Thursday, June 23, 2022

See Richard Schickel’s Classic, 1973 TV Documentary, Raoul Walsh: The Men who Made the Movies, for Free and Without Commercial Interruption

Re-posted by Nicholas Stix

Raoul Walsh (1887-1980) made some 120 pictures during his 50-year-long, directorial career. He was famous for tough-guy pictures starring Errol Flynn (1909-1959), Jimmy Cagney (1899-1986), and Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957). His best ones were The Roaring 20s (1939), High Sierra (1941), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), Gentleman Jim (1942) and White Heat (1949).

Richard Schickel (1933-2017) was an immensely influential movie lover, critic, and historian of the picture business.

I just posted the following thank you note at youtube:

Thank you so much for posting this, joucy! When I was 14 or 15 years old, I used to watch this series religiously. I recently tried to buy the DVD, but there weren’t any. So, I bought the book version, and then found that you’d posted the videos. (The 1975 book arrived in the mail yesterday). Thanks again, God bless you!

The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh

“1h 25 min A profile of Raoul Walsh, a master of the action film. His films have been Westerns and crime dramas, and the 86-year-old director reminisces with a treasury of film clips.

-Director: Richard Schickel -Writer: Richard Schickel -Main cast: Cliff Robertson, Raoul Walsh -Genres: Documentary, Biography ·Details: -Country of origin: United States-

Filming locations: Simi Valley, California, United States ·Technical specs: -Color: Color, black and white -Sound mix: Mono -Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070591/







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