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08.12.08.
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Soldiers' nutty march On the Nutty Nut News Network comes a brief but informative interview with actor Dick Jones, who recalls being on the set of March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934). He also discusses his involvement in western films with actor/singer Gene Autry and reveals the story behind his most famous role, that of the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's 1940 production. While listening to the interview you can view a very rare photo of a character from March of the Wooden Soldiers.
An anecdote on the 2008 UK Convention Chris Coffey in the Intra-Tent Journal (Fall, 2008) recalled, "One final piece to put in the Laurel and Hardy jigsaw. No, it wasn't missing. It just didn't fit. A detailed examination removed the offending piece that had been hammered in the wrong place, so it was completed after all." |
Christmas in Stranraer The Their Purple Moment Tent has moved back to its spiritual home, the Grapes in Bridge Street, Stranraer, where it all started in May '89. The Grapes has been completely upgraded and is a cosy, comfy Camra pub, which was serving Arran Blonde, one of my favourites. There were ten of us on 2nd December, which is a very good turnout for us. We showed a Bilko to start with (it's usually that or a Hancock) and the usual snowy ones, Laughing Gravy, The Fixer-Uppers and Below Zero, plus excerpts from the Spanish version. We had pakora and Xmas pies to celebrate the season. Dougie Brown
An adverse comment on Bowler Dessert 70 You say that there have been no adverse comments [click here] so here's one! I don't like the larger format! I've already recorded my appreciation of the superb content and to achieve seventy editions of this quality magazine is a great achievement, but the new size has ruined the meticulous machinations of my filing system!" Grahame Morris Don't
panic! I spotted in
Radio Times (13-19.12.08.), "Don't
panic! An old episode of Dad's Army
has been digitally restored to its
original colour version as Ian 'Pike'
Lavender explains." In the interview, Ian
says this is not like the dark days of the
1980s when colourisation was all the rage
and misguided boffins colourised Laurel
and Hardy. "I still have nightmares about
those awful colourised versions of the
Laurel and Hardy shorts. . . a form of
cultural vandalism." He's right but we
know why it's been done - to get the young
to watch Laurel and Hardy as they won't
watch black and white films on TV.
The Dad's Army episode is on BBC2
on 13th December. Nick
Rich |
