@@ryanhodges7101 In early 50s my dad was staying at a hotel Mitchum’s mother in law owned. One day in the lobby Mitchum introduced himself “Hi, you must be Tom, I’m Bob, the son in law”. After a drink or 2 my dad said “Bob, you look kind of familiar “. Dad said was as nice a guy as you could meet.
@@ryanhodges7101 Thanks, Ryan! Yes,, my dad was a WW 2 vet, and Irishman, so I bet was a cool conversation. I love that Mitchum quote, while he was living in Palm Springs, after he was released from jail for a marijuana rap, when asked about prison life “Was kind of like Pail Springs, but with a better class of people.” :)
Dear Susie- zoiks, I never saw your comment until today... that's a great story. How could you not love Mitch calling you "Doll"? When I met him that day, I said, "It's an honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh I bet you say that to all the girls..." Best wishes, Luke
Thank you so much for posting these interview with the Hollywood Greats. These interviews are very inciteful. RobertMitchum was such a genuine down to earth man. The stars from his era seem far mor genuine han those today. Perhaps that is why they remained on top for decades. Such a fantastic actor. He was fantastic in the late 80's in the epic series War and Remembrance. Still top of his game all those decades on. A true star and a Gentleman. Thank you for sharing these interview with him
Robert Mitchum also had a huge country hit record in 1958 off of Thunder Road. I remember it being on the country music radio station which my mother liked about every hour when it was Number ONE! And Mitchum sings very well on it. I just listened to it here on UA-cam to refresh my memory. Type "Thunder Road Robert Mitchum" to here him sing.
Leaning....leaning...leaning on the ever lasting arm........ "Night of the Hunter" 1955. One of the best creepy scenes ever shot. Still gives me the jeebies.
I concur with PoppaBlue59, I watched Night Of The Hunter when I was younger, I purchased it on dvd when I became an adult. Still love it, as I have Robert Mitchem. Absolutely was a great man and actor.
This brings back fond memories from my childhood. My Dad worked part time as a Bartender in Maryland during the early 60"s and would bring Robert Mitchum to our home on several occasions. He lived at that time on Belmont Farm in Maryland. He was a Super nice person. Also, my daughter's Godmother's Aunt, Dorothy Spence married Robert Mitchum.
Thanks a lot for posting this interview! Mitch was my hero, even as a little boy, He introduced me to Marilyn Monroe in "River Of No Return" which I saw at the age of 10 in 1957. Mitch died on June 30, 1997, almost 80 years old after a life full of adventures and many really good films. He'll live for ever!
My mum's & my elderly friend, who has now passed. Met Robert Michim, with her daughter on his boat back in the 60's. God bless June, we had some wonderful laughs when I was younger. You were the Blonde Bomb in your day! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
R . I . P. Bobby . You were one of the best . There never will be anyone that could even come close to you . I have seen every movie you made and you were one of a kind .
LOVE Mitchum, carried such a presence on screen. Blew my mind in Cape Fear couldn't take my eyes off him, not many people could hold their own never mind dominate a scene with Gregory Peck like he did in Cape Fear.
Indeed @Joe Spitler, really Mitchum was not intimidated by Peck at all. A super secure man! Mitchum was absolutely terrifying in that movie - he dominated every scene.
Here after watching Eldorado. The elegance in his figure character is always the most radiant over any other actor. At least for me. He just stands out as such a positively bright and wise individual. Hope he's resting in peace.
Brace67 We only uploaded his boom mike channel... we shot this interview for our Lifetime Intimate Portrait biography of his and our dear friend Janet Leigh... here's a link to it: ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
I became a fan of Robert Mitchum around 1993 when the BBC screened some of his films late at night 'Mitchum at Midnight' they called the series. I watched all his films on television after that. He is my favourite cinema actor of all time.
Hello- Thanks for watching and your kind comment- as always! When we first arrived to shoot his interview, I walked up to him and offered my hand to shake, and said, "It's an honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls." AHAHAHA! The audio quality improves around halfway into Part 3 or so after the gardeners stop working- Mitch refused to ask them to hold up until we were done... "That's their job, dear." he talks about Marilyn and working with her husband Jim Dougherty at Lockheed during the war, and wanting to punch Otto Preminger in the face when they were making "River of No Return"... :)
Thanks for watching! The audio improves after the gardeners stop working- Mitch refused to ask them to stop! :) Also, we're sorry for the low audio level... we were worried about digital overmodulation (the awful "crunch")... and we only uploaded Mitch's Sennheiser ME-80 boom mike, and not Carole's mike. We'll try to re-upload the interview soon, with the levels boosted a bit... it's a bit of a crap shoot with UA-cam- the levels in the Avid are bang on, but it seems that you have to boost them up 3dB over nominal! Warmest Regards, Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
My dad, who passed years ago, was a lifelong firefighter in Everett, Massachusetts. When they were filming the 1973 film "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", his fire department, among other local area fire departments, and others, were recruited to be extras at the Boston Garden, where some scenes for the movie were filmed. At the end of the day's shooting, "Bob" invited the extras to join him at a local bar. My dad said that Bob was a what we used to call a "man's man." As tough and rugged as he would often appear on screen, he was also generous and appreciative of the job the extras provided and treated them exactly like equals, even buying them drinks. I watched the movie, looking for those scenes filmed at the Garden with hope of recognizing my dad in the background, but they are short cuts, too fleeting, and too far back to recognize anyone. But I think it was cool that my dad went out drinking with Robert Mitchum.
