Yeah I saw it. I can just imagine him saying "Geez Edith, these chinks are everywhere." Like Hank Hill he'd assume all Asians were either Chinese, or Japanese.
Indeed. Had the honour of twice meeting him and his wife, Lois, at fundraising dinners. As charming and as personable as any man I've ever met. RIP James - and thanks for the drink recipe... he's on par with James Stewart, Burt Lancaster and Cary Grant - all of whom I've had the pleasure to meet and laugh with. Despite people saying 'we'll never see their like again' I remain optimistic.
Yeah, its the latest tech. I get youtube commercials with a 20 something white dude telling me how great it is and how impressed women are when you do it. and all I have to do is click on the link to learn how.
@@ericmarin6454 Well, the Chinese had a stereotype of effeminate men, before popularizing the fighter stereotype with Bruce Lee, so he's probably just using a stereotype from that time. Yep, offensive
James Garner is truly one of a kind. Always playful and with a deft sense of humor among the action and romance. I had the pleasure of writing him a Western film script near the later part of his career, in Hollywood, and he was a joy to behold. Honest and genuine, with a unique way of including you in his life.. Hollywood could take a lesson..
@Charles, Indeed, that was a wonderful film.. The script I wrote for Garner picks up the story 20yrs later, where his sheriff comes out of retirement and cleans up the town one last time. The reluctant outlaw was to be played by Pernell Roberts, a former Shakespearean actor.. All best wishes..
Anyone could do that now thanks to CGI. Anyone could have done it even then though trick photography and cutaways. But the director wanted everyone who watched that episode to know that Bruce Lee could do it through real talent and training.
Bruce Lee taught martial arts to a lot of Hollywood actors, including James Garner, after his stint on Batman. It's a story in itself, worth looking up.
@@Viglin123 Sorry, you are correct. But I always remember of his three appearances on Batman, and the discussions we had as kids as to who would win a fight- Kato or Robin. There was no question amongst my friends that Bruce(Kato) would have kicked his ass. Not even a slight consideration that he could lose. We all hoped there would be a Kato television show. Kato was by far the best fighter in that world, and the coolest dude too.
He was also Roman Polanski’s personal martial arts instructor. Polanski even suspected him as Tate’s killer when he discovered a pair of horn rim glasses similar to Lee’s laying around the crime scene (they weren’t Lee’s)
@@peterbarlow8912 I picked up on your implication. You weren't referring to this as a Rockford Files episode. "[I] never saw this [movie], but [I've] probably seen every episode of the Rockford Files at least twice!"
NO..in real life...but stupid (only americans) script writers thought that a well trained( I mean we are talking about a phenomenal character in this Marlowe scene, played by Bruce Lee) martial art practitioner will high-jump-kick fly off the roof...c'mon this is just blood boilingly absurd...btw and fyi Bruce Lee unfortunately had no say in this matter cos his character had to be killed off somehow.
Bruce Lee actually wrote this part of the script cause they needed a fast ending to the fight,...there was no way Garner could go hand-to-hand combat with Bruce in this scene.
Philip Marlowe is a character portrayed in many movies. Notably by Bogart in the Big Sleep in the 40s but also in the 60s, here by Garner and in the early 70s by Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye. I've gotten part way through a few others but these are the only ones I've watched. There are a bunch more too.
I remember hearing those on the radio when I was in my 20's or earlier, when radio was actually fun to listen to, they would have an 'oldies'' show every weekend night, and I remember the name Marlowe..
In the pilot of the Rockford files he told his dad to get him a roll of quarters. When William Smith did his karate stuff he had wet the floor and he slipped and he knocked him out with the roll of nickels his dad gave him complaining because the nickels were too small and caused him to hurt his hand. James Garner was smooth in every role he ever played.
An instructor of mine always said "the most effective block - is to take a step back". He didn't mention having your opponent throw himself of a tall building.
When they stepped out on the balcony, It all came back to me. I was just a kid when I saw it on TV. I do remember this scene bothering me but I didn't realize that was Bruce Lee at that time.
