mrroberts
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I would imagine that films sent out for foreign distribution always had some editing done to satisfy that particular market. Maybe the German version of *All Quiet On The Western Front* was altered in some fashion. Is it safe to assume that all of these American films were "dubbed" or did they just use subtitles? --- I find it hard to believe that the Nazi's were appalled by anyone elses "atrocities", if anything they were inspired.
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I understand that Mr Dobbs still gets residuals from his film being shown on TCM (a small gold nugget)
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You must have missed my earlier comments about Miss Barrymore.
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I want to take a poll. You're going on a cruise ship. Who do you want as the ship's Captain ? Bogart (as in The Caine Mutiny), Cagney (as in Mister Roberts), or Eddie G. (as in The Sea Wolf) ? This isn't going to be like The Love Boat !!
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That guy Cagney was a miserable S O B for a Captain though. I hope that Ensign Pulver put those marbles in his overhead fan. And threw a firecracker under his bunk too.
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For the most part I have enjoyed the Carson on TCM interviews. They are not the intense in depth interviews that some people may have anticipated, but they do give a few minutes of light hearted conversation which helps to reveal a little about the real person. And I still have a great deal of fun watching Johnny Carson (has it really been over twenty years now?) This last night looks very promising, I especially want to see Mr Fonda and Mr Holden, I don't believe that either man did many of these appearances and sadly both men weren't around much longer either.
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The person who started the thread , Justice1111, is also banished. It was his inane first statement that is gone, rightfully so. Most of the following comments were A OK for discussion.
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It appears that the administrator removed the initial statement that started the thread. That cancelled out the whole thing.
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 29, 2013 10:57 AM
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A great automat scene is in the movie *There Goes My Heart* with Virginia Bruce and Patsy Kelly . The whole movie (also starring Fredric March) is a great screw ball comedy.
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What a great thread here. I have been checking it periodically and been wanting to comment for some time . Certainly all 3 actors had great careers with so many great performances to their credits. Other than having the "gangster" characters as a common thread each was his own man and brought certain strengths to their screen work. But trying to compare them straight up is like the apples, oranges, pears debate. Fortunately each often got cast in the best possible ways; Bogart in *Casablanca* , Cagney in *White Heat* , Robinson in *Double Indemnity* , etc. They were ideal in those roles and the other two would not have been nearly as effective. Ironically my 3 favorite films for each actor all were from 1941 : Robinson in *The Sea Wolf* , Cagney in *The Strawberry Blonde* , and Bogart in *High Sierra* .
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This was Sidney Poitier's first film. Richard Widmark met with him and discussed what the movie would be about before they started it. Widmark obviously believed very strongly in the "message" of the movie and was willing to play the part of the bigot, even if it was a risky career move for him. The 2 men became life long best friends and worked together in several more films in the future. I greatly admire both men for their film work and their personal character.
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 28, 2013 6:09 PM
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Might be a good time to watch a film like "Ice Station Zebra" or "Scott of the Antartic"
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I don't know if hypnotize is the right word to describe it but I will always remember seeing Hitchcock's *Vertigo* on the big screen in the early 80's (when the "missing Hitchcock 5" were brought back for public viewing). From the start, that film really had me totally absorbed, like in a trance. Watching a film like that on a regular TV viewing (even uncut, commercial free like on TCM) doesn't come close to the big screen experience.
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My sincere condolences to the family and many friends of Kyle, I always appreciated his many postings here. They were always insightful and of a positive nature. For those of us here who never met him or spoke with him there is still a sense of great loss. Let us carry on with his spirit in mind.
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Markfp2 makes a good point about the editing issue. If the station gets an "edited" copy to air, we can't blame them for the result. They only promise to air what they receive. I really believe that TCM (and hopefully the other stations) make a sincere effort to get the best , most complete, movie copy available and they don't deserve to get criticized for the end product.
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Sewhite2000, I really don't believe that any editing that is being done to these interviews is omitting anything of substance. These Carson interviews were all probably the first guest spots, and after a few minutes of talk they had a commercial break, then returned to finish the spot. Sometimes the guest stayed on, moving down the couch to make room for the next guest; sometimes the first guest would leave, after a final acknowledgement from Johnny and audience applause. As for Ed McMahon; he would announce to start the show, play straight man in the Carson monologue, then he and Johnny would have their little exchange (maybe a Carnac routine) at the desk. After the first guest came on Ed would often just be there without any further participation in the show. Johnny would even announce the guests as they came out. I often wondered what Ed's job was at that point. In the show's early days he would do some on air commercial pitches. Sometimes a guest (usually a comic like Don Rickles ) would pull Ed into the conversations. So I am sure that Ed isn't being purposely cut out of these scenes, he just isn't involved.
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As goofy as Conan may seem to some people, I believe the guy is quite intelligent and has a real appreciation for the "classics".
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Thank you for that link , Fred. I had trouble searching on the internet for the site. I am on a local community cable service so my channels don't always match up with a major service like Comcast. Cuurrently I am on a premium service level so I get the HBO/Cinemax channels as well as many other channels that aren't part of a basic service. On a basic package I wouldn't get many stations (like TCM, FMC, MeTV, etc). And because my DVD/VCR recorder doesn't have a digital tuner I can't record many of these channels (thankfully I CAN record TCM).
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I am generally liking the Carson interviews, I like seeing Johnny again and the interviews are in some cases a rare opportunity to see the actors as themselves. Its mostly casual conversation, Johnny sometimes gets in a deep insightful question. These interviews were never long and the guests were on to plug a new movie or a book release (Doris Day, Kirk Douglas). So they are what they are. But they do have a place here on TCM because of the people who are featured, this isn't TV invading TCM. As I have stated before I hope TCM can secure some tapes of other interview shows (like Phil Donahoe, Tom Snyder, etc).
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I just recently discovered this channel on my cable system, I believe it just started operating . Called MOVIES ! , they are showing a wide range of films concentrating on the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80"s (just my general observation, they are currently showing "Nevada Smith" ). They do have some commercials , nothing like AMC though, thank God. They also show a disclaimer at the start of a film that states that they do not edit out time from the film to show more commercials. So I assume that means NO editing, maybe some language or nudity is "blocked out " at the most. So except for the occasional commercial all is well. TCM will continue to be my first choice for viewing, but it is good that there are some alternatives out there, maybe they can source some pictures that TCM can't easily get. And for the whiners who can't stand that TCM doesn't program their personal favorites 24/7 , they can change the channel.
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 9, 2013 7:50 PM
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You didn't recognize George Carlin, just my point. He was at the drive up stand throughout the movie.
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I wonder how many people recognize George Carlin in this film (his pre hippie days).
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What I can't understand is why "Airplane" didn't use the sock puppet bit from "Zero Hour".
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I think its great that TCM has obtained the rights to air these Carson interviews. There are other talk show interviews from years past that may be tracked down , like from Phil Donahue, Merv Griffin, Tom Snyder, etc.
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