And thanks for watching! Sorry it's so raw- and that we only uploaded the boom mic on Mitch... he really didn't want to be interviewed- only consented as a favor to Janet for her Intimate Portrait... :)
Great, great actor. One of the real 'he-man' actors of a day looooong gone. Imagine going out for a night of drinking with him, Lawrence Tierney, Oliver Reed, and Lee Marvin? You'd come home with a billion dollars worth of stories..and probably a couple of black eyes. Loved these guys.
+soapbxprod Thanks man..I loved Mitchum. 'Night of the Hunter' scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. Mitchum was a monster in that. I read Oliver Reed's autobiography years ago. In it, he relates a great Mitchum story. Oliver had gone drinking with Mitchum during a film shoot (can't recall the film), and was lambasted the next morning by the director. The director was basically berating Reed (who was a younger actor then with no 'pull') for apparently making it too easy for RM to go out and get smashed..which he frequently did. Unbeknownst to the director, RM had walked up behind him and had heard everything, and took great offense to this. He proceeded to confront the director, who wanted NO PART of dealing with RM, and told him off. The director sheepishly took RM's scolding and backed down, and didn't bother either of them after that. I also heard/read that Mitchum was one of those actors who could always nail his scene. He could be hungover as hell and still 1/2 sloshed and he'd still nail it. The guy was a pro, and an iconic actor. One of the best of all time for sure.
+Scott Q AHAHA! Fantastic! Oliver Reed dropped dead in Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn... I lived very close to it and saw many great bands there in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including "Les Sans Culottes", the NYC French parody band... speaking of Mitch- when we arrived at his house to shoot the interview, I walked up to him and said, "It's a great honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls." And cracked that trademark smirk! AHAHA! What a GUY!
@@soapbxprod I guess he liked using that line. I remember him saying it to Derek Malcolm at the end of the Guardian lecture. This was after he come out of The Betty Ford Clinic or whatever it was and lost some weight.
Dear soapbxprod: Thank you! I only wish the questions would be easier to hear. To really follow the interview one has to constantly change the volume (drastically) between the questions and Mitch's answers. Otherwise - as I said before - a very welcome interview with Mitch, about one year before his death. I have about 90 percent of his films in my dvd collection. Not all of them are first class, but many are.
I knew there was a logical reason......Robert Mitchum has been in my top 5 favorite actors since I was a kid....sorry, didn't mean to sound angry. Thank you so much for posting.....love the interview!!!!
Oh NO! Of course not! Thank YOU for watching! I promise that I will re-upload the interview... If you can bear with me for a few days... just so swamped with work... Warmest Regards to You and Yours- Luke Sacher
Oh, yeah! Big time! It's amazing he lived this long. He had a lot of issues that he never dealt with in his lifetime. That probably made him a great actor. All of them were messed up actors: Henry Fonda, Spencer Tracy, Monty Clift,....
Hey, my guy is 84 and looks 59. Not a teetotaler - but never ate cigs like so many of the great actors did...Mitchum, Bogart, John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray (huge boozer too) Lee Marvin....the list goes on and on. What a loss.
"We're talking about Film Noir... "Out Of The Past"...all the big productions had all the lamps so we just lit the sets with cigarettes..." Sharp as a tack. Mitchum was just untouchable, effortlessly cool-as-f*ck and nailing it right to the end. A class act.
+lindapriorirish8 A role model to me since I was a tyke- THANKS! When I arrived at his house, I walked up to him and offered my hand and said, "It's an honor to meet you, sir." He replied: "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls..." and smiled that Cheshire Cat smile of his...
newdomtanner Thanks for tuning in and leaving a comment- the audio improves at the end of the second or start of the third part, after the gardeners stop working- he wouldn't tell them to stop- "That's their job, dear", he says on camera. Cool guy to the end- he was still smoking Pall Mall unfiltered reds when we shot this- he was obviously very sick by then.
Thank YOU! I LOVE all your videos! Really, sometimes I don't have words how kind you are to share all these treasures with us!! Germans, hm, Marlene Dietrich, Diane Kruger. Some are half German like Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio. All the good looking ones, you know. lol. ;-) Oh, not to forget Roland Emmerich and Hans Zimmer.
+john Magill Thanks for watching- how about Ryan's Daughter? Also, Heaven knows, Mr Allison, and The Sundowners with his favorite leading lady, Deborah Kerr... :)
Hi soapbxprod: Thank you for explaining this to me. I understand. The interview (or Mitchum's answers alone) are still a valuable addition for any Mitcum fan. I'm less interested in the Janet Leigh bio. I know she played opposite Mitchum in "Holiday Affair", but this film is really among the forgettable films of Mitchum, in my opinion. But Mrs. Leigh starred in a good number of high class films, too. I just mention "Psycho".
What a legend. Excellent actor especially when he played as Brigadier-General Norman Cota in "The Longest Day" (1960) and Commander/Captain/Admiral Victor "Pug" Henry in "The Winds of War" (1983) and "War and Remembrance" (1988). Even in old age he had his iconic voice. Shame he's no longer here 😪
I love his "crap" movies (film noir). he was one of my all time favorite actors. Love how he seemed to respect the actresses he worked with like Hepburn. he was a class act.