Loved this. . Love James Gardner’s wise cracking wit. Featured to great and hilarious effect on support your local sheriff. And of course love the singular Bruce Lee. I’m 60 and never knew this existed. It’s Xmas day today and I consider it a great gift 💝
@@Maluhia808 Lee was two generations ahead of Hollyweird. The ground breaking series Kung Fu was created and scheduled for TV filming when Lee was told a Caucasian actor was going to play the lead instead. The series screamed Bruce Lee in content and action. Unknowingly, we all were left with C class druggie actor who eventually died from hanging himself in a sex asphyxiation gone wrong as the prostitute smartly disappeared. The second dynamite project was able to air with Asian ancestry actors after many of the racists finally died off. This project was Warrior and again screams Bruce Lee. Despite the heavy RUclips exploitation channels of little to no value, Lee's creativity and values are still with us to ponder What If ? ?
I've heard it said James Garner was as cool and nice in person as his on-screen presence . He also fought for the rights of other actors to be paid what they were owed . A Champion
Two of the most renowned and, in their own ways, talented performers ever share time on a small screen. And in many ways, TV was never that good again. Screen historians dig for gems like these, and having re-discovered them look upward to the star-filled skies of yesteryear, crying out to discover how and why so much has gone so wrong. And while echoes of their foregone anguish fill the night sky, how quickly they forget the gems which lay forever shimmering at their very feet.
I never cried while watching movies as a kid. But when I as about 11 or 12 years old, I cried my eyes out, and my mother wasn't able to console me for hours. Not only did they make him a villan, they killed him in the most ridiculous way possible. I was devistated.
Regardless of what happened, this film and role was what brought Bruce Lee to the world's attention and gave him his first major break in Hollywood. You need to consider that Bruce had to take whatever roles he could get considering how secretly racist Hollywood producers and studio executives were known to be during the 60s, and they didn't want a Chinese leading man for their movies. Also, there's the fact that he also had a wife and two children to support (Bruce's daughter Shannon was born in the same year this movie came out). Remember these few things next time you feel upset at this movie.
@@RK-1092 Yeah, he was trying to make a living to support his family while pursuing his goal to be a movie star. Like many actors and actresses that eventually reached stardom, he started low profile.
Plus it was a great role. Very threatening yet well spoken polite and not stereotypical villain. And his death was funny which I should imagine he found amusing himself. It wasn't insulting. If he'd kicked him he wouldn't have gone over. He was great. Very memorable for a few mins of screen time.
@@RK-1092 Bruse Lee as one of my favorite heros when I was a kid. I was old enough to remember him as Kato in the Green Hornet. I was a huge fan. At that age I didn't know it was his first movie role in Hollywood. By the time I saw it on TV, I didn't know it was a really old film. All I knew was that he had already made a number of movies that I loved, and then I watched this one on TV. I can laugh about it now, but, at the time of watching this, I was devistated that he died in such a stupid way. I think it wasn't long after his death when I watched that on TV, which added to my upset emotions.
"For that you can kick the ceiling in!! Love that line!! Plus, he could kick the ceiling in!.....then after he does, he uses the door that he practically destroyed completely! Love how he says "Udder" rather than "Utter" right after he gets complimented on his use of the language!! Ha ha!!
@stagebandman I was saying in the 1960s-80s, gay was supposed to be the tolerant & family-friendly word, so they were trying to be politically correct in the movie, for the time.
That's right you can r*pe a woman, launch a coup against an elected government and steel classified documents but you can't say gay in a movie. What has the world come to?
The Marlowe movie featured an interesting unique unknown performer who astonished the audience. The clever but unrealistic ending didn't dim the outstanding performance.
I was a Junior in High School, when this came out in 1969...I remember seeing it and thinking...DAMN...He just kicked a ceiling light OFF of the ceiling! Now THAT'S some pretty impressive shit, even for Kato!...Just sayin'!
And of course this shows up in my que as I'm watching an episode of The Rockford Files. James Garner was one of my favorite actors of all time and a veteran of WWII and Korea where he recieved two purple hearts. Bruce Lee never stood a chance against this great American hero.
This is a first for me. Since I have never seen the movie MARLOWE 1969, It is hard to fathom the thought of Bruce Lee ever playing a villain. I even felt the same way with Danny Trejo playing a good guy and Steven Seagal the villain in MACHETE 2010. BTW, Danny Trejo is a real down to Earth cool guy when I met him at the checkpoint at MIA.
👍👌👏😁😁😁 Never seen or heard from this scene. Although I'm a big fan of both of them. Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
In a way, this was actually all part of Bruce Lee's philosophy. You can be the flashiest, most skillful dude there is, but most of the time... it's simplicity and smarts that win battles.
There was this thing long ago that no longer exists called racism which kept him off the hit series, Kung Fu. He faced a lot of it in Hollywood and considering he had a family he kinda had to do what he had to do. So yes I suppose he needed the income.
