@slimfern posted:

Thank you El

I vaguely remember Margaret Rutherford as a 'baddie'...not sure it's the film you mentioned?

I can't recall seeing "Dusty Ermine" or a film where she was a "baddie"

@El Loro posted:

I can't recall seeing "Dusty Ermine" or a film where she was a "baddie"

Well, not a 'Baddie Baddie', more a just on that side of the law baddie

night EL slim velvet bazzy

Good morning everyone

Dry here at present, rain forecast by the afternoon.

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

Well, not a 'Baddie Baddie', more a just on that side of the law baddie

In that case it might be "Miss Robin Hood" (1952) ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Robin_Hood
I haven't seen that film but the description seems to fit

If "Miss Robin Hood" has been shown on television I wouldn't have watched it as Richard Hearne was in it. He was "Mt Pastry" who was a slapstick comedian and I didn't find him funny when that was shown on television many many years ago. The only film of his I ever saw was a 1949 film called "Helter Skelter". Something about a young woman who got hiccups and couldn't stop. It was the worst film I have ever attempted to watch and I gave up part way through.

Hi El I hope your day is going well . I didn’t like Mr Pastry either .

@Baz posted:

Hi El I hope your day is going well . I didn’t like Mr Pastry either .

Not too bad. Baz
Apparently Richard Hearne might have been selected as the 4th Doctor Who but he wanted to play that as his Mr Pastry character so the BBC chose Tom Baker instead.

@El Loro posted:

Not too bad. Baz
Apparently Richard Hearne might have been selected as the 4th Doctor Who but he wanted to play that as his Mr Pastry character so the BBC chose Tom Baker instead.

Good grief ….I can’t imagine that

@El Loro posted:

In that case it might be "Miss Robin Hood" (1952) ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Robin_Hood
I haven't seen that film but the description seems to fit

It could well have been El....I can't remember , although I do  remember it having a gang

Not to be confused with the Errol Flynn version of 'Robin Hood' shown this morning

@Baz posted:

Good grief ….I can’t imagine that

I'd be worried for you if you could imagine that

@slimfern posted:

It could well have been El....I can't remember , although I do  remember it having a gang

Not to be confused with the Errol Flynn version of 'Robin Hood' shown this morning

"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) is one of my favourite films and has never been bettered. There is no way in which I would confuse that with "Miss Robin Hood"

night EL slim velvet bazzy

Good morning everyone

Raining here throughout the morning.

I hope everyone has a good day

Afternoon El Hope you are having a good Wednesday . It’s rained all day here too .

For some reason, my parents never took us to Crickley Hill when I and my brother were young. It's nor far from Coopers Hill (cheese-rolling), Witcombe woods, Birdlip or Leckhampton Hill, all of which we went to quite often.

@Baz posted:

Afternoon El Hope you are having a good Wednesday . It’s rained all day here too .

Not too bad a day, Baz   The rain is more of a drizzle now

@El Loro posted:

Not too bad a day, Baz   The rain is more of a drizzle now

Same here ….on both counts .

Good morning everyone

Bits of sunshine here, some showers possible.

I hope everyone has a good day

A Doncaster surgery accidentally sent a devastating text message to its patients instead of a festive message on the 23rd. The news item below is distressing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...h-yorkshire-64116668
It's an extremely shocking admin error
Although it sent an apology an hour later, the error should never have happened,

@El Loro posted:

A Doncaster surgery accidentally sent a devastating text message to its patients instead of a festive message on the 23rd. The news item below is distressing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...h-yorkshire-64116668
It's an extremely shocking admin error
Although it sent an apology an hour later, the error should never have happened,

Jeez! Imagine recieving a text like that

That really was a blunder and a half

@slimfern posted:

Jeez! Imagine recieving a text like that

That really was a blunder and a half

It's a staggering blunder

Some people might be able to see all the planets tonight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64082159

@El Loro posted:

A Doncaster surgery accidentally sent a devastating text message to its patients instead of a festive message on the 23rd. The news item below is distressing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...h-yorkshire-64116668
It's an extremely shocking admin error
Although it sent an apology an hour later, the error should never have happened,

omg that's terrible ELfancy receiving that

@El Loro posted:

Some people might be able to see all the planets tonight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64082159

how fantastic if you are able to see that -magnificent-thank you EL

night EL slim

Good morning everyone

Raining here at present, forecast to become dry later this morning.

