Dargo Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 23 hours ago, Det Jim McLeod said: Edward G Robinson and George Raft get into a real fight on the set of Manpower. Yes, BUT in the heat of battle, reportedly, the following words spoken would never be truer... "Myeah, Myeah, and another thing! That guy what brought ya out here and told ya you could act was lyin' to ya, SEE?!" Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Look ma, no legs! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 "War of the Worlds" introduction. George Pal, left, with Sir Cedric Hardwicke, who narrated the film, at a recording session. Pal thought it appropriate that an English voice speak Wells's words. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rudy's Girl Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 10 hours ago, hamradio said: Look ma, no legs! I love War of the Worlds. It's one of my fav science fiction movies. I love it for a number of reasons. The effects are top-notch for the time, I think. The suspense keeps me on the edge of my seat. I really love the ending. Sir Cedric Hardwicke says that when all of our weapons had failed to destroy the martians, it was the little things that God, in His infinite wisdom, put upon this Earth. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 34 minutes ago, Rudy's Girl said: I love War of the Worlds. It's one of my fav science fiction movies. I love it for a number of reasons. The effects are top-notch for the time, I think. The suspense keeps me on the edge of my seat. I really love the ending. Sir Cedric Hardwicke says that when all of our weapons had failed to destroy the martians, it was the little things that God, in His infinite wisdom, put upon this Earth. H.G. Wells was a genius in that the Earth itself has an immune system. This is why landing on alien worlds IF any has life is a very bad idea. The organisms there will do to us what the Earth microbes did to the Martians. Realistically if the Martians were as intelligent the movie portrayed "mental giants" such beings would had sent probes to find out what the conditions are on Earth before making that one way trip the hovercraft had no way of returning. Some fun facts, WOTW seems to be the first sci fi to employ shields. The weapons on opposite sides are plasma cannons - a term long since to be coined. The mind blower is their camera that went into the collapse house. That has became reality and one lab is experimenting with the same snake like cable. Funny our present day cameras are WAY smaller than that one in the movie. Magnetic levitation has also become reality. That hovercraft design is still amazing even by today's standards. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Forgot to include nuclear powered craft. Ironic the Martians sent theirs to Earth in fiction, we returned the favor in reality. Link to post Share on other sites
Rudy's Girl Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 19 hours ago, SansFin said: Who is this? Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rudy's Girl said: Who is this? Jayne Mansfield 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dargo Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rudy's Girl said: Ah yes! The second place runner-up in the Anachronistic Photo Shoot Awards of 1959. The winner, you ask? Why, THIS one of course... (...and primarily because in 1959, boom boxes wouldn't come into vogue for another twenty years or so!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 55 minutes ago, Rudy's Girl said: Who is this? Just a lady having a bad hair day. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dargo Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: OOOF! My two favorite gals...Ava and Cyd. And I believe two of your favs too, eh James?! (...were they ever in the same film?...can't think of one...but considering this shot here, maybe they were) Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Dargo said: OOOF! My two favorite gals...Ava and Cyd. And I believe two of your favs too, eh James?! (...were they ever in the same film?...can't think of one...but considering this shot here, maybe they were) They were two beautiful Treasures of MGM. Ava did a cameo in "The Band Wagon" movie starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. She had a very brief scene with Fred. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TikiSoo Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 11:03 PM, Rudy's Girl said: I love War of the Worlds. Me too for all the reasons you state. I'm especially impressed with the ghostly visible "shield" bubble over the hovercrafts. Thanks for posting those pictures, Ham-LOVE them! On 3/23/2020 at 11:03 PM, Rudy's Girl said: I really love the ending. Sir Cedric Hardwicke says that when all of our weapons had failed to destroy the martians, it was the little things that God, in His infinite wisdom, put upon this Earth. Since I'm not a believer in "God", I do think the planet has evolved with an organic balance. The events happening now illustrate what devastation imbalance can create on a particulate level. On 3/23/2020 at 11:34 PM, hamradio said: Funny our present day cameras are WAY smaller than that one in the movie. Today, teeny "snake" cameras are used to probe inside the body as well as larger "drone" cameras to probe disaster/construction sites. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Dargo said: OOOF! My two favorite gals...Ava and Cyd. And I believe two of your favs too, eh James?! (...were they ever in the same film?...can't think of one...but considering this shot here, maybe they were) This photo was taken while the two were filming East Side, West Side. Both are supporting players but they get a good amount of screen time. This 1949 crime\romance film stars Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin and these two very beautiful gals. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Not movie related but still kind of clever. Posted by The Art Institute of Chicago, called Art of Quarantine. New versions of American Gothic and Nighthawks: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
spence Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 4:38 PM, Dargo said: Yes, BUT in the heat of battle, reportedly, the following words spoken would never be truer... "Myeah, Myeah, and another thing! That guy what brought ya out here and told ya you could act was lyin' to ya, SEE?!" the two already detested each other Eddie G. a superb actor but was no tough guy & Raft was, same area of Hells Kitchen Cagney worked delivering papers I know an Italian Girl who has a crush on Raft Cagney wrote in his autobio that George Raft-(friends with Bugsy siegel0 was the real deal gangster Good bit though 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spence Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Still have no concept as to how Can do it on FB all the time though? Link to post Share on other sites
spence Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 8:34 AM, TikiSoo said: Me too for all the reasons you state. I'm especially impressed with the ghostly visible "shield" bubble over the hovercrafts. Thanks for posting those pictures, Ham-LOVE them! Since I'm not a believer in "God", I do think the planet has evolved with an organic balance. The events happening now illustrate what devastation imbalance can create on a particulate level. Today, teeny "snake" cameras are used to probe inside the body as well as larger "drone" cameras to probe disaster/construction sites. marvelous shots Link to post Share on other sites
spence Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 8:34 AM, TikiSoo said: Me too for all the reasons you state. I'm especially impressed with the ghostly visible "shield" bubble over the hovercrafts. Thanks for posting those pictures, Ham-LOVE them! Since I'm not a believer in "God", I do think the planet has evolved with an organic balance. The events happening now illustrate what devastation imbalance can create on a particulate level. Today, teeny "snake" cameras are used to probe inside the body as well as larger "drone" cameras to probe disaster/construction sites. Tiki, you likely mean the '53 version right & not Spielberg's? Link to post Share on other sites
cigarjoe Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Liz Scott 1948 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Last photo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney together 1974, (with Harry Nilsson 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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