What a fantastic choice for your favorite album of 1952! This era was truly a golden age for music, and it's wonderful to see such appreciation for the classics. Your insights on this album are spot on and really highlight its enduring impact. Thanks for sharing this gem with us
I figured you would know what Travis picking entailed. Lloyd Price was important for the coming of rock and roll. Some of Lucy's scenes are still engrained in my mind even after all these years. Take care.
Your Merle Travis records are terrific ! I will look for 5 Fingers, and The Narrow Margin. Also... I will check out you on Massey's channel for Top 100 Films !
I’m a big Merle Travis fan and have quite a few of his records. If you’re a noir fan, I know you would like The Narrow Margin and 5 Fingers has a great Mason performance. Brian just posted the first video for our 100 film picks.
Fun video, Randy. I’ve not heard of The Clovers. Nice DVD edition of The Quiet Man, I have a nice laserdisc box set of it with poster. Great, sprawling movie. Good to see your tv DVDs also
The Clovers had several hits in the 50's and were the original artist to record "Love Potion No. 9" that The Searchers had as a hit in the 60's. I think that The Quiet Man may be the movie that I have watched the most. I do have a lot of TV DVD's and in fact picked up a couple from the thrift store today in Murder She Wrote (love seeing the guest stars) and Newhart. Thanks for watching.
Another great episode Randy. Thanks for the shout-out. Appreciate that. Look forward to continuing our countdown next week with Brian and Doc. My favorite five movies of 1952 (in no particular order...don't want to give my order away till we record our series). Singin' in the Rain, High Noon, The Quiet Man, The Narrow Margin (underrated classic), and The Greatest Show on Earth (which gets unfairly maligned, in my opinion). I'm a big fan of the George Reeves Superman series as well. I can still visualize those faces of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Great stuff. Talk to you soon.
Thanks Rich. I haven't seen The Greatest Show On Earth for a while, will need to rewatch it. I just rewatched Kiss Me Deadly and it certainly was a different kind of noir. I hope that I'm not giving too many movies away with this series, but it will mainly be my fifties picks. I wasn't really a comic book collector but I did enjoy watching The Adventures of Superman as a child.
@@RandyforRoyals Me too!! His westerns are ALL terrific. He excelled in noir too. A VERY talented director!! Love him! When I saw The Big Sky here in NYC at MOMA many years ago, the complete film in 35 mm did not exist and they had to add a short segment in 16mm to the print they showed. Wonder if a complete 35mm copy exists now.
Good Evening Randy - another enjoyable program. With regard to the films of this year my top favourites would be: At No 1 - Fred Zinnemann's "High Noon", with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. One of my top Western's from this decade. At No 2 - It's Joan Crawford, Jack Palance & Gloria Grahame in the classic thriller, "Sudden Fear". At No 3 - I have "The Narrow Margin", with Charles McGraw. Being a fan of Gene Hackman, I also enjoy the 1990 remake that does have some exciting action sequences. Also being a fan of James Mason, the film "5 Fingers" is very good and worthy of watching. Based on a true story, set during World War II, it uses a lot of real-life locations that add to its authenticity. The film has a very satisfying ending, in its own way. Two other films I will mention here are the next Ealing Comedy, "The Man In The White Suit', also starring Alec Guinness" and Fritz Lang's "Clash By Night", with Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Ryan. I am not a fan of musicals but do recognize the importance and success of "Singing In The Rain", that also came out this year. Looking forward to 1953. Have a great night.
I do enjoy the film "High Noon" and can't believe that I don't have it in the collection. I'm not sure whether I have "Sudden Fear" as well and I don't know if I have ever seen the film. I do own three Joan Crawford box sets and it is not in them. I will have to check my film noir collection. I'm glad that you are a fan of "The Narrow Margin" and "5 Fingers." Gene Hackman is one of my favorite actors and I did like the remake but prefer the 1952 version. I did mention the Ealing comedy "The Man In The White Suit" in my last video because I though it came out in 1951. Alec Guinness is great in those movies. "Clash By Night" was under consideration as I like Fritz Lang as a director and Robert Ryan is always good, no matter the role. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RandyforRoyals I have a lot of films by Fritz Lang. Two I just watched recently were "Fury", with Spencer Tracy and "Woman In The Window", with Edward G. Robinson. Both top-notch.
I am really impressed by the fact that you have all those records, movies and TV shows. A little tidbit... My stepmother was smacked on the rear by John Wayne on an LA beach when she was like 20. He called her "Blondie". My stepmother wasn't thrilled.
