Redtop mate

Am I slipping into my dotage by reminiscing about my childhood – it is late :p

Yes, there was a Whizzer and Chips-but it wasn’t a patch on the Beano or even Dandy.

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Tony

Kev

It has to be Beano not Dandy – I always read the Bash Street Kids first. I remember Victor as well – later didn’t it merge with Valiant? – and those little WWII picture post books.

Also was there a Beezer?- larger size than Beano? Happy memories.

Moved onto American DC & Marvel later but they were really different.

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Tony

I seem to recall Sunset Boulevard was not actually a 40s movie-wasn’t it 1952?-it just feels like it- maybe because it was B&W.

I reckon this is quite “anoraky” – but unlike , Geforce, I say tell your GF: that you spot these things in Movies- she of all people should know what a weirdo you are 😀

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Tony

Karloff? Karloff? Sidekick? Fukc you! That Limey cokcsukcer does not deserve to smell my sh!t!

Thanks for reminding me!:D

I’d forgotten about Lugosi’s spat with Karloff-quite funny but the film still stinks.

A bit off subject-but a lot of 40s movies couldn’t be remade today without losing that feeling or essence (cheap production values= a certain charm?), in say a movie like Sunset Boulvevard-although the theme is timeless and could be used again and again-fading has-been coming to grips with an unforgiving present (cue to …”the morning sun really shows your age” -Maggie May!).

BTW, I hear Citizen Kane is been re-released digitally remastered etc with a really good print-don’t knoe if it has extra scenes or Welles doing a little number in the CD.

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Tony

Interesting that Ed Wood could make a career in making movies without the talent (or cash) to translate his ideas (weird or not) into a half decent film.

The cameos by Bela Lugosi are interesting if only to see Bela-master of horror movies in the thirties-reduced to pathos-but actor that he is carries on with a kind of noble dignity.

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Tony

US Agent

Fair enough. By the way, he seems to be holding a can of Australian Castlemaine XXXX beer which I think is god-awful and tastes like cats pXXX-now the Belgians have got good beers.

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Tony

US Agent

Excellent cartoon but isn’t it an Aussie in the picture?

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Tony

Re: A very noble thread

Arthur

Did anybody tell you you have a way with words (no irony intended) – but surely baiting someone like US Agent (my **** is bigger than yours..I’ll be back!) has got to be too easy for someone of your calibre!

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Tony