Posts from arthurarnell in thread „Plan A Journey Into Space“

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi Hondo,
    Agreeing with you that Joan Crawford should'nt have been on the plane. If she was third row back she would have had a fit because she would have been insignificant. I would have put her outside cleaning the windows.



    Regards
    Arthur

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi
    Or the Creature From The Black Lagoon.
    With his string of not so successful fims in the 1950's I think appearing in a SFi might have finished him off all together if such a thing was possible.


    Best Regards
    Arthur

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi Hondo,


    The seating arrangements wern't mentioned in the competition but just for fun we'll have an isle down the middle. Two seats in front for Duke as the pilot and his co pilot


    X X


    X X X X


    X X X X


    X X


    Regards
    Arthur

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi ITDO, Chester, Mrs Chester Robbie and Hondo


    ITDO
    You got halfway (you should have had Kathleen Harrison to wash Errol Flynns tights)
    The right ones were 1, 4, 6,12, 13. 17


    Chester
    Your halfway with 1, 3, 4, 12,13,18



    Mrs Chester
    You've almost filled the ship with eight your correct one are

    1,3,4,6,8,13,21,24


    Robbie
    I hope Duke is a good cook


    Hondo
    Your threequarters there with

    1,6,8,12,13,17,18,21,24


    By another process of elimination putting the three answers together you have enough to fill the ship.
    Just to add spice How about the seating order????????


    Brilliant


    Best Regards


    Arthur

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi Chance and Hondo,


    First of all thanks for being the pathfinder to this comp.


    The way you started off I thought you'd read the book. here is how you've done so far.


    Chance.


    Of the winning Crew selected by the panel you have got six right your halfway there.
    Your 6 numbers right were 1, 13,24,4,3, 21


    Hondo


    Of the winning Crew selected by the panel you also are halfway there with six
    Your six numbers right were 1,3,6,8,17,21


    By a process of elimination between you the ship is threequarters full, but who are the remaining three?


    Regards


    Arthur

  • Plan A Journey Into Space

    Hi All
    If you will bear with me for a few moments I will give you some background to a competition which interested me. It may be for the dinasaurs rather than the youngsters as I'm going back some time. Younger members may need to look in IMDB.com to find out who some of the actors are or were


    In 1954 Republic issued a space film called 'Tobar The Great' it was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Charles Drake as a scientist, Karen Booth as the love interest and Billy Chapin as the boy.


    Briefly the film was about building an eight foot tall robot that would test space flights.


    Apparently it was dreadful.


    If your still with me I collect Picturegoer magazines (an English film mag that ran from the 1920's to 1970?. In the edition June 5th 1954 they held a competition entitled:


    PLAN A JOURNEY INTO SPACE


    Basically the rules were simple
    You are the producer planning to make a sequel to Tobar the Great. In the new film twelve prople are to board a giant spaceship to go into space.
    The magazine gave 24 names of actors/actress who could be chosen to star in the sequel but you could only select twelve passengers. From the names given who would you choose


    The 24 names are:
    JOHN WAYNE
    strong silent leader of men


    ANNA NEAGLE
    graciousness and charm


    MARGARET LOCKWOOD
    vivacious and intelligent


    ERROL FLYNN
    dashing soldier of fortune


    RUTH ROMAN
    sultry beauty with brains


    EDMUND O'BRIEN
    solid planner


    DOROTHY McQUIRE
    exciteable and enthusiastic


    STEPHEN McNALLY
    tough and unflinching


    JOAN CRAWFORD
    beautiful and dominating


    STERLING HAYDEN
    kindly and unflinching


    SCOTT BRADY
    educated toughness


    VERA RALSTON
    beautful with a rich sense of humour


    ]VICTOR McLAGLEN
    reliable, fatherly modest


    FORREST TUCKER
    dynamic enthusiasim


    DONALD HOUSTON
    idealistic youth


    ]JOHN McCULLUM
    wonderful to have around


    WENDALL COREY
    cool; and calculating


    ]EVELYN KEYES[
    good pal and beautiful


    WARD BOND
    the perfect second in command


    MALA POWERS
    the body beautiful


    [/B]KATHRINE HARRISO\N
    the eternal mum


    MARY MURPHY
    the girl next door


    MAUREEN O'HARA
    the girl you would wish lived next door


    RONALD SHINER
    always a laugh


    So there you are space pickers who among these names would you back to be cooped in a rocket travelling through space without killing one another.


    Without spoiling it for you the first three winning answers all include the Duke as the captain.


    Regards


    Arthur