Tongues of Angels--Frances Farmer, Margaret O'Brien, James MacArthur, 1958 TV
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2017
- Margaret O'Brien, Frances Farmer, James MacArthur and Leon Ames star in "Tongues of Angels," a live TV drama from 1958.
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Delighted to see Frances Farmer. She was still very beautiful in 1958. She was truly a gifted actress! So tragic that she had such a troubled life. Rest in Peace, Frances. Excellent performances all around! How tragic television today has truly become a "vast wasteland"!!!
FF musela být brutálně medikována, inzulínové šoky apod.. Je trošku vidět následky těch násilných hospitalizací na mimice. Musela mít disfunkční zlou rodinu-rodiče. Zemřela tak mladá, sympatická, talentovaná. 😔 Zde nevypadá na schizofrenika, jak o ní tvrdili. Spíš jako mladá působila, že má melancholické tendence a hypersenzitivitu, což mohlo být např. důsledkem stresů z tětství. Ona neměla děti?
IT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE THAT TV ONCE HAD SUCH EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT! I was born in 1953, so I don’t really remember these playhouses except in the 60s.
An old TV program like this is PROOF that television was more intelligent than it is TODAY. Many of the most popular stars in later years came from television. It was an actors training ground.
As Snagglepuss would say, "Indubitably!"
This is excellent! I think this is one of James MacArthur's finest roles. I'm married to a lovely man (we've been together for 36 years, married for the last 31 years) who has a speech impediment (stutter). Luckily he's always been treated with love by his family and friends. He's talented (engineering), hard working and is very funny. He's my best friend and rock and while he still has his impediment, he's confident enough to use the phone (he hated using the phone for years and had me make calls for him) and communicate. I wouldn't want to be with anyone else, so thank you David for being my love and for the the last wonderfully adventurous 36 years.
Heather Taylor Nicholson Had to reply Such beautiful words you wrote My husband also has stutter and I have Speech Impediment a cleft palate from birth We met at 5 yrs old at school Now we are 63 We only have each other and that's fine As he Saids as long as we keep holding each other tight Both you and I are lucky ladies Regards g'day from Australia
@@patbest7057 Yes, we most certainly are xxxx
I find it interesting that some folks who stutter are able to sing quite normally. 🤔
A fine production of ALL of the actors. Ms.Farmer,was quite an actress,and I am so glad I was able to view this special with her in it.Mr.MacArthur was very good in his role,also.Thank you,for sharing this,very much.
My sentiments exactly!
Margaret O'Brien, what a bottomless well of tears she had; in all the roles she played, she cried, and cried, and cried... As someone suffering from speech impediment, I can tell you the pressure people put on you to get better is maybe the cause of the problem. Ben was speaking perfectly with the cow at the beginning of the movie. Animal put no pressure on us, except when they want something to eat :-)
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Amazing to see Frances Farmer here. Thank you for posting.
I heartily concur. I came here to see Ms. Farmer during the latter part of her career.
So nice to see Margaret when she was 21. I love all the movies she made as a child. She had a crying scene in most of her movies and sure enough they have her crying in this drama. Thanks for uploading this film. Great performances by all the cast. James MacArthur was the same age as Margaret. He was in 3 Disney films: The Light in the Forest, Kidnapped, Swiss Family Robinson and he starred with Hayley Mills in The Truth About Spring. He was in a lot of movies and TV shows and of course in Hawaii Five-0 for 11 seasons. Leon Ames was one of the most prolific character actors in film and TV and it must have been fun for Margaret to work with him in this drama since he played her father in Meet Me in St Louis and Little Women. So glad this has been preserved, now for all the world to enjoy.
Beautifully said!!!
@@cynthiawiltshire6872 yes, very well stated.
I think she would have been 24, but you never know what's really accurate, out there ...
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Leon Ames played Margaret's father in Meet Me In St. Louis.
.. now that you mention it 😊
Love seeing beautiful Frances Farmer. What a tragic life. James MacArthur (Hawaii 5-0, Swiss Family Robinson) is so young!
