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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #15 - 08. Oct 2016 at 16:03
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YoungArthur wrote on 05. Oct 2016 at 04:58:
boyactorzrule wrote on 04. Oct 2016 at 16:17:
Definitely The Day The Earth Stood Still because of Billy Gray!

Smiley Billy Gray and that movie was the subject of one of my first posts on this forum. I always felt a special closeness to Billy since we are almost exactly the same age.


Would love to see that thread!
  
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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #16 - 08. Oct 2016 at 20:47
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boyactorzrule wrote on 08. Oct 2016 at 16:03:
YoungArthur wrote on 05. Oct 2016 at 04:58:
boyactorzrule wrote on 04. Oct 2016 at 16:17:
Definitely The Day The Earth Stood Still because of Billy Gray!

Smiley Billy Gray and that movie was the subject of one of my first posts on this forum. I always felt a special closeness to Billy since we are almost exactly the same age.


Would love to see that thread!




Yes, that would be fun to see that thread



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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #17 - 14. Oct 2016 at 23:42
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Okay, I dug thru the archives and found the thread, but I lied.  Shocked Well, actually it was more my faulty memory, since the thread is about David Ladd and my postings don't start until page 2 where I mention Billy Gray. These were my very first posts on the forum.
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The thread is annoying, I suppose, since none of the pictures show up. But I believe all the David Ladd pics can be seen in this gallery for The Proud Rebel:
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By the way, I edited out one short paragraph in my first post - 'too much information.'  Roll Eyes
  
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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #18 - 15. Oct 2016 at 09:35
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YoungArthur wrote on 14. Oct 2016 at 23:42:
Okay, I dug thru the archives and found the thread, but I lied.  Shocked Well, actually it was more my faulty memory, since the thread is about David Ladd and my postings don't start until page 2 where I mention Billy Gray. These were my very first posts on the forum.
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The thread is annoying, I suppose, since none of the pictures show up. But I believe all the David Ladd pics can be seen in this gallery for The Proud Rebel:
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By the way, I edited out one short paragraph in my first post - 'too much information.'  Roll Eyes



Wow!  That was all the way back in 2001    Shocked


David Ladd is one of my favorites from that era




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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #19 - 12. Dec 2016 at 15:52
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nightwatcher wrote on 07. Oct 2016 at 20:32:
This was a charming movie starring Michel Ray which won the Oscar for Best Story (I think they got rid of that award). Michel Ray is today worth 4.5 billion dollars!







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Got to see The Brave One (1956) last night up on the big screen.

Wow!  What a great film!

Michel Ray was excellent in this film and carries the whole
movie.  Wish he would have made more.

Filmed in CinemaScope with fantastic vistas
and authentic views of life in 1950's Mexico.
Shot in beautiful 3-Strip Technicolor.

Wonderful music score by composer Victor Young makes the film
'larger than life'.

Beautifully photography by Jack Cardiff who's vast list of films
included The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and
The African Queen (1951).

A wonderful film to watch, though some people may be
put off by the traditional bull fight that has a spectacular
ending.  Highly Recommended!



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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #20 - 12. Dec 2016 at 16:10
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Wow!  The work they had to go through to shoot 3-Strip Technicolor films back in
the day.  (Now days, it's very easy to emulate the Technicolor look.)


Here's a photo of a vintage 3-Strip Technicolor camera.  You can actually
see the three film strips in the magazine.

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Here's one in use on set

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And this behemoth is actually a Technicolor camera inside of a sound proof
box that would make it possible to record on set sound.

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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #21 - 15. Dec 2016 at 17:57
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Thanks for the caps and the insight on the process, Bowser. I think the best films from this era are the result of a labor of love and artistry we just don't see anymore with the technological advances.
  
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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #22 - 15. Dec 2016 at 18:59
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Those are terrific shots of the huge 3-strip cameras. I was amazed when I first saw a pic of the 3-strip camera a couple years ago. I had no idea! I wonder what the old 2-strip cameras looked like?  Tongue
  
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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #23 - 16. Dec 2016 at 19:21
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Michel Ray looks great especially in the photo from 'The Brave One'. How is Michel worth 4.5 billion dollars? He must have been an astute businessman as well as a boy actor I reckon.

Thanks, 'bowser', for the pics of him. Also the interesting cameras which makes me wonder how smaller they look today.   Smiley
  
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Re: Favorite films of the 40s and 50s
Reply #24 - 18. Dec 2016 at 18:05
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Cinefan wrote on 16. Dec 2016 at 19:21:
Thanks, 'bowser', for the pics of him. Also the interesting cameras which makes me wonder how smaller they look today.   Smiley



Here's some photos of modern cinema cameras.  Probably 95% of all Studio films
are shot on one of these cameras.  (ALEXA also has a new 65mm large format
camera that is getting a lot of use.)

Notice how small the camera is compared to the lens.


ALEXA with the 18-80 zoom
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PANAVISION DXL with the Panny 40mm
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RED WEAPON with the Schneider Xenon 75mm
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