What have you been watching?

Hey Carl. I know Dawson went on to host Family Feud. I don't think he did much after that though.

You know Robert Clary is a Holocaust survivor. I think he still goes around and speaks about it. He might have written a book or two on the subject as well.

I agree with you about Washington. After Kinch left, I don't think they should have gotten anyone to replace him.

All the other guys have since passed away. Crane back in the 70s, Hovis, Klemperer, Banner, Askin. You know that Banner (Shultz), Klemperer (Klink), Askin (Brukhalter), and Caine (Hochstetter) were actually all Jewish.

I am definately going to pick up the last season. I have the other 5 so why not get the last one to round out the collection. Too bad they didn't have a series finale. That would have been very interesting. Maybe Schultz and Klink would have turned out to really be Allied agents.

 

Hi Col. yep, Dawson also did the movie: The Running Man, and had the part of a gameshow host-modeled directly after his alter-ego from Family Feud. I don't think he's done much of anything since his short-lived return to F.F.

Yep, I knew about Robert Clary. He lost about 25 members of his family during the holocost--i've even seen him display his number tattoo-in a movie he had a cameo in that starred Kirk Douglas.

I also knew that about Kemperer, Banner and Caine--about being Jewish. Both Banner and Klemperer let Germany in the 1930's and Klemperer served in the US Army in WWII or Korea? ANyway, both had many appearances in soem good films early on and both were talented.

Yeah, I agree. I don't think Ivan Dixon could have been replaced-and especially by Kenneth Wash/

I too wish there would have been an ending to the series. OR in the least, I wish there had been a made for TV movie-a few years later-that would have followed them through the 3 years at the Stalag-and then on wars end-having Hogan and the others, tell Klink and Schultz; what REALLY happened.

 

She was nominated for an Emmy for her supporting role in HH in 68' I believe.

 

Glad to hear that. I think I could easily become a fan of Nita T. if I saw her in other TV shows. I really liked her in that season 2 episode of Daniel Boone I saw her in. Also, I think she really is a blonde.

 

Looking at her filmography she was pretty active.

"Spider-Man" .... Anastasia Hardy / ... (4 episodes, 1997)
- Partners in Danger Chapter 10: Lizard King (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- Partners in Danger Chapter 4: Return of Kraven (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
- Partners in Danger Chapter 3: The Black Cat (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
- Partners in Danger Chapter 2: The Cat (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
"Pig Sty" .... Cecile (1 episode, 1995)
- Tonight's Episode: May I Borrow a Cup of Death (1995) TV Episode .... Cecile
"Ellen" .... Mrs. Koger (1 episode, 1994)
... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title)
- Mrs. Koger (1994) TV Episode .... Mrs. Koger
"Empty Nest" .... Mrs. Koontz (1 episode, 1994)
- Charley's Millions (1994) TV Episode .... Mrs. Koontz
"The John Larroquette Show" (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Larroquette (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode #1.13 (1993) TV Episode
Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992) (V) .... Iris Wheeler
Puppet Master II (1991) .... Camille
"Gabriel's Fire" .... Laura Pickles (1 episode, 1990)
- The Descent (1990) TV Episode .... Laura Pickles
Diggin' Up Business (1990) .... Mrs. Shlumsky
... aka Say Bye-Bye


Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) .... Nurse
... aka Hoodwinked
... aka The Old Dick
"Starting from Scratch" .... Rose (1 episode, 1988)
- Pilot (1988) TV Episode .... Rose
"Charles in Charge" .... Alison Lane (1 episode, 1988)
- Role Model (1988) TV Episode .... Alison Lane
Take Two (1988) .... Betty Griffith
"It's a Living" .... Rose (1 episode, 1987)
- The Sonny's Mother Show (1987) TV Episode .... Rose
The Check Is in the Mail... (1986) (uncredited)
... aka The Cheque Is in the Post (UK)
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" .... Wilma (1 episode, 1985)
- Murder Between Friends (1985) TV Episode .... Wilma
Movers & Shakers (1985) .... Dorothy
Fraternity Vacation (1985) .... Mrs. Ferret
"Remington Steele" .... Shirley Mellish (1 episode, 1984)
- Hounded Steele (1984) TV Episode .... Shirley Mellish
"Trapper John, M.D." .... Admissions Clerk / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1984)
- The Jackpot Pays Off (1984) TV Episode .... Clerk
- Old Man Liver (1983) TV Episode .... Admissions Clerk
- Short Odds (1980) TV Episode .... Mrs. Englehart
"Matt Houston" .... Dr. Wright (1 episode, 1984)
- Blood Ties (1984) TV Episode .... Dr. Wright
Frightmare (1983) .... Mrs. Rohmer
... aka Body Snatchers (UK: video title)
Chained Heat (1983) .... Kaufman
... aka Frauenlager, Das (West Germany: video title)
The Other Woman (1983) (TV) .... Grace Binns
"Fantasy Island" .... Blanche Fernandel / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1982)
- The Kleptomaniac/Thank God, I'm a Country Girl (1982) TV Episode .... Doris Lee
- The Look Alikes/Winemaker (1979) TV Episode .... Blanche Fernandel
- Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3 (1978) TV Episode .... Lizzie Clarke
The Concrete Jungle (1982) .... Shelley Meyers
Night Shift (1982) .... Vivian
"CHiPs" .... Driving Instructor / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1982)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Trained for Trouble (1982) TV Episode .... Nita
- Crash Diet (1978) TV Episode .... Driving Instructor
"General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Delfina (unknown episodes, 1981-1982)
Turnover Smith (1980) (TV) .... Sgt. McCallister
Serial (1980) .... Angela Stone
Island Claws (1980) .... Rosie
... aka Night of the Claw


"Supertrain" (1979) TV Series .... Rose Casey (unknown episodes, 1979)
"Lou Grant" .... Lana Barkley (1 episode, 1979)
- Andrew: Part 1 (1979) TV Episode .... Lana Barkley
"Charlie's Angels" .... Willamena (1 episode, 1979)
- Angels on Campus (1979) TV Episode .... Willamena
"Hawaii Five-O" .... Eudora Finch (1 episode, 1979)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- The Bark and the Bite (1979) TV Episode .... Eudora Finch
Double Take (1979) .... Janice
The Sweet Creek County War (1979) .... Firetop Alice Dewey
"Soap" .... Sheila Fine (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
- Episode #1.23 (1978) TV Episode .... Sheila Fine
- Episode #1.12 (1977) TV Episode .... Sheila Fine
- Episode #1.5 (1977) TV Episode .... Sheila Fine
- Episode #1.2 (1977) TV Episode .... Sheila Fine
Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) .... Heidi Lomax
"All in the Family" .... Marcia (1 episode, 1977)
- Mike the Pacifist (1977) TV Episode .... Marcia
"McCoy" .... Janice (1 episode, 1975)
- Double Take (1975) TV Episode .... Janice
"Police Woman" .... Audrey Roth (1 episode, 1975)
- Glitter with a Bullet (1975) TV Episode .... Audrey Roth
The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Joan
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) .... Jasmine Cornell
"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Paula Griffin (1 episode, 1974)
... aka The Night Stalker
- The Werewolf (1974) TV Episode .... Paula Griffin
The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) .... Mildred Elias
... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
"The Rockford Files" .... Mildred Elias (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Backlash of the Hunter (1974) TV Episode .... Mildred Elias
"Police Story" .... Teresa (1 episode, 1974)
- Fingerprint (1974) TV Episode .... Teresa
"Wide World Mystery" (1 episode, 1974)
- A Beautiful Killing (1974) TV Episode
What Are Best Friends For? (1973) (TV) .... Evelyn Housner
"Needles and Pins" (1 episode, 1973)
- The Endangered Species (1973) TV Episode
"Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
- Gonna Getcha (1973) TV Episode
"The Partridge Family" .... Doris Stevens (1 episode, 1973)
- Hate Thy Neighbor (1973) TV Episode .... Doris Stevens
Columbo: A Stitch in Crime (1973) (TV) .... Marcia Dalton
"Here We Go Again" (1973) TV Series .... Judy Evans (unknown episodes)
Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Madam Esther
"Bewitched" .... Mrs. Rollnick (1 episode, 1972)
- Tabitha's First Day at School (1972) TV Episode .... Mrs. Rollnick
"Mannix" .... Gloria Turnbull / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1972)
- Babe in the Woods (1972) TV Episode .... Joan Martin
- Turn Every Stone (1967) TV Episode .... Gloria Turnbull
"McCloud" .... Rosalie Hudgins (1 episode, 1971)
- The Disposal Man (1971) TV Episode .... Rosalie Hudgins
They Call It Murder (1971) (TV) .... Rona Corbin
"The Jimmy Stewart Show" .... Roxy (1 episode, 1971)
- Luther's Last Love (1971) TV Episode .... Roxy
"Funny Face" .... Maggie Prescott (1 episode, 1971)
- Pilot (1971) TV Episode .... Maggie Prescott
"Love, American Style" .... Connie (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife") (1 episode, 1971)
- Love and the Artful Dodger/Love and the Neglected Wife/Love and the Traveling Salesman (1971) TV Episode .... Connie (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife")
"Hogan's Heroes" .... Marya (7 episodes, 1966-1971)
- The Kamikazes Are Coming (1971) TV Episode .... Marya
- Fat Hermann, Go Home (1970) TV Episode .... Marya
- The Klink Commandos (1969) TV Episode .... Marya
- The Witness (1969) TV Episode .... Marya
- The Hostage (1967) TV Episode .... Marya
(2 more)
The Movie Murderer (1970) (TV) .... Lois Warwick


