This segment of the movie always made my dad laugh. Dad was an ETO veteran who was involved in the Battle of the Bilge and crossing the bridge at Remagen. It took Bob Newhart as PFC Driscoll to make dad laugh at what he had seen in Europe during WWII. Job well done, PFC James Driscoll! You are relieved and stand easy!
This scene is the one part of the entire movie, 'Hell is for Heroes' (staring Steve Mcqueen) that contains humor- excellent humor! The Germans had a microphone hidden within earshot and they believed the Americans didn't know about this. The Americans did know about the mic, and they used this to their advantage. The Americans were outnumbered 10 to 1 and an invasion was imminent, so they created a ruse to make it seem as if there were a lot more American GI's than there really were. Bob Newhart didn't have anyone on the line but acted as if he did because they knew the Germans were listening. In the movie, this scene went on a bit longer and was even funnier. Bob Newhart made this act famous in later years; talking to someone on the phone where you only hear his side of the conversation. It's a very good movie, by the way, and I think it's the only war movie Steve McQueen did. It's a black and white.
This segment of the movie always made my dad laugh. Dad was an ETO veteran who was involved in the Battle of the Bilge and crossing the bridge at Remagen.
It took Bob Newhart as PFC Driscoll to make dad laugh at what he had seen in Europe during WWII.
Job well done, PFC James Driscoll! You are relieved and stand easy!
What's battle of the Bilge? Maybe he was in the rear w/the gear.
Bob's Schtick... one side of a phone conversation. Never gets old. 😁😄
Don Siegel must have seen Operation Petticoat. He knew there has to be some humor in war. One of my favorite bits from Bob. RIP.
One of his greatest bits ever!
This scene is the one part of the entire movie, 'Hell is for Heroes' (staring Steve Mcqueen) that contains humor- excellent humor! The Germans had a microphone hidden within earshot and they believed the Americans didn't know about this. The Americans did know about the mic, and they used this to their advantage. The Americans were outnumbered 10 to 1 and an invasion was imminent, so they created a ruse to make it seem as if there were a lot more American GI's than there really were. Bob Newhart didn't have anyone on the line but acted as if he did because they knew the Germans were listening. In the movie, this scene went on a bit longer and was even funnier.
Bob Newhart made this act famous in later years; talking to someone on the phone where you only hear his side of the conversation. It's a very good movie, by the way, and I think it's the only war movie Steve McQueen did. It's a black and white.
Look up "The War Lover" with McQueen and Robert Wagner as B-17 pilots. It's got some great B-17 footage.
Steve McQueen was in the Sand Pebbles, war movie. War Lover, Great Escape and a few more war movies.
@@kellyBorgman And don't forget that Bob was in Catch-22 as Major Major.
Yeah. Bob was a funny guy for a long time.
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67 and Bob Newhart has always had his own type of humor
Kinda a dry humor
Will miss him