IYE end of week theatre

 

Last episode at HQ for awhile but of course, there are plenty more if you care to run down the list at the end of the link:

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Some notes from lil ole me:

As you know, we run mainly Brit and US news and features here, with some France, Europe in general, then further afield. I always felt the casting and the attitude of Lew Grade a bit puzzling at times.

In short, though Tony Curtis was a major actor … well, for a start, he was no Clint Eastwood or John Wayne beside Roger Moore, plus the scriptwriters often had him playing second fiddle … did they think the series would cut it in America?

It was a bit iffy at best, plus the overt sexism, even for that year, for example in this episode where Moore’s approach to romance was to put his hand on her knee … well, let’s just say it’s not my idea of courtship.

Grade? His heart was clearly not in it, though the locales were costing him a mint.

Plots? A bit hammy but not too bad … Greensleeves was one of the better regarded.

Overall? Good, esp. for a rainy/snowy day, plus the femme fatale in each case was a major plus … generally.

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