He's sort of a movie legend, but Mervyn LeRoy was really a terrible director. His desecration of Gypsy with the help of the ego-driven Rosalind Russell was, if possible, even worse than The Bad Seed. His list of turkeys is practically endless, and his son Warner proved that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree by turning Tavern on the Green, the classic NYC restaurant, into a McDonald's with better decor.

I thought it fit who she was. I expect this was the way matrons of the era often spoke.

I'm watching Army of Shadows now. Thanks to yambu and whiskeypriest and Ghulam for recommending it so long ago.

Army of Shadows is the best film you'll ever see about the French Resistance. Having enjoyed Black Book only last week, Army makes that one seem trivial.
This is a psychological thriller in the best sense. There are no blown up trains. Rather, the deliberate pacing forces you into the minds of these unsung saboteurs, as they deal with making constant life or death decisions, their solitude, despair, and almost certain knowledge that they will die soon. Simone Signoret is terrific as an absolutely fearless underground operative.

I might have to start renting yambu two rooms in the motel ...

I remember liking Army of Shadows, but can't recall much except a few random scenes. I think it's one of those films that just grips and then washes over you, leaving more a feeling and sense of a way of life than a plot and such. Or maybe I need re-watch it.
I recall the cinematography was sterling.

...Future yambu traveled back in time to recommend this to me so I could recommend it to you so future yambu could remind you that you've seen it.

Excellent film and future yambu pegged it.