I was researching what I might want to write about for Ruth (at SilverScreenings)’s Mary Astor Blogathon, and I realized anew how delightfully strange old movie titles can be. So, today we have a found poem straight from Mary Astor’s filmography.
Ladies love brutes
behind
office doors:
The pace that thrills, the price
of a party.
Men of chance (woman proof)
playing with souls.
No time to marry unguarded women–
other men’s women.
Three-ring marriage, romance
of the underworld–
the woman
(there’s always a woman)
from hell,
the man
(man of iron)
with two faces.
A successful
calamity–
the sin ship.
Lady from nowhere–
white shoulders, red dust,
rose of the Golden West.
No place to go dressed to kill–
Oh, Doctor!
I am a thief heart to heart.
I Started Late and Forgot the Dog. 
Love it!! We’re using this in the Blogathon.
Yay!
Well done!
Thank you, ma’am! Sidenote Confession: I had to look up what a caftan was. This whole time I’ve been imagining an afghan. Different thing entirely, as you well know.
Great stuff – certainly shows up the weirdness/haunting flavour of old movie titles.
Been thinking of doing another one with old sci-fi novel titles. But that might just be too bizarre.
Enjoyed your creative poem — and it was fun identifying the movies I’ve seen!
Thanks! You’ve got me beat, I’m sure. I have seen exactly zero of those movies although from the sounds of them I wish I had seen all of them.
Fabulous! I love found poems and yours is excellent. It sounds like you had a lot of fun creating it.
I did indeed! Thanks a lot!
Alexandra, I’m loving your inspired “Found Poem: Ladies Love Brutes”! You deftly and cleverly blended all of those Mary Astor titles so well. What a great idea! BRAVA to you, Alexandra, and thanks so much for joining our Mary Astor Blogathon!
Thanks! And thanks for hosting!
Wow, this is one of the funniest posts I’ve ever read! Thanks for putting a smile on my face with this beautiful poem to Mary Astor!
Don’t forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! 🙂
Kisses!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be sure to check out your post!
Alright, I am highly impressed here. This was so much fun I read it three times. Thanks for the creativity.
You’re surely welcome, and thank you for your kind words.