@averycolnite3561 - Bruce had a small handful of appearances in American movies and TV series between The GREEN HORNET and his Hong Kong Film THE BIG BOSS(Fists of Fury). He was a series regular in LONGSTREET, guest-starred in an episode of IRONSIDE, appeared in an episode of HERE COME THE BRIDES.
Hugh Jackman worked as a children's party circus clown and once broke an egg on his head because the child wasn't laughing. Every actor starts somewhere. Getting a part with a star like James Garner would have been good for his career. An Bruce was like water.. he had no ego when he needed to.
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A magnificent matchup in this near forgotten detective drama.Bruce Lee displays his star power here,years before he broke out in the eastern movies and ENTER THE DRAGON.What could have been.
Yup noticed Carroll O'Conner. Where was this filmed. I had seen everything produced on Bruce. Interesting! I liked both actors a great deal as they were both top of their game. Where is this clip from? Thanks to anyone who can give the info
Bruce Lee was scheduled to star in the Saturday Night prime time series "Kung Fu." At the last minute the producers decided America was not ready for a Chinese American into their homes every Saturday Night at 8:00. David Carridine, who came from a Hollywood family, quickly replaced Bruce Lee as the Shoalin monk Kwai Chang Caine.
I was wondering why I've never seen this clip of Bruce Lee the way we regularly see his appearance on Longstreet or the Green Hornet but by the end I understood - it's ridiculous! 😂
Help. How tall are you and how much do you weigh? Help. Are you even fit enough to move your body other than to the toilet and the refrigerator? Are you a movie star or will ever be known in this world and have a legacy like Bruce Lee still has to this day? Help. Help. Help. Help. Help. Help.
@@theoneandonly3499 Nobody thinks our friend is an unbeatable fighting god, so his credentials are irrelevant. Bruce is seen as an unbeatable fighting god by his fanboys, so evidence is required to convince more logical people
BRUCE IS NOT THE GREATEST FIGHTER TO EVER LIVE BC WEVE NEVER SEEN HIM FIGHT. BUT HE IS ONE OF THR GREATEST MARTIAL ARTISTS TO EVER LIVE. SIZE DOESNT MEAN A LOT AS ROYCE GRACIE DISPLAYED IN THE FIRST FEW UFC EVENTS.
Anyone else notice Carroll O'Conner pre Archie Bunker days? About 3:11.
Yep, a bit part with NO dialog...His mouth was aghast at the circus.
Yeah I saw it. I can just imagine him saying "Geez Edith, these chinks are everywhere." Like Hank Hill he'd assume all Asians were either Chinese, or Japanese.
Came here to see if anyone else did
I did.
Arch looked good and slim. I think that’s where he met Edith.
Always liked James Garner, used to catch the Rockford Files. His smart-alec wit was infectious.
Indeed. Had the honour of twice meeting him and his wife, Lois, at fundraising dinners. As charming and as personable as any man I've ever met. RIP James - and thanks for the drink recipe... he's on par with James Stewart, Burt Lancaster and Cary Grant - all of whom I've had the pleasure to meet and laugh with. Despite people saying 'we'll never see their like again' I remain optimistic.
A charming and intelligent gentleman...
Garner was great! His KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER was the inspiration for The X Files.
@@barcham That was Darren McGavin, the guy who played the dad in Christmas Story!
@@dmgscalemodels2825 Damn! You are 100% correct! HAHAHAHA! Never mind! 😂😂
Kicking the light on the ceiling is always impressive.
Yeah, its the latest tech. I get youtube commercials with a 20 something white dude telling me how great it is and how impressed women are when you do it. and all I have to do is click on the link to learn how.
Yup...Way of the Dragon !!
Just don’t try it on anything solid. It will dump you on yer butt.
@@sylvester-jb3lj And that is why you should never let a dragon live in your house!
Handy if you are ever attacked by a ceiling light!
Jim Rockford, Kato and Archie Bunker in the same Universe? Its a Smorgextravananimous!
Imagine: in a different universe, this is a movie being watched by Sean Connery’s James Bond, who is now smiling and nodding in approval.
And Rita Moreno
The kick to the above light was featured in the 1969 Black Belt Magazine, and it wowed everybody. Bruce Lee was a marvel of the '60s.
He also did it as Kato on the crossover Green Hornet/Batman episode.
