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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. His career stretched more than half a century from 1926 until his death in 1977. Crosby's unique bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist until well into the rock era, with over half a billion records in circulation.
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Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 5, 1972) was an Irish-born American film actor, noted for playing tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best known films are Beau Geste (1939) and The Great McGinty (1940). For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor best known for his "tough guy" image, who starred in such classic films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Mr. Majestyk, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series. He was most often cast in the role of a police officer or gunfighter, often in revenge plot lines.
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China
China is seen variously as an ancient civilization extending over a large area in East Asia, a nation and/or a multinational entity.
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Dean Jones (actor)
Dean Carroll Jones (born January 25, 1931) is an American actor. Jones is best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977.
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Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.
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George Takei
George Hosato Takei Altman (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor of Japanese descent, best known for his role in the television series , in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the . He is an outspoken proponent of gay rights and active in state and local politics as well as continuing his acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927) is an Italian actress and photojournalist. She was one of the most prominent actresses in Europe of the 1950s and early 1960s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.
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James Hong
James Hong (traditional Chinese: 吳漢章) (born February 22, 1929) is an American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA).
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John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
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John Sturges
John Eliot Sturges (January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His movies include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and Ice Station Zebra (1968).
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Mako (actor)
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Millard Kaufman
Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo.
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Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid (10 January 1908 – 29 March 1992), whose birthname was Paul Georg Julius Henreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, was an Austrian actor and film director. Henreid's most famous showing was that of Victor Laszlo in Casablanca.
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Peter Lawford
Peter Sydney Vaughn Aylen (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 1984), better known as Peter Lawford, was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack," and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, perhaps more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. In his earlier professional years (late 1930s through the 1950s) he had a strong presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly-acclaimed films.
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Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean American actor. He was the first Asian American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Robert Bray
Robert E. Bray (October 23, 1917 – March 7, 1983) was a film and television actor probably best remembered for his role as the forest ranger Corey Stuart in the long-running CBS series Lassie.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer.
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Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was a popular American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in 'The Sand Pebbles'. His other popular films include The Magnificent Seven, 'The Great Escape', The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, 'Papillon', and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world. Although McQueen was combative with directors and producers, his popularity put him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries.
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Burma
Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by People's Republic of China on the north-east, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south-east, Bangladesh on the west, India on the north-west and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
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China
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Illinois
Illinois ( {{respell|-i-), is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. It is the most populous state in the Midwest region, however with 65% of its residents concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, most of the state has either a rural or a small town character. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is an important transportation hub; the Port of Chicago connects the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River. As the "most average state", Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics, though the latter has not really been true since the early 1970s.
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Sri Lanka
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Thailand ( or ; Ratcha Anachak Thai, ), formerly Siam (, ), is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.
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Switchblades in the Movies (1920-1959)
Clips of switchblades being used in films that came out between 1929 and 1959. In order of appearance... Pandora's Box (1929) Fritz Lang's M (1931) Freaks (1932) The Cat and the Canary (1939) For Whom The Bell Tolls (1943) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) My Favorite Brunette (1947) Never A Dull Moment (1950) From Here To Eternity (1953) Stalag 17 (1953) Godzilla "Gojira" (1954) Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) Blackboard Jungle (1955) Oklahoma (1955) Rebel Without A Cause (1955) The Ladykillers (1955) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Around the World in 80 Days (1956) Boy With A Knife (1956) While The City Sleeps (1956) 12 Angry Men (1957) Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) The Delicate Delinquent (1957) The Joker Is Wild (1957) Houseboat (1958) King Creole (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) Never So Few (1959) Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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Gina Lollobrigida Tribute
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- Duration: 3:21
- Published: 17 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: johnxx2000
Here is a beautiful song about Roma sung by the beautiful Gina Lollobrigida herself. Born Luigina Lollobrigida in 1927 in Subiaco, Italy, Gina Lollobrigida is one of the most famous, beautiful and talented Italian actresses. In her youth, Gina did some modeling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began acting. Her appearance in Italian films brought her to the attention of Hollywood and she made her first American film, "Beat the Devil", in 1953. As her popularity increased, Lollobrigida earned the nickname "The World's Most Beautiful Woman" after her signature 1955 movie. She made another notable appearance in "Trapeze" with Burt Lancaster in 1956 and starred in "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" the same year. In 1959 she co-starred in Frank Sinatra's "Never So Few" and in 1961 made one of her most popular films, "Come September", with Rock Hudson. She co-starred with him again in 1965's "Strange Bedfellows" and appeared alongside Alec Guinness in 1966's "Hotel Paradiso". In 1968 she starred in the enjoyable "Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell" with Shelley Winters and Telly Savalas. By this time she had embarked on what was to turn out to be a successful career as a photographic journalist. She photographed, among others, Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí and scooped the world's press by obtaining an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro. In 1973 a collection of her work was published, "Italia Mia". Still focusing on <b>...</b>
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Gina Lollobrigida sings
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- Duration: 3:21
- Published: 20 Apr 2008
- Uploaded: 06 Aug 2011
- Author: johnxxx20000
Here is a beautiful song about Roma sung by the beautiful Gina Lollobrigida herself. Born Luigina Lollobrigida in 1927 in Subiaco, Italy, Gina Lollobrigida is one of the most famous, beautiful and talented Italian actresses. In her youth, Gina did some modeling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began acting. Her appearance in Italian films brought her to the attention of Hollywood and she made her first American film, "Beat the Devil", in 1953. As her popularity increased, Lollobrigida earned the nickname "The World's Most Beautiful Woman" after her signature 1955 movie. She made another notable appearance in "Trapeze" with Burt Lancaster in 1956 and starred in "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" the same year. In 1959 she co-starred in Frank Sinatra's "Never So Few" and in 1961 made one of her most popular films, "Come September", with Rock Hudson. She co-starred with him again in 1965's "Strange Bedfellows" and appeared alongside Alec Guinness in 1966's "Hotel Paradiso". In 1968 she starred in the enjoyable "Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell" with Shelley Winters and Telly Savalas. By this time she had embarked on what was to turn out to be a successful career as a photographic journalist. She photographed, among others, Paul Newman, Salvador Dalí and scooped the world's press by obtaining an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro. In 1973 a collection of her work was published, "Italia Mia". Still focusing on <b>...</b>
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Gina Lollobrigida speaks to Good News at the Friars Club in New York City.
