SCFZ poll: Frank Tashlin

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Polling the films of director Frank Tashlin

The rules:

- your list can include no more than half of the Tashlin films you've seen, up to a maximum of 5. So if you've seen seven of his films, for example, you can list only a top 3. It's only if you've seen ten or more of his films than you can list the maximum of five.

- i'll assume ballots are ranked unless you tell me otherwise. unranked ballots are fine.

- deadline for ballots: next Tuesday, in seven days, whatever day that is

- if anyone is watching films for these polls, then i'll extend the deadline up to three days, if someone requests an extension

- next poll: whoever posts the first ballot in this thread is free to nominate the director we poll next, unless you've nominated in this round already (everyone should get a chance). Already nominated this round: wba, greg x, ofrene, greennui, evelyn, bure, mesnalty, umbugbene, roscoe, st gloede, brian d, kanafani, silga, oscarwerner, dt., nrh, arkheia

umbugbene created an index on letterboxd of all of our previous polls here: letterboxd.com/umbugbene/list/index-of-all-scfz-director-polls/

one rule for nominees: at least 3 scfzers need to have seen 10+ of a nominee's films, or at least 4 scfzers need to have seen at least 8 of the nom's films, so if it isn't clear if that will be the case, we'll confirm that's true before moving forward

if 24 hours pass after a poll opens, and no one eligible to nominate has posted a ballot, then i'll nominate someone, and then we'll start over, and everyone will be able to nominate again

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Rock-A-Bye-Baby
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Cinderfella

seen six, might watch some more

[wba]

seen two, vote for none.

[Lencho of the Apes]

Seen two, I have no power here.

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Son of Paleface
Artists and Models
Bachelor Flat
Swooner Crooner

[greennui]

Porky Pig’s Feat

[kanafani]

Artists and Models
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Rock-A-Bye-Baby

[Umbugbene]

Seen 9

1. Artists and Models

[grabmymask]

Artists and Models
Porky Pig’s Feat
Plane Daffy
The Case of the Stuttering Pig
Hare Remover

I think it’s my turn to nominate? If so, can we check on Lucio Fulci?

[Roscoe]

HAVE YOU GOT ANY CASTLES?
PLANE DAFFY
I GOT PLENTY OF MUTTON -- which features an odd little ending that seems to predict the last line of SOME LIKE IT HOT....

[roujin]

seen 15 features, 2 shorts

ROCK-A-BYE BABY
ARTISTS AND MODELS
WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?
CINDERFELLA
THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY

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14 features 2 shorts

The girl can't help it
Artists and models
The geisha boy
Caprice
Susan. Slept here

[wba]

I think it’s my turn to nominate? If so, can we check on Lucio Fulci?

if so, I got 9 Fulcis

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I think it’s my turn to nominate? If so, can we check on Lucio Fulci?

it is! and yes, let's check on lucio fulci -- assuming grabmymask has 8+, then with wba's nine, we'll need two more people with 8+ fulci seen. so if anyone has seen 8 or more fulci films, please post here!

i have zero unfortunately, but maybe i'll watch one or two today.

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Surprisingly, I've seen three or four Fulcis. I wouldn't have guessed that many.

[wba]

Surprisingly, I've seen three or four Fulcis. I wouldn't have guessed that many.

Well, he's made over 50 films, so...

[Evelyn Library P.I.]

1. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
2. The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (1937)
3. Hollywood or Bust (1956)
4. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
5. Son of Paleface (1952)

(seen 16 Tashlin's)

[arkheia]

Seen 20 Tashlin films (8 features and 12 shorts).

1. Artists and Models (1955)
2. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
3. The Girl Can’t Help It (1956)
4. Susan Slept Here (1954)
5. The Disorderly Orderly (1964)

Curious to see how Fulci ranks, but alas I've only seen six.

[nrh]

7 tashlin, know i've seen more shorts but can't tell them apart by names and synopsis...

rock-a-bye baby
artists and models
will success spoil rock hunter?

only seen 6 fulci i think, would like to watch more though.

[oscarwerner]

seen 4
so long ago, hardly remember his films.
Let it be:
1-Artists and Models (1955)
2-The Geisha Boy (1958)
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i have seen 10+ Lucio Fulci-he was popular in cinemas, when i was young:)

[rischka]

no tashlin and 1 fulci

[St. Gloede]

Only seen 4. None worth voting for.

Seen 13 by Fulci.

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ok thanks, lucio fulci will be our next poll!

[john ryan]

seen 2

1. will success spoil rock hunter?

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21 films from tashlin's thirty year career got votes, but the top four all come from a four year period in the 1950s. i posted this poll late in the day, so i'll still accept ballots posted today:

results

1. Artists and Models (1955) -- 29 pts
2. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter (1957) -- 23 pts
3. Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) -- 12 pts
4. The Girl Can't Help It (1956) -- 8 pts
5. Son of Paleface (1952) -- 5 pts
5. Porky Pig's Feat (1943) -- 5 pts
5. Plane Daffy (1944) -- 5 pts
8. The Geisha Boy (1958) -- 4 pts
8. The Woods are Full of Cuckoos (1937) -- 4 pts
10. Susan Slept Here (1954) -- 3 pts
10. Cinderfella (1960) -- 3 pts
10. Hollywood or Bust (1956) -- 3 pts
10. Have You Got Any Castles? (1938) -- 3 pts
14. The Disorderly Orderly (1964) -- 2 pts
14. Bachelor Flat (1961) -- 2 pts
14. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) -- 2 pts
14. Caprice (1967) -- 2 pts
14. The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937) -- 2 pts
19. Swooner Crooner (1944) -- 1 pt
19. I Got Plenty of Mutton (1944) -- 1 pt
19. Hare Remover (1946) -- 1 pt

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https://letterboxd.com/fliptrotsky/list ... -poll-160/