Lights and walls do not hit back
"are you just a little gay?" was what did it
Nowadays James couldn't say that 🫤
@@ericmarin6454 Well, the Chinese had a stereotype of effeminate men, before popularizing the fighter stereotype with Bruce Lee, so he's probably just using a stereotype from that time.
Yep, offensive
I would say it…. Funny as hell..
@@ericmarin6454 Oh yes he could - like this: "Are you just a little gay? - Not that there's anything wrong with that."
I'm shocked to hear homosexuality referenced at all on television in 1969. That's incredible.
Two of my favorite actors from the past.
Kung fu, martial artist.
Favorite poker player and detective.
Garner shows that a warrior's greatest weapon is his mind.
@hawaiisidecar. "Or are you just a little... g🌈y?"...😆😆. Oldest trick n the book(at least for back then).
hahaha Garner shows that calling people gay was funny then and funny now HAHAHAHA
'Confucius say he who cannot master his anger is probably gay'
But it was Bruce Lee that wrote that part into the script. lol
Like Master Lee once said, "the art of fighting without fighting"!!!
@@knightforlorn6731 😳🙂😂😅🤣
James Garner is truly one of a kind. Always playful and with a deft sense of humor among the action and romance. I had the pleasure of writing him a Western film script near the later part of his career, in Hollywood, and he was a joy to behold. Honest and genuine, with a unique way of including you in his life.. Hollywood could take a lesson..
Jim was also a very underrated actor..
I always enjoyed his movie "Support Your Local Sheriff " The way he solved the potential gun fight was epic. But he's left-handed.
@Charles, Indeed, that was a wonderful film.. The script I wrote for Garner picks up the story 20yrs later, where his sheriff comes out of retirement and cleans up the town one last time. The reluctant outlaw was to be played by Pernell Roberts, a former Shakespearean actor.. All best wishes..
He also was a combat veteran of Korea and got 2 Purple Hearts.
@Theimp, Indeed, he was.. A very remarkable individual. All best.
I remember seeing a rerun of this in '71 or '72 as a teen. My jaw dropped when he kicked out that overhead light.
Did you pick it up and go home?
Anyone could do that now thanks to CGI. Anyone could have done it even then though trick photography and cutaways. But the director wanted everyone who watched that episode to know that Bruce Lee could do it through real talent and training.
Bruce Lee taught martial arts to a lot of Hollywood actors, including James Garner, after his stint on Batman. It's a story in itself, worth looking up.
I think you mean The Green Hornet .
@@Viglin123 Sorry, you are correct. But I always remember of his three appearances on Batman, and the discussions we had as kids as to who would win a fight- Kato or Robin. There was no question amongst my friends that Bruce(Kato) would have kicked his ass. Not even a slight consideration that he could lose. We all hoped there would be a Kato television show. Kato was by far the best fighter in that world, and the coolest dude too.
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Nothing to be sorry about :)
@@Viglin123 The Batman had the Green Hornet as a guest star on his show
He was also Roman Polanski’s personal martial arts instructor. Polanski even suspected him as Tate’s killer when he discovered a pair of horn rim glasses similar to Lee’s laying around the crime scene (they weren’t Lee’s)
Never saw this but probably seen every episode of the Rockford Files at least twice!
This is a movie scene from Marlowe, circa 1969.
This wasn't rockford files
Should have read never saw this movie!
@@peterbarlow8912 No worries, man! Now you’ve got a reason to watch a James Garner movie classic, with an added Bruce Lee bonus‼️
@@peterbarlow8912 I picked up on your implication. You weren't referring to this as a Rockford Files episode.
"[I] never saw this [movie], but [I've] probably seen every episode of the Rockford Files at least twice!"
Amazing how so many of those guys in the second world war and the korean war turned out to be some of the nicest people to ever exist.
Why is that amazing?
like the professor in gilligan's island.
@@SR-iy4gg I think he meant some of the best actors. They were real heroes.
Thanks for remembering the Korean War. My Uncle was in it.
like Nixon. Lee Harvey Oswald
So this is where Bruce Lee learned the art of "fighting without fighting."
The art of fighting without flying
@H.L.-fj6zd The art of flying without fightingv😂
This comment is too hilarious
More like the "Art of Fighting Without Lighting" which caused his death. A headlamp might've helped.
NO..in real life...but stupid (only americans) script writers thought that a well trained( I mean we are talking about a phenomenal character in this Marlowe scene, played by Bruce Lee) martial art practitioner will high-jump-kick fly off the roof...c'mon this is just blood boilingly absurd...btw and fyi Bruce Lee unfortunately had no say in this matter cos his character had to be killed off somehow.
