective played by Lola Dewaere. It’s set in Paris, in French, subtitled. The title character is autistic. She is blessed with an analytical mind that is perfect for crime-solving. Sara Mortensen is riveting in the lead. Born in Paris, her mom is Norwegian. There are 45 titles under her name at IMDb, a figure that merely scratches the surface, as she appeared in 274 episodes alone of Plus belle la vie. So far 29 episodes of Astrid have been shot. I’ve seen three. Unfortunately it is airing at eleven on Sundays, channel 13–1 on OTA in NYC. I hope it makes its way to another station at an earlier hour. Mortensen has also done stage work and films. So far nothing in America. Photo from GI:
Last night Movies!, channel 5–2 on OTA in NYC, ran Cry Wolf (1947), which I believe is the only pairing of screen legends Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck. A Google search displayed no others. It’s the story of a widow visiting the estate of her husband’s family. Is the man of the house up to no good? It’s a solid mystery based on the novel by Marjorie Carleton, screenplay adapted by Catherine Turney. It was the second credit for both Geraldine Brooks and Richard Basehart. The cast also features ace supporting actor Jerome Cowan as a senator, and Patricia Barry as a ditzy maid. She went on to a prolific career in television, especially in soaps. Cry Wolf was directed by London’s Peter Godfrey, who switched to TV mid career. There are 49 titles under his name at IMDb. Here are the icons in character. Is there poison in that glass? Photo from Google Images:
Brisk business at the floating book shop on this pleasant day where the outgoing caught up to the incoming late in the session. My thanks to those who bought, donated and swapped. Here’s most of what sold: a Reader’s Digest compilation of four abridged novels; The Films of Jean Harlow
by Michael Conway and Mark Ricci, a pictorial; two novels by Danielle Steel — Fine Things and Family Album; six volumes of Sherlock Holmes; The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; a combined Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus; a Grammar Workbook; California Rich: The Lives, the Times, the Scandals, and the Fortunes of the Men & Women Who Made & Kept California’s Wealth by Stephen Birmingham; 1929: America Before the Crash by Warren Sloat. I am blessed. Photo from GI:
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