That is an interesting story. I guess John Wayne was too used to doing similar things in the movies, but needed to learn that they are not popular in the real world. The collection does seem to keep growing, but as long as I have the space, I don't worry.
You've made another case for there being great music in the 1950s. The decade has been wrongly judged by its easy listening records. "(How Much Much) Is That Doggie in the Window?" doesn't define the decade. "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" is a fun song. I've listened to the Jimmie Dale Gilmore cover more than the original, so that's what I hear in my head when I think of it. --- I'm excited about the Jimmie Dale Gilmore/Dave Alvin tour making its return to Dallas in a little over a month. To my city's embarrassment, it wasn't hard to get tickets. I haven't seen 5 Fingers or The Narrow Margin. It will be time to change that. Congratulations to The Quiet Man. Looking forward to 1953.
I liked your example of how the 1950's have often misrepresented. I haven't seen Jimmie Dale Gilmore but love his music. I have seen Dave Alvin several times and he does not disappoint. I will have to check out Jimmies cover of my favorite Hank song. The Quiet Man is an all-time favorite.
@@RandyforRoyals I hadn't seen Dave Alvin in concert until he teamed up with Jimmie Dale. The pre-COVID tour was a lot of fun, but Dave really put on a show on the second leg of the tour, after being kept at home by the pandemic and whatever health issues he'd been fighting. He let everything that had been bottled up out and blistered our ears. It was a beautiful night. --- I see their tour is heading to Knuckleheads in September. Do you see shows there? I'd been curious about the place since they book a lot of the same acts that play at my favorite small/mid-sized venues. (Also, I once heard Norm Macdonald hint in an interview that Billy Joe Shaver didn't have much love for the place.) I hadn't realized that Knuckleheads had multiple stages. The outdoor stage doesn't look fun for the hot weather months. The booker for the place sure seems to know his stuff, though. Hats off to the guy for bringing in Little Anthony and the Imperials and Burton Cummings the same week as Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin.
@@DallasOpenMicr I like going to Knuckleheads and I have seen quite a few concerts there. My last two concerts were at Knuckleheads with Nick Lowe and The Cactus Blossoms. The Gilmore/Alvin concert is pretty close to when I go on vacation, so I will have to see on that one. Dale Watson comes there a lot and I have seen him a bunch of times. I see he is coming soon to the venue. It sounds like you saw a great concert.
@@RandyforRoyals It was a great show. Dale is playing the Longhorn Ballroom here the night before Jimmie Dale and Dave come to town to play the Longhorn's sister theater. I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas. I'm not familiar with the Cactus Blossoms, but I did catch two great Nick Lowe shows in recent years. He opened for Mavis Staples on the first show and then came out at the end of the night to join in with everyone singing "The Weight." The second show was with Los Straightjackets. I have a foggy memory of you saying that you saw one of those shows. That tour was a blast. I am thankful that the music that I like to hear live usually gets played at venues that aren't linked to Ticketmaster. It's also been great to see that there's a growing network of venues throughout the country that make it possible for independent musicians to earn a living.
@@DallasOpenMicr I know that you'll love those shows. If you like The Everly Brothers, I think you will like the Cactus Blossoms. They have great harmonies. It sounds like it was a cool Nick Lowe show. I saw him with Los Straightjackets. I missed Springsteen for the first time when I didn't want to mess with Ticketmaster. I do like the smaller venues.
I don't own any albums from 1952, here are my other favorites- Song- Wheel Of Fortune by Kay Starr Movie- The Narrow Margin TV Show- The Adventures Of Superman
I have "Wheel of Fortune" by several artists and I do like Kay Starr's version that I have on a hits compilation. I'm glad we had a couple of matches on other categories.
1952 is not a year that has a lot of huge personal favorites for me, but my top five films would be, “High Noon”, “The Snows Of Kilimanjaro”, “Singin’ In The Rain”, The latter day Chaplin film, “Limelight”, and “On Dangerous Ground”, (mainly because it has Ida Lupino in it). For top five songs, I agree with you on The Clovers “One Mint Julep”, Kitty Wells “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”, Jo Stafford “You Belong To Me”, Hank Williams “Lost Highway”, and The Louvin Brothers “The Great Atomic Power”. -Thumbs up for the “Superman”, TV show, which has a lot of charm to it.. Looking forward towards your next video, I’m enjoying this series..
