Thanks, Rich!
Oh that's right! Had forgotten Creighton there co-starred in that short-lived 1950's television series 'Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" playing the character Chingachgook.
One of my favorite shows as a little kid. I loved James Fenimore Cooper in all his various adaptations. We learned a lot about him in grade school, since he was sort of a local boy. My favorite of the novels is The Deerslayer. which is set around Otsego Lake in upstate New York. I went to a wedding there a few years ago (in Cooperstown), after which my family took a boat ride around the beautiful lake. Unfortunately the town has all this baseball stuff in it, though I guess it helps pay the bills. But it's so much more than that.
I mentioned HESTON because there was conversation about TOUCH OF EVIL. I'm also one of those who does not care for it and my first turnoff was the red face baloney.CinemaInternational wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 7:55 pm1960's The Unforgiven had Audrey Hepburn as a Native American....
Yeah, I get it. I never liked any of the red face or yellow face or tan face baloney, like ALEC GUINNESS as Japanese. That tendency seems to have died off.CinemaInternational wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 7:55 pm1960's The Unforgiven had Audrey Hepburn as a Native American....
HEY! That wouldn't have been Gutman's Mongolian Theater in Passaic, would IT?!Allhallowsday wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 9:42 pmMy story is exactly the same except the theater was in NJ.
Gonna have to take exception with a few of your points here, norfious.norfious wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 10:14 pm I just watched "Tea and Sympathy" and I think it is interesting how many of the reviews of the film state that the plot revolved around homosexuality. Perhaps the original play did, and perhaps I am just projecting, but I got the impression that the character Tom in the film was demisexual or asexual. Those identities probably weren't well understood back when the film was made, though.
The film did a good job at showing that "different" does not mean "bad," especially since Tom was, in my opinion, the only likable character in the entire film. All the other men, with the exception of Al to some degree, were inconsiderate, judgemental, and sexist. Who would want to be "normal" if that's what was considered "normal?"
The character of Laura was quite creepy. I know she was trying to help Tom and felt sorry for him, but the ending was, in my opinion, completely inappropriate. I guess Tom was technically an adult at 18, but Laura was way too old and Tom way too young for her to go after him in that way. Yikes.
I also really disliked the fact that after Laura was with Tom, he was magically "better." Like he needed to have that experience to be considered acceptable as a person.
I knew Robert Anderson pretty well. Worked on a few projects with him. He was a sort of mentor to me, related to one aspect of my job. Lovely, generous man. He had been married to Teresa Wright and remained close friends with her after their divorce. They were a sweet, talented couple.norfious wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 10:14 pm I just watched "Tea and Sympathy" and I think it is interesting how many of the reviews of the film state that the plot revolved around homosexuality. Perhaps the original play did, and perhaps I am just projecting, but I got the impression that the character Tom in the film was demisexual or asexual. Those identities probably weren't well understood back when the film was made, though.
The film did a good job at showing that "different" does not mean "bad," especially since Tom was, in my opinion, the only likable character in the entire film. All the other men, with the exception of Al to some degree, were inconsiderate, judgemental, and sexist. Who would want to be "normal" if that's what was considered "normal?"
The character of Laura was quite creepy. I know she was trying to help Tom and felt sorry for him, but the ending was, in my opinion, completely inappropriate. I guess Tom was technically an adult at 18, but Laura was way too old and Tom way too young for her to go after him in that way. Yikes.
I also really disliked the fact that after Laura was with Tom, he was magically "better." Like he needed to have that experience to be considered acceptable as a person.
Hey, that is cool and all, but are you saying in all that time you spent with Robert Anderson you never discussed the play and\or film and anything related to what is being discussed here?Swithin wrote: ↑July 8th, 2023, 2:35 amI knew Robert Anderson pretty well. Worked on a few projects with him. He was a sort of mentor to me, related to one aspect of my job. Lovely, generous man. He had been married to Teresa Wright and remained close friends with her after their divorce. They were a sweet, talented couple.norfious wrote: ↑July 7th, 2023, 10:14 pm I just watched "Tea and Sympathy" and I think it is interesting how many of the reviews of the film state that the plot revolved around homosexuality. Perhaps the original play did, and perhaps I am just projecting, but I got the impression that the character Tom in the film was demisexual or asexual. Those identities probably weren't well understood back when the film was made, though.
The film did a good job at showing that "different" does not mean "bad," especially since Tom was, in my opinion, the only likable character in the entire film. All the other men, with the exception of Al to some degree, were inconsiderate, judgemental, and sexist. Who would want to be "normal" if that's what was considered "normal?"
The character of Laura was quite creepy. I know she was trying to help Tom and felt sorry for him, but the ending was, in my opinion, completely inappropriate. I guess Tom was technically an adult at 18, but Laura was way too old and Tom way too young for her to go after him in that way. Yikes.
I also really disliked the fact that after Laura was with Tom, he was magically "better." Like he needed to have that experience to be considered acceptable as a person.
