Who appeared in Sgt Rutledge?
Jeffrey Hunter and Woody Strode as a black cavalry officer accused of rape and murder. Lots of action and a suspenseful trial. It was made in 1960, unusual subject matter for its time and well directed by John Ford.
It's been a while since I've seen it, but the next time it's on TV I'm going to watch it because I remember I thought it was a great movie the first time I saw it. . It's the usual cavalry against the Apaches, but with an unusual twist.
Jeffrey Hunter was good. I used to watch for his name on a film.
edgarblythe wrote:Jeffrey Hunter was good. I used to watch for his name on a film.
He did a nice job in "King of Kings" and the first "Star Trek" Pilot.
I found HERO, with Dusin Hofman and Geena Davis, in the $8.99 movies at Walmart. While not a classic and weak on a few fronts, it was enjoyable enough to sit through the end. Dustin gives a brilliant performance as a seedy, petty little criminal, though a few times he looks at the camera and his eyes betray his intelligence. I love the scenes where he performs his "heroic" stunts.
I liked Hero. And romantic that I am, I liked the scenes with Andy Garcia and Geena Davis. I loved the closing scene with Hoffman. (lol)
I'm curious Edgar. Are you not able to record movies from your TV?
I don't have cable. It's a chore to try to record something good from the networks.
Aaah, yes. And those commercials, too. But, it sounds like you're going to have a rather large collection soon.
I have three movies to a tape, (don't have DVD), but most of the time I can't find what I'm looking for. (lol)
When I buy a movie I ask myself if I am ever likely to watch it again. How likely? I contribute more of them to the apartment complex library than I keep.
That's a great idea, Edgar.
I won't live long enough to watch all of mine for the second time. I used to record everything I saw on Cable and dub scenes onto another tape, put my own CD music on them, etc., but that was before I got hooked on the computer .
I have a bro in law that records any and everything. You can't get into his house without scooting sideways. It gets harder all the time for me to watch television, read books, etc. Mostly I use the computer. Of course I write stories on it too, as well as talk and discuss with my friends, so much of the time's not wasted.
Sounds familiar. (lol) And don't forget all the records and CDs lying around that we never have time to listen to. But, did you say "time's not wasted?" Please read my signature line.
I am much to squeamish to watch somebody slosh around in somebody's inner organs like that. I don't even watch ER because of it.
Well, my wife goes out with her sister Saturday afternoon most weeks, leaving me to my own devices. I've fallen into a pattern of looking for films I've missed out on over the years. Last two weeks I bought episodes of Dragnet, a collection of Gary Cooper films (A Farewell to Arms, Meet John Doe, Fighting Caravans) and Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth. I find A Farewell - excrutiatingly boring. Fighting Caravans typical fare for westerns of the period. I like Meet John Doe. I notice that one was filmed by Frank Capra and has elements reminiscent of It's a Wonderful Life. The Vincent Price was based on the novel I Am Legend. It is faithful enough to the novel until we reach the end. In a failed effort to give it more impact, we have Price getting chased and killed outright. I liked it much better in the book when the new dominant race kept him in a cage before finally recognizing he was too horrible a monster to be kept alive any longer.
Forgot to mention, I also got Turner and Hooch. I will be the first to say the story is unoriginal, etc. I got it because my daughter told me Hooch was a St Bernard. I wanted to show her she was wrong. But, I love that oddball dog, so I watched it.
Loved that slobbering pooch.
I just dropped in to say I saw "Mr Deeds Goes to Town this evening. I can't imagine how the remake, Mr. Deeds, with Adam Sandler could even compare. Frank Capra said it was meant for Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur and they were great together. This film was make five years prior to Meet John Doe, and since you liked that one,catch Mr. Deeds Go to Town if you can, sometime. More humorous than John Doe, but just as meaningful. A real delight.
I won't watch Adam Sandler, period. Mr. Deeds is a familiar title, but I know I haven't seen it. I'll look it up.
Actually, it was something that I found interesting to see once. I don't think that I have any desire for an encore, since I personally am not going to perform any operations in the forseeable future! 
