There is a generation of us who were lucky when it came to movies and television. Born in the late 50’s early 60’s we were immersed in cinematic history. You had the Saturday afternoon movies, as you said black and white westerns of good guys and bad guys, cowboys and Indians but there was the classic comedies, Harry Langdon, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Keystone Kops and of course Laurel and Hardy, it wasn’t until I was older I found out that Laurel was English and I wondered if that was partly the love that the British had for him. Then the Friday night frights when you begged and pleaded to stay up to watch a horror movie, arguing with your parents.
I well remember at the age of 10 being allowed to stay up to watch Man land on the moon and the movie before hand was War of the Worlds, well played BBC….
But my love was film noir, the gumshoe, the femme fatale, the duplicity, James Cagney, Edward G Robinson, Robert Mitchum….. absolutely stunning.
Your stories and anecdotes certainly take me back and awakening memories…. All good.
Thanks for that! I believe I’ve seen your car back in the glory days of Twitter. I keep hoping we’ll get a glimpse of the original MFP colours in the new movies… maybe next time.
There is a generation of us who were lucky when it came to movies and television. Born in the late 50’s early 60’s we were immersed in cinematic history. You had the Saturday afternoon movies, as you said black and white westerns of good guys and bad guys, cowboys and Indians but there was the classic comedies, Harry Langdon, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Keystone Kops and of course Laurel and Hardy, it wasn’t until I was older I found out that Laurel was English and I wondered if that was partly the love that the British had for him. Then the Friday night frights when you begged and pleaded to stay up to watch a horror movie, arguing with your parents.
I well remember at the age of 10 being allowed to stay up to watch Man land on the moon and the movie before hand was War of the Worlds, well played BBC….
But my love was film noir, the gumshoe, the femme fatale, the duplicity, James Cagney, Edward G Robinson, Robert Mitchum….. absolutely stunning.
Your stories and anecdotes certainly take me back and awakening memories…. All good.
I, for one, think the newsletters are exactly the length they need to be. Don't go changing!
Pity I can't add pictures to these comments as I'd share with you a photograph of my old MK3 Cortina that I painted to look like an MFP Police Car ;)
Thanks for that! I believe I’ve seen your car back in the glory days of Twitter. I keep hoping we’ll get a glimpse of the original MFP colours in the new movies… maybe next time.