Scarlet Claw question
Just watched the MPI Scarlet Claw with a commentary by David Stuart Davies. At one point, in a tavern scene, Davies points out a thin, stooped barfly with a touque and an oatmeal complexion, and says...
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I remember that a minor actor named Ted Billings was seen in some of those bar scenes and, going by your description, I bet it was him. Skelton Knaggs is certainly not in the movie.
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Yes, it's Ted Billings. One of the barflies from Whale's THE INVISIBLE MAN.
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Ooooh yeah! Now I remember him--the darts guy. Looks like he spent his whole career in a pub. Nice work if you can get it! Thanks guys.
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Hi folks, I don't want to start another Perkins/Parker controversy, but I do have a question regarding if it is Gerald Hamer in a scene, or if it is a double. The scene is near the end, after Holmes...
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If memory serves, I seem to recall that David also dropped the ball during his commentary on THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. In that he incorrectly indicates that Sir Hugo, in the legend of the hound...
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This surprises me, because Davies has written a few books on Holmes of the media. Perhaps he is more knowledgeable with other Holmes films or representations. On the flip side; the late Richard Valley...
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Lawrence, David is particularly well versed with the Brett interpretation, since he had good access to Brett, Michael Cox and the production team during the run of the series. He's also quite...
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Here's another: what is Rathbone saying at the very end when the music rises over his voice (after "Yes, Watson. Churchill")?
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Because he just quoted Churchill's comments on America and Canada. Watson: "Churchill say that, Holmes?" Holmes: "Yes, Watson, Churchill." The end. Buy Bonds!
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Thanks...but I get why he's saying what we can hear. I meant, literally, what is he mouthing that's been covered over by music? (There is a little more dialogue you can see him saying, but which you...
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I believe it is: Holmes: "Yes, Watson, Churchill. God bless him."
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Yes, that's what it looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edyO38MADIQ
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[If memory serves, I seem to recall that David also dropped the ball during his commentary on THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. In that he incorrectly indicates that Sir Hugo, in the legend of the hound...
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