Thanks for the interesting clips and first six minutes of the film. I just watched the whole movie on UA-cam and enjoyed it, (despite a few continuity problems). It was one of the few “Christmas movies,”. (and a film-noir one) that I hade never seen. Lead actress Evelyn Keyes caught my eye, she was married to band leader Artie Shaw at the same time as a friend’s husband was doing his musical arrangements - so actually only a couple of degrees of separation from her, which is pretty cool.
I like the chase scene in"Bullitt" better. These outtakes are wonderful. I really enjoy seeing what the cities and people look like in them. I'm old myself; I've certainly had many "outtakes" during my life.
I noticed that, unless the film had been sped up, the passing train seemed to traveling a lot faster than the 10 mph now required through the interlocking zone between the station and the first crossing passed after the sharp turn. At that point the speed zone increases to 25 mph. I also noticed that at the toll booth scene, during the conversation with the booth agent the windshield is intact, yet just before and after it was cracked.
Thanks for putting this together along with the detailed commentary. I just viewed Mr. Soft Touch on TCM last weekend. An excellent film. Possibly you could do the same for another Glenn Ford movie entitled Human Desire if outtakes become available. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Omg, I had completely forgotten what it meant to be a garbage man in that era. What a miserable job it was! I’ve got stabbing back pain just from watching those guys…
I also noticed that the amount of trash left to be picked up was much less. Rationing really made people to use and reuse things as much as they could.
Thanks. TCM has shown the movie three times in the past week.
Thanks for the interesting clips and first six minutes of the film. I just watched the whole movie on UA-cam and enjoyed it, (despite a few continuity problems). It was one of the few “Christmas movies,”. (and a film-noir one) that I hade never seen. Lead actress Evelyn Keyes caught my eye, she was married to band leader Artie Shaw at the same time as a friend’s husband was doing his musical arrangements - so actually only a couple of degrees of separation from her, which is pretty cool.
I like the chase scene in"Bullitt" better. These outtakes are wonderful. I really enjoy seeing what the cities and people look like in them. I'm old myself; I've certainly had many "outtakes" during my life.
I noticed that, unless the film had been sped up, the passing train seemed to traveling a lot faster than the 10 mph now required through the interlocking zone between the station and the first crossing passed after the sharp turn. At that point the speed zone increases to 25 mph. I also noticed that at the toll booth scene, during the conversation with the booth agent the windshield is intact, yet just before and after it was cracked.
I noticed the windshield discontinuity too. But I don't think the train scenes were sped up.
Ooo! Terrific intro. Now I’ve got to see how this one turns out!
Thanks for putting this together along with the detailed commentary. I just viewed Mr. Soft Touch on TCM last weekend. An excellent film. Possibly you could do the same for another Glenn Ford movie entitled Human Desire if outtakes become available. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Thank you. And to you as well.
Interesting to see how San Francisco looked the year I was born, albeit not there but in Detroit, another city that has vastly changed since then.
Omg, I had completely forgotten what it meant to be a garbage man in that era. What a miserable job it was! I’ve got stabbing back pain just from watching those guys…
I also noticed that the amount of trash left to be picked up was much less. Rationing really made people to use and reuse things as much as they could.
Even the garbage dump trucks in my old hometown of NYC were better built than that in San Francisco when I was a little boy. 😊