Thanks Thomas. "On Dangerous Ground" is a nice pick as I'm a fan of Robert Ryan as well as Ida. I was in Tanzania this year, so I want to see "The Snows Of Kilimanjaro" as I haven't seen it in ages. I like Kitty Wells answer song to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life" and I was lucky enough to see them both play at a festival. I love the Louvin Brothers song and missed that one. Hank Williams had several good ones for 1952. "The Adventures of Superman" takes me back to my childhood and I still enjoy watching the episodes. Thanks for watching the series.
Great that you saw both Kitty Wells and Hank Thompson! When I said that 1952 was not a year of huge personal favorites, I was referring to the films . The songs that I listed are all very much near and dear to me..
Hi Randy!!! another cool episode..... but must confess i have never heard any of those songs, but of course have seeing some scenes from "Singing in the Rain" however i'm not a fan at all of musical movies and that superman series reminds me about the "classic" Batman & Robin series with Adam West. cheers and be well
Thanks Cristian. There are a few years to go before rock and roll really kicks in and you may hear more familiar songs. The Batman TV series was still a few years away, but that is a good comparison. I hope that all is well in Chile.
Another awesome installment Randy! I totally agree with your sentiment about people saying “That was before my time…”, do you know how much of my favorite music was actually “before my time “? Lots!! I don’t think anyone who knows you was shocked by your movie of the year lol. Great movie. I totally used to watch the old Superman tv series in syndication back in the 70’s!
Thanks Gary. I think that I have probably seen The Quiet Man more that any other movie, plus they always play it on television around St. Patrick's Day. The Adventures of Superman used to be on TV in the afternoons, when we came home from school. I just watched a couple of episodes before doing this video and I still enjoy it even if the special effects leave a lot to be desired.
You are full of surprises Brian. I would not have guessed that you had that Travis set. Superman would be on in the afternoon, after I came home from school.
I have heard that Gene Kelly was sick with a fever for the filming of that famous scene. I remember Fantastic Voyage being on TV in the 70's and I might have seen bits of the George Reeves Superman episodes at some point. Television was interesting when I was a kid, the schedule seemed quite loose and I would come across old shows like the b&w Little Rascals shorts, British programs and even some of the old movie serials like Flash Gordon seemingly randomly filling up empty slots. Cheers!
I do remember Fantastic Voyage more for having a boyhood crush on Raquel Welch, but it had some great effects for the time. I remember that The Adventures of Superman used to be on in the afternoons after I got home from school. Since Gene Kelly was quite the taskmaster, I guess he felt compelled to perform while sick. I don't really remember seeing many serials on TV growing up, but I have checked out a few at the film festival I go to every year. I hope this week is going well for you.
Wow, that Clovers album cover is awesome. I had a compilation tape with a version of One Mint Julep on it, but I can't remember who was singing it. Might have been the Clovers. Merle Travis - don't know him at all, but now I want to hear some. I did see From Here To Eternity. I have that Jimmy Stewart DVD 4-pack (or 2-pack, depending on how you look at it.) It seems like his westerns don't get as much attention as some of his other movies but I thought all 4 of the films in that compilation were great. Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation is probably my all-time favorite film (along with a few others.) Now I really want to see The Narrow Margin; I've never heard of it before.
Merle Travis often had a lot of humor in his folksy/country songs. The Clovers also had the first hit with "Love Potion No. 9" that The Searchers later covered and had a hit of their own. Sometimes Jimmy Stewart's westerns are overlooked, especially the great ones directed by Anthony Mann. It's great that you have that four pack. Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation is hilarious and a great pick. If you are a film noir fan, I highly recommend The Narrow Margin. Thanks for watching.
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What a fantastic choice for your favorite album of 1952! This era was truly a golden age for music, and it's wonderful to see such appreciation for the classics. Your insights on this album are spot on and really highlight its enduring impact. Thanks for sharing this gem with us
I have always liked Nat King Cole's singing but it was nice to hear him just at the piano. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RandyforRoyals welcome
This is such a great idea for a series! When you chose a year you didn't live during, that took me by surprise. How fun!
Thanks Maria. I guess that maybe I am an "old soul" as I like a lot of things from bygone eras. It's fun doing the series.
Travis picking is some of my favorite guitar playing. I only know the big Lloyd Price hits. Lucy was standard viewing for my family growing up.
I figured you would know what Travis picking entailed. Lloyd Price was important for the coming of rock and roll. Some of Lucy's scenes are still engrained in my mind even after all these years. Take care.
