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There is no point at shooting something then having it forgotten. This was the challenge brought on. From Britain, Hal Roach Jr., constructed a total of twelve mysterious ghost tales to life in the mid 1950's. Boris Karloff interacted with you on 'Tales of the Unexplained' from an interior back room, someplace not determined, yet set against a cozy lookin' fireplace. The noticeable Boris took part in several of the spook stories, too. Never unnoticed, he performed as a normal citizen, stuck in a lost world filled with unexplained dark happenings. Also venturing into the mysterious were Patrick Macnee and George Hamilton.
This ideal creepiness was unfortunately broken down into something that would not draw. Downgraded, the well-meaning Hal Roach Studio entered into cut financial difficulties, and the short sequences never got aired. Preserved for years by luck, the midnight stories were spliced together, eventually finding their way for a short time on-screen. It shouldn't be too surprising, but kept in a vault, the appropriately black and white stories have lived-on actively through different appreciated circles. "Tales of the Unexplained" can now be found all-together in 2010 by various means.
I wonder if you know what other productions were influenced by the strange encounters that were told? *E*
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There seems to be a lot of bits written about Canada these past weeks.
I betcha that some of you had no idea that in 1957 a little series was shot in rural Pickering, Ontario. It eventually ended up having more than one title when shown worldwide in syndication.
At the time, it was up against the best that was being made across the border. It's of common knowledge that the show managed to be more rugged and realistic than most others at the time. It was photographed outside, far away from the sunny west coast of America. Some of it looks quite cold.
it did cause a lot of attention at the time with a total of thirty nine performances that were brought and eventually marketed widespread overseas.
Chingachgook and Hawkeye were played by Lon Chaney, Jr. and John Hart. On set, both were up against the weak-minded badness both encountered each week.
You could see that they were clearly enjoying themselves in the two iconic roles.
Unfortunately, the clincher to this was that it got itself a tough deal when advertisers had misunderstood the productions producers. With this approach, the end was over. *E*
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Gene Kelly tap dancing in roller skates. From the 1955 movie Its always fairweather.
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My Saturday Morning Cartoon for all of you.
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Added: 12th March 2010
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Hank Williams Sr. I'm not trying to get religious here, but Wow you have to listen to the lyrics on this one.
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Baby It's Cold Outside from a 1957 Awards Show
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The caption on this pre-Castro-era Cuban cigar ad says, 'Wake up with an exquisite aroma.'
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