In regards to the story I can say from personal experiences that stammering is horrible. I stuttered so bad when I was a kid in school that I used to get picked on all the time. I was in the 8th grade when this excellent movie came out. I don't know if I saw it then but it sure as hell brought back old memories. After numerous doctors and a few self-help books nothing helped. I went to a church healing service and that was the end of my stammering. In time I became a teacher, public speaker, college lecturer and actor. I say this with GOD all things are possible if you believe, pray and ACT. St. Dymphna thanks.
Great to see another example of GOOD LIVE DRAMATIC television from the Golden Age.
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Gladys Flores was a renowned Spanish flamenco dancer and Margaret O’Brien's mother. Gladys, and her sister Marissa also a dancer, taught Margaret flamenco dances. Would've loved to have seen this side of her.
I read Frances farmers story, if I ever see tomorrow, I could never forget what she had to go through, and the women she grew to be in spite of the horrors she went through at that mental hospital, very courageous and strong women,
Me, too. I cry whenever I hear how hard/harsh she was treated. I am thankful she found peace in Christ.
RIP Frances
One of my favorite MO movies is "Our Vines have Tender Grapes"
EXCELLENT Movie!
God Bless Frances Farmer.
Very nice. Better than the nonsense on television these days.
I thought I'd watch a few minutes,, but this play was too good for that. Margaret & James were too good for me to stop watching. Thanks for posting this.
My gosh. I blundered upon this jewel. Real actors and acting. I haven't viewed network tv in about a year now. With nuggets like this lying around, why should I have to? "Can I have your hand, please?" My emotions got the better of me. Thank you Alan for posting this diamond.
My sentiments, too! I am bowled over because they spoke God's Word, something almost unheard today. "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become AS sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal (1 Corinthians 13:1, KJV)." And now abides faith, hope, charity [love], these three; but the greatest of these IS charity (1 Cor. 13:13)."
A young James MacArther,I remember him from "WEST SIDE STORY ".He was great here as well. And Mrs.Frances Farmer had sad years dealing with mental illness.Just found out she did not get lobotomized,like first reported when she stayed in a mental hospital for a second time.Good to see her in this. Very good TV drama.
No. You're thinking of Russ Tamblyn in West Side Story. But there IS a resemblance, isn't there?
Thank You for the correction.They could be brothers :) .
MacArthur.. the son of Helen Hayes
Superb, great acting from the entire cast, and what a lovely and natural actress Francis Farmer was.
Thank you so much for this great Margaret O'Brien movie oh, I absolutely adore her 😘💕💞👏🏻👏🏻
Poignant, well acted TV drama. Thank you, Alan Eichler, for making this available.
good to see Frances Farmer turning in a solid performance - helps put an end to the lobotomy rumors.
I can still hear notes of Margaret's childhood voice when she speaks and I find it very endearing 🌝
Thank you very much for uploading this gem of yesteryear. Superb script & cast.
Frances! I love her
Great television. We could use some today.
What an amazing cast!
Oh my goodness I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before 🥰
Frances finally got what she really wanted - TO BE AN ACTRESS
Thank you, Alan, for finding and posting this. It's so difficult to find anything with Frances Farmer, especially after she was released from the state mental institution, and I love Margaret O'Brien. It's a great story.
it's good that CBS did not erase this teleplay and put it on kinescope .Margaret o Brian's mature acting was good . Frances farmer showed that she was still a good actress in spite of her problems.
Wow just stumbled across as had no idea this existed with a cast what a gem
O’Brien acts like she’s permanently playing Beth, MacArthur is cute and Farmer proves to be that good actress that the tragic twist of life impeded her to be
Thank you for uploading this forgotten gem, Alan. The acting is superb; Frances Farmer's portrayal of a farm wife is wonderful!
