mrroberts

Doesn't the size of a person's (male or female) bank account alter the results of this theory?

Steve Martin should have gotten an Oscar for his brilliant impersonation of Barbara "Double Indemnity" Stanwyck in the movie *Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid* Edited by: mrroberts on Sep 7, 2013 11:22 AM

Huston had to be very persuasive getting Bogart to go on another location shoot though. Edited by: mrroberts on Sep 6, 2013 10:06 PM

I believe Edward G could have played ALL 3 roles, ala Peter Sellers, Jerry Lewis, or Alec Guinness Bogie and Huston (John) must have worked things out ok, just a few years later they would take a little trip to Africa to do another picture.

Fred, you should read the Wiki item on *Rope* . I don't think Hitch was concerned about cost when making the film. He just wanted the movie in real time and the action to flow. Technology of the time meant a maximum of around 10 minutes to a reel of film. I'll bet the actors were glad he couldn't shoot say 20 minutes. To disguise the piecing together of the scenes Hitch used the momentary scene of an actor's back passing in front of the camera so all we see is the back of the guy's suit. Rather bizarre, but effective, I guess.

We should have thrown that other "malignant growth" overboard , Captain.

I think Norman Bates used the same cheap wig that Barbara Stanwyck used in *Double Indemnity*

All of this discussion about suicide, I suggest consulting Barton Keyes (Edward G Robinson) the insurance claims investigator from "Double Indemnity" , he knows all about these matters. As for this film , I wouldn't consider his action suicide. He clearly acts to take out the enemy plane before anymore of his fellow fliers get shot down. Crashing the enemy is his only option, although his chances are slim, he could have survived the crash. As for Cagney dying in a movie, to me the most memorable is the ending of *Public Enemy* .

This is such a great thread, just don't want to see it get buried. Carry on.

The best thing about TCM is not that they "only show what interests ME", but that they show a variety of "classic" films many of which we would never see anywhere else. So when they show a movie that doesn't appeal to me, I find something else to do, or watch like a rerun of "Adam-12".

Sepiatone, check out Hitchcock cameos list on Wiki.

In Thailand its on at 1:30 AM. I'll bet they're ****

"Some ask why, others ask why not?"

One thing about *Rope* that I don't think was mentioned here yet; Hitchcock's use of the long uninterrupted takes meant the actors and everyone on the set had to be on the money, no mistakes or the whole shot is no good. The actors had to know the lines and how exactly to move, so everyone appears a little "stiff" in their manner. Its said they did one whole take (close to 10 minutes I think) and Hitchcock discovered that the background lighting was off so the whole thing had to be reshot. I don't think anyone wanted to do another picture in this manner, including Hitchcock.

I would never call Bogart ugly. He actually was a rather handsome guy when he was younger, but he lived hard and aged a lot (like William Holden) . Some people like that hardened look on a guy. Sign of maturity. Only when you're 50 you don't want to look 70. Certainly Bogie did mellow some in his later years, marrying a young gal, becoming a father, etc. Bogart had his friends and probably was very civil at times. But it does sound like he was one of those guys who did a personality change, not for the better, after some drinks.

I don't know about anything close to NYC. The aircraft carrier U.S.S Intrepid is right on the Hudson (I don't know what WW2 aircraft they have there, that ship has a long service record WW2 to the late 60's) Every summer (first weekend in June) the Mid- Atlantic Air Museum in Reading , Pa has a WW2 weekend. Its a terrific event, reenactors, military equipment, and of course lots of planes, all flying around. You can get a ride in a plane like a B 25 Mitchell or a B 17. The last few years we had the only flying B 29 come in for the show. Our Canadian friends from the Hamilton museum brought down a Lancaster bomber a few years ago. The best thing of all is that there are a number of WW2 vets who come and give little talks. And we all know, these guys ain't going to be with us much longer.

I think Bogie called his previous wife "Mike Tyson"

You want *Rope* to be like a Sherlock Holmes or Thin Man movie, a "Who done it?" . But that's not what Hitchcock was all about. Most all Hitchcock movies tell you much of the facts and what to expect. In the beginning of *Dial M For Murder* Ray Milland tells us exactly how his little murder plan is going to work. In *The Man Who Knew Too Much* we get the whole assassination plan explained to us. Its all about the suspense, the anticipation of what's going to happen. In *Rope* its all about will Stewart figure out what's happened (the murder) or will someone finally crack and confess (Farley Granger).

During the ceremonies when Billy Bishop gave his speech it was mentioned about the recruits coming from all over the world, the different British commonwealth nations, the U.S. and other countries. Canada was a safe place to train, even many Brits came over for training. Pilots from other European nations that were occupied by the Nazis came to Canada. A lot of the aircraft used were from the U.S. through the Lend Lease agreement. Some pilots actually joined the RCAF, others joined up with RAF units in Britain. Of course eventually they all became part of the air defense of Britain. And then the Americans joined in the fight too. It was a real team effort. --- The military air museum in Hamilton, Ontario has a lot to see. The museum in Trenton, Ontario is also very impressive. They had (I guess its still there) a neat exhibit about the real life WW2 "Great Escape" , air men escaping the German POW camp. Edited by: mrroberts on Sep 4, 2013 11:48 PM

This sounds like the 1941 film *I Wake Up Screaming* and the actor was Laird Cregar. But you have the storyline somewhat twisted (if this is the film you mean). Cregar plays a detective who investigates a murder case. The victim is a girl he secretly admired from a far. The detective finds out who the real murderer is but he chooses to try to frame another guy who was a boyfriend of the dead girl. In other words the detective was insanely jealous of this other man and wants him to pay for the crime. This film story was remade in 1953 and called *Vicki* .

Ted Knight had earlier appeared in an episode of "Highway Patrol". He played a news reporter trying to expose some mob activities and got beaten up rather badly. But Dan Mathews saved him in the end (I don't know why?) Ted should have found another line of work.

Mr Dobbs always called his girl "Baby" , aka Lauren, aka Betty.

I guess you have to give him credit, he treated everyone equally shabbily.

The more I read about Rex Harrison its a wonder that he wasn't cast as Ratchett in *Murder On The Orient Express* (who was played by my man Richard Widmark) . If Rex had been in the movie there would been more than a dozen lined up to take a stab at him. Using real weapons no less.

Steward? You do mean Jimmy StewarT right?