Truly doubt I’ll ever watch a BOND movie again. Certainly the onces being made to day are insignificant. Woke Bond? Female Bond? As the years passed Bond became rather passa.
Did enjoy Connery, but favorite was Roger Moore. His bond was full of snappy come backs and really had a sense of adventure.
Especially those in the New Orleans location. The Music, jazz
Even the film with Jane Seymore was enjoyable though was never
impresssed by Jane. However did enjoy her in Dr Quinn.
Demerits are deserved. Never heard of Lanny Budd. Though in he summer months Bookmobile and yours truly always had a date
each time they would visit the neighborhood area. This what
summer was made for. Reading. And so much of it was done. Later in life found the reading became less frequent. Time and responsibility became priority over reading. Oh the joys of growing up and older.
My mother put me onto the LANNY BUDD series. She had enjoyed reading them; however, when she first suggested these books, they had been long out of print, none of the libraries we used had any, so I didn't get a chance to read them until they were reissued in the early 1970s.
Though written by that stinking SOCIALIST (he was also a damned WOBBLY !), Upton Sinclair, these books are very well written, enjoyable, and yes, a forerunner to the Bond books.
They are MUCH better than his THE JUNGLE.
I haven't read THE WET PARADE, but did see the movie and it's interesting; worth seeing.