tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post2745741517980371490..comments2024-03-28T14:59:05.258-07:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: WESTERN ICONS - THE DUKEGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-19208403447949604982009-01-29T19:36:00.000-08:002009-01-29T19:36:00.000-08:00For western stars, you've named my favourites as w...For western stars, you've named my favourites as well. I also liked Stagecoach, the 1939 version with John Wayne.<BR/><BR/>By the time John Wayne got his oscar for True Grit, he was comfortable in his western roles. He also rode his own Quarter Horses bred on his ranch in California.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-24960880893350577112009-01-23T15:07:00.000-08:002009-01-23T15:07:00.000-08:00Chap I agree - can you imagine trying to have to w...Chap I agree - can you imagine trying to have to write the scene where the grim faced gunfighter sits down and serenades his horse!Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-65130431360001605212009-01-23T14:20:00.000-08:002009-01-23T14:20:00.000-08:00Hope my B-movies comment didn't offend Wiggle or a...Hope my B-movies comment didn't offend Wiggle or anyone else. It wasn't intended that way. They're fine as nostalgia, or unintentional humor, but not for promotion as great movies of all time, which is the way they're usually packaged. And I'd have to stand by my comment that they would be terrible as templates for fiction aimed at a twenty-first century audience.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-78683239047963114382009-01-23T12:51:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:51:00.000-08:00I like those old 1930's B's.I like those old 1930's B's.wigglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441086112415705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-58818363514607242382009-01-23T12:24:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:24:00.000-08:00Chap - no, even I'd take offence at my writing bei...Chap - no, even I'd take offence at my writing being compared to a very early, singing B movie. LOL Still, horses for courses.Jo Walpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972318968316588965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-62963233215322183902009-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:00Jo, Certainly in NZ it's difficult to build up any...Jo, Certainly in NZ it's difficult to build up any DVD western collection without finding it dominated by JW movies. I think it's another case of the lazy marketing people exploiting a selling "name", regardless of whether it's the name's best or worst. That said, some of the movies mentioned here are among my fav, too, though I wouldn't want any of my books to be seen as inspired by some of the terrible 1930s B-movies with their singing cowboys! The only time I've been conscious of being inspired by an actor was when I wrote <B><I>A Gunfight Too Many</I></B> (the BHW Hale is actually reprinting!). Sheriff Sam Hammond -- conscious of his years, sometimes wondering just why he'd become a lawman in the first place, contemplating retirement and complete with an impressive mustache -- is, of course, consciously modeled on Sam Elliott (free online excerpt at www.geocities.com/chapkeith/bhey)Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-44597278133202595692009-01-23T11:22:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:22:00.000-08:00It's funny because I wouldn't even mention John Wa...It's funny because I wouldn't even mention John Wayne as being one of my favourite actors and yet several of his films are my favourites and my western collection is dominated by them. FYI (tee hee, private joke) my favs are The Cowboys, Sons of Katie Elder, Eldorado, Cahill, Red River, Big Jake, Rio Bravo and True Grit in no particular order. I've probably missed some but that's the thing about JW films, you don't realise you like them until you sit down on a rainy Sunday afternoon and 'have' to watch one 'because it's on'. I'm told I write my westerns like old JW films so I suppose that's a sub-conscious compliment to him.<BR/>JoJo Walpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972318968316588965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-92018710033201754442009-01-23T10:38:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:38:00.000-08:00The Searchers is excellent indeed. I think it woul...The Searchers is excellent indeed. I think it would be in the top five all time greats.<BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-2593263007900012012009-01-23T09:08:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:08:00.000-08:00We love the same cowboys. :)We love the same cowboys. :)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-80285511886475400112009-01-23T07:28:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:28:00.000-08:00Ahh Richard Burton, a Welshman like myself sir.Ahh Richard Burton, a Welshman like myself sir.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-77543189336782118052009-01-23T07:24:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:24:00.000-08:00I liked the performances by Richard Berton and Cli...I liked the performances by Richard Berton and Clint Eastwood, especially when they were together in 'Where Eagles Dare'. That picture is still in my memory, along with the unforgettable Cleopatra.<BR/> <BR/>Naval Langa <BR/><A HREF="http://cleanfiction.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">SHORT STORIES by NAVAL LANGA</A> <BR/> <BR/>Another Interesting Blog <BR/><A HREF="http://bigcitiesofindia.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">BIG CITIES OF INDIA</A>NAVAL LANGAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954455340860119085noreply@blogger.com