I also neglected to say that Norma Shearer was well known for never wearing any underwear, and that she lost the part of Scarlett O'Hara because of her famous near cross-eyed stare.
Less well known was that she never wore underwear because her vision was a little askew because of her cross-eyedness. Have you ever tried putting on a corset while going cross-eyed? I have and let me tell you, it's murder! Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Evan Zweifel To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] ESCAPE insert You neglected to note that the director was "Mervin LeRoy" and also stars Bonita "forgotton" Granville -- who has a star on the walk of fame! Here's a quote from Halliwell's about this film (which I think has never been released on VHS or DVD): "The director takes forever to set up the manoeuvres, and the villain is so much more attractive that the hero that the whole thing turns into a feeble, overproduced joke.' -- Pauline Kael (ok, so there were some kinder quotes, but that one made me chuckle). -- Evan -------------- Original message -------------- From: Phil Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, if the seperation had not been noted specifically and the C7 grading left to stand on its own then there might be something to complain about the grading. The fact that the seller clearly states that the lower section is seperate comes under the heading of full disclosure in that area, because the seperation is so clean than when placed together - not even taped on verso - it's pretty much impossible to detect in even the large image provided. Graded ratings are all well and good if we all shared the same big brain and perceptions of what those numbers out of 10 mean. I take no notice of "C" ratings, I'm interested to read about something specific that has to be taken into account. Oh, and Veidt was well known as "Connie" to his friends and co-workers and is referred to as such in several autobiographies by that name. It's even noted on his IMDB profile as his nickname. Veidt starred in several German films including the old groaner THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI before he saw the writing on Hitler's wall and fled Nazi Germany. He was on Hitler's (s)hit list along with another long forgotten star Marlene Dietrich... but I digress. It's unlikely that The Joker (the supervillain in BATMAN comics and movies) as he appears would have ever existed without Veidt - it was Veidt as THE MAN WHO LAUGHS that inspired Bob Kane (thats the guy who created Batman) for the way The Joker looks. As for forgotten stars and insignificant films.... let's see Norma Shearer was one of Hollywood's biggest stars, married to Irving J. Thalberg (the guy the special Irving J. Thalberg Award is named after and gets handed out on Oscar night), F. Scott Fitzgerald (perhaps a forgotten Amwerican author now) based one of his stories on a party at her place, and Norma wone an Oscar for the pre-Code classic THE DIVORCEE..... and was nominated for 5 other Oscars. Robert Taylor, a 30+ year career of which 20 of those years was as a star and leading man. Directed 17 US Navy training films during World War 2, and is remembered by many for his naming names at the HUAC hearings. He segued very successfully from the big screen to TV where he had another successful career. So buried in the fibres of that paper of Dave's ESCAPE insert is some very interesting "history" - that is if one is interested in history. Some things are only "insignificant" if one knows nothing about them, or doesn't care to find out. Many poster collectors are from a completely different mindset to my own, I know. That's fine. But if one is not interested in WHAT a poster is a poster for, then what's the appeal in spending $57 or $57,0000 for it? Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: David Lieberman To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:10 AM Subject: [MOPO] ESCAPE insert The poster is a complete poster....separated along the fold line and can easily be taped together with no other restoration and will look near mint if it is framed as is. There really are no other defects. C7 is accurate, it really is a minor defect in my eyes, especially on a 68 year old poster. I paid $30.00 for it in a small collection I bought recently. I hoped it would go higher but I had no real expectations. When $700.00 was mentioned I kind of thought "hmmmm, ok....lets see about that!". David A. 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