This will probably surprise many, but my favorite actor is Gary Cooper. Back during my high school days I was in love with his movies. In fact, I would watch as many of them as I possibly could. My grandparents would record movies off of their oldies cable stations. I couldn't say how many of his movies I've watched over the years, I just know it's a lot.

This also led to the discovery that High Noon is one of my all-time favorite movies. I know, I know; it's a western. But it's a fantastic western and it's also a great subtle commentary on the then current McCarthyism. Betcha didn't know that!

Anyhoo, I mention all of this because I'm so excited this morning. I'm off to see a Gary Cooper movie this morning at the Castro Theatre that I haven't seen before. It's part of their pre-code festival, meaning that these movies were made before the government mandated a code of "appropriate behavior." This movie's called Design for Living and I'll let you know how it goes.