This is a great upload. Though the TV-movie may be boxed-in, the picture quality is literally to die for. And, what a lineup of veterans to make this movie memorable: Frances Farmer, Margaret O'Brien and James MacArthur in this rare 1958 outing. I did hear about Ms. Farmer being a great actress, but my only knowledge of her comes from the 80's movie version on her life "Frances" played to perfection by the wonder actress, Jessica Lange. Yes, Margaret was more of a success as a child artiste than as an adult. Still she was quite pretty. MacArthur was memorable in The light in the forest with Carol Lynley.
And this was all done live in real time.
I was expecting Margaret to be a child, I had only ever seen her as a little girl.
When she got older, she started looking more as she had as a child. I saw her on a "Murder. She Wrote."
Where on earth..... how..... so many gems.... some I remember viewing as a young boy...! Thank you for this! Love Margaret O'Brien... I look forward to viewing more of your extensive, amazing catalog!
Very touching!
Thank you so much. This was excellent !
Okay, this made me cry.
Love it it's awesome
The captions are hilarious.
I’m so happy I found this! I’m loving it
Fine acting here. Brings to mind the chemistry between Julie Harris and James Dean in East of Eden.
This is a good film my partner have a bad speech impairment he was made fun of it but he is getting stronger didn't let people get to him but I know it hurts him inside
If I was him I would run away geez everyone is at him.
Interesting backstory on how James MacArthur came to play this role. Playwright John Vlahos and MacArthur's mother (Miss Helen Hayes) had the same agent. She was asked to read the script and offer her evaluation.
She learned it was going to be produced as an episode for Studio One. This prompted her to call her son and urge him to cut his vacation short and return to Los Angeles to audition for the role of Ben Adams.
"Let her cry. It'll do her good." Yes.
I love Frances Farmer in this role! She kind of reminds me of Mrs. Walton.
That barn looks like the one from the original "Lassie." Margaret delivered her lines in the same staccato style as when a child ... I hope she is saved in Jesus. She brings that same, sweet, caring heart, into this show as a grown woman that she delivered as a child..
I'm blown away firstly by Margret O'brien; I had no idea she was still acting in 1958. I only know her as Tootie from Meet Me in St. Louis. Not only can she act, she was quite hot too. James MacArthur, I have no idea who he is but he's sensational. Stellar parents Leon Ames and Francis Farmer (God bless her!). Terrific writing and directing - how the director got those performances out of those actors is simply amazing. And lastly, is this a kinescope? It's beautiful! It looks like a video tape, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for the astute comment. O'Brien continued acting throughout her adult career and even toured in the national company of "Barefoot in the Park". James MacArthur was the adopted son of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur, who were both theater royalty. He's best remembered today for his role on the original "Hawaii Five-0". This was one of Farmer's comeback performances, but also one of her last. The video quality is indeed excellent, but most likely a kinescope.
Yeah, I had just looked up James McA. and now I know who he is. Thanks for the quick reply!!
James McArthur was the son of Helen Hayes and a popular actor for years.
Frances, not Francis, but otherwise agree.
@@aeichler When I worked with Jim in a local (Honolulu) theatre production of his adopted Dad's TWENTIETH CENTURY, he remembered my aunt fondly but didn't have such a wonderful copy of this, which I remember seeing when it first aired.
Proves conclusively that Frances was not lobotomised. She gives a brilliant performance...utterly steals the piece. At times there is only her deeper voice that reminds you that you arent watching Jessica Lange in her 40s.
'Proves conclusively that Frances was not lobotomised'
I'd suggest that Kauffman's exhaustive--even exhausting!--debunking of [Farmer's biographer] William Arnold's claim(s) constitute conclusive evidence of that, Mark.
It is an unfortunate truth. It didn't render her completely incapacitated, but the difference is jarring.
@@annabagwell2961 Nonsense. You know not of what you speak.
