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Post by Vercetti on Jan 15, 2006 20:23:32 GMT
Raoul Walsh (1887-1980)The Roaring Twenties White Heat
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Post by Capo on Aug 20, 2006 23:00:47 GMT
1. White Heat 1949
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Post by Marty on Oct 3, 2006 11:01:58 GMT
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Post by Valenti on Oct 4, 2006 0:44:53 GMT
Anyone know how he lost his eye?
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Post by Marty on Oct 4, 2006 16:40:05 GMT
He was involved in a car crash whilst he was co-director on what is considered to be the first full "talkie" western "In Old Arizona" 1929 I believe. I'll have to watch "High Sierra" again as the full story is on the DVD documentary.
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Post by Vercetti on Oct 4, 2006 23:06:29 GMT
Raoul Walsh was cast as the Cisco Kid, as well as being the director; but during a return drive to Los Angeles from Utah, a jackrabbit jumped through the windshield of Walsh's car, with both the rabbit and the broken glass hitting Walsh in the face. (Safety glass was added to cars the following year.) The damage to Walsh's right eye necessitated replacing him in the lead role, re-writing the script and re-shooting some scenes with a different director while Walsh recuperated; Walsh thereafter wore the eye patch for which he was known, and eventually lost the eye entirely. Some footage of Walsh, in chase scenes and long shots, remains in the film.
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 16, 2008 0:44:56 GMT
1. The Roaring Twenties (1939) 7/10 2. The Big Trail (1930) 7/10 3. White Heat (1949) 7/10 4. What Price Glory (1926) 6/10 5. The Strawberry Blonde (1941) 6/10 6. High Sierra (1941) 6/10 7. The Tall Men (1955) 5/10 8. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) 4/10 9. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) 3/10 10. Hitting a New High (1937) 2/10
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Post by RNL on Nov 19, 2008 0:57:29 GMT
1. The Roaring Twenties (1939) ***** 2. White Heat (1949) *****
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Post by Anasazie on Nov 20, 2008 7:07:18 GMT
I've had White Heat on my to see list for years!
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