Man, if you see Bruce Lee defeated without even swinging at him.....Epic
The art of fighting without fighting.
@@GregoryMyles Show me.
That was the only way you could beat him.
@@GregoryMyles You beat me to it.
That only happened because it was in the script.
In real life Bruce Lee wouldn't have been that stupid.
“unassailably virtuous - invariably broke”
Huge Bruce fan here from the 70's. This is one of the best
Who was Huge Bruce? Your boy toy?
To be fair...Garner wouldn't have won if it wasn't for that annoying gravity.
And the stupidity of Winslow
Winslow, quick to lose.
They both had gravity at their disposal, it came down to which would use it more wisely.
@@williamgottlieb8723 Wise words Grasshopper
Bruce Lee actually wrote this part of the script cause they needed a fast ending to the fight,...there was no way Garner could go hand-to-hand combat with Bruce in this scene.
Plot twist: Bruce landed on the ground, called a taxi and went home.
What did he call it?
@@VegetoStevieD Cab Boom!
Then Chuck Norris called and said ,Show how its DONE.
That was James Garner as Christopher Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's famous detective in the film "Marlowe" from the 60s.
Philip Marlow, not Christopher. Raymond Chandler's novel, The Little Sister, is the source material for this movie.
@Eyes-of-Horus it's Philip, Not Christopher!! Fool 😅😆😂🤣
Ah, thanks. I thought he was playing Chet Marlowe, of the Hampstead Marlowe's.
Philip Marlowe is a character portrayed in many movies. Notably by Bogart in the Big Sleep in the 40s but also in the 60s, here by Garner and in the early 70s by Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye. I've gotten part way through a few others but these are the only ones I've watched. There are a bunch more too.
I remember hearing those on the radio when I was in my 20's or earlier, when radio was actually fun to listen to, they would have an 'oldies'' show every weekend night, and I remember the name Marlowe..
You cut it a little short, Marlowe returning to the restaurant and giving the mob boss the 'flew' signal is a great ending to the scene.
I bet that joke didn't go down well...unlike his karate hustling guard
Thinking the same thing
@@nialloneill5097LoL
Thanks for posting this video clip! It was nicely done. The interaction between these 2 actors was very entertaining.
I tried that front snap kick at a target 8 feet off the floor. All I got was a pulled groin muscle!
Every time we tried it, my friends and I ended up on our backs looking at the ceiling.
What was your wife doing 8 feet off the floor?
Next time try using a six foot ladder then you'll only have two feet to jump. 😃
In the pilot of the Rockford files he told his dad to get him a roll of quarters. When William Smith did his karate stuff he had wet the floor and he slipped and he knocked him out with the roll of nickels his dad gave him complaining because the nickels were too small and caused him to hurt his hand. James Garner was smooth in every role he ever played.
He couldn't afford the roll of quarters!
He also had a black belt in 9-iron😁
@@mamaask roll of quarters or roll of nickels? Make up your mind.
@@frankied.2364
Wanted quarters; got nickels.
Rockford didn't just wet the restroom floor, he poured hand soap all over it!
Support your local gunfighter!
A good Garner flick, although I think Support Your Local Sheriff is funnier.
@@sudonymhyep. Locking up the bad guy in a cell with no bars.
One of my all time favorite movies lines Jack Elam "You hit him from behind!" Garner: "Just as hard as I could!"
@@sittinandthinkin Thank you. I may have to watch that again. 🙂
@@sudonymh "He put his finger in your what?" 😂😂😂
"W8nslow Wong.That is I!" A great line from Bruce.Still miss these two fine actors to this day.
An instructor of mine always said "the most effective block - is to take a step back". He didn't mention having your opponent throw himself of a tall building.
I remember this when it was televised, i was a fan of the man, couldn't belive what i was seeing😍💪 its the first time seeing it since,,,, thank you.🎭
When they stepped out on the balcony, It all came back to me. I was just a kid when I saw it on TV. I do remember this scene bothering me but I didn't realize that was Bruce Lee at that time.
"Winslow Wong, that is I" I love it.
Loved this. . Love James Gardner’s wise cracking wit. Featured to great and hilarious effect on support your local sheriff. And of course love the singular Bruce Lee. I’m 60 and never knew this existed. It’s Xmas day today and I consider it a great gift 💝
Unexpectedly light on his feet 😮
Not light enoooooughhhh.
