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• And the villian in "North by Northwest", as I recall. -nt- - Auricle 12:24:23 07/16/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  
  
  

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• Rommel. . . . n - albee33 19:17:25 07/14/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

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  • Re: Rommel. . . . n - patrickU 00:49:25 07/15/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Rommel. . . . n posted by albee33 on July 14, 2004 at 19:17:25:

    Yes he was very good in it!
    
    

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• I'm surprised no one has mentioned - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (nt) - dwill123 07:15:55 07/14/04 (6)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

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  • Re: I'm surprised no one has mentioned - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (nt) - rico 09:32:48 07/14/04 (0)
    In Reply to: I'm surprised no one has mentioned - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (nt) posted by dwill123 on July 14, 2004 at 07:15:55:

    Or his Captain Nemo in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
    
    BTW, "Nemo" means zero in Latin.
    
    

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  • Re: Because it is so bad... - patrickU 08:39:27 07/14/04 (3)
    In Reply to: I'm surprised no one has mentioned - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (nt) posted by dwill123 on July 14, 2004 at 07:15:55:

    Three months ago I bought the DVD, a reminder of my youth, it should have been.
    Bad.
    
    

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    • Re: Because it is so bad... - rico 09:33:42 07/14/04 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: Because it is so bad... posted by patrickU on July 14, 2004 at 08:39:27:

      I also bought it and ut still held its greatness and wonder for me.
      I guess I never grew up.
      
      

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      • Re: Because it is so bad... - patrickU 10:24:00 07/14/04 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Because it is so bad... posted by rico on July 14, 2004 at 09:33:42:

        You are right never grew up..But make the difference beween a love affair and a bad film.
        
        

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      • Re: Even the dinosaurs - rico 09:36:45 07/14/04 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Because it is so bad... posted by rico on July 14, 2004 at 09:33:42:

        finally look more realistic than on the laserdisc.
        
        

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  • or The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) nt - dan.boz 07:46:22 07/14/04 (0)
    In Reply to: I'm surprised no one has mentioned - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (nt) posted by dwill123 on July 14, 2004 at 07:15:55:

    
    
    

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• My earliest memories of him are as Captain Nemo...... - kanesays 06:39:19 07/14/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  That voice and his mannerisms are classic and are sorely missed. The characters he created in Van Dam & Humbert Humbert, North by Northwest and Lolita respectively, I watch every time they are on cable.
  Probably the strangest role I saw him in was as Joseph of Arimathea in the made-for-TV film Jesus of Nazareth. That regal presense and mellifluous voice didn't quite mesh with the others in the temple.

  Love his work.
  
  

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• The best Dr Watson in Murder By Decree - dan.boz 05:28:02 07/14/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  My dream Sherlock Holmes pairing would be Basil Rathbone and James Mason.
  
  

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• Re: Cicero. Odd man out. 20.000 Miles under Water. North by Northwest ... - patrickU 04:26:45 07/14/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  Was on of his best. Under Hitchcock´s direction he was the lover of Eva Marie and....Martin Landau...all in finesse.
  I like him very much.
  
  

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• ....James Mason had such a cool voice...wish I sounded like that.....n/t - RC 02:23:22 07/14/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  n/t
  
  

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• The Verdict. - Dmitry 23:48:29 07/13/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  Saw it on a date when I was 17 or so. Don't remember who my date was, but the film had a profound effect on me.
  
  
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  Gunga-Galunga
  
  

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  • The Verdict? Bet YOU didn't score :-(( nt - tinear 04:33:05 07/14/04 (1)
    In Reply to: The Verdict. posted by Dmitry on July 13, 2004 at 23:48:29:

    vcx
    
    

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    • Duuh, I would've remembered that,,, - Dmitry 07:46:50 07/14/04 (0)
      In Reply to: The Verdict? Bet YOU didn't score :-(( nt posted by tinear on July 14, 2004 at 04:33:05:

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• Re: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of - Gee LP 23:44:45 07/13/04 (4)
  In Reply to: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by tinear on July 13, 2004 at 19:14:08:

  Great, great actor. I can't remember the name of the film, but he did a picture where he was a poor Naval officer who pretended to go over to the Reds. He prepared an elaborate "shipwreck" to cover his absence and as he watched a ship go by, he sipped champagne and whispered, "Help. Help."

  In this film (does anyone know the title?!) and "Lolita", he showed a comic style so distinctive that I cannot think of an actor who does anything like it today. He was also a terrific dramatic actor as well. And what a voice! It's telling that on "The Beatles Live at the BBC" CD, John Lennon asks a radio host to introduce one of their numbers as James Mason.

  There are actors who are so good at playing the Everyman that they are Everyman...their anonymity is their talent. Then there are the actors who play characters with distinction and verve, characters we will remember forever. Long after Brad, Ewan, Collin, Russell (in his American films), and others have faded from my memories, I will still be able to see and hear James Mason drunkenly take the stage at the awards show in "A Star is Born" or ask Peter Sellers who he is with on the porch of the Hunter's Lodge in "Lolita".
  
  

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  • Re: James Mason film title - Gee LP 00:05:57 07/14/04 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: Twenty years ago, James Mason died. Any other fans of posted by Gee LP on July 13, 2004 at 23:44:45:

    The film I described in my previous post on James Mason is "A Touch of Larceny". Released in 1959, it was directed by Guy Hamilton, and co-starred George Sanders and Vera Miles.

    
    
    

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    • YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS----another Mason fanatic! Cheers. nt - tinear 04:34:52 07/14/04 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: James Mason film title posted by Gee LP on July 14, 2004 at 00:05:57:

      adfd
      
      

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      • The Great Mason in a not-so-great film - Buckeye 10:26:57 07/14/04 (1)
        In Reply to: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS----another Mason fanatic! Cheers. nt posted by tinear on July 14, 2004 at 04:34:52:

        
        Great thread on a great actor!

        I recently happened upon the made for tv film The Shinning...this is now badly dated, and much of the acting is just bad (it starred David soul, so expectations shouldn't be to high)...but James Mason just shines in his role as the assistant to pure evil... Mason could really be freightening and intense at times. Already mentioned was the Verdict...a few of his scenes in the courtroom, attacking the prosecution's witnesses, were acting at its best, imo.

        Regards,

        Gary
        
        

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        • Re: The Great Mason in a not-so-great film - TomD 23:33:50 07/23/04 (0)
          In Reply to: The Great Mason in a not-so-great film posted by Buckeye on July 14, 2004 at 10:26:57:

          Gary,

          I think you mean Salem's Lot.
          
          

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