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- Duration: 6:01
- Published: 11 Jan 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Oct 2011
- Author: GoodNewsBroadcast
Born July 4, 1927, is an Italian actress and photojournalist. She was one of the most prominent actresses in Europe of the 1950s and early 1960s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala. Born Luigina Lollobrigida in Subiaco, Italy, she was one of four daughters of a furniture manufacturer (her sisters are Giuliana, Maria and Fernanda). She spent her youth in a picturesque mountain village. In her youth, Gina did some modelling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began appearing in Italian language films. In 1947, Gina entered the Miss Italia pageant and came in 3rd place. The contest was won by Lucia Bosé and second place was Gianna Maria Canale -- they would both go on to be actresses, though neither would come near Lollobrigida's success. Her appearance in Italian films and French films as Fanfan la Tulipe brought her to the attention of Hollywood and she made her first American film, Beat the Devil, in 1953 with Humprey Bogart and Jennifer Jones. As her popularity increased, Lollobrigida earned the nickname The World's Most Beautiful Woman after her signature 1955 movie. She made another notable appearance in Trapeze with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis in 1956 and starred in The Hunchback of Notre Dame with <b>...</b>
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Frank Sinatra
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- Duration: 12:00
- Published: 05 Sep 2010
- Uploaded: 21 Nov 2011
- Author: MoviePosterMM
Filmography - 1935: Major Bowes Amateur Theater of the Air . 1941: Las Vegas Nights. 1942: Ship Ahoy. 1943: Reveille with Beverly; Show Business at War; Upbeat in Music; Higher and Higher. 1944: Road to Victory; Step Lively. 1945: The All-Star Bond Rally; Anchors Aweigh; The House I Live In; MGM Christmas Trailer. 1946: Till the Clouds Roll By. 1947: It Happened in Brooklyn; Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series. 1948: The Miracle of the Bells; The Kissing Bandit; Lucky Strike Salesman's Movie 48-A. 1949: Take Me Out to the Ball Game; Curtain Razor; Some of the Best; Adam's Rib; On the Town. 1951: Double Dynamite; Meet Danny Wilson. 1952: Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life. 1953: From Here to Eternity. 1954: Three Coins in the Fountain; Suddenly; Young at Heart. 1955: Not as a Stranger; Guys and Dolls; The Tender Trap; The Man with the Golden Arm. 1956: Meet Me in Las Vegas; High Society; Johnny Concho; Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood; Around the World in Eighty Days. 1957: The Pride and the Passion; The Joker Is Wild; Pal Joey. 1958: Kings Go Forth; Some Came Running. 1959: A Hole in the Head; Never So Few; Invitation to Monte Carlo; Premier Khrushchev in the USA; Glück und Liebe in Monaco. 1960: Can-Can; Ocean's Eleven; Pepe. 1961: The Devil at 4 O'clock; X-15. 1962: Something's Got to Give; Sergeants 3; The Road to Hong Kong; Advise & Consent; The Manchurian Candidate; Sinatra in Israel. 1963: The List of Adrian Messenger; Come Blow <b>...</b>
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STEVE MC QUEEN
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- Duration: 6:21
- Published: 17 Jan 2011
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: gowiththewind1
Steve McQueen, nato Terence Steven McQueen (Beech Grove, 24 marzo 1930 -- Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 7 novembre 1980), è stato un attore statunitense. McQueen è stato uno dei più celebri attori tra gli anni sessanta e gli anni settanta. Famoso per il suo atteggiamento spericolato e da anti-eroe, nonostante sia sempre stato un attore piuttosto problematico per registi e produttori, riuscì sempre ad ottenere ingenti compensi e ruoli di rilievo. Nato da uno stuntman che abbandonò la moglie e il figlio appena nato, fu mandato a vivere a Slater, nel Missouri, presso uno zio. All'età di 12 anni tornò a vivere con la madre che nel frattempo si era trasferita a Los Angeles, in California. A 14 anni era già membro di una gang di strada e la madre si vide costretta a mandare il ragazzo alla California Junior Boys Republic presso Chino Hills, California. Abbandonato l'istituto, McQueen entrò nel corpo dei Marines dove prestò servizio dal 1947 al 1950. Nel 1952 grazie ad un prestito fornito agli ex soldati iniziò a studiare recitazione presso l'Actor's Studio di Lee Strasberg a New York. Dei 2000 candidati che si erano presentati alle selezioni, solo lui e Martin Landau riuscirono a entrare nella scuola. Nel 1955 Steve McQueen esordiva a Broadway McQueen si sposò tre volte: * Il 2 novembre 1956 sposò l'attrice Neile Adams dalla quale ebbe una figlia, Terry (nata il 5 giugno 1959 e morta a 38 anni nel 1998 per emocromatosi), e un figlio, Chad (nato il 28 dicembre 1960). Nel 1972 i due <b>...</b>
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1959 Gibson ES-335
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- Duration: 4:25
- Published: 07 Mar 2010
- Uploaded: 24 Nov 2011
- Author: PrymaxeVintage
100% original with 0 issues ever! Near BRAND NEW condition! Feather weight 7 pounds 10 oz A-30193 Double White PAFs!!!! Perfect 59 neck profile! One Owner! A TRUE COLLECTORS PIECE This one owner 1959 Gibson ES-335 is what dreams are made of. Rarely do I come across a piece that is the total package but this one folks is all that and more. The guitar is 100% original with 0 issues and a screw was never turned until it wound up at my studio a few weeks ago. This supersonic gem is a boom box acoustically but once you plug her in.... Oh thats when the magic happens. Total tonal bliss. The double white pafs are so perfectly balanced and produce such a wide range of tones you will shed tears of joy as you wow collectors and musicians alike. The action is set up perfectly low and the neck is a straight as an arrow. The frets are in near new shape as is the beautiful fretboard. Words can describe how stunning this piece is in person..It is with out a doubt one of the cleanest ES-335s in the world. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the finest 59 ES-335 in existence. Thanks for looking and rock on!