I'll throw in a Mitchum film that never gets a mention and it's quite good-the forerunner to Dallas, Knot's Landing, Dynasty and all the rest. It's called Home From The Hill (1960). He plays a wealthy tycoon who's trying to instill some manhood into his son, played by George Hamilton, while harboring a rather shaky local reputation and a few skeletons in the closet. See it.
I, too, wish I could hear the interviewer better but I love Robert Mitchum and love to hear anything he has to say. What an actor! Just finished watching him in "Thunder Road" on TCM earlier and it left me wanting to see more of him. I think I'll start re-watching "Winds of War" again. Then follow it up by re-watching "War and Remembrance."
Dear Melanie, Thanks, and we're sorry for the low audio levels- if you look below, you will find multiple explanations as to why... we only uploaded Mitch's mike, and not Carole's, since we were only using his direct answers in our 1996 Lifetime TV biography of my "auntie" Janet Leigh... here is a link to the complete program: ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html Best Wishes, Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Videographer of this interview
Especially for an old guy dying at the time of lung cancer AND emphysema! Notice the spasmodic, labored breathing, and his wasted appearance. Living proof of what smoking can do for you, and proof positive that intelligent and caring people can be brought down by addictions as easily as the stupid and reckless. This is sad to witness, as I liked his work and persona and would like to have hung out with a well-spoken, honest, creative, upper-crust dude like this.(This is a response to Terry Tank top's remark: "Deep voice for an old guy....")
He sure was a nice guy- just hated to be interviewed! He only consented to it because it was for Janet's biography. Thanks for watching, and great comment- we appreciate it. :)
Winters lives in an SB suburb of Monticeto....a few miles east of Santa Barbara. I hear he is quite apprachable. Could be your next interview.Now THAT would be fun! The weather is nice this time of year..............:)
+Edward Anthony Thanks for tuning in and taking time to leave a kind word- we shot this interview for our 1996 biography of our dear friend Janet Leigh- Mitch only consented to the interview for her... how's THAT for CLASS? :) Here's a link to the finished show: ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html Luke Sacher (shooter of this interview)
@eotto2001 I appreciated the interview and that you posted it. I had to work around the sound but it was nice to hear him. You put up the Roddy McDowall interview and the home movies he did at Malibu. I was floored by them. They were like regular people -- beautiful regular people -- having a day on the beach. Natalie Wood was beautiful in everyday life, too. I don't register people as icons but I know they were all very famous and talented.
+neil williams And a helluva warm guy too, when he knew that you were a straight shooter and on the level. Thanks for watching our interview, and sorry for the poor audio!
I will take a not so wild guess as to who the other four top tough guys are on your list, and probably everyone else's: BOGART; CAGNEY; E.G.ROBINSON, & GEORGE RAFT. (With "honorable mention" going to ROBERT RYAN; JACK PALANCE; LEE VAN CLEEF; & last but not least, my favorite, the unheralded LEO GORDON!)
That's a great selection of tough guys you've listed here and I'm really surprised to see the great Leo Gordon's name mentioned. He must one of the most familiar faces from dozens of movies and T..V. shows but not many people could put a name to that granite face of his. If I remember correctly he was shot in the stomach while robbing a petrol station and he spent three or four years in Alcatraz, so he was the real deal. Come to think of it, I'd add Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Victor McLaglen and William Smith to the list as well....you'll never see guys like these again.
Sorry! Long story... Mitch refused to ask the gardeners to stop working. And we only uploaded his mic channel to UA-cam- not ours. But thanks for tuning in!
Can we please get these kind of actors back, true men, nothing fancy, they drank and smoke, but never regretted it, just a way of living. Humble, tough, made out of iron. They punched you up if they were in a bad mood, but class acts.
His 1955 film "The Night of the Hunter" was a brilliant performance. Also the later one he did in the 1970's about the Japanese underworld " The Yakuza" was also a great film imo.
Mitch talks about making "River of No Return" with Marilyn and Otto Preminger later in the interview- part 4 maybe? He also talks about working at Lockheed with her and her first husband Jim Dougherty.
The night of.the hunter. What a.movie that still will keep one setting on the edge of the chair until the very end. Bringing in the shelves! Bringing the sheves!😉
What is there to write about? He was a kind, gentle man, who loved his wife and was faithful. He did smoke much too much and had emphesema for last 5 years of his life. I met his brother Jim who was trying to take singing lessons in L.A. He loved his brother. His Mom was from Norway and that is why he was "slo" eyed. Kept away from women as much as possible. Wonderful down to earth man. That is why you liked him. He did have some fist fights.
That's a super picture- think he was nominated for it? I love him with Deborah Kerr in The Sundowners... :) Thanks for watching, sorry about the lousy audio!
I love seeing Robert Mitchum. I can't say that I enjoy either the poor quality of the audio, nor the (in my opinion), poor quality of the interviewer's questions. Nonetheless, thank you for posting this.
