June 26 Eleanor Parker

Happy Birthday Peter Lorre & Eleanor Parker.

TCM celebrated Eleanor Parker’s with a movie marathon a week early. I watched One For the Book. I don’t know what the title means. It could mean that Eleanor is a new name Ronald Reagan’s black book or Eleanor’s romance with a theater producer is just one chapter in her life, a lesson learned. Eleanor & Reagan have really good chemistry. They seem to mirror each other with their movements. At the beginning Eve seems to overshadow Eleanor, but once Eleanor’s character loosens up with a kiss, she is brighter in personality. It is a cute romantic story.

Eleanor plays an actress who has not worked in a few months. Her boyfriend, the theater producer broke up with her right before Christmas. In the spring she sees an old friend and fellow actor Eve Arden. The two have almost a parallel experience. I actually made a flow chart comparison, but I am not sure how it would show up in the blog so I will have to write it out.

Eve has a date with a sweet Army man, Ronald Reagan.
Eve gets a better offer, from a Navy man she loves.
Eve dumps the Army man, stating she is married.
Eve states they can meet for lunch the next day.
Reagan tries several names in his book, but no one is available.
Reagan asks Eleanor out to dinner. She accepts.
They go to an excellent French restaurant.
Eve calls Eleanor later stating she is at an awful Hawaiian restaurant.
Eve is jealous of the good time they had.
Reagan falls asleep on her day bed.
Eleanor offers the day bed that night.
Reagan fixes lunch the next day for Eleanor.
Reagan does not call Eve.
Eleanor gets theater tickets from her former boyfriend, 3rd row.
Eve’s Navy man forgets his tickets for the back row.
Eleanor & Reagan are invited to a party by the producer.
Eleanor & Reagan kiss.
Reagan gets a hotel room.
Eve & Navy spend the evening playing Gin Rummy.
Reagan brings the morning paper to Eleanor’s and they eat breakfast.
Eve tries to find Reagan.
Eve comes to Eleanor’s apartment.
Reagan hides in the kitchen, leaves and comes back.
Eve asks him out to dinner.
Reagan declines.
Reagan fixes dinner for Eleanor.
The End.