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I Know Him So Well.(from CHESS) Barbra Streisand + Brooklyn
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- Duration: 4:37
- Published: 17 Feb 2008
- Uploaded: 20 Nov 2011
- Author: albertdiner
Love theme from the musical CHESS. I KNOW HIM SO WELL Nothing is so good it lasts eternally Perfect situations must go wrong But this has never yet prevented me Wanting far too much for far too long. Looking back I could have played it differently Won a few more moments who can tell But it took time to understand the man Now at least I know I know him well. Wasnt it good? oh so good Wasnt he fine? oh so fine Isnt it madness he cant be mine? But in the end he needs A little bit more than me More security He needs his fantasy and freedom I know him so well. No one in your life is with you constantly No one is completely on your side And though I move my world to be with him Still the gap between us is too wide. Looking back I could have played it differently Could have played things some other way. Learn about the man before I fell I was just a little careless maybe But I was ever so much younger then. I was so much younger then Now at least I know I know him well Wasnt it good? oh so good Wasnt he fine? oh so fine Isnt it madness he wont be mine? Didnt I know how it would go? If I knew from the start Why am I falling apart? Wasnt he fine? isnt it madness He wont be mine? But in the end he needs a little bit more than me More security He needs his fantasy and freedom I know him so well It took time to understand me I know him so well. Music by: Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson. Lyrics by: Tim Rice "Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and <b>...</b>
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Ronnie Deauville - The Glory of Love (1959)
Born in 1925, Ronnie Deauville had a promising career ahead of him when a tragic accident, coupled with a tragic illness brought an eventual halt. He had been making a name for himself, singing with big bands and appearing on TV and radio shows, when he was involved in a serious auto accident in 1956 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Not long after, he contracted polio (just a few months before the preventive vaccine was discovered). He spent almost a year in an iron lung and was told he'd never sing again, due to diminished lung capacity. But through therapy he was able to regain most of his singing voice and made an attempt at resuming his career. Due to his precarious health he had to give up live performing and club dates. In later years, he dubbed singing for various movies, etc. and died in 1990 of cancer. This song was from an album he recorded 3 years after his accident and contracting polio, entitled "Ronnie Deauville" (aka Romance With Ronnie - Ronnie Deauville Sings)on Imperial (released as mono only) Song was originally written in 1936, by by Billy Hill; recorded by Benny Goodman, Dean Martin, Otis Redding, and by The Five Keys; also recorded by Bette Midler on the "Beaches" soundtrack album. For additional songs by Ronnie that are downloadable for free, as mp3, go to this fan site called box.net (I've spaced the link out because You Tube does not like links, so be sure to close this back up when you copy and paste it into your address field/URL) www <b>...</b>
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Need A Breath of You Video
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- Duration: 4:24
- Published: 14 Mar 2009
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: SILLYHEART21
This song is actually a thank you for a friend of mine named Phil Van Steenburg. Phil and I were an item some 30 or so years ago when I was about 18 years old and living in Ottawa, Ontario. It was a wonderul romance and even though we went our separate ways, i never forgot the Dutch boy in the blue and white car. He wrote me this song and it was a gift. I asked him to record it for me and so he did. He also said some years later I could do whatever I wanted to with this song, so I would toy with it from time to time and a few years back wrote the repsonse part (2nd part) of the song which is the female lover looking back at this, her past romance with the singer and answering him musically some three decades later when he probably has little to no memory of even writing this song. However, like elephants, French-Irish women never forget. This is what I chose to do with this song so much later in time Phil. I never forgot what you did for me and you literally saved my life, more than you could have known back then. I remember everything, the jazz clubs, going to the Spaghetti factory and you pretending to forget your wallent and giving me a heart attack as a joke (I think we had a fight over that), drivng around in your old car around the parliament buildings, and just hanging around in your parents basement while "Dutch" your Dad, was outside in his rubber boots cleaning up your yard (Bless his soul and rest in peace), It was great fun, wasn't it?! It was a matter of <b>...</b>
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Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959 - #1 Billboard Charts - 9 Weeks @ #1
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- Duration: 3:10
- Published: 14 May 2011
- Uploaded: 29 Oct 2011
- Author: RadioCarino
One of The Greatest Record in the Rock ERA. Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 -- December 20, 1973), born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and accomplished musician.[1] Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country. Although unknown to the public, his health was dangerously fragile and strongly motivated him to succeed within the limited lifetime he feared he would, and ultimately did, have. Darin married Sandra Dee; they met while making the film Come September (1961). They made a few more movies together at Universal Studios that were moderately successful. They had one son, Dodd Mitchell Darin (also known as Morgan Mitchell Darin). Darin and Dee divorced in 1967. He was also an actor, singer/songwriter and music business entrepreneur.