"The Debbie Reynolds Show" .... Olga Trenova (2 episodes, 1969)
- To and from Russia with Love: Part 2 (1969) TV Episode .... Olga Trenova
- To and from Russia with Love: Part 1 (1969) TV Episode .... Olga Trenova
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1969) (TV)
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Pola Prevost (1 episode, 1968)
- A Marriage of Convenience (1968) TV Episode .... Pola Prevost
"The Monkees" .... Assistant (1 episode, 1968)
- Monkees Watch Their Feet (1968) TV Episode .... Assistant
"Bonanza" .... Gladys (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- Justice Deferred (1967) TV Episode .... Gladys
The Cool Ones (1967) .... Dee Dee
... aka Cool Baby, Cool!
"The F.B.I." .... Linda Wray (1 episode, 1967)
- The Raid (1967) TV Episode .... Linda Wray
"Daniel Boone" .... Sylvie Du Marais (1 episode, 1966)
- The Search (1966) TV Episode .... Sylvie Du Marais
"The Virginian" .... Melinda (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross (1966) TV Episode .... Melinda
"The Fugitive" .... Paula Jellison (1 episode, 1966)
- This'll Kill You (1966) TV Episode .... Paula Jellison
That Funny Feeling (1965) .... Audrey
A Very Special Favor (1965) .... Mickey the Switchboard Operator
Girl Happy (1965) .... Sunny Daze
"Valentine's Day" (1 episode, 1964)
- Triple Trouble (1964) TV Episode
"The Lieutenant" .... Marie Newton (1 episode, 1964)
- Capp's Lady (1964) TV Episode .... Marie Newton
"The Secret Storm" (1954) TV Series .... Nina DiFrancisco (1963)
"Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
- Incident of the White Eyes (1963) TV Episode
"Ensign O'Toole" (1 episode, 1963)
- Operation Stowaway (1963) TV Episode
"The Littlest Hobo" (1 episode)
- Cry Wolf (????) TV Episode
Who's Got the Action? (1962) .... Saturday Knight
"The Untouchables" .... Alice / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
- The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) TV Episode .... Renee Grayson
- The White Slavers (1960) TV Episode .... Alice
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Carol Thorby / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
- Maria (1961) TV Episode .... Carol Thorby
- The Percentage (1958) TV Episode .... Louise Williams
"Follow the Sun" .... Florence (1 episode, 1961)
- A Rage for Justice (1961) TV Episode .... Florence
"The Lawless Years" .... Millie Grayson / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
- Triple Cross (1961) TV Episode .... Millie Grayson
- The Muddy Kasoff Story (1959) TV Episode .... Selma Kasoff
"The Tab Hunter Show" .... Stephanie (1 episode, 1960)
- Be My Guest (1960) TV Episode .... Stephanie
"Hot Off the Wire" (1960) TV Series .... Dora Miles (unknown episodes)
... aka The Jim Backus Show
"The Man from Blackhawk" .... Kay (1 episode, 1960)
- In His Steps (1960) TV Episode .... Kay
"Gunsmoke" .... Belle Ainsley / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Belle's Back (1960) TV Episode .... Belle Ainsley
- Land Deal (1958) TV Episode .... Sidna Calhoun
"Bourbon Street Beat" .... Lusti Weather (2 episodes, 1960)
- If a Body (1960) TV Episode .... Lusti Weather
- The 10% Blues (1960) TV Episode .... Lusti Weather
"Mr. Lucky" .... Kitten Conner (1 episode, 1960)
- The Gladiators (1960) TV Episode .... Kitten Conner
"Maverick" .... Bessie Bison / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Resurrection of Joe November (1960) TV Episode .... Bessie Bison
- Easy Mark (1959) TV Episode .... Jeannie
"Johnny Staccato" .... Narcissa (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
- The Man in the Pit (1960) TV Episode .... Narcissa


