Ken's "Great Directors" Avatar Win-Nothing Contest II

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  1. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    I do believe you are correct, sir....:thumbsup:


    ED:ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Apr 16, 2004
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  2. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

    Location:
    Near New Haven, Connecticut
    Yup, it's Sam Wood.

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3563&pt=Sam Wood

    Sam was a co-director of "Wizard of Oz," which I saw for the first time on the big screen this last saturday, in a dye-transfer technicolor print. If this version comes your way, I recommend it highly. Seems strange to see the Warner Bros. logo at the start of the movie, though.
     
    ZIPGUN99, Apr 16, 2004
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  3. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

    Location:
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    Yep,
    Bob is the proud recipient of the latest no-prize. Wood spelled Victor Fleming for a week or two on Gone with the Wind when he was suffering from exhaustion. I believe it was King Vidor who filled in for Fleming on "Wizard of Oz" the same year by shooting the Kansas scenes.

    I recently picked up the DVD of "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and am eagerly anticipating the WB Marx Brothers DVDs, which is why I was thinking of him this week.

    He was once the president of the "Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals", a post-World War II group of conservatives from the American film industry that also counted Walt Disney and Leo McCarey among its members. Their anti-communist activity and testimony pretty much kicked off the HUAC's interest in Hollywood, which led to the blacklist and that whole sad chapter in Hollywood (& American) history.

    Speaking of conservatives, he also directed Ronald Reagan in arguably his best big-screen performance in "King's Row".

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Apr 17, 2004
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  4. bob g.

    bob g. Senior Member

    Location:
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    He is also credited as producer of A Day At The Races.
    So that makes him a Marxist!
    He had two actress daughters, one sharing my birthday.
    There's my prize.
    Learning several nuggets. :)
     
    bob g., Apr 17, 2004
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  5. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

    Location:
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    Goodbye, Mr. Chips (director)

    Okay, folks. I just got a new shipment of no-prizes in today. Anyone care to hazard a guess as to the identity of this great director?
     

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    Ken_McAlinden, May 3, 2004
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  6. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Richard Brooks?


    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, May 3, 2004
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  7. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Well, that was quick! Ed has claimed yet another no-prize. It is Richard Brooks, director of such great films as "In Cold Blood", "Elmer Gantry", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Blackboard Jungle", "Sweet Bird of Youth", and, one of my personal favorites, "The Professionals".

    As a writer, he also worked on the screenplays for John Huston's "Key Largo", Robert Siodmark's "The Killers", and Jules Dassin's "Brute Force".

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, May 3, 2004
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  8. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Well I'll be! That face was very familiar...got lucky! :)

    Ken, THE PROFESSIONALS is one of my faves, also...and criminally underrated to this day, not a high profile western like the ones Leone and Peckinpah did during the '60s...and, if not quite as good, this one was very, very well done, and given that cast, how could Brooks mess it up? He didn't....great popcorn matinee gem!

    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, May 3, 2004
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  9. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    For sure. It's also pretty safe to say that it is one of the best westerns ever put out by Columbia, right up there with "The Tall T" (remove hat and sing "Raaaandolph Scooott" with heavenly choir a la "Blazing Saddles"), "3:10 to Yuma", and "The Man from Laramie". Brooks obviously put a lot more time in on the screenplay than most 60s westerns, and it shows in the twisty plot (adapted from the Frank O'Rourke novel "A Mule for the Marquesa") and great dialog.

    Beyond the impressive cast, it also features cinematography from Conrad Hall and a musical score by Maurice Jarre. Not too shabby.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, May 3, 2004
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  10. bartels76

    bartels76 Forum Hall Of Fame

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    I thought it was Lenord Nimoy.
    Looks just like him.
     
    bartels76, May 3, 2004
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  11. guy incognito

    guy incognito Senior Member

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    He could be a dead ringer for a former boss of mine.
     
    guy incognito, May 3, 2004
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  12. Steve G

    Steve G Senior Member

    Location:
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    no that's cronenberg...
     
    Steve G, May 3, 2004
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  13. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    That's exactly what Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor said. :)

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, May 4, 2004
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  14. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Adios Richard Brooks

    Okay, time for the next no-prize to be awarded. Care to hazard a guess as to the identity of the fella in the high-contrast photo in my Avatar?
     

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  15. Michael St. Clair

    Michael St. Clair Forum Resident

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    A young Francois Truffaut?

    Ken, that picture really sucks. :)
     
    Michael St. Clair, Jun 16, 2004
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  16. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Looks more like a young and insolent Jacques Demy to me, but what do I know....

    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Jun 16, 2004
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  17. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope to both. He speaks English as his native language.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 17, 2004
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  18. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

    Location:
    The Far, Far Western Hills of Mass.
    Alexander Mackendrick. Chosen, perhaps, because of the recent reissue of "A High Wind in Jamaica", or "The Ladykillers" remake?

    John K.
     
    thegage, Jun 17, 2004
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  19. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    John K. is the recipient of the no-prize! Alexander Mackendrick, best known for the classic Ealing comedies "The Ladykillers" and "The Man in the White Suit" as well as his acerbic American classic "The Sweet Smell of Success", is indeed the great director in my current Avatar. :thumbsup:

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 17, 2004
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  20. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

    Location:
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    Live! New! Avatar!

    It's been quite a while. Any guesses about the ID of this director?
     

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    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 20, 2004
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  21. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Another good one, Ken! :wave: Familiar and yet can't place the face....Arthur Penn?


    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Oct 20, 2004
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  22. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

    Location:
    Near New Haven, Connecticut
    Busby Berkeley?
     
    ZIPGUN99, Oct 20, 2004
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  23. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Two wrong guesses merits a clue:

    His best known theatrical films came out of MGM.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 21, 2004
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  24. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    It kind of looks like Fred Zinnemann, but I've never seen a picture of him looking that young!

    John K.
     
    thegage, Oct 21, 2004
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  25. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    Near New Haven, Connecticut
    Mervyn LeRoy?
     
    ZIPGUN99, Oct 21, 2004
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