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For the record: I'm a fan of Charlton. He was one of the very few actors that could portray a hero w/out a

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In Reply to: RE: "Touch of Evil:" saw the version favored by Welles himself and corrected after he shot off a 52-page "memo" to posted by semuta on May 30, 2014 at 08:28:37

the leas trace of irony, a tough feat to bring off in the days of the anti-hero. John Wayne was another, of course, but Duke did have range, could do comedy, could do complex characters.
Though I am a great fan of Michael Moore, I think his notorious ambush of the aging Heston at his home was despicable, inexcusable, and sickening.

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"He doesn't look like a Mexican" - Ladok 19:13:16 06/04/14 (0)
I've often wondered if Welles put in this line as a sly nod of recognition that Heston as a Mexican is absurd.

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