"The Lineup" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka San Francisco Beat
- Lonesome as Midnight (1959) TV Episode
"State Trooper" .... Irma Niergard (1 episode, 1959)
- Hard Money, Soft Touch (1959) TV Episode .... Irma Niergard
"The Thin Man" .... Beatrice Dane (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Lady Frankenstein (1959) TV Episode .... Beatrice Dane
- Outrageous (1959) TV Episode .... Beatrice Dane
- Lady on the Lam (1958) TV Episode .... Beatrice Dane
- Pack My Gat, Beulah (1958) TV Episode .... Beatrice Dane
"Peter Gunn" .... Rowena (1 episode, 1959)
- Murder on the Midway (1959) TV Episode .... Rowena
"Perry Mason" .... Iris Anderson (1 episode, 1958)
- The Case of the Pint-Sized Client (1958) TV Episode .... Iris Anderson
Once Upon a Horse... (1958) .... Miss Dovey Barnes
... aka Hot Horse (USA: reissue title)
"Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
- Beautiful, Blue and Deadly (1958) TV Episode
I Married a Woman (1958) .... Miss Anderson, Briggs' Secretary
"Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
- Career Angel (1958) TV Episode
"Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Sally (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA)
- Prime Suspect (1958) TV Episode .... Sally
"Alcoa Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Fatal Charm (1958) TV Episode
"Climax!" .... Esther Gardener (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- Mask for the Devil (1957) TV Episode .... Esther Gardener
"Studio One" .... Maxine / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- My Mother and How She Undid Me (1957) TV Episode .... Maxine
- Operation Home (1955) TV Episode .... Pat Hutchins
- Mighty Like a Rogue (1951) TV Episode
This Could Be the Night (1957) (uncredited) .... Chorus Girl
Bundle of Joy (1956) .... Mary
"Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- The Secret (1956) TV Episode
"Joe & Mabel" (1955) TV Series .... Mabel Spooner
"The Best of Broadway" .... Judith Canfield (1 episode, 1955)
- Stage Door (1955) TV Episode .... Judith Canfield
"Producers' Showcase" .... Olga (1 episode, 1955)
- The Women (1955) TV Episode .... Olga
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Fatal Trap (1955) TV Episode
"Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV Series .... Rose Peterson #2 (unknown episodes, 1954-1955)
"Inner Sanctum" .... Millie (1 episode, 1954)
- Pattern of Fear (1954) TV Episode .... Millie
"Man Against Crime" .... Gloria (3 episodes, 1949-1955)
... aka Follow That Man
- No Place to Hide (1954) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Gloria
- Three Cents Worth of Murder (1953) TV Episode
- Hide and Seek (1953) TV Episode
"Eye Witness" (1 episode, 1953)
- Apartment 4-D (1953) TV Episode
"Suspense" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Whispering Killer (1952) TV Episode
"Tales of Tomorrow" .... Nicki (1 episode, 1952)
- World of Water (1952) TV Episode .... Nicki
"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Tigers Don't Sing (1952) TV Episode
On Dangerous Ground (1952) (uncredited) .... Woman in bar
"Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Peaceful Warrior (1952) TV Episode
This Side of the Law (1950) .... Miss Goff
Bright Leaf (1950) (uncredited) .... Cousin Theodora
Caged (1950) (uncredited) .... Inmate
Montana (1950) (uncredited) .... Overby's former girl


Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) (uncredited) .... Showgirl
It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Model

 

Hey Carl. Werner Klemperer, Howard Caine, and Leon Askin all fought for the US during the Second World War.