We didn't upload Carole's mic channel, just Mitch's- Promise to re-upload as soon as I can get around to it... the audio improves in Part 3 or so, after the gardeners stop working. Mitch refused to ask them to stop... "It's their job, dear!" he said to Carole... Also- he only agreed to be interviewed as a favor to Janet Leigh. We were making her Intimate Portrait for Lifetime TV. Warmest Regards, Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
+Nancy Foster Yes, indeed- and thanks again for tuning in! We shot this interview for our 1996 Intimate Portrait of Janet, who was a dear friend. Mitch only consented to the interview because it was for her. :) Here's a link to the finished program: ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html
Thanks for uploading - really enjoying the interview with the late, great, Bob Mitchum but is it possible to add subtitles for the interviewers questions as many of us are hard of hearing and the volume, even at maximum, is inaudible. Thanks again!
I would have loved to meet him I live in Asheville n.c where a lot of thunder road was filmed in the 50s he sure left a lasting impression on the people around here a great man
Even in old age.....his awesome voice perservered......Great actor!
🥃👴🏻 Y DONT U MARRY HIM
He was an older man, but he still had the chops. Listen to his voice and watch the eyes. He was a unique individual.
For certain.
I would have liked to have had the chance to meet him. He was the epitome of cool also.
@@ryanhodges7101 In early 50s my dad was staying at a hotel Mitchum’s mother in law owned. One day in the lobby Mitchum introduced himself “Hi, you must be Tom, I’m Bob, the son in law”. After a drink or 2 my dad said “Bob, you look kind of familiar “. Dad said was as nice a guy as you could meet.
Tom, that’s awesome. Bob really seemed like a regular guy. I bet him and your dad had a cool conversation. Take care man.
@@ryanhodges7101 Thanks, Ryan! Yes,, my dad was a WW 2 vet, and Irishman, so I bet was a cool conversation. I love that Mitchum quote, while he was living in Palm Springs, after he was released from jail for a marijuana rap, when asked about prison life “Was kind of like Pail Springs, but with a better class of people.” :)
@@tomarmstrong3297 Ireland was neutral.
One of the true great Actors, no thrills , no airs and graces, just straight up good guy, and very honest and sincere. Made some great films.
Oh, THAT voice! Robert Mitchum was the only man who called me "Doll" to my face AND I LIKED it!!!
Dear Susie- zoiks, I never saw your comment until today... that's a great story. How could you not love Mitch calling you "Doll"? When I met him that day, I said, "It's an honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh I bet you say that to all the girls..." Best wishes, Luke
soapbxprod
How many “Hail Marys is that worth?”
Hello Doll.
Best actor ever
Please give me his voice
What a great face, what a great voice, it's fascinating watching him listening to the fairly long and round about questions.
Thanks for tuning in and commenting- he was always a hard person to interview- he only consented as a favor to Janet...
🥃👴🏻 HE LOOK LIKE A CARTOON
Thank you so much for posting these interview with the Hollywood Greats. These interviews are very inciteful. RobertMitchum was such a genuine down to earth man. The stars from his era seem far mor genuine han those today. Perhaps that is why they remained on top for decades. Such a fantastic actor. He was fantastic in the late 80's in the epic series War and Remembrance. Still top of his game all those decades on. A true star and a Gentleman. Thank you for sharing these interview with him
I have a lot to discover still about the man, these interviews are more inciteful than anything I have ever seen. Thank you.
Robert Mitchum also had a huge country hit record in 1958 off of Thunder Road. I remember it being on the country music radio station which my mother liked about every hour when it was Number ONE! And Mitchum sings very well on it. I just listened to it here on UA-cam to refresh my memory. Type "Thunder Road Robert Mitchum" to here him sing.
Calypso is like so ! Is one of great albums of the 50s 😊
Leaning....leaning...leaning on the ever lasting arm........
"Night of the Hunter" 1955. One of the best creepy scenes ever shot. Still gives me the jeebies.
I concur with PoppaBlue59, I watched Night Of The Hunter when I was younger, I purchased it on dvd when I became an adult. Still love it, as I have Robert Mitchem. Absolutely was a great man and actor.
I have enjoyed seeing him in films. So many. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you TOO for tuning in and watching- and for your kind comment... :)
Luke Sacher
Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
A great old time actor. He definitely has a voice of his own.
One of my fav actors of Old Hollywood! After Brando...he's my fav 💯
Robert Mitchum and Lee Marvin. Best voices of their generation of actors, bar none.
🥃👴🏻 PINKY LEE WAS WAAAAAAAAY BETTER
0:24 That voice broke the sound barrier...sent shivers down my spine. Nobody had a voice like Mitchum, even in old age it was still like velvet!
Night Of The Hunter, my absolute favorite Mitchum film. The entire cast was superb, but Mitchum was just phenomenal.
Track of the cat was a great one
This brings back fond memories from my childhood. My Dad worked part time as a Bartender in Maryland during the early 60"s and would bring Robert Mitchum to our home on several occasions. He lived at that time on Belmont Farm in Maryland. He was a Super nice person. Also, my daughter's Godmother's Aunt, Dorothy Spence married Robert Mitchum.
Thanks a lot for posting this interview! Mitch was my hero, even as a little boy, He introduced me to Marilyn Monroe in "River Of No Return" which I saw at the age of 10 in 1957. Mitch died on June 30, 1997, almost 80 years old after a life full of adventures and many really good films. He'll live for ever!
