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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Mar \ parent \ on: Books And Articles Newsletter, Issue 5 BooksAndArticles
Thanks. I hope all is well. I'm approaching SN overload again. Time for a break. Completely off topic- have you watched the old Hunchback Of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara? I'm sure you have, but I just saw it for the first time. It holds up pretty well for such an old movie.
Beautiful movie and looks amazing even today. I think they tried to colorise and rerelease it but I have only seen the B&W.
And I think the actor Peter Lorre, a very versatile actor in his day, was in the running to play the hunchback originally (but that may be a Hollywood tall tale).
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And Laughton's makeup looks damn good for the time. I got completely engrossed in it immediately.
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It really does. I think it comes from a theatrical tradition of make up defining the character rather than the later style of being just a prop (made worse by poor quality tv).
You should compare the film to the Claude Rains portrayal of Phantom of the Opera.
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Another one I've never seen. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I’m not saying it is as good. But cleanses the pallete of the Lloyd-Webber version at least…
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I saw it on Broadway years ago. That's it. Never saw the Andrew Lloyd Webber version either. I'm more interested in the old one.
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