Another member of the old Hollywood guard has died

Skybird · 03-26-08, 01:14 PM

I liked to see Richard Widmark in movies.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7315340.stm

Thanks for the movies, Sir.

STEED · 03-26-08, 02:43 PM

Another sad lost of the great actors of there time.

Sonarman · 03-26-08, 05:35 PM

Yes, he was great in naval movie "The Bedford Incident" as well as many others.

mrbeast · 03-26-08, 06:20 PM

Sad news.

Many of todays film stars don't seem to carry the same gravitas that the 'old guard' did.

Skybird · 03-26-08, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbeast

Sad news.

Many of todays film stars don't seem to carry the same gravitas that the 'old guard' did.

So true. For german readers, from today's "Die Welt": Lauren Bacall in interview, saying "every dilletant today gets jubilated and hyped."

http://www.welt.de/lifestyle/article...hgejubelt.html

Also, "stars' " payment is simply this: ridiculously high. Not a single one there is justifying 20 million by his acting, not a single one, nobody, even amongst those I like to see. The scaling does not match, has lost the ground of reality under it's feet.

August · 03-26-08, 08:15 PM

In a toast to the dear departed I will now watch "The Frogmen", starring Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill

"In this thrilling WWII adventure, a new commanding officer (Widmark) is sent to tighten the discipline of a group of Navy underwater demolition experts, a.k.a. frogmen. Replacing a popular officer whom the men idolized, the new comander at first wins few friends with this strict style. He finally proves himself by risking his own life to disarm a live torpedo, and then helps the en prepare for a critical, but dangerous mission - sabotaging a Japanese submarine base."

Hylander_1314 · 03-27-08, 08:56 AM

Too bad the old ones ranks are thinning. Here's a glass held high, with respect.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Another sad lost of the great actors of there time. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Yes, he was great in naval movie "The Bedford Incident" as well as many others. __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

03-26-08, 06:20 PM	#4
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sad news. Many of todays film stars don't seem to carry the same gravitas that the 'old guard' did. __________________

03-26-08, 08:15 PM	#6
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In a toast to the dear departed I will now watch "The Frogmen", starring Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill "In this thrilling WWII adventure, a new commanding officer (Widmark) is sent to tighten the discipline of a group of Navy underwater demolition experts, a.k.a. frogmen. Replacing a popular officer whom the men idolized, the new comander at first wins few friends with this strict style. He finally proves himself by risking his own life to disarm a live torpedo, and then helps the en prepare for a critical, but dangerous mission - sabotaging a Japanese submarine base." __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-27-08, 08:56 AM	#7
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Too bad the old ones ranks are thinning. Here's a glass held high, with respect. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------