My mum's & my elderly friend, who has now passed. Met Robert Michim, with her daughter on his boat back in the 60's. God bless June, we had some wonderful laughs when I was younger.
You were the Blonde Bomb in your day! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ryan's Daughter was one of his best movies. I still watch it and never tire of it
Absolutely!
Even when he's old, Mitchum is ice cool.
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🥃👴🏻 HIS BACK SIDE IS NUMB
R . I . P. Bobby . You were one of the best . There never will be anyone that could even come close to you . I have seen every movie you made and you were one of a kind .
+thetimahawk1 A truly natural actor, ... like Spencer Tracy and a very few others.
Just watched Out Of The Past !! One of my faves !! Those love scenes with him and Jane Greer , man she was hot and he was lucky !!
thetimahawk1 n;))
thetimahawk1 he seems more like a Rob than a Bob
LOVE Mitchum, carried such a presence on screen. Blew my mind in Cape Fear couldn't take my eyes off him, not many people could hold their own never mind dominate a scene with Gregory Peck like he did in Cape Fear.
Indeed @Joe Spitler, really Mitchum was not intimidated by Peck at all. A super secure man! Mitchum was absolutely terrifying in that movie - he dominated every scene.
Excellent actor. His voice never changed. God Bless
You're right - her voice melts like butter in your ears - very pure sound.
Here after watching Eldorado. The elegance in his figure character is always the most radiant over any other actor. At least for me. He just stands out as such a positively bright and wise individual. Hope he's resting in peace.
El Dorado. One of my favourite Mitchum movies along with The Big Steal, Night of The Hunter, Villa Rides, and Farewell my Lovely,
A Real personality and a true Star . A man that made acting seem easy he was just that good. He never let ego out pace his talent.
Thank you for posting it.
Robert says "all the other studios had the lamps ... we just lit the scenes with cigarettes " ( film Noir)...priceless comments. as always.
LEGENDARY BAD ASS, This Man. Don't make 'em, like this anymore. god speed Mr. Mitchum.
So unfortunate that at this his final interview, the questions being asked him cannot be heard. He is definitely one of my very favorite.
Brace67 We only uploaded his boom mike channel... we shot this interview for our Lifetime Intimate Portrait biography of his and our dear friend Janet Leigh... here's a link to it:
ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html
Luke Sacher
Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
@@soapbxprod
🥃👴🏻WHA DA YA SUM KIND OF NUT?
Amazing how booming his voice was even in the last throes of lung cancer.
He could talk until the end. My father could not. He also had lung cancer. In the end he could not even swallow.
I became a fan of Robert Mitchum around 1993 when the BBC screened some of his films late at night 'Mitchum at Midnight' they called the series. I watched all his films on television after that. He is my favourite cinema actor of all time.
Robert Mitchum was so laid back as if he was always wearing his slippers.
Hello- Thanks for watching and your kind comment- as always!
When we first arrived to shoot his interview, I walked up to him and offered my hand to shake, and said, "It's an honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls." AHAHAHA!
The audio quality improves around halfway into Part 3 or so after the gardeners stop working- Mitch refused to ask them to hold up until we were done... "That's their job, dear." he talks about Marilyn and working with her husband Jim Dougherty at Lockheed during the war, and wanting to punch Otto Preminger in the face when they were making "River of No Return"... :)
Wow - what a gem. Loved him in Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear. Excelled at playing driven characters.
De Niro used both those roles as inspiration when he did his own version of Max Cady
thank you for the technical information, I'm afraid its over my head but I appreciate your reply !!
What a great actor he was. I wish we had as good of actors today.
+Bruce Clements Thanks for watching! Well there are a few good ones today I think... Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber?
Allen Green. Are you kidding?
Allen Green. Are you kidding?
Allen Green.Grow up kid! Get a life if you can.
You act like one!
Man that guy's got some serious pipes. He could blow out my speakers if if he said "boom".
Thanks for watching! The audio improves after the gardeners stop working- Mitch refused to ask them to stop! :) Also, we're sorry for the low audio level... we were worried about digital overmodulation (the awful "crunch")... and we only uploaded Mitch's Sennheiser ME-80 boom mike, and not Carole's mike. We'll try to re-upload the interview soon, with the levels boosted a bit... it's a bit of a crap shoot with UA-cam- the levels in the Avid are bang on, but it seems that you have to boost them up 3dB over nominal!
Warmest Regards,
Luke Sacher
Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
Yes, That Voice ! Love the narration, He did for " Tombstone".... Most especially the epilog. " ... Tom Mix wept." Indeed !
Yeah, great deep voice, barrel chest, world weary look..
Magnificent actor! RIP Mr Mitchum! Bravo! 🙏🙏
My dad, who passed years ago, was a lifelong firefighter in Everett, Massachusetts. When they were filming the 1973 film "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", his fire department, among other local area fire departments, and others, were recruited to be extras at the Boston Garden, where some scenes for the movie were filmed. At the end of the day's shooting, "Bob" invited the extras to join him at a local bar. My dad said that Bob was a what we used to call a "man's man." As tough and rugged as he would often appear on screen, he was also generous and appreciative of the job the extras provided and treated them exactly like equals, even buying them drinks. I watched the movie, looking for those scenes filmed at the Garden with hope of recognizing my dad in the background, but they are short cuts, too fleeting, and too far back to recognize anyone. But I think it was cool that my dad went out drinking with Robert Mitchum.
