| re: 1776 film | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 02:23 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
| In reply to: re: 1776 film - AlanScott 01:44 am EDT 07/05/17 | |
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| To me, the filming of ''Molasses to Rum'' is a disaster. But I agree: Other parts are well-filmed. Interestingly, ''1776's'' solo Oscar nomination was for Harry Stradling Jr.'s cinematography. Yet the fact that ''1776'' got made as a movie, thanks to Jack Warner, is a minor miracle (tho' it bombed at the box office). I'm so glad that William Daniels, Howard DaSilva, etc., had their priceless performances preserved for posterity. The movie uses much of the Broadway cast, but does anyone know why Betty Buckley didn't get to play Martha? Similarly, Paul Hecht didn't get to reprise his role as Dickinson. (I was so glad to see ''Cool, Cool Considerate Men'' restored.) I once knew Ed Lyndeck, who told me about the New Brunswick section of ''1776'' that got cut out of town. Alas, I didn't get to ask Ed, who played Rev. Witherspoon on Broadway, why he didn't get to do the movie. |
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