Wladimir Klitschko vs. Rocky Marciano

[Synthetic Decay]

Wasn't Rob Mitchum a prize fighter in his younger years.

[edward morbius]

Originally Posted by Seamus

Raoul Walsh directed. Revenge. Murder. Justice. Not afraid to address any of those issues. Highly rated.

I was terrifically impressed by the visual values of the widescreen version I watched last night.

The plot was pretty tepid in my judgement--Duke searching for the guys who murdered his friend. Cliched plot 1-A.

And the romantic subplot just sort of dragged. The girl being so mad at him because he mistook her for his sister and accidentally gave her a pecking kiss seemed a bit overdone. She hated him almost across the continent before suddenly discovering she couldn't live without him.

And don't bring up the comic relief.

but this is well worth watching for the spectacular visuals in the big scenes.

**But as for the Duke's height. I stand by my memory. He just did not seem ten inches taller than his 5' 6" costar Margarite Chuchill who came up to the bridge of his nose, and seemed very much in the same height range as the 6' 1" Tyrone Power, Sr or the 6' 2" Ian Keith. He did not "tower" over them.

***I have read that his publicity for THE BIG TRAIL listed his height as 6' 2". He might have lost some height by the time he co-starred with Mitchum a generation later.

I don't know, but I will keep an open mind on this.

[edward morbius]

Originally Posted by Synthetic Decay

Wasn't Rob Mitchum a prize fighter in his younger years.

Yeah, amongst almost everything, including being on a chain gang.

[Seamus]

Originally Posted by edward morbius

I was terrifically impressed by the visual values of the widescreen version I watched last night.

The plot was pretty tepid in my judgement--Duke searching for the guys who murdered his friend. Cliched plot 1-A.

And the romantic subplot just sort of dragged. The girl being so mad at him because he mistook her for his sister and accidentally gave her a pecking kiss seemed a bit overdone. She hated him almost across the continent before suddenly discovering she couldn't live without him.

And don't bring up the comic relief.

but this is well worth watching for the spectacular visuals in the big scenes.

**But as for the Duke's height. I stand by my memory. He just did not seem ten inches taller than his 5' 6" costar Margarite Chuchill who came up to the bridge of his nose, and seemed very much in the same height range as the 6' 1" Tyrone Power, Sr or the 6' 2" Ian Keith. He did not "tower" over them.

***I have read that his publicity for THE BIG TRAIL listed his height as 6' 2". He might have lost some height by the time he co-starred with Mitchum a generation later.

I don't know, but I will keep an open mind on this.

It's a beautiful movie to watch. I think that's the most impressive thing about it. Walsh went on to direct many excellent films including Rebel Without a Cause, High Sierra and White Heat. I have spent a lot of time in the area which it was filmed so I am kind of biased.

Not the most complex of plots but there is a ferocity to the vengeance and a naivete in the romance that I like.

Oh well, googled John Wayne's height and a lot of anecdotal evidence that he was in the 6-3 to 6-4 range.

Wlad KO8 Marciano.

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by Seamus

It's a beautiful movie to watch. I think that's the most impressive thing about it. Walsh went on to direct many excellent films including Rebel Without a Cause, High Sierra and White Heat. I have spent a lot of time in the area which it was filmed so I am kind of biased.

Not the most complex of plots but there is a ferocity to the vengeance and a naivete in the romance that I like.

Oh well, googled John Wayne's height and a lot of anecdotal evidence that he was in the 6-3 to 6-4 range.

Wlad KO8 Marciano.

A comparison between Wayne and 6' 6"James Arness is possible via that anti -commie pot boiler Big Jim McClain.

[Rajon Rondo]

Originally Posted by Seamus

It's a beautiful movie to watch. I think that's the most impressive thing about it. Walsh went on to direct many excellent films including Rebel Without a Cause, High Sierra and White Heat. I have spent a lot of time in the area which it was filmed so I am kind of biased.

Not the most complex of plots but there is a ferocity to the vengeance and a naivete in the romance that I like.

Oh well, googled John Wayne's height and a lot of anecdotal evidence that he was in the 6-3 to 6-4 range.

Wlad KO8 Marciano.

Other way around sunshine. Rocky KO8 Wlad.

[Seamus]

Originally Posted by Rajon Rondo

Other way around sunshine. Rocky KO8 Wlad.

John Wayne's greatest movie is without doubt The Conqueror. He plays the infamous, great Genghis Khan with precision and a depth of complexity theretofore seen. A performance that is simply mesmerizing.

Wlad KO8 Marciano. A simple mismatch.

[Rajon Rondo]

Originally Posted by Seamus

John Wayne's greatest movie is without doubt The Conqueror. He plays the infamous, great Genghis Khan with precision and a depth of complexity theretofore seen. A performance that is simply mesmerizing.

Wlad KO8 Marciano. A simple mismatch.

Although I disagree with you in this instance, your posts do make me laugh. In a good way.

[edward morbius]

Originally Posted by Seamus

John Wayne's greatest movie is without doubt The Conqueror. He plays the infamous, great Genghis Khan with precision and a depth of complexity theretofore seen. A performance that is simply mesmerizing.

Wlad KO8 Marciano. A simple mismatch.

"a performance that is simply mesmerizing"

It was for me. I could even hear a voice saying, "you are getting drowsy, drowsy--sleep--sleep--sleep."

[burt bienstock]

Originally Posted by Seamus

John Wayne's greatest movie is without doubt The Conqueror. He plays the infamous, great Genghis Khan with precision and a depth of complexity theretofore seen. A performance that is simply mesmerizing.

Wlad KO8 Marciano. A simple mismatch.

And Alfred Hitchcocks greatest movie was THE BIRDS with Walter Pidgeon..

[johnmaff36]

Wayne and Stewart look pretty much the same height in their movies together and jimmy was a confirmed 6ft 3in.

Rocky KO 10

[HOUDINI]

The truly great FIGHTER beats the the guy who was Koed brutally three times mostly by single shots (first solid shot for all intents and purposes ended all three bouts). Marciano KO 9 over Wlad.

[johnmaff36]

Originally Posted by burt bienstock

And Alfred Hitchcocks greatest movie was THE BIRDS with Walter Pidgeon..

and dame Anna Eagle

[edward morbius]

Originally Posted by burt bienstock

And Alfred Hitchcocks greatest movie was THE BIRDS with Walter Pidgeon..

Yeah, but Pidgeon was acted off the screen by Billie Dove.

And what about Ethan Hawke in his debut performance.

Of course, all of them skipped the sequel when they found out that William Katt had been cast.

They replaced Dove with Doris Day, who was famous for singing the Oscar winning "Secret Love" while playing Martha Jane Canary.

[edward morbius]

Originally Posted by johnmaff36

Wayne and Stewart look pretty much the same height in their movies together and jimmy was a confirmed 6ft 3in.

Rocky KO 10

"Wayne and Stewart look pretty much the same height"

Yes, but was Wayne wearing his lifts?