And thanks for watching! Sorry it's so raw- and that we only uploaded the boom mic on Mitch... he really didn't want to be interviewed- only consented as a favor to Janet for her Intimate Portrait... :)
It was painfully obvious that he didn't want to be interviewed.
His voice tells it all. Real testosterone, alpha, strongman.
Great, great actor. One of the real 'he-man' actors of a day looooong gone. Imagine going out for a night of drinking with him, Lawrence Tierney, Oliver Reed, and Lee Marvin? You'd come home with a billion dollars worth of stories..and probably a couple of black eyes. Loved these guys.
+Scott Q Thanks very much for tuning in and taking time to write such a kind comment! We really appreciate it.
Luke Sacher (shooter of this interview)
+soapbxprod Thanks man..I loved Mitchum. 'Night of the Hunter' scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. Mitchum was a monster in that.
I read Oliver Reed's autobiography years ago. In it, he relates a great Mitchum story. Oliver had gone drinking with Mitchum during a film shoot (can't recall the film), and was lambasted the next morning by the director. The director was basically berating Reed (who was a younger actor then with no 'pull') for apparently making it too easy for RM to go out and get smashed..which he frequently did. Unbeknownst to the director, RM had walked up behind him and had heard everything, and took great offense to this. He proceeded to confront the director, who wanted NO PART of dealing with RM, and told him off. The director sheepishly took RM's scolding and backed down, and didn't bother either of them after that.
I also heard/read that Mitchum was one of those actors who could always nail his scene. He could be hungover as hell and still 1/2 sloshed and he'd still nail it. The guy was a pro, and an iconic actor. One of the best of all time for sure.
+Scott Q AHAHA! Fantastic! Oliver Reed dropped dead in Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn... I lived very close to it and saw many great bands there in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including "Les Sans Culottes", the NYC French parody band... speaking of Mitch- when we arrived at his house to shoot the interview, I walked up to him and said, "It's a great honor to meet you." He replied, "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls." And cracked that trademark smirk! AHAHA! What a GUY!
@@sjames304 That would have been The Big Sleep in 1977.
@@soapbxprod I guess he liked using that line. I remember him saying it to Derek Malcolm at the end of the Guardian lecture. This was after he come out of The Betty Ford Clinic or whatever it was and lost some weight.
Dear soapbxprod: Thank you! I only wish the questions would be easier to hear. To really follow the interview one has to constantly change the volume (drastically) between the questions and Mitch's answers. Otherwise - as I said before - a very welcome interview with Mitch, about one year before his death. I have about 90 percent of his films in my dvd collection. Not all of them are first class, but many are.
I knew there was a logical reason......Robert Mitchum has been in my top 5 favorite actors since I was a kid....sorry, didn't mean to sound angry. Thank you so much for posting.....love the interview!!!!
Oh NO! Of course not! Thank YOU for watching! I promise that I will re-upload the interview... If you can bear with me for a few days... just so swamped with work...
Warmest Regards to You and Yours-
Luke Sacher
Geez! He was such a great actor. This is like a year before he died and he seems so worn out. He's 78 of course.
Oh, yeah! Big time! It's amazing he lived this long. He had a lot of issues that he never dealt with in his lifetime. That probably made him a great actor. All of them were messed up actors: Henry Fonda, Spencer Tracy, Monty Clift,....
Hey, my guy is 84 and looks 59. Not a teetotaler - but never ate cigs like so many of the great actors did...Mitchum, Bogart, John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray (huge boozer too) Lee Marvin....the list goes on and on. What a loss.
nothing can describe men like the wonderful Mitchum we will never see their likes again
"We're talking about Film Noir... "Out Of The Past"...all the big productions had all the lamps so we just lit the sets with cigarettes..." Sharp as a tack. Mitchum was just untouchable, effortlessly cool-as-f*ck and nailing it right to the end. A class act.
Sounds exactly the type of witty comeback that I have heard him say in other interviews. He always seemed like a big star without the big ego too.
Love Robert Mitchum. always mans MAN
+lindapriorirish8 A role model to me since I was a tyke- THANKS!
When I arrived at his house, I walked up to him and offered my hand and said, "It's an honor to meet you, sir." He replied: "Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls..." and smiled that Cheshire Cat smile of his...
***** Thanks for sharing.. I will be laughing about your story, for awhile.. I intend to Share it with My family... Thanks again...
all i can say is your very lucky to have met him, wish i could
Still smart as a whip right here. Bless him.
newdomtanner Thanks for tuning in and leaving a comment- the audio improves at the end of the second or start of the third part, after the gardeners stop working- he wouldn't tell them to stop- "That's their job, dear", he
says on camera. Cool guy to the end- he was still smoking Pall Mall
unfiltered reds when we shot this- he was obviously very sick by then.
Thank YOU! I LOVE all your videos! Really, sometimes I don't have words how kind you are to share all these treasures with us!! Germans, hm, Marlene Dietrich, Diane Kruger. Some are half German like Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio. All the good looking ones, you know. lol. ;-) Oh, not to forget Roland Emmerich and Hans Zimmer.
