Hi Gary & Mopo members: No - it was horrible! Lots of commercial breaks,
they cut scenes, bad prints (a million cue marks on every reel change) - but
it was where I first fell in love with old movies. I remember staying up
late to watch "Shock Theater" which showed the old Universal monster &
horror movies - and was "shocked" to see the local weatherman dressed up
like Dracula to introduce the films! Another famous incident - our local
station ran overtime with two many commercials - and cut the ending of
"Citizen Kane" which revealed what "Rosebud" was! I remember when South
Dakota got its first local television station (not until the late 50's) and
all they could afford were some cheap Columbia Pictures packages - but that
was great, because I got to see the "Whistler" and "Boston Blackie", really
old Buck Jones films and very early "talkies". The cartoons they ran were
old Felix the Cat and Oswald the Rabbit and they showed the silent "Our
Gang" comedies. Of course we got the early syndicated TV shows too (no
network at first) like "Whirlybirds", "Highway Patrol" ("10-4! 10-4!"), "Sea
Hunt", "Jungle Jim" and "You Bet Your Life".
When I finally got to see classic films in the theater - I was blown away.
Totally entranced. I really don't understand why people don't like Black &
White - it was mesmerizing! I was totally absorbed by "On the Waterfront"
"Kane" (with the ending!), classic Bogart, Cagney, Flynn. So it was a mixed
blessing - got to see a lot of early, rare and classic stuff - but not very
well presented. - Bruce
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Subject: [MOPO] Television MoviesDoes anyone even watch movies on regular television anymore? With all of the commercials, editing for content, and format to screen - what's the point?
Was this always the practice? Or, did you get to see full unedited films back in the 50's and 60's?
Curious Question.
Regards, Gary
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