Also, one more piece of trivia: the two goofs who harass the boxer on Times Square -- the ones in the tuxes and fezzes -- aren't "street entertainers," as you always see them described in the critical literature. They're Shriners, brothers of the "Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" -- a nationwide fraternal organization that was ramping up into a minor social problem during the mid-50s. The Shriners would blow into town to attend a "convention," get drunk, and spend the weekend harassing passersby (as here), vandalizing buildings, and chasing people with go-carts (Don't ask me -- I dunno). They were kinda like a biker gang for middle-aged doofuses. They're still around, though a lot smaller and calmed down considerably. Nice vid, BTW -- I enjoyed it.
Nice audio. New Mic? Yes, a way around the Hays Code was to independently finance and distribute the film. It was, thankfully, the downfall of The Code. Yup, quite noire ... The letter to Davie seems to foreshadow Hal talking to Dave in 2001 Space Odyssey; I mean, seriously, why Dave? OK, it's Arthur C Clarke's book, but what are the odds?
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Also, one more piece of trivia: the two goofs who harass the boxer on Times Square -- the ones in the tuxes and fezzes -- aren't "street entertainers," as you always see them described in the critical literature. They're Shriners, brothers of the "Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" -- a nationwide fraternal organization that was ramping up into a minor social problem during the mid-50s. The Shriners would blow into town to attend a "convention," get drunk, and spend the weekend harassing passersby (as here), vandalizing buildings, and chasing people with go-carts (Don't ask me -- I dunno). They were kinda like a biker gang for middle-aged doofuses. They're still around, though a lot smaller and calmed down considerably. Nice vid, BTW -- I enjoyed it.
Nice audio. New Mic?
Yes, a way around the Hays Code was to independently finance and distribute the film. It was, thankfully, the downfall of The Code.
Yup, quite noire ...
The letter to Davie seems to foreshadow Hal talking to Dave in 2001 Space Odyssey; I mean, seriously, why Dave? OK, it's Arthur C Clarke's book, but what are the odds?