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August 17th, 2003, 08:35 AM
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Oh come on, everyone - this is easy-peasy!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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August 17th, 2003, 07:31 PM
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EZ for you because you know the damn answer, Mr Dambuster. 
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August 18th, 2003, 06:19 AM
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Well - I'll give you 24 hours and a clue - the writer of the screenplay was married to Margaretta Scott and served with Gibson in 106 Squadron..... 
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August 19th, 2003, 12:35 AM
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You got me on this one mate. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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August 19th, 2003, 06:12 AM
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( Sigh ! ) I'm disappointed in you all....
The film was 'Appointment In London', the screenwriter John de L Wooldridge, the character was 'Tim Mason' played by Dirk Bogarde.
You'll have to wait while I dream up another question....
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August 19th, 2003, 06:04 PM
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All right, here's the next question...
In 'The Longest Day', a wartime Free French pilot was able to 're-enact' his own role in Normandy, strafing German ground forces at the controls of a Spitfire.
Who was he ?
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August 19th, 2003, 08:04 PM
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Hi Martin, Pierre Laureys who also supplied a pair of Spitfires for the movie.
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August 19th, 2003, 08:09 PM
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That didn't take long ! Over to you, Steve.... 
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August 19th, 2003, 08:32 PM
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Ok, The premier of the movie 'Run Silent, Run Deep' was shown where?
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August 19th, 2003, 08:39 PM
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April 1st, 1958, on board the submarine USS Perch
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August 19th, 2003, 10:03 PM
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Over to you CVM
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August 19th, 2003, 10:53 PM
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Heres a nice easy one:
In the Movie, The Great Escape, who Jumps over the barbed wire border fence on the Swiss Border. (Actor Name, not Character)
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August 19th, 2003, 11:33 PM
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Steve McQueen
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Nope
Steve, despite popular conjecture, did NOT make the jump.
but a good friend of his did......
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August 20th, 2003, 06:10 PM
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I can't remember the name of his friend but--I have also heard of a freind of his doing the motorcycle jump. Tho I know he isn't Bruce Lee--i'll say it anyway--Bruce Lee.
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August 20th, 2003, 07:48 PM
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Actually Steve's stand-in was his motor-cycling buddy, Bud Ekins
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August 20th, 2003, 09:07 PM
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Ah HA--how could I have missed a man with such a standout name? Actually--I had thought it had been another actor but--I had forgotten that in the Making of The Greatest Escape--that they did mention this fellow. I still would not have known remembered his name. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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August 20th, 2003, 09:49 PM
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Tallyho Mr Bull, over to you.
Bud Ekins can also be seen in Bullit , he's the motorcyclist that slides out during the car chase scene.
CvM
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The classic 'old airfield' scene of all time is, of course, at the beginning of 'Twelve O'Clock High' as Dean Jagger revisits the old 'field, and the wind blowing the corn becomes the wash of Wright Cyclone engines.....
At what location was that famous scene shot ?
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August 21st, 2003, 06:35 PM
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Just a wild guess but--Devonshire Airfield?
Or how about Sheffield Airfield? [img]smile.gif[/img]
As you can tell--I don't remember the exact name--or any name remotely close to the one your looking for.
Darn--its only been a few months since I last saw this movie.
[ 21. August 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: C.Evans ]
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August 21st, 2003, 07:01 PM
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Errrr - not even remotely close, Carl ! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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August 21st, 2003, 07:33 PM
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If nobody guesses it by the time I get back here--im going to cheat tonight and watch the movie for the answer. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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August 21st, 2003, 08:52 PM
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Too late carl, i got the dvd right here:
Archbury!!
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