tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post2803284176815570618..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': The Glass Key - 1942 film reviewMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-68769849864625923882016-11-15T13:21:22.200+00:002016-11-15T13:21:22.200+00:00Helpful comment as always, Sergio, thanks. I haven...Helpful comment as always, Sergio, thanks. I haven't seen Millers Crossing, so will zoom it up my to-watch list. And cheers for that online tip about the Raft version.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-66762804150805892082016-11-15T11:27:48.727+00:002016-11-15T11:27:48.727+00:00mILLER'S CROSSING is most definitely an uncred...mILLER'S CROSSING is most definitely an uncredited adaptation - great movie, great book. You can, incidentally, see the first film version of GLASS KEY online - it stars George Raft, who is probably slightly better casting than Ladd as Ned (Ed).Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80304996825125307252016-10-29T21:37:06.208+01:002016-10-29T21:37:06.208+01:00Deb, you are quite right, and oddly enough the que...Deb, you are quite right, and oddly enough the question of his height came to me whilst I watched this film. Mind you, unlike Randy Newman, I'm a great believer in the merits of shortness, so I'm glad he was presented as a gutsy heroic figure!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-81156616204629626062016-10-29T21:35:22.927+01:002016-10-29T21:35:22.927+01:00Anon, I haven't seen Miller's Crossing, bu...Anon, I haven't seen Miller's Crossing, but I've heard good things about it, and your comment reminds me to watch it when I next get the chance. Thanks.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-28659238896776696022016-10-29T16:58:42.682+01:002016-10-29T16:58:42.682+01:00Years ago, I read something that makes it almost i...Years ago, I read something that makes it almost impossible for me to watch an Alan Ladd movie without being distracted. Apparently Ladd was quite short for a leading man and do producers would find ways to make him appear taller or not draw attention to height mismatches (he's sitting, everyone else is standing; he's in the foreground, everyone else is in the background; etc.). Unfortunately, since a read that, it's hard for me to get lost in an Alan Ladd film because I'm always looking for the production "tricks" that were used to keep from showing how short he was. It wasn't until Dustin Hiffman became a star that you saw a leading man presented as being shorter than his leading ladies.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-57592485675760424132016-10-28T17:50:28.792+01:002016-10-28T17:50:28.792+01:00The Glass Key - book rather than film, I think - i...The Glass Key - book rather than film, I think - is the basis for Miller's Crossing, another fine film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com