Posted on 11/20/2015 8:06:29 PM PST by DemforBush
February, 1929. Chicago is a big town, but it's not big enough for its two most powerful gangsters. Al Capone (Jason Robards) controls the south side, Arch-rival Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker) controls the north side. War seems inevitable, until one comes up with a scheme to rid himself of the other for good...
Directed by Roger Corman. Co-starring George Segal and Bruce Dern.
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Lots of "that guy" character actors in this film - Joe Campanella, Joe Turkel (the bartender in The Shining), Harold J. Stone, etc. There's even a bit, uncredited appearance by a very young Jack Nicholson. 7.25/10
Wiseguy and beer baron ping!
Oh yeah, and the narration is done by voice-over legend Paul Frees (perhaps best remembered by some of us as Fred the Lion in the Superchicken cartoons).
I just got through watching a delightful comedy called “Sitting Pretty” .... filmed in 1948. Good family watch with some good heartfelt laughter points. I give it an 8.2/10.
YouTube Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PilM63aJXp8
I’m watching Office Space on Starz. I’ve only seen it about 50 times.
Hey Peter, whaaaat’s happening?
By the way...did you *get* that memo about the new coversheets on our TPS reports?
On youtube there are Thompson SMGs being fired on the range chugging along at about 600 or so RPM.
In the movies it sounds more like an MG42 at 1250 RPM. BRAAAP like tearing cloth.
And Jason Robards didn’t look like Capone at all without wearing extra lips & some cotton in his face like Brando.
At least they got the cars right.
The first prototype Thompson had a higher rate of fire and it was purposely reduced. My brother has a 1921 and the 1928 models and a Youtube vid detailing the differences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsvWabSvi1I
I remember seeing that with my family at the Officer’s Club in Yokosuka, Japan. Around 9 pm they would turn out the lights in the dining room and put on a movie...we ate dessert and watched the movie.
That massacre scene really made me think, as a kid.
The Massacre led President-elect Herbert Hoover to target Capone for prosecution.
A solid "B" movie exuding a lot of pre-"Bonnie and Clyde" 60s charm (meaning: Less gore is shown than would be expected when fileting a fish - on a level with t.v.'s "The F.B.I."). Not to be compared with "The Godfather." In fact, not to be mentioned in the same breath with "The Godfather."
Jason Robards Jr. was a great actor, but just isn't the "type" to play Capone. Too urbane-looking. PBS's "Mr. Rogers" would have been an only slightly worse casting choice.
All the "that guy" supporting characters - plus Freese's narration - make it impossible to suspend disbelief.
Regards,
Regards,
Whoa! Back in the 1980’s the networks were putting more pep in the step of “Dallas” to squeeze in more ads. Unnoticeable just like `subliminal advertising’ (’scuse me, I have this sudden craving for popcorn).
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You’re right. IIRC they also tried something called “dissimular metal adhesion” with early Thompsons to act as toggling to retard the rate of fire.
Or maybe there’s something to post #12.
Your brother is lucky both to have a 1921 model & to live where that’s allowed. I used to see `1928 overstamp’ on a lot of Thompsons for sale.
Of course, everything full auto has gone out of sight since 1986. I hope President Cruz will change that.
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Ah, thank you! I hadn’t noticed the speed had been slowed down. That seems to be the “filter-beater” of choice for YT uploads these days. Last week’s film (Paths of Glory) was like that, too.
Again, thank you!
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