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Sink The Bismarck ! – part 5
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 28, 2012
Reel Vs. Real Did you ever think Capt. Shepard had too much information at hand, or some of his deductions seemed to be based on something we didn’t see ? When the British made the film they had the benefit of hindsight, and were able to employ little snippets of information into the film th read more
Sink The Bismarck ! – part 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 23, 2012
The British know they have only one or two chances remaining before the Bismarck will be in friendly waters, and will be protected by air cover by the German Luftwaffe. The window of opportunity is rapidly shrinking as the fuel tanks in the British ships become drier and drier. They hope to at least read more
Sink The Bismarck ! – part 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 22, 2012
There are areas in this part where the movie differs from the actual history it is trying to depict. These areas will be in yellow type – Tom The Bismarck has been located. The British battleship the Prince of Wales has been dispatched with the warship HMS Hood , the pride of the British Navy, read more
Sink The Bismarck ! – part 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 20, 2012
Captain Jonathan Shepard has come to know loss far too well. He has lost his wife, his home, his ship, and some of his crew all to German aggression. The bane of his life was Nazism. And now he was being asked to help try and sink the most powerful German battleship, the Bismarck. The newsreels show read more
Sink The Bismarck ! – part 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 13, 2012
Starring Kenneth More as Captain Jonathan Shepard Dana Wynter as 2nd Officer Anne D read more
This Island Earth – part 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Apr 5, 2012
Before Ruth and Cal can continue they must adjust to the difference in pressure. But before they go through with it Exeter insists they watch some of his crew go through it. The only woman on board is in charge of the procedure. After Ruth and Cal have their first encounter with the thermal barr read more
This Island Earth-part 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Mar 31, 2012
After a dinner that consists of barely acceptable wine, rubbery chicken, and mindless chit-chat Steve and Ruth take a chance and take Cal into their confidence. Apparently some of the people who have worked there have had a sudden reversal of opinion. There’s no truly polite way of saying it & read more
This Island Earth - part 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Mar 29, 2012
Just in case you’ve forgotten where we were in the film Cal and Joe observe a man on the screen of the Interociter. He says his name is Exeter, and that he is a peace engineer. He goes on to praise Cal for constructing the Interociter. Now I would like to point out, for the record, that t read more
This Island Earth-part 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Mar 24, 2012
Remember those days, long,long ago, when you could stroll down to your local movie house, when you could plunk your allowance money, sit in a theater seat that was built for grown ups three times your size, and chow down on the worlds biggest bag of popcorn without hearing your mother say “you read more
Twelve O’Clock High – part 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Mar 4, 2012
Historical Inspiration For The Characters <----------------------> Former Colonel Frank Armstrong provided the writers of the novel with the inspiration for the character Brigadier General Frank Savage. The name “Savage” was used because of Armstrong’s Cherokee read more
Twelve O’Clock High – part 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 27, 2012
The Primary Cast Members Gregory Peck as Brigadier General Frank Savage & read more
Twelve O’Clock High – part 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 19, 2012
The film – audio and video transfer This film was on a DVD that I own. All screencaps come from the same disc. The video transfer is, at times, very good. At other times it’s pretty poor. I can only suppose time has not been kind to this 63 year old film. Yet I can’t shake the fee read more
Seven Days in May – part 5
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 8, 2012
In part 4 I had a section called “ One Liners and Small Roles”. With the exception of Richard Anderson Malcolm Atterbury and John Larkin were just two of the 10 actors who appeared in the film but were not given any screen credits. Other actors who appeared in the film but did not receiv read more
Seven Days in May – part 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Feb 6, 2012
Who did what The film was directed by John Frankenheimer, who directed just two years earlier gave us The Birdman of Alcatraz. You’ll notice from some of the dates relating to a few of the PDF files he was already in pre-production on this film when The Birdman of Alcatraz was released. John read more
Seven Days in May – part 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 30, 2012
This film has it all ! A fantastic director, a stellar big box office cast, and a story that rivals some of those by one of most well known screenwriters. read more
Seven Days in May – part 3a
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 30, 2012
The following all pertain to the film. They are in PDF format and will require Adobe PDF Reader, Foxit PDF Reader, or another PDF reader. Letter from Robert Blumofe at United Artists to Ed Lewis, advising that a film of Seven Days in May should not be made. View this 1-pg PDF document Click read more
Seven Days in May – part 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 27, 2012
Rod Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) In his short life Rodman Edward Serling played many roles. He was a son, brother, student, graduate, paratrooper, boxer, patient, writer, husband, father, friend, teacher, observer of the human condition, critic of humanity, storyteller. He had t read more
Seven Days In May – part 1
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 22, 2012
Here we have a fantastic film directed by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay was written by the great Rod Serling, and was based on the novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. To fully a understand a film its sometimes helps to understand something of the original writer(s) of the story b read more
Fail Safe – part 5
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 14, 2012
Production Notes The film does not have a musical score. It does have an soundtrack. It was released on a 7 inch 45 rpm record. However the music cannot be heard in the film. During the film the viewer will hear the whine of a jet engine. It’s somewhat subdued, and its most noticeable at the e read more
Fail Safe – part 4
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jan 13, 2012
At the request of the President the Soviet Premier orders that the jamming be halted. Colonel Cacsio at SAC headquarters tries and successfully contacts the bombers. SAC headquarters is Ultimate 1 and the bombers are Turkey 1. Once contact is established the President identifies himself and or read more