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The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1939.





After being out of circulation for many years, partly because of the 1959 Hammer remake (The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)) in Technicolor starring Peter Cushing, this film was restored and re-released to theaters in 1975 with great fanfare, to the point of having the national evening news do a story on it. The film was shown at its full 80-minute length, and newspaper and magazine articles commented on the fact that the line "Oh, Watson, the needle!", referring to Holmes' cocaine habit (and usually misquoted as "Quick, Watson, the needle!") was put back in after having been cut by the censors. As an added attraction, the studio added a rare sound film featurette which showed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes books, talking about his creation.

At approximately 51 minutes into the film, Holmes plays the first three notes of what would become "Stairway to Heaven" on the Lire for Watson.

[walpurgis]

Seen both versions and read the story several times, always enjoyed it. That Stapleton was a bounder!

[Pigmy Pony]

The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1939.




At approximately 51 minutes into the film, Holmes plays the first three notes of what would become "Stairway to Heaven" on the Lire for Watson.

Always an education And I won't be the only one who finds your movie trivia fascinating.

Last night I watched the first episode of "Treadstone", based around Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" books. Looks promising. But I seem to remember you saying you don't watch regular TV any more, and this on "5 Action", formerly Paramount channel.

[struth]

Always an education And I won't be the only one who finds your movie trivia fascinating.

Last night I watched the first episode of "Treadstone", based around Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" books. Looks promising. But I seem to remember you saying you don't watch regular TV any more, and this on "5 Action", formerly Paramount channel.

season 1 is available on amazon prime free, so ive marked it as to watch

[struth]

Dad's Army, 2016.






When other members of the platoon are quoting famous literature, and Mainwaring offers "who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men," he is actually quoting a famous radio program's opening lines. The Shadow was an adventure serial in the 1930s that began every program with that tag line.

The Home Guardsmen appear to be using the M1917 Enfield Rifle. Although a First World War-era American gun, the M1917 was commonly issued to the Home Guard (under the 'Lend Lease' agreement) as supplies of the British Army's main weapon, the SMLE Rifle, were required for front line troops

[Pigmy Pony]

season 1 is available on amazon prime free, so ive marked it as to watch

That's good, but you know that now I've built it up it'll turn out to be crap!

[struth]

That's good, but you know that now I've built it up it'll turn out to be crap!

these things are usually pitifully slow to start with as they introduce the cast. so if you dislike it straight off, your likely to not get to the action.

[struth]

"They Don't Like It Up 'Em"

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A good wartime drama now with Leslie Norman's Dunkirk, 1958. A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.





Strand Quay, on the west side of the town of Rye, was used for the Dunkirk perimeter. In one shot, the top of St. Mary's Parish Church may be spotted, and in another, we get a glimpse of the famous Mermaid Street in the background.
The command center used by Vice Admiral Ramsey (Nicholas Hannen) was the actual bunker used during the operation. It's part of a large underground complex beneath Dover Castle. It's open to the public. The balcony in the cliffs is visible from the ferry terminal below.

The beach sequences were shot at Camber Sands on the south coast of England, while the town of Dunkirk was re-created in the nearby English town of Rye.

[struth]

Heaven Can Wait, 1978. fantasy-comedy film co-directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry and stars Julie Christie, Warren Beatty, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry and Jack Warden.







The role of Joe Pendleton was originally a boxer in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). Warren Beatty originally wanted to have Muhammad Ali play the boxer. When Ali's boxing schedule prevented him from doing the movie, Beatty - who could not box but could play football - recast the lead role as a football player