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Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004Re: WWII movies
Did anyone here like "Merrill's Maurauders" with Jeff Chandler or the "Devil's Brigade" with William holden? I saw a movie paired up with "Battle of Britain" when I went to see it when it premiered in the theatersIt was about the RN X-craft,midget submarines that put mines on the Tirpitz(?).Anybody ever see this one,i can't think of the title.Thanks,Kelly Voyles I remeber "The Devil's Brigade". What surprised me was that it was based on an actual Canadian-American unit. I also remember that the character portrayed by William Holden rose to the rank of Major General , and in an incident in San Francisco shortly after the war, he knocked a obnoxious and direspectful cop out cold. The cop implied the general was a fake and when he threw the general's ID on the floor, calling it a forgery, that proved to be the last straw. > I remeber "The Devil's Brigade". What surprised me was that it was based on an > actual Canadian-American unit. 1st Special Service Force. Colonel (Maj. Gen to shitbird cops in 'Frisco) Frederick and his "forcemen" were precursors to later postwar US and Candian special forces organizations. The 1 SSF is reputed to have picked up the name 'black devils' from the enemy during the Anzio operation. They (unlike the Germans apparently) blackened their faces with boot polish on night ops. When the men picked up the 'black devil' moniker, their unit picked up one too, 'Devil's Brigade'. The 1 SSF really did assault and capture Monte Il Defensa as seen in the movie. But of course it probably happened a lot differently from the Hollywoodized way of thinking. For starters the men were volunteers, not men just shy of Leavenworth. > I also remember that the character portrayed by William Holden rose to the rank > of Major General , and in an incident in San Francisco shortly after the war, > he knocked a obnoxious and direspectful cop out cold. > > The cop implied the general was a fake and when he threw the general's ID on > the floor, calling it a forgery, that proved to be the last straw. I never heard that story. Interesting. WmB To reply, get the HECK out of there HELLinhock@earthlink.net >I never heard that story. Interesting. It was in one of the "regular" articles in WWII magazine a few years back. > Did anyone here like "Merrill's Maurauders" with Jeff Chandler or the > "Devil's Brigade" with William holden? Seen 'em, liked 'em both. I picked Devil's Brigade out of the $5 DVD basket at Walmart a few years ago. I saw a movie paired up with "Battle > of Britain" when I went to see it when it premiered in the theatersIt was > about the RN X-craft,midget submarines that put mines on the > Tirpitz(?).Anybody ever see this one,i can't think of the title.Thanks,Kelly > Voyles .James Caan as a Canadian naval officer. It was "The X-1" or something like that. They showed it a year or two ago on one of those channels packaged in with the Starz! channels. It was alot better 30 years ago when I was a kid. IIRC they called the ship the Ludendorf in the movie. The best part to me (then and now) was the Fallschirmjager attack on the RN base. WmB To reply, get the HECK out of there HELLinhock@earthlink.net > Seen 'em, liked 'em both. I picked Devil's Brigade out of the $5 DVD > basket at Walmart a few years ago. Just got Bridge at Remagen out of huge pile of cheap DVDs at Walmart for $5.50. Tom Submarine X-1 staring James Caan. > Did anyone here like "Merrill's Maurauders" with Jeff Chandler or the > "Devil's Brigade" with William holden? I saw a movie paired up with "Battle > of Britain" when I went to see it when it premiered in the theatersIt was > about the RN X-craft,midget submarines that put mines on the > Tirpitz(?).Anybody ever see this one,i can't think of the title.Thanks,Kelly > Voyles >Submarine X-1 staring James Caan. Had the maker's of the film stuck to the true story, and not had the submarine sinking the fictional "Ludendorff", the film would have been 1000% better. Nobody has mentioned "Cockleshell Heroes" with Ferrer. or on the bad movie side Who can forget "Bombadier" with Randolph Scott. or On PBS this last weekend "Gung Ho" with Randolph Scott. No wonder the Statler Brothers sang "Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?" Next thing you know they'll make a movie about Davy Crockett not going down swinging "Ol Betsy" Rick MFE > Nobody has mentioned "Cockleshell Heroes" with Ferrer. How about "San Demetrio-London" or "Action in the North Atlantic" with Bogart and Raymond Massey How about "The Cruel Sea"? A good movie about convoy escorts and a Flower Class Corvette I've just finished Monseratt's book. Now I gotta go get me a Revbox Flower-class... damnit! RobG > How about "The Cruel Sea"? A good movie about convoy escorts and a Flower > Class Corvette Try the 1/400 L'Arsenal Corvettes, sweet kits. You will of course need the WR Press book on Flower Class Corvettes. > I've just finished Monseratt's book. Now I gotta go get me a Revbox > Flower-class... damnit! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > How about "The Cruel Sea"? A good movie about convoy escorts and a Flower > > Class Corvette <squeek!> 1/400th - I'd never be able to see the teeny thing! But thanks for the heads-up - I'll have a look. RobG > Try the 1/400 L'Arsenal Corvettes, sweet kits. You will of course need > the WR Press book on Flower Class Corvettes. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > How about "The Cruel Sea"? A good movie about convoy escorts and a Flower > > > Class Corvette Go to www.modelwarships.com and look in the gallery, then click modelers and Ron Smith, see my HMCS Snowberry and that's one of the 1/400 kits. > <squeek!> 1/400th - I'd never be able to see the teeny thing! But thanks > for the heads-up - I'll have a look. > > RobG Ron, Very nice work, indeed. How big (small?) is the little jigger? RobG > Go to www.modelwarships.com and look in the gallery, then click modelers > and Ron Smith, see my HMCS Snowberry and that's one of the 1/400 kits. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > RobG Thanks Rob. She took first in 1/351 and smaller ships at Region II last year. The hull is 6.25 inches long, small but not quite tiny. The only major "problem" is the rails, they don't have a bottom spurnwater so you have to glue each stanchion down...you could always pick up WEM ot GMM generic rails in 1/400. > Ron, > Very nice work, indeed. How big (small?) is the little jigger? Ron, the L'Arsenal Flower class is about $90 here in Aussie - the same shop sells the Revell 72th for $110... I think I'll get the big'un. :-) Although the question remains - where am I gonna put it! Hang on, I know - right next to the unbuilt 32th A-10, the unbuilt 1/16 AC Cobra, the unbuilt 1/12 Blower Bentley, the unbuilt... And my local ToysRUs (or Toys RS, as I like to call it) has the 32nd Tamiya F-4J on sale for about $60 - usually around $180; 'snot fair - WAHHH! RobG And, being as how I's a complete dunderhead when it comes to shippy-type things; what is a 'spurnwater'? Or is it called something else in the English-speaking parts of the world? :-P > Thanks Rob. She took first in 1/351 and smaller ships at Region II last > year. The hull is 6.25 inches long, small but not quite tiny. The only [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Ron, > > Very nice work, indeed. How big (small?) is the little jigger? Rob, have you checked into to ordering it right from L'Arsenal? I'm not all that up on Aussie dollars to know how they relate to US dollars. Now once you get the Revell kit, look into DJ Parkins/Flightpath aftermarket sets......LOL But you really will want the WR Press book on the Flowers. > Ron, > the L'Arsenal Flower class is about $90 here in Aussie - the same shop sells [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > Ron, > > > Very nice work, indeed. How big (small?) is the little jigger? Spurnwater is English........it's a lip at the bottom of rail to help channel water to the scuppers so it drains off where they want it to. Not all rails have them but it makes PE rails easier to install. > And, being as how I's a complete dunderhead when it comes to shippy-type > things; what is a 'spurnwater'? Or is it called something else in the > English-speaking parts of the world? :-P > Nobody has mentioned "Cockleshell Heroes" with Ferrer. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Rick > MFE Hmm, the only place I saw that happen was on Disney. Wayne took a lance in the chest while trying to blow up the powder magazine. IIRC, Mr. Scott retired after "Ride the High Country" but Joel McCrea did a couple more flics afterwards. I'd swear he did a short TV Western series too. Ahh, REAL movie stars!! Bill Banaszak, MFE >Next thing you know they'll make a movie about Davy Crockett not going down >swinging "Ol Betsy" I think the current "Alamo" did it better. Bound, on his knees and all beat to hell he tells Santa Ana that he'll accept the Mexican's surrender and try to keep the Texians from harming them. The best part about the original Disney Crockett was the real coon skin cap my dad made for me from a coon that drowned in somebody's pool. He was a butcher and it was a breeze for him. Picked up an old hat with a good liner from the local uniform store and had them add the liner. Man, I sure wish that I still had that cap :-( Tom |
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