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Originally posted by arthurarnell@Sep 10 2005, 09:38 AM
Hi

On this Day 10th September:

9 years ago Joanne Dru died aged 74, one of my favourite actresses she appeared in Red River and She wore a Yellow Ribbon.

112 years ago the actor Al 'Fuzzy' St John was born. Playing the side kick in hundreds of pictures he appeared in Riders of Destiny.
Regards

Arthur

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Hi Arthur,
How time is passes, I watch "She wore a yellow ribbon" last night and enjoyed the film and all the actors, and I didn't thought at all that most of them are passed away. I like Joanne Dru in both movies very much. Haven't seen her in any other film.
By the way in the Riders of Destiny Duke sing himself or not. I can't decide. In Lawless Range as I hear not he is singing.
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by William T Brooks@Sep 9 2005, 12:43 AM
Vera;

Thirty years ago on my ranch in California, I was raising Hereford Cattle and Arab Horses. After a few years it was very clear that it was a very Expensive thing to be in Raising Arab Horses. We had 27 Horses, Mostly Mares and One Arab Stud to service the Mares. Lightning Hit the Stud Horse and Killed him, and that is when I sold all but one of the Mares for my Wife Martha and One Gilding for me to use on the Ranch. If you want to read a little more on the Ranch you can go to Horse Ranch

I will talk to you next week, I am leaving for a few more days at Duke's 26 Bar Ranch with my Son. This time we are going to Ride up to the Line Shack up in the High Country to get some more Video for the Promo that we are doing for the Ranch.

Chilibill

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Hi Chilibill,
I have read about your ranch with great interest. You are right that it is difficult to make money on Arabian horses. Good friends of mine started a farm near St.Petersburg more than 10 years ago. I must add that horse breeding became possible for private persons in Russia only in 90-es. Now they have a big number of horses, about 1/3 of them _Arabian, others raised for the sport. Their arabian horses participate in races and also in the Show for Arabian horses, which became quite popular in the last years. They didn't make much money but somehow they keep the farm. But all hey is their own.
I hope your visit to the Dukes ranch will be successful. Hope to hear from you again,
Regards,
Vera

Hi all,
I watched The Quiet Man again yesterday evening and enjoyed it greatly - it is one of my favorites. And after that I have read all interesting storys that you posted and storys by Maureen posted by Chilibill. And I voted too, but I think it is late. I never thought about any politics seeing this film.
Regards,
Vera

Wow! What a big fish. were did you get it?
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by William T Brooks@Sep 8 2005, 04:00 PM
Vera;

Duke was not what we call a Horse Lover, but thought of them as a Tool to be used in His Films. But He did have His Favorite Horses like Old Dollar and Bo.

In the Southwest in the 1800s and then on up into the 1980s when I was raising Horses on my ranch, we would say that a Horse was so many "Hands High!" One hand was about 4 inches or about 10 sm. And that would be to the Whithers or Shoulders of the Horse.

If you would say that the Horse was 14 Hands or smaller that would be a Small Horse, <_< and if you would say the Horse was 16 Hands or more, that was a Tall Horse, and because Duke was a Very Big Man He liked a Tall Horse!!!

Chilibill

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Hi Bill,
You always bring some important and interesting information not only about Duke but about the horses size as well. I was always thinking about the meanings of that Hands and inches.
Here were the most horses are bred for sport 16 Hands don't seems too much. It is the middle sized horse, tall is about 17. Even trotters nobody would like to bay less than 16 hands high (I like that way to say about horse size in hands).
What horses have you bred on your ranch? I myself thinking about breeding trotters, but haven't started yet. If I start it will be only one breeding mare.
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Sep 7 2005, 06:38 PM
I can see that you and I are gonna be great friends, Vera. :lol: :lol:

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Jim, I'm deeply honored.

Hi all,
Thank you very much to bring that topic again, I didn't find it during my search in old topics, and I' m very interested in the questions connected with Dukes horses. And I find answerers for the most of them in the posts. Only that first question about Dukes horse in The Searchers and Horse soldgies wasn't answered (I myself quess that it was the same horse) and I can't agree that it is the tall horse, I think it is less than 160 sm.
Regards,
Vera

Hi Jim and Les,
Thank you for the complete information about that point. I saw "hell Town" once more and mention that on the bottom of the screen at the title page it was said in small letters that this film was released under the title "Born to the West". I like the Dukes part in this film, it is rare thing in the early films that his hero chose wrong ways for the first.
Regards,
Vera

Hi All,
May be somebody knows, why this movie has got two names&
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Sep 7 2005, 02:02 PM
No, the "Southern" way of life did not disappear at the end of the Civil War, Vera. The only thing that disappeared was the institution of slavery itself.

For the most part, Southerners are much more politically conservative than Northerners. We don't like big, intrusive government trying to tell us how to live our lives (an attitude that was one of the causes of the Civil War).