I heard that they were supposed to make a Hogan's Heroes movie not too long ago but I don't think anything ever became of it. Russell Crowe was supposed to play Colonel Hogan. I think a TV movie would have been a good idea to wrap up the series and bring it to a close--as long as all the parts were played the original actors.

That's quite a list there PzJgr. Thanks for posting that up.

As for what I've been watching these days, last night I saw a pretty good made for TV WWI flick. The Lost Battalion. This A&E/History Channel production tells the story of elements of the 77th Infantry Divison--dubbed the Lost Battalion--who were cut off and surrounded by German forces in October of 1918. Pretty good movie if you ask me. I'd give it a 7/10. It's definately worth a look.

Tonight I'm going to have a look at The Train with Burt Lancaster.

Today I watched Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart. Not a war movie but it was pretty good. I think it's a bit overhyped though. I'd give it a 7.5 or 8 out of 10.

 

Had I known it would have been that long on the post, I would have just Posted the link to the list. I was amazed at the number of shows she has been on. That and she was also considered a starlet during the 60's and associate with Tab Hunter.

 

Hi Col, Pzjgr. First, thanks for that list ;-)) she sure was very actuive and strangely enough, I remember seeing some fo those very episodes (by title) but would have to see them again in order to spot her in them.

Col, I was not aware that Caine and Askin both served-that's cool to know ;-))

I had not heard anything about an H's H movie with Crowe? I know a movie about Bob Crane was made-I forget the name of the guy who played him. I never saw the movie but, I think it centered around Crane's sexual appetite.

Yep, I wish they would have made a wrap-up movie-using the same actors. However, I don';t think that would hav ebeen easy because when the series wrapped up-both Dawson adn Clary both said they wanted nothing to do with the show ever. I can't see why because it made them both very wealthy.

I have The Lost Battalion on DvD. I liked it the first time I saw it-tho I only saw the last half. Rick Schroeder playes Major Whitelsey-the CO of the lost battalion. Sad thing about Maj Whittelsey. I think it was in 1922 that he was on a cruise ship and he committed suicide by jumping over the rail of the ship.

The Train is an excellent movie.

 

Hey there Carl. The Hogan's Heroes movie with Crowe was rumored to be out around 2005. I don't think they really got anywhere with it. That movie you are thinking of is Auto Focus. I've never seen it either and have no desire to do so. Celebrity stories don't interest me--especially if it's a story like Crane's.

I think it's common for actors to want to disassociate themselves with a hit show after the show is finished. They want to move on to bigger and better things and don't want to be remembered for the character they played in that particular show. The only person I can think of who actually became a big time movie star after appearing on a popular TV show was Clint Eastwood. After he got his start on Rawhide, he appeared in Sergio Leone's Man With No Name Trilogy and became a big hit going on to star in movies such as Dirty Harry series and several different Westerns.

You know I really didn't like Schroeder as Whittlesey. Although I did enjoy the performance of that one Captain who portrayed Lt. Col. Strayer in Band of Brothers. Whittlesey, the Captain, and the other captain depicted in the film all won the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Argonne Forest. That's a shame about Whittlesey committing suicide in '22. I saw a book about the Lost Battalion that I think I'll pick up. Theirs is quite a story.

I enjoyed The Train very, very much. I'd easily give it a 10/10. The director made a wise decision to use black and white. The film was beautifully shot and the action scenes were superb since they used all real trains. This one definately kept me at the edge of my seat until the end.

Last night I decided to pop in a DVD I had rented--The Last Drop. The plot centered around different groups of people going after Nazi gold in Holland. It was horrible. I shut it off after about 20-30 minutes.

 

Just finished watching 'Eye of the Needle' with Donald Sutherland. I also tried to find a movie called 'Bear Island'. I saw parts of it a very long time ago. I cannot find it anywhere. Has anyone seen this movie?