Used to watch The Rockford files all the time years ago but I don't remember Bruce being in an episode. Awesome, thanks.
It's from the movie Marlowe
James Garner did a Batman on Bruce Lee. I have never before seen Bruce Lee play a bad guy.
He was certainly miscast here playing a Chinese Thug.
It’s probably when he first came to Hollywood. You have to start somewhere
No this was actually after the Green Hornet had been made.
I think Mr. Lee missed his calling.
From listening to interviews, it is my understanding that actors often find the villain liberating and fun to play.
Calling him gay was too much for Bruce Lee character!🤣😂😉😗
Winslow was having none of it
Great line for Garner in the office: Ceiling lights don't hit back.
"are you just alittle gay" gets them every time....lmfao Love both james Garnier so cool and Bruve lee an absolute legend...
All the martial arts in the world vs a 38 Special, no contest!
Well spotted
Nobody asked the question you answered...
You got to love how Bruce Lee kicked out that light in the office.
That $500.00 is worth $5,226.23 in 2024.
If not more.😄
If bruce lee was still alive i would se him in the matrix movie
Yeah
His spirit WAS seen in the matrix when the actors motioned with their fingers to "come get some"
He would have evolved. The candle that burns twice as bright last half as long.
@@Maluhia808 Lee was two generations ahead of Hollyweird. The ground breaking series Kung Fu was created and scheduled for TV filming when Lee was told a Caucasian actor was going to play the lead instead. The series screamed Bruce Lee in content and action. Unknowingly, we all were left with C class druggie actor who eventually died from hanging himself in a sex asphyxiation gone wrong as the prostitute smartly disappeared. The second dynamite project was able to air with Asian ancestry actors after many of the racists finally died off. This project was Warrior and again screams Bruce Lee. Despite the heavy RUclips exploitation channels of little to no value, Lee's creativity and values are still with us to ponder What If ? ?
His son Brandon was the 1st Choice for The Matrix.
Marlowe: "Are you just a little bit gay?"
Jerry Seinfeld: "Not that there's anything WRONG with that ... "
Rumor has it that Bruce’s Kung Fu was so advanced that he could fly, he just didn’t told anyone because he was a very humble person
The moment We’ve all been waiting for
Yeah, Bruise Knee - Enter The Splint.
I've heard it said James Garner was as cool and nice in person as his on-screen presence . He also fought for the rights of other actors to be paid what they were owed . A Champion
Ive always loved James Garner.. he plays the same character of himself no matter the script...
That's typically the mark of a bad actor, but it always depends.
Two of the most renowned and, in their own ways, talented performers ever share time on a small screen. And in many ways, TV was never that good again. Screen historians dig for gems like these, and having re-discovered them look upward to the star-filled skies of yesteryear, crying out to discover how and why so much has gone so wrong. And while echoes of their foregone anguish fill the night sky, how quickly they forget the gems which lay forever shimmering at their very feet.
Bro, some inspired words right there, man.
I never cried while watching movies as a kid. But when I as about 11 or 12 years old, I cried my eyes out, and my mother wasn't able to console me for hours. Not only did they make him a villan, they killed him in the most ridiculous way possible. I was devistated.
Regardless of what happened, this film and role was what brought Bruce Lee to the world's attention and gave him his first major break in Hollywood.
You need to consider that Bruce had to take whatever roles he could get considering how secretly racist Hollywood producers and studio executives were known to be during the 60s, and they didn't want a Chinese leading man for their movies.
Also, there's the fact that he also had a wife and two children to support (Bruce's daughter Shannon was born in the same year this movie came out).
Remember these few things next time you feel upset at this movie.
@@RK-1092 Yeah, he was trying to make a living to support his family while pursuing his goal to be a movie star. Like many actors and actresses that eventually reached stardom, he started low profile.
Plus it was a great role. Very threatening yet well spoken polite and not stereotypical villain. And his death was funny which I should imagine he found amusing himself. It wasn't insulting. If he'd kicked him he wouldn't have gone over. He was great. Very memorable for a few mins of screen time.
Hey Capers.....
R u speaking of his 1st film, THE BIG BOSS, or of dis role, rite here?
@@RK-1092 Bruse Lee as one of my favorite heros when I was a kid. I was old enough to remember him as Kato in the Green Hornet. I was a huge fan. At that age I didn't know it was his first movie role in Hollywood. By the time I saw it on TV, I didn't know it was a really old film. All I knew was that he had already made a number of movies that I loved, and then I watched this one on TV. I can laugh about it now, but, at the time of watching this, I was devistated that he died in such a stupid way. I think it wasn't long after his death when I watched that on TV, which added to my upset emotions.