Such a great actor . Tough and cool and loved his movies
Loved him in El Dorado with John Wayne and James Caan
+john Magill Thanks for watching- how about Ryan's Daughter? Also, Heaven knows, Mr Allison, and The Sundowners with his favorite leading lady, Deborah Kerr... :)
Mitchum and Wayne together in a movie, that's too much man for one screen to handle.
Hi soapbxprod: Thank you for explaining this to me. I understand. The interview (or Mitchum's answers alone) are still a valuable addition for any Mitcum fan. I'm less interested in the Janet Leigh bio. I know she played opposite Mitchum in "Holiday Affair", but this film is really among the forgettable films of Mitchum, in my opinion. But Mrs. Leigh starred in a good number of high class films, too. I just mention "Psycho".
What a legend. Excellent actor especially when he played as Brigadier-General Norman Cota in "The Longest Day" (1960) and Commander/Captain/Admiral Victor "Pug" Henry in "The Winds of War" (1983) and "War and Remembrance" (1988). Even in old age he had his iconic voice. Shame he's no longer here 😪
He was far too old for those roles.
there will never be another robert mitchum
Thank you
Oh you are most welcome- and thank you for tuning in!
Luke Sacher (shooter of this interview)
I love his "crap" movies (film noir). he was one of my all time favorite actors. Love how he seemed to respect the actresses he worked with like Hepburn. he was a class act.
I'll throw in a Mitchum film that never gets a mention and it's quite good-the forerunner to Dallas, Knot's Landing, Dynasty and all the rest. It's called Home From The Hill (1960). He plays a wealthy tycoon who's trying to instill some manhood into his son, played by George Hamilton, while harboring a rather shaky local reputation and a few skeletons in the closet. See it.
@@julianmarsh1378 Mitch was on a role at that time. Look up everything from Night Of The Hunter on. Incredible streak of great films.
“Home from the Hill” is my favorite Mitchum movie, thanks for mentioning. Mitchum is terrific, and rest of cast is also solid-even George Hamilton!
I love Robert Mitchim he had just that voice no matter which film he was in a great actor 🌹🌹🌹
I, too, wish I could hear the interviewer better but I love Robert Mitchum and love to hear anything he has to say. What an actor! Just finished watching him in "Thunder Road" on TCM earlier and it left me wanting to see more of him. I think I'll start re-watching "Winds of War" again. Then follow it up by re-watching "War and Remembrance."
Dear Melanie,
Thanks, and we're sorry for the low audio levels- if you look below, you will find multiple explanations as to why... we only uploaded Mitch's mike, and not Carole's, since we were only using his direct answers in our 1996 Lifetime TV biography of my "auntie" Janet Leigh... here is a link to the complete program:
ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html
Best Wishes,
Luke Sacher
Praeses & Soapbox Productions
Videographer of this interview
Deep voice for an old guy. Thanks.
+Terry Tanktop And thank YOU for tuning in!
+Terry Tanktop And thank YOU for tuning in, boss. Much appreciated.
Especially for an old
guy dying at the time
of lung cancer AND
emphysema! Notice
the spasmodic, labored
breathing, and his
wasted appearance.
Living proof of what
smoking can do for
you, and proof positive that intelligent and caring
people can be brought down by addictions as easily
as the stupid and reckless. This is sad
to witness, as I liked
his work and persona and would
like to have hung out
with a well-spoken, honest, creative, upper-crust
dude like this.(This
is a response to
Terry Tank top's remark: "Deep voice
for an old guy....")
Terry Tanktop has
NTerry Tanktop ....what do only young guys have deep voices? Hardly. Young guys sound like girls. Robert is known for his baritone voice.
He sure was a nice guy- just hated to be interviewed! He only consented to it because it was for Janet's biography. Thanks for watching, and great comment- we appreciate it. :)
yes, you can see WHY he hated it too
Winters lives in an SB suburb of Monticeto....a few miles east of Santa Barbara. I hear he is quite apprachable. Could be your next interview.Now THAT would be fun! The weather is nice this time of year..............:)
Great actor with many years of great movies.
+Edward Anthony Thanks for tuning in and taking time to leave a kind word- we shot this interview for our 1996 biography of our dear friend Janet Leigh- Mitch only consented to the interview for her... how's THAT for CLASS? :) Here's a link to the finished show:
ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html
Luke Sacher (shooter of this interview)
Yeah, he was definitely a great one.
+Edward Anthony Farewell, My Lovely... as great as Chinatown... :)
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So talented, old hollywood, in true form. an icon.....
Thunder Road is one of my favorite movies. Great man and actor.
@eotto2001 I appreciated the interview and that you posted it. I had to work around the sound but it was nice to hear him. You put up the Roddy McDowall interview and the home movies he did at Malibu. I was floored by them. They were like regular people -- beautiful regular people -- having a day on the beach. Natalie Wood was beautiful in everyday life, too. I don't register people as icons but I know they were all very famous and talented.
my dad said Mitcham was a tough guy.hard as nails. top actor
+neil williams Thanks for tuning in- did your dad work in the movie biz during the Studio Era? If so, Wowow! :)
+neil williams And a helluva warm guy too, when he knew that you were a straight shooter and on the level. Thanks for watching our interview, and sorry for the poor audio!
Going up there this weekend! I will shout a big HELLO for ya!
One of the top five movie tough guys ever.
+Tim mcCaffrey Thanks a lot for tuning in.