 

Hi Col, that's bad. I think Crowe could have pulled it off as the Col. And that's it, auto focus. Im not normally interested in movies like that either but was curious to see and made up Hogan's Heroes scenes-since they showed him dressed as such.

There were a few others who cut their teeth on TV and became big stars. One that comes to mind is Tom Hanks-who was in Bosom Buddies. I watched that show when it originally aired-and it was pretty good.

Don't quote me exactly as im probably wrong on the year Whittelsey committed suicide-but i do believe it was 1922--just not 100% sure ;-))

The Train is one that had to grow on me but is now one of my all-time favorites. I think using B&W was the only choice for this movie. I like the gritty-old look of B&W films and almsot wish that they would go back to it-when doing more period type films.

Thanks for the review of The Last Drop, I think i'll save my money.

 

The Desert Fox yesterday, strange role for James Mason. Well he did do a good job not to sure about the actor who played Hitler, a little camp performance.

 

I vaguely remember seeing this on TV years ago. It was based on an Alastair McLean novel and again, I think, starred Donald Sutherland. The plot revolved around an old U-Boat base on a remote North Atlantic island and I seem to remember a U-Boat complete with skeletal crew featuring......

 

I caught the end of a German film on the last days of Sophie Scholl, of the White Rose group. The resemblance of the main actress was phantastic.

The White Rose

That's what I hate about cable TV, films always start on the middle or at the end, you have to wait for a lucky day or until 4am to see the beginning

 

Hey Carl. I guess the Hogan's Heroes movie would have been interesting if nothing else. I'd sure prefer it to the crap Hollywood is putting out these days.

The Train just wouldn't have been the same if it was in color. Some movies are meant to be in black and white and some aren't. That's just the way it is.

Speaking of black and white WWII flicks, I recently watched The Best Years of Our Lives and The Story of GI Joe. The Best Years of Our Lives was excellent. This was the first time I have seen it. It's about 3 WWII Vets returning home to a small town and trying to adjust back into the world. The Story of GI Joe wasn't bad either. It's the story of war time correspondent Ernie Pyle played by Burgess Meredith.

I have just rented The Big Red One: The Reconstruction. I've seen The Big Red One a while ago and I didn't particularly care for it but I thought I'd give it another shot considering this version has a lot of deleted scenes that weren't in the original release.

Last week I watched Joyeux Noel--the story of the Christmas truce on the Western Front in 1914. Overall, I thought it was pretty good despite the fictional love interest that Hollywood always has to throw in there. I'd say that this one is worth a look.

 

Hey Za. I caught this one a while back. The film mostly portrays her interrogation and trial. You knew what was going to happen at the end but I thought it was quite powerful due to the manner in which they showed it.

I'd give it a 7/10.

 

Watched the Battle of Britain . . . again.

"You can teach . . . . MONKeys to fly better than that."

 

Some things I recently watched run the gemut of subjects, they include:

Cought part of the Gary Cooper marathon and saw Task Force, They Came To Cordura, Pride of the Yankees (w/ Walter Brennan and Babe Ruth) and ending with The Westerner w/ Walter Brennan and Chill Wills.

Cought part of the Errol Flynn marathon and saw: The Adventures of Robin Hood and Objective Burma.

Part of a Roy Rogers marathon on TCM in which I saw: Dark Command w/ the Duke and George "Gabby" Hayes. ;-D, Bells of San Angelo and ending with Don't Fence Me In.

In between these and till last night, I also watched: Cool Hand Luke w/ Paul Newman and George Kennedy, The Comancheros w/ the Duke, Vera Cruz w/ Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Charles (Buchincky) Bronson, Ernerst Borgnine and Cesar Romero, Stalag 17 w/ William Holden, Robert Strauss, Neville Brand, Otto Priminger and Peter Graves. Tonight will be: Titanic w/ Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart, Clifton Webb abd Barbara Stanwyck.

 

my friend A. Fiedler is going to cover his 5th and 6th victories tonight on Dogfights on the History channel, 1pm Pacific

 

Hi E, thanks for letting me know, I will be home before then and should be able to catch it no problem.