"For that you can kick the ceiling in!! Love that line!!
Plus, he could kick the ceiling in!.....then after he does, he uses the door that he practically destroyed completely! Love how he says "Udder" rather than "Utter" right after he gets complimented on his use of the language!! Ha ha!!
"Whoever is good at this is gay."
[jumps off building]
...one weird way to prove you're straight
this feels like a live action version of a tom and jerry fight.
You'd never get away with that last line today. It's a wonder the video is still up
It was updated to be contemporary to when this was made. Gay was the brand new, _acceptable_ word.
@@crimsonmask3819 Actually, the word as meaning homosexual goes back to the 19th centrury.
@stagebandman I was saying in the 1960s-80s, gay was supposed to be the tolerant & family-friendly word, so they were trying to be politically correct in the movie, for the time.
That's right you can r*pe a woman, launch a coup against an elected government and steel classified documents but you can't say gay in a movie. What has the world come to?
No
This is by by far one of the most hilariously idiotic scenes I have ever seen. Comedy gold
The Marlowe movie featured an interesting unique unknown performer who astonished the audience. The clever but unrealistic ending didn't dim the outstanding performance.
He wasn't mad about the "gay" accusation, but the "just a little" that sent him...over the edge. 🙃
I was a Junior in High School, when this came out in 1969...I remember seeing it and thinking...DAMN...He just kicked a ceiling light OFF of the ceiling!
Now THAT'S some pretty impressive shit, even for Kato!...Just sayin'!
Aha the old “call your opponent gay” gambit. Works every time.
Bruce Lee was outwited by his own sense of invincibility. In life, no man is invincible.
Dirty Harry: "A man's got to know his limitations." ; ]
@@grayigloo2023 Touche' (smile)
Death becomes us all...
@@michaelwilson2151 Touche' (smile)
Bruce Lee wrote that part of the scene cause Garner didn't want to engage in a fight knowing it wouldn't look plausible.
And of course this shows up in my que as I'm watching an episode of The Rockford Files. James Garner was one of my favorite actors of all time and a veteran of WWII and Korea where he recieved two purple hearts.
Bruce Lee never stood a chance against this great American hero.
This is a first for me. Since I have never seen the movie MARLOWE 1969, It is hard to fathom the thought of Bruce Lee ever playing a villain. I even felt the same way with Danny Trejo playing a good guy and Steven Seagal the villain in MACHETE 2010. BTW, Danny Trejo is a real down to Earth cool guy when I met him at the checkpoint at MIA.
I always loved most of these guys, I can't believe I don't remember ever seeing this? I want to what show or movie that was from?
Where's the bluray of this movie?!? Needs a nice release
Wow. Thanks for this. Never knew of this. I am so glad I came across this.
Ok, that conclusion brought a chuckle.
👍👌👏😁😁😁 Never seen or heard from this scene. Although I'm a big fan of both of them.
Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
_Marlowe_ from 1969. An adaptation of Raymond Chandler's _The Little Sister._
In a way, this was actually all part of Bruce Lee's philosophy. You can be the flashiest, most skillful dude there is, but most of the time... it's simplicity and smarts that win battles.
i thought the idea was that you must master your emotions and anger or else become the agent of your own destruction
@0biwan7 that goes with it
Kicking out the light on the ceiling is still impressive.
What the hell?? Bruce had to have really truly needed the income! Damn! 🤣
There was this thing long ago that no longer exists called racism which kept him off the hit series, Kung Fu. He faced a lot of it in Hollywood and considering he had a family he kinda had to do what he had to do. So yes I suppose he needed the income.
@averycolnite3561 - Bruce had a small handful of appearances in American movies and TV series between The GREEN HORNET and his Hong Kong Film THE BIG BOSS(Fists of Fury). He was a series regular in LONGSTREET, guest-starred in an episode of IRONSIDE, appeared in an episode of HERE COME THE BRIDES.
Yeah, he was broke most of the time back then, like most struggling actors.
@@marcleon1513 - EXACTLY!
Hugh Jackman worked as a children's party circus clown and once broke an egg on his head because the child wasn't laughing.
Every actor starts somewhere. Getting a part with a star like James Garner would have been good for his career. An Bruce was like water.. he had no ego when he needed to.
