tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post801721504651574438..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: The Sweet Smell of SuccessEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-23057437918801699982010-04-09T16:56:57.361-07:002010-04-09T16:56:57.361-07:00Todd: I have never again watched a Lancaster film ...Todd: I have never again watched a Lancaster film and never will. Over her theater career, Margot has suffered the breaking of many of the bones in her body. But the most tragicomic of her stories happened right here in Livingston. She had adopted a couple of rather unruly pound dogs, and discovered that if she hooked their leashes over the handlebar of her bike, they would transport her around town. That was fine until the day when they reached a utility pole and one dog went on one side and the other went on the other side... That was just before she was to do a vampire picture, so the director commodiously filmed every scene in a way that did not show her bandaged and ruined arm.Richard S. Wheelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-27334320159537711312010-04-09T11:43:13.360-07:002010-04-09T11:43:13.360-07:00Wow. I envy your conversations with Kidder and How...Wow. I envy your conversations with Kidder and Howe, Richard, and your restraint in not wanting to go find Lancaster and hand him a little retribution.<br /><br />My goodness. The next time I watch THE KILLERS, I'll definitely be rooting for William Conrad.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-24839476688306406092010-04-08T17:03:21.366-07:002010-04-08T17:03:21.366-07:00I now remember the rest of what Margot told me. On...I now remember the rest of what Margot told me. On set in Mexico, Lancaster broke her jaw. She was transported a great distance to a suitable hospital. She prepared to sue the studio and Lancaster, but was pressured out of it by the studio, which feared the suit would ruin their superstar. If she had sued, her own career would have come to an abrupt halt. So she didn't and they gave her a little expense money and paid her medical bills.Richard S. Wheelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-77107700908105469982010-04-07T15:51:37.487-07:002010-04-07T15:51:37.487-07:00Down in Mexico long ago Margot Kidder was doing a ...Down in Mexico long ago Margot Kidder was doing a scene with Burt Lancaster depicting a father-daughter fight, and he pounded on her so hard she was hospitalized. I think he broke her bones. That was how it was with him. I heard that story firsthand from her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-34104304007942906662010-04-07T14:42:29.624-07:002010-04-07T14:42:29.624-07:00One of the all-time great movies. Love Lancaster. ...One of the all-time great movies. Love Lancaster. He's not remembered enough.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-42839556555242350162010-04-07T14:03:04.374-07:002010-04-07T14:03:04.374-07:00When I was a young newsman in Oakland I chanced to...When I was a young newsman in Oakland I chanced to have dinner with the great James Wong Howe. He told of doing a U-boat film when it was still necessary to hand-crank the camera. They wanted a shot of the sub submersing, so they tied him to the prow along with the camera inside a watertight glass box, assuring him the sub would dip under and pop right up. It didn't, and he almost drowned.Richard S. Wheelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-34642129348517149842010-04-07T13:36:43.100-07:002010-04-07T13:36:43.100-07:00A fantastic film. One of the few screenplays that ...A fantastic film. One of the few screenplays that really stands up on its own too although its such a beautifully directed film.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.com