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Pato Banton - King Step
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- Duration: 5:49
- Published: 26 Feb 2010
- Uploaded: 19 Nov 2011
- Author: CanalReggae
Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! Me come fi show them how fi do the King Step! Left-Right! Show them how fi do the King Step! Left-Right! Show them how fi do the King Step! Left-Right! Show them how fi do the King Step! As soon as me operator fling the music pon the deck is very exciting, educating, fascinating, pirate chanting culture preaching, perfect timing lyrics you a go get the whistlers blow their whistle, big women say "kiss me neck" some bawl "forward", some bawl "rewind" and some shout out "eject" while the pirates press record pon fe dem pocket size cassettes the MCs that chat slack fret 'til dem armpit wet with sweat because they know that slackness is a thing I man do not respect that's why me come to show dem how fe do the King Step! Well before me start to go down in a dais yak subject me have to praise you Jah cause you never fail I yet even when satan captured me and bring me close to death you offered me the truth and right and I had to accept so now me find you Jah me na go keep it secret that's why the conscious lyrics are my favourite subject me chat dem in the blues party, pub, club and discotheque me chat dem in the bookie shop while man a put on bet me chat dem in the gambling house when man ready fe set and even to bad man who a walk wid dem ratchet me chat dem a UB40 Studio in Digbeth and when dem want more culture dem a shout out "dep, dep, dep!" but me tell them, hold on <b>...</b>
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Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959
Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 -- December 20, 1973), born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician. Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country. Although unknown to the public, his health was dangerously fragile and strongly motivated him to succeed within the limited lifetime he feared he would, and ultimately did, have. In 1960 after romancing singer Connie Francis, and being run out of the house by her strict Italian father, with a shotgun, breaking her heart, Darin married "Gidget" actress Sandra Dee, whom he met while making his first film Come September (1961). They made a few more movies together at Universal Studios that were moderately successful. They had one son, Dodd Mitchell Darin (also known as Morgan Mitchell Darin) before divorcing in 1967. He was also an actor, singer/songwriter and music business entrepreneur. His wish for a legacy was "to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer." Among his many other contributions, he became a goodwill ambassador for the American Heart Association.
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1959 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Truck
Custom Classic Trucks Steve Greene, from Coconut Grove, Florida, is retired from his wholesale food distribution business and is now enjoying the good life, playing with several interesting vehicles in the stable, acquired over the years. An active enthusiast, Steve is used to very cool cars, like his supercharged 2010 Camaro and 2010 ZR1 Corvette in the driveway. This 1959 Chevrolet Apache, however, was a real departure from the norm. It was found by Steve's son-in-law, Robert Breeden, on Craigslist in San Diego. The idea of a vintage truck was just different enough to be intriguing, so Steve bought the truck and had it shipped East. The distinctive looking Apache was in fair shape when it arrived but Greene is serious about his vehicles; the '59 needed a few personalizing touches before it was ready to take its place in the family garage. Steve already had great success with a fabrication shop called Miranda Built in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Owner, Jeremy Miranda and his team had already worked on his Steve's Camaro. In addition to modern customs, they specialize in reinventing classics from yesteryear, using an infusion of modern technology. After agreeing on a build plan, a list of mods was prepared for the Apache, beginning with new chassis elements to upgrade the truck's 50-year-old technology. A Gen II Camaro front clip, fitted with tubular upper and lower control arms, power rack-and-pinion steering, and dropped spindles, was modified to accommodate a planned set <b>...</b>
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Panasonic SD-203 BSR turntable test
All I can say is, wow!! I never thought an infamous 1970s "Precision Crafted in Great Britain by BSR" record changer could sound so good. Panasonic obviously teamed it up with a high quality magnetic cartridge. The automatic changer functions aren't working correctly, but when operated manually it plays just fine and sounds fantastic. I demonstrate a few tracks from the classic 1959 audiophile stereo LP "Persuasive Percussion."
