We must be near the same age, because I remember the show in the same way. My dad used to watch shows like these with me and tell me who had been big stars in the 1920s and 1930s in movies. I really liked Charles Farrell's voice and manner, and it was hard to imagine him as a young dashing leading man.
I had forgotten about that tongue trill until you reminded me, but you are right, it WAS super distinctive, and I can easily recall it! Thanks for the memories. Bruce On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Now the real grieving can begin. > > When I was a kid I thought that MY LITTLE MARGIE was funnier than I LOVE > LUCY. > I even liked Mrs. Odets more than Ethel Mertz. > Of course, I was eight. > > She won't even get a blip in the midst of Hurricane Michael. > > If we could post audio clips to this antiquated listserv, I would send one > of Margie's tongue trill. She did it whenever she got in trouble, which > was all the time. > > So long Miss Pomeroy. Oh, god, the wonderful OH! SUSANNAH with her > incredible sidekick Zasu Pitts! And Charles Farrell. Gale has gone > to that great racket club in the sky. > > I do think TV was better back then. There was only three channels > but there was something to WATCH. > > Kirby McDaniel > www.movieart.net > > > > On Jun 28, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Scott Burns wrote: > > Yet another loss..Actress Gale Storm, best known for the 1950's sitcom "My >> Little Margie," has died at the age of 87. Here's a link to the AP story >> for those interested: >> >> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090628/D993UD103.html >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