Your Merle Travis records are terrific ! I will look for 5 Fingers, and The Narrow Margin. Also... I will check out you on Massey's channel for Top 100 Films !
I’m a big Merle Travis fan and have quite a few of his records. If you’re a noir fan, I know you would like The Narrow Margin and 5 Fingers has a great Mason performance. Brian just posted the first video for our 100 film picks.
I guess Brian just took the video down to fix some things.
@RandyforRoyals OK.. I'll look in after a few days. He should have it up by then..
Fun video, Randy. I’ve not heard of The Clovers. Nice DVD edition of The Quiet Man, I have a nice laserdisc box set of it with poster. Great, sprawling movie. Good to see your tv DVDs also
The Clovers had several hits in the 50's and were the original artist to record "Love Potion No. 9" that The Searchers had as a hit in the 60's. I think that The Quiet Man may be the movie that I have watched the most. I do have a lot of TV DVD's and in fact picked up a couple from the thrift store today in Murder She Wrote (love seeing the guest stars) and Newhart. Thanks for watching.
Another great episode Randy. Thanks for the shout-out. Appreciate that. Look forward to continuing our countdown next week with Brian and Doc. My favorite five movies of 1952 (in no particular order...don't want to give my order away till we record our series).
Singin' in the Rain, High Noon, The Quiet Man, The Narrow Margin (underrated classic), and The Greatest Show on Earth (which gets unfairly maligned, in my opinion). I'm a big fan of the George Reeves Superman series as well. I can still visualize those faces of Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Great stuff. Talk to you soon.
Thanks Rich. I haven't seen The Greatest Show On Earth for a while, will need to rewatch it. I just rewatched Kiss Me Deadly and it certainly was a different kind of noir. I hope that I'm not giving too many movies away with this series, but it will mainly be my fifties picks. I wasn't really a comic book collector but I did enjoy watching The Adventures of Superman as a child.
I really like The Greatest Show on Earth. Great cast.
Film favs are Limelight, The Big Sky, Rancho Notorious, Bend of the Rive and Singing in the Rain
I am fans of all four of those films and Bend Of The River came very close to making my list as I love Anthony Mann's westerns.
@@RandyforRoyals Me too!! His westerns are ALL terrific. He excelled in noir too. A VERY talented director!! Love him! When I saw The Big Sky here in NYC at MOMA many years ago, the complete film in 35 mm did not exist and they had to add a short segment in 16mm to the print they showed. Wonder if a complete 35mm copy exists now.
Good Evening Randy - another enjoyable program. With regard to the films of this year my top favourites would be: At No 1 - Fred Zinnemann's "High Noon", with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. One of my top Western's from this decade. At No 2 - It's Joan Crawford, Jack Palance & Gloria Grahame in the classic thriller, "Sudden Fear". At No 3 - I have "The Narrow Margin", with Charles McGraw. Being a fan of Gene Hackman, I also enjoy the 1990 remake that does have some exciting action sequences. Also being a fan of James Mason, the film "5 Fingers" is very good and worthy of watching. Based on a true story, set during World War II, it uses a lot of real-life locations that add to its authenticity. The film has a very satisfying ending, in its own way. Two other films I will mention here are the next Ealing Comedy, "The Man In The White Suit', also starring Alec Guinness" and Fritz Lang's "Clash By Night", with Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Ryan. I am not a fan of musicals but do recognize the importance and success of "Singing In The Rain", that also came out this year. Looking forward to 1953. Have a great night.
I do enjoy the film "High Noon" and can't believe that I don't have it in the collection. I'm not sure whether I have "Sudden Fear" as well and I don't know if I have ever seen the film. I do own three Joan Crawford box sets and it is not in them. I will have to check my film noir collection. I'm glad that you are a fan of "The Narrow Margin" and "5 Fingers." Gene Hackman is one of my favorite actors and I did like the remake but prefer the 1952 version. I did mention the Ealing comedy "The Man In The White Suit" in my last video because I though it came out in 1951. Alec Guinness is great in those movies. "Clash By Night" was under consideration as I like Fritz Lang as a director and Robert Ryan is always good, no matter the role. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RandyforRoyals I have a lot of films by Fritz Lang. Two I just watched recently were "Fury", with Spencer Tracy and "Woman In The Window", with Edward G. Robinson. Both top-notch.
@@bruce5565 "Woman In The Window" is one of my favorite noirs.
