The musical – a couple of duds.
Movie musicals have been around for decades. The studios quickly became aware of their potential as cash cows the moment silent movies became talkies. Most pundits would probably agree that the genre […]
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‘CAT BALLOU’ (1965 – LEE MARVIN’S MASTERPIECE
There have been very few genuinely funny westerns made. James Garner’s Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) was, in my opinion, the very best ever, but two Lee Marvin films were not far behind it. One was Paint Your Wagon, released in the same year and hilarious, but it probably fits […]
7 actors who recorded #1hit singles.
Ever since Billboard has been used to assess the popularity of single recordings there have been a few actors who have unexpectedly surprised us by recording songs that went all the way to the top of the charts. There were two in 1957, one in 1958, one in 1962, […]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Paula Trueman (as Mrs. Fenty): ‘You should read the Bible, Mister Rumson.’ Lee Marvin (as Ben Rumson): ‘I have read the Bible, Mrs. Fenty.’ MRS FENTY: ‘Didn’t that discourage you about drinking?’ BEN: ‘No, but it sure killed my appetite for readin’!’