I hope everyone has a good day

@El Loro posted:

Some people might be able to see all the planets tonight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64082159

Couldn't see much from here El ..unfortunately

@slimfern posted:

Couldn't see much from here El ..unfortunately

I didn't attempt to see if I could see any of the planets as even if it were a clear sky, the light pollution is such that only Venus, Mars and Jupiter would be potentially visible (Mercury would be obscured by houses as that would be too low down on the horizon).

11 minute short "The Peanut Vendor" made in 1933:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnovy1yH40g
I doubt if it cost much to make,

@El Loro posted:

I didn't attempt to see if I could see any of the planets as even if it were a clear sky, the light pollution is such that only Venus, Mars and Jupiter would be potentially visible (Mercury would be obscured by houses as that would be too low down on the horizon).

They said on the news yesterday that two of the planets couldn't be seen with the naked eye on a clear day anyways El.

I suspect there's a satellite picture somewhere we can look at

@El Loro posted:

11 minute short "The Peanut Vendor" made in 1933:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnovy1yH40g
I doubt if it cost much to make,

Enjoyed that thanks El

I reckon I've probably seen it before, loved the older cartoons they had more visual slapstick to them

@slimfern posted:

They said on the news yesterday that two of the planets couldn't be seen with the naked eye on a clear day anyways El.

I suspect there's a satellite picture somewhere we can look at

There may be but I hadn't found one

Here's one my children loved to watch over and over

@slimfern posted:

Enjoyed that thanks El

I reckon I've probably seen it before, loved the older cartoons they had more visual slapstick to them

Part of the song sequence reminded me of this - I'm referring to the use of the bouncing ball over the lyrics at the bottom of the screen.

@slimfern the Youtube copy of "The Grasshopper and the Ants" is missing the right hand part of the picture. Although there's another Youtube copy the poster has changed the music of the original.
Here's a link to the original on Dailymotion. I think there are only adverts at the beginning of that:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6my3tk

@El Loro posted:

Part of the song sequence reminded me of this - I'm referring to the use of the bouncing ball over the lyrics at the bottom of the screen.

What film is that from El?

She has a fairly nice voice doesn't she

@slimfern posted:

What film is that from El?

She has a fairly nice voice doesn't she

That's from "The Great Race" (1965). A Blake Edwards slapstick comedy (Natalie Woods, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon). When I say that the film was the inspiration of "Wacky Races" it gives you an idea as to what the film is like, It's been on television many times over the years.
"Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" also came out in 1965, that one was directed by Ken Annakin (Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles & Terry-Thomas). Same director followed that in 1969 with "Monte Carlo or Bust"/AKA "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies." That one had Tony Curtis, Susan Hampshire & Terry-Thomas.
"The Great Race" is the one which has the pie fight scene, the one which was sort of inspired by Laurel and Hardy's "The Battle of the Century".

@El Loro posted:

That's from "The Great Race" (1965). A Blake Edwards slapstick comedy (Natalie Woods, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon). When I say that the film was the inspiration of "Wacky Races" it gives you an idea as to what the film is like, It's been on television many times over the years.
"Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" also came out in 1965, that one was directed by Ken Annakin (Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles & Terry-Thomas). Same director followed that in 1969 with "Monte Carlo or Bust"/AKA "Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies." That one had Tony Curtis, Susan Hampshire & Terry-Thomas.
"The Great Race" is the one which has the pie fight scene, the one which was sort of inspired by Laurel and Hardy's "The Battle of the Century".

Wasn't keen on 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines' tbh
I know it's considered a classic film, just not for me.

I was however a fan of 'The Wacky Races'

Not sure if I've seen 'The Great Race'

@slimfern posted:

Wasn't keen on 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines' tbh
I know it's considered a classic film, just not for me.

I was however a fan of 'The Wacky Races'

Not sure if I've seen 'The Great Race'

I saw "The Great Race" at the cinema when it came out. I think I saw "TMMITFM" at the cinema too. They were watchable but I wouldn't think of them as classic films.
One definition of a classic film is that it is of lasting worth or timeless quality. "TGF" and "TMMITFM" aren't as far I'm concerned