Posts from arthurarnell in thread „Other Movies“

Hi SXVioper and Roland

Apparently when Cary Grant moved to Hollywood he shared a house with Randolph Scott and the pair became inseperarable. There were very strong rumours of a relationship between the two men, and on the studio orders Scott or Grant had to move out of the house.

Larry Adler shortly before he died related how in his early days in Hollywood he had attended a party where Scott and Grant were dressed only in skimpy bathing trunks and were all over each other giggling like schoolgirls.

There were also rumours at the time about David Niven and Errol Flynn who also shared a house. Perhaps two men living together in Hollywood for whatever reason wasn't done.

Of course saying these things about stars after both had died is easy, I ask would they have been so keen or forward enough to cast the first stone while both men were alive.

Regards

Arthur

Hi SXViper

Not sure about Plunder in the Sun on checking I was getting mixed up with a Jeff Chandler film about the Basques.

But Seven Men From Now is considered to be one of Randolph Scotts best films made in collaboration with Budd Boetticher. I think he went through a period of what can best be described as 'revenge films' which were popular at the time (1953) they didn't actually show women being murdered or mention rape at that time but were heavy on insuation.

I think it has been described on this board before as a must see.

The cast speaks for itself apart from Scott Lee Marvin, Gail Russell, Stuart Whitman and two or three members of John Wayne's stock company. If you put up the film on IMDB it gives a viewpoint of someone who saw the picture and met the director afterwards.

Regards

Arthur