> JS> > young to appreciate them. However, the zither music in THE THIRD MAN
> JS> > remains a joy to this day.
> JS>The artist who performed that tune was a recent guest on someone's TV
> JS>show, and was permitted to play the song almost endlessly. ...after all
> JS>those years, still going strong.
> Anton Karras, if I have the spelling right.
Maltin's sez just one r. O;-) I was just too lazy to look it up the
other day.
> JS>I won't bother you with the details of HIGH SIERRA other than mention
> JS>that Humphrey Bogart plays the part of Mad Dog Earl. Not one of his
> JS>more memorable roles, but some will disagree with me on that. The film
> JS>enjoyed the vulgarities of several copy-cat movies being made from the
> JS>original story. (Tough crook has soft heart for crippled girl.)
> I can only remember vague parts of it. Escaped cons (or thieves) in
> the
> mountains coming across the farm(?) and one of them giving everybody
> a
> hard time. Gonna have to catch that again and see what I think of it
> from an adult viewpoint.
I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES was a remake with Jack Palance. COLORADO TERRITORY
was the western counterpart, but with the same themes.
Regards,
Jack
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