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So What - Antonio Farao Live at Gregory's Jazz
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- Duration: 9:36
- Published: 14 Apr 2008
- Uploaded: 20 Nov 2011
- Author: gregorysjazzclub
22 Marzo, 2003 www.antoniofarao.com www.gregorysjazz.com This song first appeared on the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue". Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959, on Columbia Records, in both mono and stereo, CL1355 and CS8163. Recording sessions took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in March and April of 1959. As of January 16, 2002, it has been certified triple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been cited as Davis' best-selling album, and as the best-selling jazz record of all time. It is also regarded by many as the greatest jazz album of all time and ranks at or near the top of many "best album" lists in disparate genres. Kind of Blue is not only regarded as one of Davis's masterworks, but one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz. One reviewer has called it "a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence." In 1958, however, the arrival of Ornette Coleman on the jazz scene via his fall residency at the Five Spot club, consolidated by the release of his The Shape of Jazz to Come LP the same year, muted the impact of Kind of Blue, a fact that irritated Davis to no end. Though Davis and Coleman both offered alternatives to the rigid rules of bebop, Davis would never reconcile himself to Coleman's free jazz innovations, although he would incorporate <b>...</b>
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Shakin Stevens Shirley 1982 The Redcaps 1951 The Play Boys 1955 composed 1959 John Fred Thomas Bryan
Shirley Shirley I love you so I'm never gonna let you go Shirley Where are you going tonight? Shirley Shirley Will you be my girl? I'll take you all around the world Shirley Where are you going tonight? Oh Shirley Shirley I'd buy you anything - would you like a diamond ri Shirley Where are you going tonight? I called Shirley's mama on the phone She said Shirley's not at home. She said My little girl wonY be back soon - she's gone on a honeymoon Oh Shirley Shirley You've done me wrong That's why I sing thissont) Shirley Where are you going tonight? I called Shirley's mama on the phone She said Shirley's not at home. Oh Shirley Shirley I love you so - I'm never gonna let You go - Shirley Where are you going tonight? Shirley Where are you gollig Shirley Where are you going tonight?... --- writers:The Redcaps 1950 regularly performed by them - composed second virgin By: co-written Rackers john fred & thomas bryan 1959 After Red caps Became ( the play boys together 1955 ) John Fred Gourrier Born on 8 May 1941-- April 14, 2005 ) in Baton Rouge, LA few were producing their own records. unthinkable that a Renaissance man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana could meld his songwriting, singing and record production skills to create an international hit that would bump the Beatles from the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart. But that's exactly what John Fred & the Playboys Band did with their 1968 smash "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)." While "Judy In Disguise" remains John Fred's most <b>...</b>
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In Miracle Valley As It Is In Heaven
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- Duration: 10:31
- Published: 21 Sep 2011
- Uploaded: 24 Nov 2011
- Author: Michaeljsnow
History on Miracle Valley and what the Lord is doing here. Prophecy given in 1959 "This is my Valley"... "Here I have called My people, yea, have I ordained it. In the beginning, in the earliest centuries, have I ordained this Valley. When I did lay the foundations of the world, when I placed the heavens above and when I lay the waters of the seas, at that time that time, did I make this Valley. Yea, I did walk in it from mountain to mountain. Yea, in this Valley have I called My people and from this Valley shall they go forth and I , the Lord thy God, shall go with them. I have looked upon My harvest and I have said, "Where are My laborers?" there are so few. The fields are white and the sheaves are falling. There are many that I have called and I have chosen. I have said in My heart, I will set My Valley aside. I shall call My people, those that will hearken unto My voice. I will speak unto my people and I will endue them with power through the Holy Ghost. Yea, I the Lord have spoken unto My people and I will walk among them and I will speak through them and they shall come from the East and they shall come from the West and the North and the South into this place to prepare here to go into My harvest field. I will pour out of My power and I will bless thee and I will give thee that which thou hast desired. Prophecy by AA Allen in January 1970 A prophecy given by AA Allen during a camp meeting in January 1970, meeting held in the tabernacle at Miracle Valley. "Miracle <b>...</b>
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The Bells Of Rosa Rita- The Admirations-1959-Mercury 71521.wmv
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- Duration: 2:09
- Published: 05 Feb 2011
- Uploaded: 06 Nov 2011
- Author: myraredoowop
The Admirations (1) (Brooklyn, New York) Pictures from whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com Personnel Joe (Cookie) Lorello Fred Mastanduno (First Tenor) John Mahlan (Second Tenor) Ralph Minichino (Baritone) Lou Moshella (Bass) Discography : 1959 - The Bells of Rosa Rita / Little Bo-Beep (Mercury 71521) 1961 - To the Aisle / Hey senorita (Mercury 71833) 1961 - Remember the day (Mercury) (Unreleased) 1961 - It all Happened so fast (Mercury) (Unreleased) 1974 - Over the rainbow / In my younger days (Kelway 108) Biography : If the quality of a vocal group was judged by the number of records released, then the Admirations would have been judged unfairly. One of the best late-'50s white doo wop groups, the Admirations were also one of the few such acts with only two records on a major label. The quintet would have been better off with one of New York's rock and roll independents,who were used to breaking records like theirs, but in 1958, 15-year-old high school students couldn't possibly forsee such things. The group members were all friends from the same neighborhood in brooklyn, growing up around Elderts Lane and Liberty Avenue. They consisted of lead Joe (Cookie) Lorello, Fred Mastanduno (First Tenor), John Mahlan (Second Tenor), Ralph Minichino (Baritone), and Lou Moshella (Bass). They practiced in hallways, on street corners, and at the neighborhood candy store and locked their eyes on a large advertisement for admiration cigar. At that moment the Admirations were born. They <b>...</b>
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❤•´ *`•.❤Collin Raye -- Let It Be Me❤•´ *`•.❤
