As were expecting in the midst of a global pandemic, I've had a lot of time to watch things I'd never seen.
I recently acquired the entire The Untouchables (1959) series - from the first, the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) pilot (The Scarface Mob (1959)), and I've been watching them - slowly and chronologically.
In Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll (1959), an episode which precedes this, I first saw Lawrence Dobkin who also plays 'Dutch' Schultz in both, and I found myself really enjoying his small scenes, and hoped is see more.
I was fortunate that this episode is Mr Dobkins' chance to really play Dutch.
As these stories are new to me, there's one thing which a viewer in the late 50's didn't have; the ability to instantly access anything. Though I'm not a mob 'aficionado', I am someone who's lived my entire life in the city in which the sorry takes place, so I really like to watch slowly, add I'm also reading about it (it doesn't irritate me to know a story's ending; is the writing and acting which are important), and this story had me pay attention from beginning to end.
I would like to believe there's people out there who - in spite of being born in the last 2 decades have the brushes to realise that 'ancient history' isn't anything which happened before their birth (that's not a joke, sadly), and like to explore.
In this case, watching a TV series which is (OMG!) mute than a half-century ago.
There's a truism; the difference between a dumb person and a smart one is the dumb one thinks they know it all, whereas the smart one knows, one never stops learning.
I'm having such a kick watching these episodes.
Yes, there's a bit of 'corniness' in them (to me), because a lot of what was new them has been done over and over.
But, if you think about it, there's only so many unique stories, all the rest are variations, so, it's really in the (pardon the pun) ... execution where it matters.
This story - even though it's (truly)? written in blood, I have to hand it to the writers for really throwing me a curve-ball, which made be sit up and drop the cookie I was eating (seriously!)
The series is 'based on the book'by Mr Ness, but, as someone who's not read it, I don't know if the entire story was actually used in link=tt0056449], and all the following episodes are not in there, but, taken from history, by the series' writers, either way, it's a lot of fun!
BTW; I didn't realise it as I watched, but Dutch's wide is 'Mrs C'; Marion Ross!
So, if your like me, and think there isn't anything 'new' to watch, I highly recommend you take a look back, because the history of television it's long enough that you can find wonderful nuggets to enjoy.
I recently acquired the entire The Untouchables (1959) series - from the first, the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) pilot (The Scarface Mob (1959)), and I've been watching them - slowly and chronologically.
In Vincent 'Mad Dog' Coll (1959), an episode which precedes this, I first saw Lawrence Dobkin who also plays 'Dutch' Schultz in both, and I found myself really enjoying his small scenes, and hoped is see more.
I was fortunate that this episode is Mr Dobkins' chance to really play Dutch.
As these stories are new to me, there's one thing which a viewer in the late 50's didn't have; the ability to instantly access anything. Though I'm not a mob 'aficionado', I am someone who's lived my entire life in the city in which the sorry takes place, so I really like to watch slowly, add I'm also reading about it (it doesn't irritate me to know a story's ending; is the writing and acting which are important), and this story had me pay attention from beginning to end.
I would like to believe there's people out there who - in spite of being born in the last 2 decades have the brushes to realise that 'ancient history' isn't anything which happened before their birth (that's not a joke, sadly), and like to explore.
In this case, watching a TV series which is (OMG!) mute than a half-century ago.
There's a truism; the difference between a dumb person and a smart one is the dumb one thinks they know it all, whereas the smart one knows, one never stops learning.
I'm having such a kick watching these episodes.
Yes, there's a bit of 'corniness' in them (to me), because a lot of what was new them has been done over and over.
But, if you think about it, there's only so many unique stories, all the rest are variations, so, it's really in the (pardon the pun) ... execution where it matters.
This story - even though it's (truly)? written in blood, I have to hand it to the writers for really throwing me a curve-ball, which made be sit up and drop the cookie I was eating (seriously!)
The series is 'based on the book'by Mr Ness, but, as someone who's not read it, I don't know if the entire story was actually used in link=tt0056449], and all the following episodes are not in there, but, taken from history, by the series' writers, either way, it's a lot of fun!
BTW; I didn't realise it as I watched, but Dutch's wide is 'Mrs C'; Marion Ross!
So, if your like me, and think there isn't anything 'new' to watch, I highly recommend you take a look back, because the history of television it's long enough that you can find wonderful nuggets to enjoy.