We had a UHF station in Detroit (ch. 50) that we were able to receive starting about 1961. There was a guy named Bill Kennedy that hosted a show that played nothing but classic movies. Kennedy's claim to fame was playing the executioner in the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." He had only 1 line in the movie where he was lighting the fire to burn Qusimoto's love at the stake. It was "Hand me another faggot." A faggots was a bundle of sticks tied together. Not a derogatory term for a gay person.
As you can see, my answer is "Yes." I love classic films. I watch TCM and AMC quite often. Bill C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68 Age 57 Leesburg, FL Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. William E. Heft To: QUAD LIST Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] What Keeps Us Entertained Good Morning: Being a great fan of the theater, I especially love the old black and white films of the 20's, 30's 40's and 50's. I guess the reason for this is that I grew up in the era and genre. So it was with great pleasure that I found a good Bogart movie last night that I had never seen before. It was entitled,'Marked Women' co-staring Betty Davis and was a 1937 production. As Bogart starred in mostly B movies in his early career, it wasn't a bad production. It was also quite evident that Bogart had not reached his potential yet. I am curious to know if by chance there are any other fans of classic moves here. Those of us who share the love of the black and white cinemas talk by the hours about the likes and dislikes of the classics and sharing bits of trivia. For example, the Bogart movie 'Casablanca has been rated as the most Romanic movie in the history of US films. Another circa favorite of the black & white films are the Bowery Boys, produced from the late 30's up through the 1950"s. These films have developed a cult following and produced such loveable characters as Slip, Sach, Chuck, Whity and Louie, the sweet shop owner. Anyone on the list old enough to remember these films? Some of these films were entitles 'Hell's Kitchen, Angles With Dirty Faces and The East Side Kids'. Much thanks goes to Ted Turner for airing the TCM television network which airs these classics 24/7 commercial free. Perhaps I might just invoke interest in this subject or even the associated field of literature, but then on the other hand this subject might be perceived as the ranting of an old man. Bill of Il.