Collin Raye Let It Be Me lyrics I bless the day I found you I want to stay around you And so I beg you Let it be me Don't take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever Let it be me Each time we make love I found complete love Without your sweet love What would life be So never leave me lonely Tell me you love me only And that you'll always Let it be me Each time we made love I found complete love Without your sweet love What would life be So never leave me lonely Tell me you love me only And that you'll always Let it be me Promise you'll always Let it be me COLLIN RAYE BIOGRAPHY BORN: August 22, 1959, DeQueen, AR What started with a simple desire to entertain has turned into something that is almost a holy calling for Collin Raye. The man with the most muscular tenor in country music still puts on shows that are electrifying in their intensity. But as album after album sells Platinum and single after single hits No.1 on the charts, Collin has found that there is something deeper and more profound about what he does than merely entertaining people. "In the beginning, I wanted hits and all that," he reflects. "But what drives me now is what this music means to people. Songs have landed on -me that made me realize there's more to this than I thought. It's about entertaining people one minute and healing them the next. It's kinda like a ministry." People have carved the lyrics to "Love, Me" on tombstones and gotten married to the strains of "In This <b>...</b>
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Ronnie Deauville - Nice Work If You Can Get It (1959)
Born in 1925, Ronnie Deauville had a promising career ahead of him when a tragic accident, coupled with a tragic illness brought an eventual halt. He had been making a name for himself, singing with big bands and appearing on TV and radio shows, when he was involved in a serious auto accident in 1956 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Not long after, he contracted polio (just a few months before the preventive vaccine was discovered). He spent almost a year in an iron lung and was told he'd never sing again, due to diminished lung capacity. But through therapy he was able to regain most of his singing voice and made an attempt at resuming his career. Due to his precarious health he had to give up live performing and club dates. In later years, he dubbed singing for various movies, etc. and died in 1990 of cancer. This song was from an album he recorded 3 years after his accident and contracting polio, entitled "Ronnie Deauville" (aka Romance With Ronnie - Ronnie Deauville Sings)on Imperial (released as mono only) For additional songs by Ronnie that are downloadable for free, as mp3, go to this fan site called box.net (I've spaced the link out because You Tube does not like links, so be sure to close this back up when you copy and paste it into your address field/URL) www (dot) box (dot) net / ronniedeauville
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The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog (Alma Cogan Show - Dec 19, 1959)
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- Duration: 2:41
- Published: 24 Mar 2011
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: John1948FourD
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948's oldies classics. LINK: tinyurl.com Don (b. Isaac Donald Everly, 1 February 1937, Brownie, Kentucky, USA) and Phil (b. Phillip Everly, 19 January 1939, Chicago, Illinois, USA), the world's most famous rock 'n' roll duo, had already experienced a full career before their first record, "Bye Bye Love', was released. As sons of popular country artists Ike and Margaret, they were pushed into the limelight from an early age. They regularly appeared on their parents" radio shows throughout the 40s and accompanied them on many tours. In the mid-50s, as rockabilly was evolving into rock 'n' roll, the boys moved to Nashville, the mecca for such music. In 1957 they were given a Felice and Boudleaux Bryant song that was finding difficulty being placed. They took "Bye Bye Love' and made it their own; it narrowly missed the US number 1 position and reached number 6 in the UK. The brothers then embarked on a career that made them second only to Elvis Presley in the rock 'n' roll popularity stakes. They quickly followed this initial success with more irresistible Bryant songs, "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Bird Dog", "Problems", "So Sad" and the beautiful "Devoted To You". The brothers were supremely confident live performers, both with their trademark Gibson Dove and later, black J50 guitars. By the end of <b>...</b>
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Switchblades in the Movies (1920-1959)
Switchblades in the Movies (1920-1959)
3:51
Clips of switchblades being used in films that came out between 1929 and 1959. In order of appearance... Pandora's Box (1929) Fritz Lang's M (1931) Freaks (1932) The Cat and the Canary (1939) For Whom The Bell Tolls (1943) Sherlock ...
Gina Lollobrigida Tribute
Gina Lollobrigida Tribute
3:21
Here is a beautiful song about Roma sung by the beautiful Gina Lollobrigida herself. Born Luigina Lollobrigida in 1927 in Subiaco, Italy, Gina Lollobrigida is one of the most famous, beautiful and talented Italian actresses. In her youth, G...
Gina Lollobrigida speaks to Good News at the Friars Club in New York City.
Gina Lollobrigida speaks to Good News at the Friars Club in New York City.
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Born July 4, 1927, is an Italian actress and photojournalist. She was one of the most prominent actresses in Europe of the 1950s and early 1960s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly th...
I Know Him So Well.(from CHESS) Barbra Streisand + Brooklyn
I Know Him So Well.(from CHESS) Barbra Streisand + Brooklyn
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Love theme from the musical CHESS. I KNOW HIM SO WELL Nothing is so good it lasts eternally Perfect situations must go wrong But this has never yet prevented me Wanting far too much for far too long. Looking back I could have played it diff...
Ronnie Deauville - The Glory of Love (1959)
Ronnie Deauville - The Glory of Love (1959)
2:01
Born in 1925, Ronnie Deauville had a promising career ahead of him when a tragic accident, coupled with a tragic illness brought an eventual halt. He had been making a name for himself, singing with big bands and appearing on TV and radio s...
Need A Breath of You Video
Need A Breath of You Video
4:24
This song is actually a thank you for a friend of mine named Phil Van Steenburg. Phil and I were an item some 30 or so years ago when I was about 18 years old and living in Ottawa, Ontario. It was a wonderul romance and even though we went ...
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959 - #1 Billboard Charts - 9 Weeks @ #1
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959 - #1 Billboard Charts - 9 Weeks @ #1
3:10
One of The Greatest Record in the Rock ERA. Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 -- December 20, 1973), born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and accomplished musician.[1] Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop,...
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 1959
3:01
Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 -- December 20, 1973), born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician. Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country. Although unknown to the publi...
1959 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Truck
1959 Chevrolet Apache Pickup Truck
1:06
Custom Classic Trucks Steve Greene, from Coconut Grove, Florida, is retired from his wholesale food distribution business and is now enjoying the good life, playing with several interesting vehicles in the stable, acquired over the years. A...
