Lately I've been watching old Hitchcock films, and tonight I chose "Spellbound" (1945). Just yesterday Paul G. was sharing some info about Norman Lloyd (father of TAGS actress Josie Lloyd), and it turns out he's in this film. I also spotted Wallace Ford (on TAGS he played Roger Hanover, who briefly courted Aunt Bee) as the guy who hits on Ingrid Bergman's character in the hotel lobby, until he's shooed away by the house detective. Outside of this film and one TAGS episode, I've never heard of a house detective -- but I digress.
I did a bit of research on Wallace Ford and it turns out he had quite an interesting life. He was born Samuel Jones Grundy in England, and had a tragic childhood, living in a string of orphanages and abusive foster homes in England and Canada. He ran away at age 11 and hooked up with a vaudeville troupe, then at age 16 he became a hobo with a friend named Wallace Ford, and the two made their way to the US. After his friend was crushed by a railroad car, Grundy took his friend's name as his stage name. Funny the things you don't know. Paul Mulik _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
