movieman1957

"Liberty Valance" is probably not on as they may have been looking to show some less frequently shown pictures. "The Professionals" has been on Encore lately. They may have different arrangements for pay channels. I'm sure they could have jettisoned "Once Upon A Time In America" as a Strode selection. Though the opening is legendary Woody isn't around long enough to let a viewer get comfortable. Your selections may have fit better then. (The Military Channel has been showing "Pork Chop Hill" which I think would have been a nice surprise too.)

Two others to consider might be *Sailor Of The King* (Jeffrey Hunter) and *In Which We Serve* (Noel Coward.)

The first exposures I had to Ryan, that I recall, were "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Battle of The Bulge." I remember him there as mean and a bit thick. So my idea of him did not get off to a good start. I was young enough to not really appreciate him and it took some time to see how good he was. Though to my mind he played mean more often I came to appreciate his talent and it made his "good" roles more of a surprise.

Welcome home indeed.

>Hey! I think Movieman is a true gentleman. >Again.. ha.. you have it EXACTLY right.. but we both know I was NOT talking about HIM, now was I??? ha. I love being talked about when I'm not around. It's nice to be thought of. (thank you both for the complement.)

Where do you find stuff like that? Don't know how I'd work it in but would like the chance.

Today it was Alan Parsons' "On Air." Too Close To The Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNyyaPFFXg&feature=PlayList&p=E80F04C41132956D&playnext=1&index=3 Cloudbreak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g3NSK20SnA&feature=related

>A gun can be controlled. A girl cannot. Amen.

When I saw it I knew that was Mitchum's (James?) son but when I got thinking about it I thought it might have been a different episode. (I missed the first few minutes.) He looks just like his father. At first I thought it was Robert but I knew he was way too young. Edited by: movieman1957 on Jul 30, 2010 12:32 PM

Peck and Mitchum and Martin Balsam in "Cape Fear."

Sorry. Missed it in the imdb list. Thanks for the correction.

Over the last couple of months I have been stocking up on remastered albums of The Beatles and The Moody Blues. What a difference. They are all so much crisper and cleaner. What a nice surprise to find music that I have listened to, for some, as long as 40 years and still find things I never heard before. "Long Distance Voyager" is a sentimental favorite as it was an early date night for my bride and me. Most recent was "The Beatles" (White Album.) Some songs were a whole new experience.

*John T said "Who'll turn up next?"* Me. Hi. (Imagine her disappointment.)

It's not much of a film but she costars with Dana Andrews in "Zero Hour." It is the film that "Airplane" is based on. It shows up on TCM from time to time. It seems to be her last film before finishing out her career in TV,

The Rutles were a dead on spoof. I remember George did a cameo. Neil Innes had a good feel for the songs too.

>Chris, Jackie: I will have to check out "Wanted: Dead or Alive" soon, I've never seen it so I can't comment on it. I've never been sure of McQueen in westerns. Completely different than what you find in "The Magnificent Seven" and even "Nevada Smith." P.S. Hoss was my favorite.

Roy wasn't very much interested in anything but Roy until he found out there was some money involved. Kemp wasn't about to really share anything until he was left with no choice. I think the majority of the film deals with the tension created by everyone's greed. Ryan plays on that. That is what he counts on for his escape.

You're right in "Wanted: Dead or Alive" is more of a standard show than "HGWT." According to some of the information on the discs McQueen does have some input on his character. He is at once a very good bounty hunter. On another level he is not the typical bounty hunter and is rather annoyed that the reputation of that line of work carries a stereotype that certainly doesn't include him. Josh Randall does not have the education or background of Paladin but he does share the sense of fair play carried in "HGWT." I've been watching a lot of "Cheyenne" lately. Mostly it is an easy 45 minutes. Nothing real deep here either but Clint Walker is very likable and ultimately always does the right thing. One character even asks him once something to the effect as to wonder whether he ever does anything wrong. And someone was right when they said Walker takes his shirt off a great deal they were right. I know we've run "Gunsmoke" but I got tired of watching the news in the morning so this is my new time killer before work.

At first thought everyone in "Naked Spur" has an angle except maybe Janet Leigh. Even at that her deal is to get Ryan out of there. Millard Mitchell's loss a result of a sacrifice? Don't quite remember.

I saw an episode the other day (most of it anyway) called "Genesis." It explained how he became Paladin. It was like he took over for another man (who was also played by Boone) that had the whole get up. The hat, gun and all. At the end the older man says something to Boone that sets him off on his mission. He may be mercenary in some sense but he is mostly people's defender. It seems that the 80's show "The Equalizer" might share a similar theme.

I can wait. There isn't much else going on so I can work around everyone else.

>Oh, please do, Ro! and in fact, it might be a good choice for the next western ramble if others agree. It's on DVD so you should be able to find it at your library! I'm there. "The Tall T" is already resting comfortably on my shelf in the Boetticher collection awaiting the Ladies of The West to begin.

No. They probably wouldn't have had him take off his shirt.

When everyone gets done with "Rutledge" I can tell you about seeing "The Cowboys" at the theater as a 15 year old. I think Strode was the perfect choice. I can't imagine Poitier in the role. It would come across as too cerebral. Brock Peters might have also been a good choice.

How sad. It has come down to calling names and equating comments to Nazi-like activities. (I wondered how long before something like that would show up.) Being a Christian, church-goer and anything else you want to classify in that department I deeply resent your implication of trying to tie that in with the rest of your statement. Your listing the term "Christian" and "Nazi-like" in the same content is repulsive at worst and at best just plain wrong. You don't have to like anything MissGoddess, Rohanaka or even I say, I couldn't care less but you'll never hear any of us use the kind of indictment you have deemed appropriate for this discussion. You needn't feel sorry for her or anyone else but might consider reflecting on your own attitude. A difference of opinion hardly warrants such a tone.