Panasonic SD-203 BSR turntable test
Panasonic SD-203 BSR turntable test
9:54
All I can say is, wow!! I never thought an infamous 1970s "Precision Crafted in Great Britain by BSR" record changer could sound so good. Panasonic obviously teamed it up with a high quality magnetic cartridge. The automatic chang...
So What - Antonio Farao Live at Gregory's Jazz
So What - Antonio Farao Live at Gregory's Jazz
9:36
22 Marzo, 2003 www.antoniofarao.com www.gregorysjazz.com This song first appeared on the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue". Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959, on Columbia Records, in bot...
Shakin Stevens Shirley 1982 The Redcaps 1951 The Play Boys 1955 composed 1959 John Fred Thomas Bryan
Shakin Stevens Shirley 1982 The Redcaps 1951 The Play Boys 1955 composed 1959 John Fred Thomas Bryan
2:17
Shirley Shirley I love you so I'm never gonna let you go Shirley Where are you going tonight? Shirley Shirley Will you be my girl? I'll take you all around the world Shirley Where are you going tonight? Oh Shirley Shirley I'd bu...
In Miracle Valley As It Is In Heaven
In Miracle Valley As It Is In Heaven
10:31
History on Miracle Valley and what the Lord is doing here. Prophecy given in 1959 "This is my Valley"... "Here I have called My people, yea, have I ordained it. In the beginning, in the earliest centuries, have I ordained thi...
The Bells Of Rosa Rita- The Admirations-1959-Mercury 71521.wmv
The Bells Of Rosa Rita- The Admirations-1959-Mercury 71521.wmv
2:09
The Admirations (1) (Brooklyn, New York) Pictures from whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com Personnel Joe (Cookie) Lorello Fred Mastanduno (First Tenor) John Mahlan (Second Tenor) Ralph Minichino (Baritone) Lou Moshella (Bass) Discography : 19...
❤•´ *`•.❤Collin Raye -- Let It Be Me❤•´ *`•.❤
❤•´ *`•.❤Collin Raye -- Let It Be Me❤•´ *`•.❤
4:21
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Ronnie Deauville - Nice Work If You Can Get It (1959)
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| Coordinates | 42°52′30.8″N112°26′50.2″N |
|---|---|
| name | Never So Few |
| director | John Sturges |
| writer | Tom T. Chamales (book)Millard Kaufman (screenplay) |
| starring | Frank SinatraGina LollobrigidaPeter LawfordSteve McQueen |
| producer | John Sturges |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| released | December 7, 1959 |
| runtime | 124 minutes |
| country | |
| language | English |
Never So Few 1959 CinemaScope war film directed by John Sturges and starring Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Charles Bronson, Dean Jones and Steve McQueen with uncredited roles by renowned Asian actors Mako, George Takei and James Hong. The script was loosely based on an actual OSS Detachment 101 incident recorded in a 1957 novel by Tom T. Chamales. Sinatra's role as Captain Tom Reynolds is based on the real life of an OSS officer and, later, a Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff, Meredith Rhule.
Plot
Shot on location in Burma, Thailand and Ceylon, the film follows Captain Tom Reynolds (Sinatra) and his fellow OSS operatives, Captain Grey Travis (Lawford) and Corporal Bill Ringa (McQueen), leading Kachin natives in fighting the Japanese in Burma in World War II despite a lack of support from their commanders.In 1943 Burma, a unit of American and British forces under the Office of Strategic Services joins with the native Kachin to hold back the Japanese Army. The unit, under the joint command of American captain Tom C. Reynolds and British captain Danny De Mortimer, with guidance from Kachin leader Nautaung, remains frustrated by their grueling duty, limited supplies and lack of medical care.
After an ambush mission during which the unit wipes out a Japanese squad, Tom's aid, Bye Ya, is severely wounded. Knowing that because they have no morphine Bye Ya will die a lingering, painful death, Tom shoots him, dismaying Danny. Tom then angrily contacts army headquarters in Calcutta and demands to meet with his commanding officer. A few days later in Calcutta, Tom and Danny are met by Corporal Bill Ringa, who has been assigned as their driver.
That evening at dinner, the men run into the O.S.S. regional commanding officer Col. Fred Parkson, who introduces them to wealthy merchant Nikko Regas and his girl friend, Carla Vesari. Tom is immediately attracted to Carla and asks her to dance, but she mocks his provincial American background. As he departs, Nikko invites the men to his country place at the base of the Himalayan Mountains. The next day at headquarters, Tom demands a doctor for the unit but Parkson informs him that medical officers are in short supply and it will be their responsibility to secure a doctor. After Parkson then unexpectedly orders the men to take two weeks leave, Tom refuses unless the Kachin are also officially provided leave. When Parkson agrees, Tom asks to have Ringa reassigned as his new aide, as he has grown fond of the corporal's ingenuity and fearlessness.
Tom, Danny and Ringa drive to Cowaga and upon arriving at their hotel receive a note from Nikko, inviting them to a party. At the party, Tom seeks out Carla and despite her cool attitude, asks to see her the next day. The following morning after horseback riding, Tom and Carla are joined by Danny for a tour of the Himalayan villages. During the tour, Danny falls ill and, upon returning to Nikko's house, is misdiagnosed as having typhus by military doctor Capt. Grey Travis. Danny insists that he is having a recurrence of malaria and after several tests, Travis reluctantly agrees. Nikko offers to put the men up until Danny recovers and, eager to be near Carla, Tom accepts. Noting Carla's attraction to Tom, Nikko cautions her of the unreliability of Americans.