Luke Sacher (shooter of this interview)
I will take a not so
wild guess as to who
the other four top
tough guys are on
your list, and probably everyone
else's: BOGART; CAGNEY; E.G.ROBINSON, & GEORGE RAFT. (With
"honorable mention"
going to ROBERT RYAN; JACK PALANCE; LEE VAN
CLEEF; & last but not
least, my favorite, the
unheralded LEO GORDON!)
That's a great selection of tough guys you've listed here and I'm really surprised to see the great Leo Gordon's name mentioned. He must one of the most familiar faces from dozens of movies and T..V. shows but not many people could put a name to that granite face of his. If I remember correctly he was shot in the stomach while robbing a petrol station and he spent three or four years in Alcatraz, so he was the real deal. Come to think of it, I'd add Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Victor McLaglen and William Smith to the list as well....you'll never see guys like these again.
You wouldn’t pick a fight with Bob Mitchum, he started out as a bouncer in a rough pub and won lots of dosh as a prizefighter !
Sorry! Long story... Mitch refused to ask the gardeners to stop working. And we only uploaded his mic channel to UA-cam- not ours. But thanks for tuning in!
Whadda awesome voice!! He could've been a radio commentator or voice-overs for animated characters and such. I miss his fine acting. He has no equal!
Can we please get these kind of actors back, true men, nothing fancy, they drank and smoke, but never regretted it, just a way of living. Humble, tough, made out of iron. They punched you up if they were in a bad mood, but class acts.
The sound in this video is crazy! Great voice.
His 1955 film "The Night of the Hunter" was a brilliant performance. Also the later one he did in the 1970's about the Japanese underworld " The Yakuza" was also a great film imo.
Also Dick Richards' "Farewell, My Lovely"... Raymond Chandler story... :) Farewell, My Lovely (1975) Sub Spa
Cheers for the info.
Mitch talks about making "River of No Return" with Marilyn and Otto Preminger later in the interview- part 4 maybe? He also talks about working at Lockheed with her and her first husband Jim Dougherty.
My pleasure. It's a super flick.
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Yes......In a city called Montecito. Just east of Santa Barbara. Very nice weather this time of year......:)
What a great GREAT actor. Just got through watching "The Enemy Below". The only enemy is us all having to grow old. Wish he was still with us.
good movie
The night of.the hunter. What a.movie that still will keep one setting on the edge of the chair until the very end. Bringing in the shelves! Bringing the sheves!😉
What is there to write about? He was a kind, gentle man, who loved his wife and was faithful. He did smoke much too much and had emphesema for last 5 years of his life. I met his brother Jim who was trying to take singing lessons in L.A. He loved his brother. His Mom was from Norway and that is why he was "slo" eyed. Kept away from women as much as possible. Wonderful down to earth man. That is why you liked him. He did have some fist fights.
Thunder road was made by him. great car chases.
That's a super picture- think he was nominated for it? I love him with Deborah Kerr in The Sundowners... :) Thanks for watching, sorry about the lousy audio!
He made a movie here in Australia and he was a gun shearer of sheep in the movie was really good movie.
I love seeing Robert Mitchum. I can't say that I enjoy either the poor quality of the audio, nor the (in my opinion), poor quality of the interviewer's questions. Nonetheless, thank you for posting this.
We didn't upload Carole's mic channel, just Mitch's- Promise to re-upload as soon as I can get around to it... the audio improves in Part 3 or so, after the gardeners stop working. Mitch refused to ask them to stop... "It's their job, dear!" he said to Carole... Also- he only agreed to be interviewed as a favor to Janet Leigh. We were making her Intimate Portrait for Lifetime TV. Warmest Regards, Luke Sacher Praeses & Soapbox Productions Inc.
Will always love Robert mitchum thunder Rose unbelievable
l still enjoy his movies,and l miss him
Great actor, great guy.
He must be talking about Holiday Affair in the beginning of this clip ..He was in that with Janet Leigh..love these old interviews
+Nancy Foster Yes, indeed- and thanks again for tuning in! We shot this interview for our 1996 Intimate Portrait of Janet, who was a dear friend. Mitch only consented to the interview because it was for her. :)
Here's a link to the finished program:
ua-cam.com/video/EDXmgg_XhBI/v-deo.html
Nancy Foster k
Loved, Holiday Affair!
and again what a voice
Great interview of Carole, Mitch!
Awesome voice. What is really cool is, he was in the original Cape Fear and the remake 29 years later.
Thanks, I will check it out.
Thanks for uploading - really enjoying the interview with the late, great, Bob Mitchum but is it possible to add subtitles for the interviewers questions as many of us are hard of hearing and the volume, even at maximum, is inaudible. Thanks again!
Robert Mitchum..." I know there's a question in there somewhere..."
The voice. Omg, I'm jealous!
I would have loved to meet him I live in Asheville n.c where a lot of thunder road was filmed in the 50s he sure left a lasting impression on the people around here a great man
crazy wathcing his film el dorado from the 60s and seeing him here
Loved Robert. He was a Great actor.
Thanks.
My first film with Robert Mitchum was The Big Sleep 1978/79 in Miami Beach Florida at Lincoln Road & Collins Avenue.
How about that line where he says ...
"I never watch my own movies. They don't pay ya to watch' them".