I am really impressed by the fact that you have all those records, movies and TV shows. A little tidbit... My stepmother was smacked on the rear by John Wayne on an LA beach when she was like 20. He called her "Blondie". My stepmother wasn't thrilled.
That is an interesting story. I guess John Wayne was too used to doing similar things in the movies, but needed to learn that they are not popular in the real world. The collection does seem to keep growing, but as long as I have the space, I don't worry.
You've made another case for there being great music in the 1950s. The decade has been wrongly judged by its easy listening records. "(How Much Much) Is That Doggie in the Window?" doesn't define the decade.
"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" is a fun song. I've listened to the Jimmie Dale Gilmore cover more than the original, so that's what I hear in my head when I think of it. --- I'm excited about the Jimmie Dale Gilmore/Dave Alvin tour making its return to Dallas in a little over a month. To my city's embarrassment, it wasn't hard to get tickets.
I haven't seen 5 Fingers or The Narrow Margin. It will be time to change that. Congratulations to The Quiet Man.
Looking forward to 1953.
I liked your example of how the 1950's have often misrepresented. I haven't seen Jimmie Dale Gilmore but love his music. I have seen Dave Alvin several times and he does not disappoint. I will have to check out Jimmies cover of my favorite Hank song. The Quiet Man is an all-time favorite.
@@RandyforRoyals I hadn't seen Dave Alvin in concert until he teamed up with Jimmie Dale. The pre-COVID tour was a lot of fun, but Dave really put on a show on the second leg of the tour, after being kept at home by the pandemic and whatever health issues he'd been fighting. He let everything that had been bottled up out and blistered our ears. It was a beautiful night. --- I see their tour is heading to Knuckleheads in September. Do you see shows there? I'd been curious about the place since they book a lot of the same acts that play at my favorite small/mid-sized venues. (Also, I once heard Norm Macdonald hint in an interview that Billy Joe Shaver didn't have much love for the place.) I hadn't realized that Knuckleheads had multiple stages. The outdoor stage doesn't look fun for the hot weather months. The booker for the place sure seems to know his stuff, though. Hats off to the guy for bringing in Little Anthony and the Imperials and Burton Cummings the same week as Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin.
@@DallasOpenMicr I like going to Knuckleheads and I have seen quite a few concerts there. My last two concerts were at Knuckleheads with Nick Lowe and The Cactus Blossoms. The Gilmore/Alvin concert is pretty close to when I go on vacation, so I will have to see on that one. Dale Watson comes there a lot and I have seen him a bunch of times. I see he is coming soon to the venue. It sounds like you saw a great concert.
@@RandyforRoyals It was a great show.
Dale is playing the Longhorn Ballroom here the night before Jimmie Dale and Dave come to town to play the Longhorn's sister theater. I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas.
I'm not familiar with the Cactus Blossoms, but I did catch two great Nick Lowe shows in recent years. He opened for Mavis Staples on the first show and then came out at the end of the night to join in with everyone singing "The Weight." The second show was with Los Straightjackets. I have a foggy memory of you saying that you saw one of those shows. That tour was a blast.
I am thankful that the music that I like to hear live usually gets played at venues that aren't linked to Ticketmaster. It's also been great to see that there's a growing network of venues throughout the country that make it possible for independent musicians to earn a living.
@@DallasOpenMicr I know that you'll love those shows. If you like The Everly Brothers, I think you will like the Cactus Blossoms. They have great harmonies. It sounds like it was a cool Nick Lowe show. I saw him with Los Straightjackets.
I missed Springsteen for the first time when I didn't want to mess with Ticketmaster. I do like the smaller venues.
Amazing how much I need to learn about music pre 1960....love this series idea Randy. I added Narrow Margin to my watch list.
I do like a lot of the artists that were a big influence on rock and roll. I think that Narrow Margin is a great noir.
I don't own any albums from 1952, here are my other favorites-
Song- Wheel Of Fortune by Kay Starr
Movie- The Narrow Margin
TV Show- The Adventures Of Superman
I have "Wheel of Fortune" by several artists and I do like Kay Starr's version that I have on a hits compilation. I'm glad we had a couple of matches on other categories.
1952 is not a year that has a lot of huge personal favorites for me, but my top five films would be, “High Noon”, “The Snows Of Kilimanjaro”, “Singin’ In The Rain”, The latter day Chaplin film, “Limelight”, and “On Dangerous Ground”, (mainly because it has Ida Lupino in it).