And yes, I very definitely consider myself "Southern". In fact, I'm very proud of my Southern heritage. My great, great grandfather was a cavalryman in the 19th Texas Cavalry, a Confederate unit. Because of his service, I now belong to the "Sons of Confederate Veterans", a fraternal organization of people whose ancestors fought for the South in the Civil War.
Jim

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Hi Jim,
It is great to hear that you Great, Great grandfather was a cavalryman in the Southern Army. And it is really very interesting to me to hear that you still consider yourself Southern. For a pity we here are not know much about American history. But I can say that most of us who knows something, are more on the South side. The one reason of it that the book "gone with the Wind" was very very popular here, so the people who didn't read historic books know something about it. And in all sources that I have read it is said that Southern Army has more talanted generals, and was more honorable inspite of that they haven't any supplyes and was in great suffer. And because of the courage of the Southern Army war lasted so long.
I hope you have some memories kept in your family about this war.
Both of my grandfathers was officers at the last WWII.
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by Popol Vuh@Sep 7 2005, 09:33 AM
Hi Senta.

A lot of the old movies has alternative titles. "Hell Town" is the same movie as "Born to the West".

Regards
Popol Vuh

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Hi Popol Vuh,
Thank you for information. I have it under the title "Hell Town".
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Sep 6 2005, 01:28 PM
I think it was more by chance than design. I recall reading an article that asked that very same question several years ago but don't remember what the conclusion was.

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I think You are right that it was much more by chance. And we mustn't foget that Eathan Edwards was in the Southern Army.
I'm interested is there some traces of that war in the minds of people now. In the book I'm reading it is said that Southern way of life disappered completly after the war as Ancient civilization. But by your remark I see that you are still feel youself Southern. Is it right?
Regards,
Vera

HI All,
May be anybody knows JW film "Hell Town". I didn't find it in the filmography.
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Sep 6 2005, 01:07 AM
Vera,
One of the best and most thoroughly-documented histories of the U.S. Civil War (or, as we Texas boys call it, the War of Northern Aggression ) is "Lee's Lieutenants" a 3-volume work by Douglas Southall Freeman. It's from a Southern perspective, though, as Freeman was a Southerner.

I should have also said that it's long out of print and can be fairly expensive when you find it. I paid about sixty dollars for my 3-volume set.
Jim

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Hi Jim,
Thank you for information. This points of view are always interest me. Now I'm reading the book of russian author about Civil War and it is also written from the Southern perspective.
As I see Duke portrayed only Northern heros. Was it a principe or by chance?
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Sep 3 2005, 08:34 PM
Hi Vera, just ask me and I'll try to help you out with our military history.

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Hi Ringo, I shall, thank you.
Regards,
Vera

Hi Hondo and all,
I'm really can't imagine that desaster is so big. It is different when you hear all from the witnesses, not only from news. I hope that help will come to all that people.
Regards,
Vera

Hi McLintock,
Welcome here, you will find a lot of new information. I like Chisum, but this film is not my favorite.
Regards,
Senta

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Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Aug 31 2005, 10:50 PM
I cannot get tired of watching Rio Grande and I love the music in it as well.

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It is exactly like I feel, I can't stop watching Rio Grande and music in it is wonderful. And Duke did a fine job as an actor there, and in pair with Maureen O'Hara it is some magic.
By the way what is the music at the end of the film, it sounds quite familiar to me but I'm not sure. There is something important about this music in the film.
Living in Russia I can't understand all historic details. But try to know more (now I'm reading a book about Civil War in USA).
Regards,
Vera

Happy birthday, Arthur,
And all best wishes,
Regards,
Vera

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Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Aug 30 2005, 02:16 AM
Thank you Keith. Also, sometimes i'm a stickler for small details. Besides that, even with such a controversial life as he had, he is still one of my all-time favorite actors. Also, within the next few weeks I will be getting in the Errol Flynn signature collection which has They Died With Their Boots On, The Sea Hawk, Dodge City, Captain Blood and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and an additional documentary disc as well. This goes for $41.84; if interested at deepdiscountdvd.com. I also found it at Best Buy but I think it was over $50.00 bucks fo them. I can hardly wait for this set to arrive

Oh and if you feel the need, go to Google and type in GMIC for the Gentlemans Militaria Interest Club, look for the person with the username of: Ringo Kid ((Me)) which has an avatar of none other than Errol Flynn as Robin Hood.

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Hi Ringo,
What can controversial life do with the devotion to the actor. I can't blame Flynn for nothing and haven't right to do that. His life was as facshinating as his films. Haven't you read his autobiography "MY wicked, wicked ways". It's wonderful!
I haven't ordered yet his Signature Collection, because I have all these films on VHS and wanted first to order something new for me. Now I received two new JW movies - Rio Grande and She wore a yellow ribbon, saw them at yesterday night and fell really happy.
Regards,
Vera