A magnificent matchup in this near forgotten detective drama.Bruce Lee displays his star power here,years before he broke out in the eastern movies and ENTER THE DRAGON.What could have been.
Did you notice Archie Bunker as Lee walked out of his office at the end of the first scene?
LOL "For that you can kick the ceiling in!"
He realised he was and ended it.
OMG I saw this . Many moons ago... many many moons. Thanks for sharing it.
Dad would race with JG down moholland before I was born 😅
Yup noticed Carroll O'Conner. Where was this filmed. I had seen everything produced on Bruce. Interesting! I liked both actors a great deal as they were both top of their game. Where is this clip from? Thanks to anyone who can give the info
4:28 Calls Bruce Lee gay. 4:30, Bruce jumps to his death.
A little gay! Even funnier.
Bruce knows how to make an memorable exit. Bruce: "Nobody call me gay!"
Bruce Lee was scheduled to star in the Saturday Night prime time series "Kung Fu." At the last minute the producers decided America was not ready for a Chinese American into their homes every Saturday Night at 8:00. David Carridine, who came from a Hollywood family, quickly replaced Bruce Lee as the Shoalin monk Kwai Chang Caine.
🤣🤣🤣 I am still laughing !!! Loved James Garner
😂that last jump oof Bruce
Bruce was so manly that he threw himself off of a skyscraper for just the slightest innuendo that he wasn't.
Is that Carroll O'Connor, at 3:11?
yes, he's actually in that movie
‘Are you just a little gay, Winslow? Huh?’ 😂 I miss the old Hollywood.
Didn't Bruce Lee say in Enter the Dragon: "Boards {of wood} don't fight back"?
Yes i believe he did.
Yes, but this is a different situation, James Gardner had a gun.
@@RasMajnouni "Boards Don't Hit Back"!!
Thanks for sharing.
Archie Bunker vs Bruce Lee 3:11. Almost happened.
Aw, geez!
More like Archie and Kato
Yup, I caught that too.
"Winslow, you're a little light on your feet. Are you gay?" Hahahaha!
Back then "light in the loafers" was a euphemism for gay....
Perhaps the coolest dude to have ever lived.
I'd have him at a dead tie for coolest with his fellow Seattlite. JIMI!!!
Yep, James Garner was indeed the “coolest”…
Only Bruce Lee could have pulled that off. Tearing up that office. Guy was very athletic.
Holy smokes! Bruce Lee lost a fight!
Thats called reality.
I was wondering why I've never seen this clip of Bruce Lee the way we regularly see his appearance on Longstreet or the Green Hornet but by the end I understood - it's ridiculous! 😂
"Are you just, a little gay?!"...🤔
Different times, different values. It doesn't need a 🤔
An HONEST Headline would have been: "Bruce Lee's character bested by James Garner's character according to the script of the movie "Marlowe."
4:33 How it feels to Chew Five G... Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....
LOVE your channel name! Reminds me of mine
$500? In my best Bill Shatner; “is that a lot?”
$500 in 1969 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $4,300.60 today.
3:10 was that Carroll O'Connor?
Apparently Winslow Wong was no match for the power of homophobia.
Dats weally wong or him!
😂😂😂😂
No such thing.
That's why they say you should never be over enthusiastic....
A 5 foot 7 inch 135 pound man people think is the toughest baddest man on the planet. Help. He was a movie star.
Help. How tall are you and how much do you weigh? Help. Are you even fit enough to move your body other than to the toilet and the refrigerator? Are you a movie star or will ever be known in this world and have a legacy like Bruce Lee still has to this day? Help. Help. Help. Help. Help. Help.
@@theoneandonly3499 Nobody thinks our friend is an unbeatable fighting god, so his credentials are irrelevant. Bruce is seen as an unbeatable fighting god by his fanboys, so evidence is required to convince more logical people
BRUCE IS NOT THE GREATEST FIGHTER TO EVER LIVE BC WEVE NEVER SEEN HIM FIGHT. BUT HE IS ONE OF THR GREATEST MARTIAL ARTISTS TO EVER LIVE. SIZE DOESNT MEAN A LOT AS ROYCE GRACIE DISPLAYED IN THE FIRST FEW UFC EVENTS.
I remember that his autopsy report showed his height of 5’ 6” and weight of 126 pounds. He was a diminutive man.
Ignore the Troll and his Bots
it's amazing the clips you can find when you look. anyone else remember the Sylvester Stallone guest appearance on Kojak?