Inherit the Wind is (and has been for 47 years) one of my 3 or 4 most
favorite movies. Great script and some of the finest actors ever lived.
But, until it was mentioned to me a few weeks ago, it never "clicked" in my
brain that both lead actors had played the lead in "Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde"
and only a few years apart!
Sidebar: One of my very favorite actors ever is Paul Muni. He starred in the
Broadway play of Inherit the Wind (opposite Ed Begley), and he would have
played the lead in the movie, except he got cancer in his eye just before,
and Tracy was cast. He also had been the lead in Broadway's Counsellor at
Law, and was passed over for the movie version (John Barrymore got the part)
because he wasn't a big enough star.
As much as I love Hollywood's Inherit the Wind and Counsellor at Law, I
would give anything to see Muni's take on both roles.
Bruce
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Steven F. Poole <stand...@ll.net> wrote:
> Hi Rick-
> Yes, I agree about the greatest teaming in cinematic history. Tracy
> and March.....like champagne and caviar.....can any teaming be better?
> Just a shame that both of those guys are so underated by today's
> audiences.
> Just looked INHERIT THE WIND up on Amazon. Its on dvd......gotta
> have it!
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* rixpost...@aol.com
> *To:* stand...@ll.net
> *Sent:* Monday, November 30, 2009 2:59 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Really FAKE Woodstock posters
>
> Hi, Steve,
>
> Thanks for the kind response. In reading Dave's email, the image of
> Fredric March just flashed through my mind--such an incredible
> performance---perhaps the greatest teaming up of two actors in the history
> of film.
> Anyway, I'm glad you appreciated it. It's always nice to put a smile on
> someone's face in these difficult
> times. Thanks very much,
> Rick
>
> In a message dated 11/30/2009 12:55:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> stand...@ll.net writes:
>
> Hey Rick-
> Taking a bit of a detour here from the WOODSTOCK discussion but I have
> to comment. Your analogy to Fredric March trying his damndest to make
> reality conform to his "reality" in INHERIT THE WIND is a riot!
> Not dissing Dave on this. As some of you know, I am the pastor of
> two churches. I am thinking of all of the "committees", "boards" and
> "councils" that I sit on and how often I have seen performances by members
> of these groups give Fredric March's performance a run for his money in
> trying to make their points. I will keep this image in my mind from now on
> to help me relax and step back a bit mentally when my patience and temper
> are about to blend into one!
> Thanks for a smile.
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* rixpost...@aol.com
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Sent:* Monday, November 30, 2009 6:14 AM
> *Subject:* [MOPO] Really FAKE Woodstock posters
>
>
> Hey, Dave,
>
> You're starting to sound like Fredric March at the end of "Inherit The
> Wind"--- frantically clinging on to your belief that these fake posters are
> real-----as if your whole existence rides on that fact...
> We all know a lot of MONEY certainly is at stake. Hey, you might have a
> roll of 50 of those suckers in your inventory. You're just as stubborn with
> this situation as you were with the Vertigo one sheet a few months
> ago---kind of like Fredric March rattling off the names of the books of the
> Bible as his sanity implodes.
> You can create your own reality if you want about the authenticity of these
> one sheets--or your rolled Cool Hand Luke one sheet--or your rolled Yellow
> Submarine one sheets. The problem is-----the reality you create could very
> well affect a lot of unsuspecting buyers who put their faith in you as some
> kind of movie poster "expert". You've made it clear as day in your posts
> that you're no expert when it comes to movie posters. You can rattle off
> some trumped up facts about the Woodstock one sheets being real (honestly,
> it's getting to sound a little too much like Fredric March rattling off the
> names of the books of the Bible---kind of scary).
> Welcome to Movie Poster 1984---wrong is right + bad is good + fake is
> real....
> Rick
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