All right. The title of the French film was "Le Grand Blond avec Une Chaussure Noire." What was the American film? (Note: it is NOT a direct translation of the French.)
All right. The title of the French film was "Le Grand Blond avec Une Chaussure Noire." What was the American film? (Note: it is NOT a direct translation of the French.)
George
The big blonde...blah blah blah. I would guess Legally Blonde but I don't think hanks was in that.
I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
Both movies involve competing Directors of spy organizations, with one trying to discredit the other with false information, making a man chosen at random in an airport out to be a spy. In the (French) original, a tall, blond, violinist arrives at the airport with one shoe black and the other red, because he had stepped in red paint. In the American version, a not-quite-so-tall brunet violinist arrives at the airport wearing a black shoe and a red sneaker, because one of his friends hid the other shoes.
So, both men wore one black shoe and one red one; the movie titles picked different shoes.
Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
Great Guess George! I don't know. I'm going to guess Bedknobs and Broomsticks, lol. Cause I remember my mama taking me to see that when I was a little girl.
Great Guess George! I don't know. I'm going to guess Bedknobs and Broomsticks, lol. Cause I remember my mama taking me to see that when I was a little girl.
I remember that one, also.
However, that was a children's movie.
This one was a family movie.
(And really, has universal appeal and should be re-watched.)
Is it a pirate movie? I was going to guess blackbeard or bluebeard or something but I don't know my pirates very well
No.
Not even a little bit.
Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
"After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?"
"Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers."
"I'd... like to withdraw the question."
"You'll never outfox The Fox!"
"When do we start?"
"Tonight."
"Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry?
Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
"After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?"
"Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers."
"I'd... like to withdraw the question."
"You'll never outfox The Fox!"
"When do we start?"
"Tonight."
"Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry?
"Are they married?"
"Yes…"
"Order flowers for the widows. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"Dire news, sire! I've just come from the forest. The child lives!"
"The child lives?!"
"Aye, sire."
"How know you that this is the royal child and not some outrageous impostor?"
"Because sire, disguised as a member of their group, I saw him. And I can assure you that like his royal ancestors, and on the same spot as his royal ancestors, he bears the royal birthmark."
"The... purple pimpernel?"
"The purple pimpernel."
"I am Giacomo, Giacomo, my fame before me rings --"
"Sir Giacomo! You should be in armor! And you, maid Jean, in the stands."
"If I die, just pray that I die bravely."
"You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast."
OH good grief, LOL! It's obvious that anybody who has seen this film would know it by now. I'm taking a stab and guessing the Prince and the Pauper., which I've never seen but what the heck. This sounds like something by Shakespeare. And my knowledge of Shakespeare is limited to the little skit on Gilligan's Island they did.
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Why didn't you say that 2 days ago Mr. Wolf? Your right Rottie, They are pretty good. Makes it tough on me to get my 2 cents in.
Human without the bean
I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
GeorgeStGeorge
Stallone. Also well-known for reprising his Rocky role. I can't see him in Eddie Murphy's role in BHC, though... George
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Waiting for the next clue....
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My, aren't WE impatient!
The movie title(s) refer to footwear.
George
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All right. The title of the French film was "Le Grand Blond avec Une Chaussure Noire." What was the American film? (Note: it is NOT a direct translation of the French.)
George
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The big blonde...blah blah blah. I would guess Legally Blonde but I don't think hanks was in that.
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WordWolf
I had no idea who was in the cast of "THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE."
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I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
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WW is correct.
Both movies involve competing Directors of spy organizations, with one trying to discredit the other with false information, making a man chosen at random in an airport out to be a spy. In the (French) original, a tall, blond, violinist arrives at the airport with one shoe black and the other red, because he had stepped in red paint. In the American version, a not-quite-so-tall brunet violinist arrives at the airport wearing a black shoe and a red sneaker, because one of his friends hid the other shoes.
So, both men wore one black shoe and one red one; the movie titles picked different shoes.
Go, WW.
George
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Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, and it's hard to
picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened.
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RottieGrrrl
Well all I know about Basil is that he was one of the three B's in the horror genre. No clue what this might be.
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GeorgeStGeorge
I suppose I could find out what movies Rathbone was in when he was 63, but I'll wait for more clues. I'm intrigued.
George
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WordWolf
Basil Rathbone also rather famously played villains when someone needed to do
a fencing scene in a movie, and made the hero look good after a crash-course
in movie fencing. And, old-school fans of Sherlock Holmes remember him as
the detective, opposite a somewhat bumbling Watson.
Playing fairly is a LOT more fun than cheating, of course.
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Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
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RottieGrrrl
All star cast, comedy musical, midgets, SHEESH! WHAT IS THIS MOVIE???
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WordWolf
You left out the action scenes. XD
At some point, you almost-certainly have seen this movie.
(If not, you should have, and should now.)
I left out the actor in the title role, but I've described him.
(BTW, Mrs Wolf figured this one out already.)
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Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
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GeorgeStGeorge
Was this a version of Peter Pan?
George
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Great Guess George! I don't know. I'm going to guess Bedknobs and Broomsticks, lol. Cause I remember my mama taking me to see that when I was a little girl.
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Totally not, nor a Disney flick.
I remember that one, also.
However, that was a children's movie.
This one was a family movie.
(And really, has universal appeal and should be re-watched.)
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Is it a pirate movie? I was going to guess blackbeard or bluebeard or something but I don't know my pirates very well
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No.
Not even a little bit.
Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
"After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?"
"Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers."
"I'd... like to withdraw the question."
"You'll never outfox The Fox!"
"When do we start?"
"Tonight."
"Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry?
"Are they married?"
"Yes…"
"Order flowers for the widows. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
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That "Get it" "Got it" Good" bit seems really familiar.
Was this an Abbott and Costello film?
George
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No.
It was not a buddy comedy of any buddies, either.
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Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one
movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he
was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone
had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone
was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was
such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's
extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling
skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double-
yet, that's what happened.
Among the actors in this comedic musical:
John Carradine
Alan Napier
Glynis Johns
Angela Lansbury
Basil Rathbone
Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)
"I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!"
"After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily."
"Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!"
" Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."
"After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?"
"Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers."
"I'd... like to withdraw the question."
"You'll never outfox The Fox!"
"When do we start?"
"Tonight."
"Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry?
"Are they married?"
"Yes…"
"Order flowers for the widows. Get it?"
"Got it."
"Good."
"Dire news, sire! I've just come from the forest. The child lives!"
"The child lives?!"
"Aye, sire."
"How know you that this is the royal child and not some outrageous impostor?"
"Because sire, disguised as a member of their group, I saw him. And I can assure you that like his royal ancestors, and on the same spot as his royal ancestors, he bears the royal birthmark."
"The... purple pimpernel?"
"The purple pimpernel."
"I am Giacomo, Giacomo, my fame before me rings --"
"Sir Giacomo! You should be in armor! And you, maid Jean, in the stands."
"If I die, just pray that I die bravely."
"You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast."
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OH good grief, LOL! It's obvious that anybody who has seen this film would know it by now. I'm taking a stab and guessing the Prince and the Pauper., which I've never seen but what the heck. This sounds like something by Shakespeare. And my knowledge of Shakespeare is limited to the little skit on Gilligan's Island they did.
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