For top five songs, I agree with you on The Clovers “One Mint Julep”, Kitty Wells “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”, Jo Stafford “You Belong To Me”, Hank Williams “Lost Highway”, and The Louvin Brothers “The Great Atomic Power”.
-Thumbs up for the “Superman”, TV show, which has a lot of charm to it.. Looking forward towards your next video, I’m enjoying this series..
Thanks Thomas. "On Dangerous Ground" is a nice pick as I'm a fan of Robert Ryan as well as Ida. I was in Tanzania this year, so I want to see "The Snows Of Kilimanjaro" as I haven't seen it in ages. I like Kitty Wells answer song to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life" and I was lucky enough to see them both play at a festival. I love the Louvin Brothers song and missed that one. Hank Williams had several good ones for 1952. "The Adventures of Superman" takes me back to my childhood and I still enjoy watching the episodes. Thanks for watching the series.
Great that you saw both Kitty Wells and Hank Thompson! When I said that 1952 was not a year of huge personal favorites, I was referring to the films . The songs that I listed are all very much near and dear to me..
@@TomCwimpRock I got you. It was great to see Kitty and Hank but there were several classic ones like George Jones and Johnny Cash that I missed.
Hi Randy!!! another cool episode..... but must confess i have never heard any of those songs, but of course have seeing some scenes from "Singing in the Rain" however i'm not a fan at all of musical movies and that superman series reminds me about the "classic" Batman & Robin series with Adam West. cheers and be well
Thanks Cristian. There are a few years to go before rock and roll really kicks in and you may hear more familiar songs. The Batman TV series was still a few years away, but that is a good comparison. I hope that all is well in Chile.
Another awesome installment Randy! I totally agree with your sentiment about people saying “That was before my time…”, do you know how much of my favorite music was actually “before my time “? Lots!! I don’t think anyone who knows you was shocked by your movie of the year lol. Great movie. I totally used to watch the old Superman tv series in syndication back in the 70’s!
Thanks Gary. I think that I have probably seen The Quiet Man more that any other movie, plus they always play it on television around St. Patrick's Day. The Adventures of Superman used to be on TV in the afternoons, when we came home from school. I just watched a couple of episodes before doing this video and I still enjoy it even if the special effects leave a lot to be desired.
very interesting! I have some merle travis. i like the old movies!
Thanks. It seems that Merle Travis is not talked about much in the VC. The 30's and 40's are actually my favorite film decades.
Hi Randy - You may find it difficult to believe, but I own that Merle Travis box set! I used to watch that Superman series.
You are full of surprises Brian. I would not have guessed that you had that Travis set. Superman would be on in the afternoon, after I came home from school.
I have heard that Gene Kelly was sick with a fever for the filming of that famous scene. I remember Fantastic Voyage being on TV in the 70's and I might have seen bits of the George Reeves Superman episodes at some point. Television was interesting when I was a kid, the schedule seemed quite loose and I would come across old shows like the b&w Little Rascals shorts, British programs and even some of the old movie serials like Flash Gordon seemingly randomly filling up empty slots. Cheers!
I do remember Fantastic Voyage more for having a boyhood crush on Raquel Welch, but it had some great effects for the time. I remember that The Adventures of Superman used to be on in the afternoons after I got home from school. Since Gene Kelly was quite the taskmaster, I guess he felt compelled to perform while sick. I don't really remember seeing many serials on TV growing up, but I have checked out a few at the film festival I go to every year. I hope this week is going well for you.
Wow, that Clovers album cover is awesome. I had a compilation tape with a version of One Mint Julep on it, but I can't remember who was singing it. Might have been the Clovers. Merle Travis - don't know him at all, but now I want to hear some. I did see From Here To Eternity. I have that Jimmy Stewart DVD 4-pack (or 2-pack, depending on how you look at it.) It seems like his westerns don't get as much attention as some of his other movies but I thought all 4 of the films in that compilation were great. Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation is probably my all-time favorite film (along with a few others.) Now I really want to see The Narrow Margin; I've never heard of it before.
Merle Travis often had a lot of humor in his folksy/country songs. The Clovers also had the first hit with "Love Potion No. 9" that The Searchers later covered and had a hit of their own. Sometimes Jimmy Stewart's westerns are overlooked, especially the great ones directed by Anthony Mann. It's great that you have that four pack. Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation is hilarious and a great pick. If you are a film noir fan, I highly recommend The Narrow Margin. Thanks for watching.
My favorite movie this year is The Quiet Man.
I'm glad we match on that one.
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