After Nikko departs for China, Carla spends more time with Tom, but continues to refuse his romantic overtures. Upon Danny's recovery, Tom informs Travis that he has had the doctor assigned to their unit as medical officer. Tom then surprises Carla by insisting that she leave Nikko because Tom intends to marry her. Tom and the others return to the Kachin hills in time to spend Christmas with the troops, but their celebration is interrupted when the Japanese unexpectedly attack and wound Tom. Ringa learns from a captured Japanese soldier that the strike was planned with inside information. Nautaung is dismayed when he discovers that one of his men, Billingsley, and a native Shan girl have betrayed them. When Nautaung orders the two "put into the Circle" and ritutally executed in accordance with Kachin custom, Travis protests vigorously, but Tom insists that the dangers of jungle warfare demand harsh measures.
Travis then sends Tom and the other soldiers wounded in the attack to the air base hospital in Calcutta to recover. There, Parkson gives Tom new orders to destroy an airfield in Ubachi, near the Chinese border. When Tom objects that his small unit lacks the supplies to make a successful attack, Parkson assures him they will receive supplies from their Chinese allies. Later, Carla visits Tom and invites him to stay with her when he has recovered. The day before returning to the hills, Tom goes to see Carla, but is disappointed to find her in a luxurious hotel, which she admits is at Nikko's expense. Tom criticizes Carla's inability to put aside her desire for luxury and departs hurt and angered.
Tom rejoins his unit and they proceed on their mission. When the supply convoy fails to arrive at the designated time, Tom decides they must go ahead with the attack anyway. Although the mission is successful, Nautaung and several Americans are killed. While making their way back, the unit comes across the destroyed convoy and finds evidence that indicates that renegade Chinese from across the border were responsible. Tom decides to pursue the renegades, despite Danny's protest. The men find the Chinese camp at nightfall and locating their supply tent, come upon several dozen American dog tags and personal effects. Shocked and outraged, Tom realizes the renegades have been killing American soldiers. Danny translates one of several Chinese warrants from the Chungking government authorizing independent military forces to defend China in and outside their borders against all foreign intruders, and stating that all confiscated materials will be split with Chungking.
Tom rouses the Chinese in the camp and holds them under guard, but when he radios headquarters to report, he receives a message ordering his immediate return as the Chinese have lodged a complaint about his unit's incursion. While Tom consults with Danny about the prisoners, a Chinese soldier surprises them and kills Danny. Tom sends a message back to headquarters rebuffing their demand and orders Ringa to execute the prisoners.
Upon returning to Burma, Tom promotes Ringa to Second Lieutenant and places him in operational command of the unit, then proceeds to Calcutta where he is placed under house arrest on a charge of murder. Carla visits Tom and confesses that she could not tell him earlier that Nikko is with intelligence and she is his assistant. Carla advises Tom to say that battle fatigue caused his defiant incursion into China, but he refuses. Later, Parkson and his commanding officer, Gen. Sloan, visit Tom, who shows them one of the Chinese warrants. Sloan advises Tom not to mention the warrants and demands that he apologize to the representative of the Chinese government. Tom refuses and offers Sloan the American dog tags found at the renegade camp as his answer to anything Sloan and his people might say. A team of military psychiatrists are then brought in to examine Tom for a possible mental discharge, but Tom refuses to cooperate and admit to anything.
The Chinese representative then arrives, and Sloan unexpectedly sides with Tom, demanding that the warlord who has killed American servicemen be reported and an apology issued from China to the U. S. Stung, the representative departs and Sloan reveals that the Chungking government had already sent an apology with a promise to investigate the murders. Exonerated, Tom is freed and reunites with Carla before returning to his Kachins.
The film diverges from the novel here, in that Reynolds dies in the book but survives in the film and will presumably go on to marry Carla at some point after the war. This is a turn-around from another Sinatra war film Von Ryan's Express, in which Sinatra dies in the last scene of the film, racing to catch the departing prisoner train, but survives in the book.
Cast
Steve McQueen
Rat Pack cohort Sammy Davis, Jr. was originally slated to play McQueen's role, but Sinatra yanked it away after Davis mildly criticized Sinatra during a radio interview. McQueen was mainly noted at the time for the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive and the horror movie The Blob. Never So Few marked his introduction to working with director John Sturges, who went on to cast McQueen in his breakout role the following year, as second lead in The Magnificent Seven, and later as the motorcycle-jumping lead in the classic The Great Escape.On the original US one-sheet poster, only Sinatra and Lollobrigida were top billed, but in the 1967 re-release, McQueen, whose film career had surpassed that of the other cast members, moved above the title.
In a similar move, Sinatra later recast the role of Rat Pack colleague Peter Lawford after Lawford failed to deliver his brother-in-law President John F. Kennedy for a stay at Sinatra's house, giving Lawford's part in Robin and the 7 Hoods to Bing Crosby. Sinatra would never speak to Lawford again.
Critical reception
Opening to middling reviews, Never So Few was praised for its action sequences, but criticized for a romantic sub-plot that bogged the film down. Newcomer McQueen garnered the bulk of the film's good notice. Variety commented that "Steve McQueen has a good part, and he delivers with impressive style."
Notes
External links
Never So Few Category:American films Never So Few Never So Few Category:World War II films Category:War romance films Category:Office of Strategic Services Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Category:Films shot in CinemaScope Category:Films set in Burma Category:Films shot in Sri Lanka
fr:La Proie des vautours it:Sacro e profano (film 1959) he:מעטים מול רבים hu:Elsöprő túlerő (film, 1959) nl:Never So Few pl:Tak niewielu pt:Never So FewThis text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
