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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Basil Rathbone and Angela Lansbury on a lunchbreak during the filming of 'The Court Jester', 1955
They ate in the canteen like everyone else. No one brought take-out to the set. But I'm really surprised she isn't wearing a robe over her costume, as Rathbone seems to be. My grandmother was a dental assistant, and wore a white uniform each day. She came home for lunch, and immediately changed from her uniform to a housedress before eating. Then, she put her uniform back on to go back to work.
Many years ago I read an interview of Basil Rathbone where he discussed the making of that movie. Rathbone was known at the time as truly the best fencer in Hollywood. In a lot of his movies with leading men (who killed his villain character in the end), other than the close ups Rathbone fenced against his own fencing master. Who dressed in the heroes costume. For this movie the comedian he had to fence with had no prior training as a fencer so they arranged for him to work with the fencing master to learn enough to be seen in the close ups. In a week the comedian was out fencing Basil, in two he was on par with the master. Rathbone called him the greatest natural fencer he ever saw. Danny Kaye.
But he and Errol Flynn were known, when hanging around with each other, to spontaneously break out into theatrical fencing, which Basil basically created for Hollywood.
In the Manchurian Candidate, she played the mother of Raymond Shaw and yet in reality was only about 3 years old than him (Lawrence Harvey). She was a real babe when she was in her 20s though.
they appear to be drinking the brew that is true.
ReplyDeleteFrom the flagon with the dragon (which has the brew that is true). Wait, they broke the flagon with the dragon....
DeleteThey ate in the canteen like everyone else. No one brought take-out to the set. But I'm really surprised she isn't wearing a robe over her costume, as Rathbone seems to be. My grandmother was a dental assistant, and wore a white uniform each day. She came home for lunch, and immediately changed from her uniform to a housedress before eating. Then, she put her uniform back on to go back to work.
ReplyDeleteMom's Cafe: Order what you want, eat what you get.
ReplyDeleteNope. Paramount studio commissary.
DeleteMany years ago I read an interview of Basil Rathbone where he discussed the making of that movie.
ReplyDeleteRathbone was known at the time as truly the best fencer in Hollywood. In a lot of his movies with leading men (who killed his villain character in the end), other than the close ups Rathbone fenced against his own fencing master. Who dressed in the heroes costume.
For this movie the comedian he had to fence with had no prior training as a fencer so they arranged for him to work with the fencing master to learn enough to be seen in the close ups.
In a week the comedian was out fencing Basil, in two he was on par with the master. Rathbone called him the greatest natural fencer he ever saw.
Danny Kaye.
That is interesting. I wonder how he rated Errol Flynn?
DeleteWhat a GREAT comment....and what a GREAT picture! :)
DeleteI've tried to find the interview, the original link is dead. As I remember he rated Tyrone Power over Errol Flynn.
DeleteBut he and Errol Flynn were known, when hanging around with each other, to spontaneously break out into theatrical fencing, which Basil basically created for Hollywood.
DeleteAngela with a burger and fries FTW.
ReplyDeleteEven when young Angela looked old.
ReplyDeleteIn the Manchurian Candidate, she played the mother of Raymond Shaw and yet in reality was only about 3 years old than him (Lawrence Harvey). She was a real babe when she was in her 20s though.
DeleteLike in Harvey Girls!
Deletetry a look at "Samson and Delilah". hot stuff.
DeleteThe Picture of Dorian Gray....she was magnificent....and so was the movie.
DeleteThese days she and Paul McCartney are twins.
Deletelooka the forkin' englishman.
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