tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post926195608922259436..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': MirageMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33073240069792855832011-08-24T23:29:59.393+01:002011-08-24T23:29:59.393+01:00Some really interesting comments, thank you so muc...Some really interesting comments, thank you so much.<br />Bill, a night to remember!<br />Ed, I've never read the Fast/Cunningham books. I must check them out.<br />John, I can't think of a blackout movie or book, but there must be some! I agree about Kennedy. He was even ok in Lost Horizon...Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-15367051890412399612011-08-24T07:53:15.283+01:002011-08-24T07:53:15.283+01:00I liked this too. Not a monumetnal classic, but go...I liked this too. Not a monumetnal classic, but good in many parts. Matthau was the best thing in this. Isn't George Kennedy one of the bad guys? He was pretty good, too. Nasty as all heck. The bits with the blackout were unusual. I wonder why more isn't done with power failures in crime novels. A caper being planned meticulously and then all the crooks are trapped in the building when there's a power failure, for instance. Has that been done? Probably.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-15242695866070514402011-08-24T04:30:05.122+01:002011-08-24T04:30:05.122+01:00This is one of my favorites. So many good people i...This is one of my favorites. So many good people in the cast. Portly agitated Jack Weston was one of my favorite character actors. The film isn't a masterpiece by any means but it encapsulated the secret govt/secret corporation themes of the early Sixties. BTW Fast wrote a number of very good mysteries. The only one that really sold well starred a Japanese detective in LA. Naturally that was the one I didn't like. Fast was a controversial figure for several decades. A fervent left-winger he was a villain in the eyes of all the anti-commie cabals of the time.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-50872029703589037032011-08-24T02:53:50.544+01:002011-08-24T02:53:50.544+01:00Martin - I hadn't heard of this, either, befor...Martin - I hadn't heard of this, either, before your post. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I liked <i>Arabesque</i>, and if you think this made for a better mystery, I'll have to check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-31249455563247507172011-08-24T02:32:53.642+01:002011-08-24T02:32:53.642+01:00My wife and I went to the theater to see this on o...My wife and I went to the theater to see this on our honeymoon, so naturally I have a soft spot for it.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77371729007128867682011-08-24T00:57:00.945+01:002011-08-24T00:57:00.945+01:00I remember this, but you're it was not as good...I remember this, but you're it was not as good as several similar films such as Spellbound.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com