@@annabagwell2961 Nobody could ever prove that Frances Farmer was lobotomized.She was very honest about the treatments she received,but she never said she was lobotomized.The woman who was helping her write her autobiography added that part.Frances died of cancer while she was writing it and afterwards that woman added a lot of stuff to the book to make it juicier and the lobotomy thing was one of them.....The doctor who used to give lobotomies in the 40s had a son who insisted that the woman in the famous photo receiving the lobotomy was Frances Farmer,so i looked at the photo and it looked nothing like her.Her own family said they were never aware of her receiving a lobotomy,so I think its all a big rumor to make the story even sadder....
@@chadsoard500 Her father was a lawyer. They would have been very careful about getting permission to lobotomise. Frances also worked extensively on stage at Purdue University. She wouldnt have been able to do it. Stop wishing for her story to be more horrific than it was.
Imagine that. No special effects, no sex, just actual acting!!! Amazing
Hawaii 5-0 ,😁 wow! and I was a year old.
"Judge not. That ye, be not judged".
Z beautiful print.
Hey did ya all know James mcarthur was Helen Hayes son
'BOOK EM DANO!!!'.....:>)
HEY! It’s DANN-O. From Hawaii 5-0
ben played on hawwii 5-O and swiss family robinson
❤
Francis Farmer in my view was in a prison of sorts all her life.Firstly she was locked up in a society and country where the powers that be denied people the freedom to think and believe what they believed. Then as time went on, the Authorities views and her views came into conflict. Being the type of numbskulls the Authorities tend to be, they could not and would not understand and so they locked her up. They took away her freedom and threw her into a so called medical prison and threw away the key for 10years.That is the real scandal of Francis Farmer. The Authorities in the US do and have done this to hundreds of thousands of normal people. Scandalous. Free country? Don't make me laugh. It's not a laughing matter.
Yes,I understand what you have expressed,and thank you,for doing so.
Intrvew yers movie's tcm
@21:48 He should've tried talking out both sides of his mouth, like a politician.
William Arnold's 'Shadowland' explains what was done to Ms. Farmer. Among other things, Miss Farmer was famous for an essay written in the 1930's 'God Is Dead' and, also, the Group Theatre. A lobotomized Miss Farmer would have agreed to this McCarthy era tripe; interesting, only because of the excellent cast.
joey s a lobotomised Farmer would not have been capable of a performance. This proves conclusively that it didn't happen. The lobotomy was a lie.
Hell naw she wasn’t lobotomized, if you look at her on This Is Your Life, she was showing all kinds of emotion from anger, sadness, happiness to see some people. Frances truly is the most misunderstood of Hollywood history.
It was all made up! Just read Jeffrey Kauffman's research on the matter: he's produced the authoritative work on Farmer and William Arnold's incredible biography.
Thank you.
I printed that essay out on my junior high school's library dot matrix printer. It remains still in my copy of Shadowland. The scripture quoting is a dead giveaway.
What's wrong with Google, Apple ,messenger ,and utube there all merged TOGEATHER know , and they couldn't give the poor and middle class a friggin break , there taking away all the best and now more and more every week old classic dramas I've watched as the last 6 years took the best to the second best to almost all ,unless you want to pay for it !its so very sad and it sickens my STUMIC ! Please if you agree to these things and more let me know , Sp not even at Christmas time ,,,,,,ya think they could put up a few of those beautiful Christmas dramas ! Just so we could of shared them classic old movies with our children and grand children , show them how at one time in this world people were kind to others , etc! To bad.......we all pay so much for internet you think it could be kind and generous once and a while , with the billions those men have ,,,like the bible says ,,,it will be like going threw the eye of an needle ,for a rich man to make it into heaven ! Greed pure evil Greed
Perhaps instead of youtube you might invest some time in English 101
Grammer and English!
21st century version…Ben is a mute, works on farm, gets 15 year old daughter preggo, girl and Ben conspire to kill parents to get the farm, after parents are dead daughter kills Ben saying it’s self defense and because he killed her parents, daughter now lives on farm with pastor of local community church and her son and waits until pastor’s divorce from wife is over until they can marry. The pastor has three daughters with prior wife. Hmmmmmm…..??
Imaginative.
The resemblance between Miss Farmer and Jessica Lang is positively eerie.