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| 609.1 | | 16316::DDESMAISONS | no, i'm aluminuming 'em, mum | Fri Aug 12 1994 11:10 | 6 |
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You mean the version with Clifton Webb, where the band plays
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" as the ship's going down?
Di
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| 609.2 | | 4268::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dog face) | Fri Aug 12 1994 12:04 | 5 |
| That's the one, Di! You got it.
Tell me more.
-Jack
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| 609.3 | | 16316::DDESMAISONS | no, i'm aluminuming 'em, mum | Fri Aug 12 1994 12:13 | 10 |
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>>Tell me more.
Well, a whole bunch of people get into life boats, and another
whole bunch don't.
;> Seriously, I can't recall who else was in it, or any other
details, but I might be able to find out more at home.
A very stirring account, that version.
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| 609.4 | "Titanic" | 58633::MCRAM | Marshall Cram DTN 631-7162 | Fri Aug 12 1994 15:24 | 11 |
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It was "Titanic" , 1953, starring Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck,
Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart, and Thelma Ritter.
Won an Oscar for best script. Doesn't seem to be available on tape.
What an ending, even it was less accurate than a "Night to Remember"
Marshall
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| 609.5 | | 3261::AHERN | Dennis the Menace | Fri Aug 12 1994 23:04 | 7 |
| The 1958 "A Night to Remember" is pretty faithful to the book of the
same name by Walter Lord. This is one of my favorite movies.
Supposedly, it's Sean Connery's first onscreen role, but I've never
been able to pick him out for certain. I think he's a seaman lowering
one of the lifeboats.
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| 609.6 | | DSSDEV::RUST | | Tue Aug 16 1994 10:16 | 22 |
| While it's true that "Titanic" was more of a prototypical disaster
movie and didn't stick quite as close to the facts as other Titanic
films, I admit to liking it very much; the Webb/Stanwyck sub-plot was
melodramatic, but the two of them carried it off quite well.
"A Night to Remember" (the movie) didn't stick with me as well, perhaps
because - being more accurate - it blended in with all the books I've
read about the disaster (including Lord's book, of course).
"S.O.S. Titanic" was a fairly recent remake; I think it claimed
considerable accuracy, and had some good individual performances, but
as I recall it just wasn't very interesting - if you want a Titanic
movie, pick either of the other two. [Or check out the National
Geographic documentaries about the sinking and about the rediscovery of
the ship.]
[I suppose I could mention "Raise the Titanic," just for completeness'
sake; this is a guilty-pleasure movie for me, because I found most of
the movie silly and rather boring, but I *loved* the ship-raising
scene, however improbable it was...]
-b
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| 609.7 | | DSSDEV::RUST | | Tue Aug 16 1994 10:17 | 7 |
| Re .5: Connery was one of the steerage passengers, I think, but I don't
recall details. I'm not sure it was his first screen role, though; I'll
have to check the dates, but I think "Darby O'Gill and the Little
People" may have been earlier. (Or maybe not. It was a loooong time
ago!)
-b
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| 609.8 | | 3261::AHERN | Dennis the Menace | Tue Aug 16 1994 11:09 | 11 |
| RE: .7 by DSSDEV::RUST
>Re .5: Connery was one of the steerage passengers, I think, but I don't
>recall details. I'm not sure it was his first screen role, though; I'll
>have to check the dates, but I think "Darby O'Gill and the Little
>People" may have been earlier. (Or maybe not. It was a loooong time ago!)
Do you think he was one of the single men who met up with the [Swedish?]
emigrant family with a daughter who they later helped get to the boat
deck? I've wondered about that, but it doesn't quite look like him.
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| 609.9 | Sean Connery MOVIE info | 10529::HAYNES | | Tue Aug 16 1994 17:53 | 7 |
| re: Sean Connery
I put his movie list in 606.3
It's rather large.... but informative.
Michael
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| 609.10 | | 3261::AHERN | Dennis the Menace | Tue Aug 16 1994 23:58 | 11 |
| RE: .9 by 10529::HAYNES
>re: Sean Connery
>I put his movie list in 606.3
>It's rather large.... but informative.
Except that "A Night to Remember" is not listed in his filmography
under "As an Actor". Do they have an "As an Extra" category?
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| 609.11 | on Bravo | SMAUG::LEHMKUHL | H, V ii 216 | Wed Aug 17 1994 12:12 | 2 |
| I notice that this is airing on Bravo network (US CATV)
in September.
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| 609.12 | 1920's effort? | 42653::WILLIAMSM | Born to grep | Fri Aug 19 1994 06:39 | 9 |
| There was a version of the Titanic story made in the very early days of
"talkies" with all the microphones on set. This lead to some of the
most stayed acting anywhere ever. There is a sequence of Captain Smith
that I seen more than once as an example of how not to act stessed out.
He just stands there looking over the rail and trying not to shuffle his
feet. I'm afraid I can't remember the name but the vibrations in the
ether say RKO.
regards, Michael Williams.
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| 609.13 | | 4268::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dog face) | Mon Aug 22 1994 20:15 | 9 |
| re: <<< Note 609.11 by SMAUG::LEHMKUHL "H, V ii 216" >>>
> I notice that this is airing on Bravo network (US CATV) in September.
Which one? "A Night To Remember" or Titanic"?
-Jack
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| 609.14 | | SMAUG::LEHMKUHL | H, V ii 216 | Tue Aug 23 1994 11:02 | 1 |
| "A Night to Remember"
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