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by Joe Macclesfield
August 21st, 2014, 8:40 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

jdb1, I agree with you when you say that "I think we generally tune such things out, especially when watching the older films". I also share your opinion of Fredric March's performances in general. The simian makeup applied to March, in Mamoulian's version of the tale, is ludicrously over ...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 21st, 2014, 7:44 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

RH, I didn't know there'd been SO many versions of the tale commited to film/tape. It says something about the universal appeal of the story. The '54 TV version with Michael Rennie sounds interesting. I'll bet there's no recording of it, though. I did see a bit of the TV effort with Michael Caine, w...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 21st, 2014, 2:41 am
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

I don't suppose that it would have bothered American audiences much, if at all. But, English/British audiences must, surely, have noticed the fact that neither Fredric March or Spencer Tracy are overly bothered about adopting an English/British accent for their respective portrayals of Jekyll and Hy...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 20th, 2014, 5:40 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: High Sierra: Roy Earle
Replies: 16
Views: 22484

Re: High Sierra: Roy Earle

Fascinating stuff indeed. WG, I enjoyed your bio of George Raft. Now, you've given me another book to add to my shopping list. I'm enjoying these posts, even though I'm sending in the majority of them on my 3G mobile phone (an exercise in frustration if ever there was one). Thanks!
by Joe Macclesfield
August 20th, 2014, 1:04 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: High Sierra: Roy Earle
Replies: 16
Views: 22484

Re: High Sierra: Roy Earle

Got a new book to start tonight. Dillinger: A Short and Violent Life by Robert Cromie. Looks like it'll be a good read. I reckon fans of gangster pictures owe Mr. Dillinger a debt of gratitude. For surely, he must have been the inspiration for the characters Duke Mantee, and Roy Earle. Some regard h...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 20th, 2014, 12:35 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

The screen treatment that comes closest to Stevenson's original yarn is a 1970 Amicus production entitled: I, Monster. The character names were changed, and the story is set in 1910. Apart from these, and some other slight changes, it remains reasonably faithful to Stevenson. The film stars Christop...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 19th, 2014, 2:27 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Also remember Robards Sr. from a short entitled Follow That Music (a showcase for Gene Krupa and Band), and, The Falcon's Alibi (the last Tom Conway Falcon film, I think).
by Joe Macclesfield
August 19th, 2014, 1:18 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: High Sierra: Roy Earle
Replies: 16
Views: 22484

Re: High Sierra: Roy Earle

I think that Bogie was a true artist. Like all the great artists, down through the centuries, whether they be poets, painters, musicians, and so forth, he knew precisely what effect he could create in the mind of the viewer.
by Joe Macclesfield
August 19th, 2014, 11:07 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: High Sierra: Roy Earle
Replies: 16
Views: 22484

Re: High Sierra: Roy Earle

Yes, W.G. I recall reading in Joe Hyams' biography of Bogie how amused he was at some of the bunk put out by the studio. It reminds me of Bogie's last film, The Harder They Fall. Toro's manager asks Eddie Willis (Bogie): "...but why do we have to lie?". Willis replies (with sarcastic relis...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 18th, 2014, 6:45 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: High Sierra: Roy Earle
Replies: 16
Views: 22484

Re: High Sierra: Roy Earle

Thanks WG, I'll try it. For years I shied away from novels, and stuck with non-fiction. But, I'm finding that some novels are OK, and worth reading. Abebooks should be able to fix me up. I read about the supposed ill-feeling between Bogart and Ida Lupino. If true, non of it was transmitted to the sc...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 18th, 2014, 2:15 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Robards Sr. can be seen in Val Lewton's Bedlam. Ironically, he plays a character who's been confined to keep him from drink, so he can support his family by writing.
by Joe Macclesfield
August 17th, 2014, 8:10 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Western Guy, Robards certainly would've lent an interesting aura to the part. The still, if you ever see it, is enough to give anyone the "creeps"! Nice that you got to meet him. I believe that, like Tracy, he had his own demons.
by Joe Macclesfield
August 17th, 2014, 6:15 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

If I recall correctly, the A&C pic is the one that has stuntman Eddie Parker running around in a rubber mask! The Fleming production has a better period look and feel to the Mamoulian, But, to be honest, I have to agree with Western Guy. The Fredric March version is the better film. I recently a...
by Joe Macclesfield
August 17th, 2014, 11:35 am
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Re: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Watched 'em both last night (Tracy first). It never occurred to me till now, but, when Tracy drinks the potion, he turns into Ed Begley with hair!
by Joe Macclesfield
August 15th, 2014, 8:01 pm
Forum: Sci-fi and Horror
Topic: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Replies: 67
Views: 63909

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Dear Folks, Am looking forward to renewing acquaintance with an "old friend". MGM's 1941, Victor Fleming directed version of...well, you know. Watched this a good few times on VHS in the early '80s. Don't think Tracy was the right choice for this, but, he managed to acquit himself reasonab...