Martin S-C Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Given the levels of strategic and tactical finesse the British armed forces showed in some WWII campaigns, maybe it was Poland and the British soldiers were lost? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Donw said: Whenever watching films/tv I am more than willing to suspend disbelief so I can enjoy the story. I do not try to recognise the locations and if I do ignore the thought unless the location is the right one for the story. My personal favourite is "The Password is Courage", which was obviously filmed in England. I like it mostly because they wrecked English stock in the railway scenes, and there are no models: real stuff was wrecked and you get some wonderful views of how things were made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 36 minutes ago, Regularity said: real stuff was wrecked Such a waste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 It was only London Midland stuff. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 41 minutes ago, RedGemAlchemist said: Such a waste. 1 minute ago, Northroader said: It was only London Midland stuff. It was destined for scrap anyway: the film was released in 1962. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 Ah, black and white silent film, those were the days. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, Northroader said: Ah, black and white silent film, those were the days. yes, you had to go an look for a politician to hear them. No it's hit the mute button all the time.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, Northroader said: Ah, black and white silent film, those were the days. Your witticism is half-right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 Best keep quiet about it then. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 So what they (well, a friend of mine) say(s) about the 2-HALs being evil was right then... 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 It’s just got in from Woking, and they’re checking for Martians. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Northroader said: It’s just got in from Woking, and they’re checking for Martians. Genuine LOL in the office, followed by, "No, I really can't explain." 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 "It’s just got in from Woking, and they’re checking for Martians." You speak like a Prince of the Realm returning from Pizza Express. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 When asked if Brexit will change anything at the border, the Uk Government answered "Nein". 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 What film is that actually from, looks like a young Ian McShane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted November 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 Amuse yourselves, as I have done, by looking up Edwardian election posters. One of the big issues was "Tariff Reform" aka protectionism v. Free Trade. The Liberal Party were straight Free Traders, of course, but the Conservatives were split, with its liberal wing supporting free trade. Both sides indulged in a lot of gloom about what would happen if the other side won. The Tariff reform side suggested that cheap foreign imports would cause mass unemployment, whereas free traders suggested that tariffs would push up the price of goods and impoverish the working man. To illustrate, I reproduce one sally from each side. This one warns against the peril of free trade in the form of a train, complete with a birdcage brake and a lower quadrant signal! This Tariff Reform one is worthy of inclusion, not just because interestingly it looks with approbation to a protectionist USA, but because it includes the line "keep your manhood at home", which, whatever my views on international trade and the domestic economy might be, I cannot but feel represents prudent counsel. 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted November 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, woodenhead said: What film is that actually from, looks like a young Ian McShane. Looks more like Dirk Bogarde to me. Of course I remember him best as 'Boy' Browning, "we'll seize the bridges with thunderclap surprise, it's all a question of bridges" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Whatever the messages, I prefer Edwardian election graphic-style to the sort of thing we get these days ......... although, thinking about it, do we get election posters at all, or has it all gone on line, with things being served to your (not mine, 'cos I don't have one) Facebook account, artificial-intelligence-tailored to press your particular buttons based on age, location, shoe size, the last eleven things you bought on-line etc etc? (My next incoming email will probably be a bot-designed retro-poster, urging me to vote this way or that on 12th December) Edited November 18, 2019 by Nearholmer 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Edwardian said: Looks more like Dirk Bogarde to me. Of course I remember him best as 'Boy' Browning, "we'll seize the bridges with thunderclap surprise, it's all a question of bridges" I could see Ian McShane as he was in Battle of Britain with a big jumper and superimposing that onto that picture, if it is Dirk Bogarde then that explains why it is black and white. I am too young to remember B/W films at the cinema. I am trying to figure out why some of the signs are in English - because its meant to be an alternate reality Britain or cheap/lazy filming of a what would have been a fleeting view of the station in a film and they thought no-one would notice. Edited November 18, 2019 by woodenhead 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted November 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, woodenhead said: I could see Ian McShane as he was in Battle of Britain with a big jumper and superimposing that onto that picture, if it is Dirk Bogarde then that explains why it is black and white. I am too young to remember B/W films at the cinema. I am trying to figure out why some of the signs are in English - because its meant to be an alternate reality Britain or cheap/lazy filming of a what would have been a fleeting view of the station in a film and they thought no-one would notice. Has the look of one of those publicity shots taken on set, so I suspect the English signs are intended to be out of shot in the film. Not, I think, a film I've seen. Someone , Regularity (?), made reference to a film title earlier. At any rate, it's not Ill Met by Moonlight, which is one Bogarde war-flick I have seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Quote Well, Tariff Reformers need not have panicked - It'll be stopped at the next 'box because it hasn't got a tail lamp or 'LV' board. Edited November 18, 2019 by sem34090 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 The film is, I guess from what I was searching when I found it the aforementioned The Password is Courage though I honestly don't know. All I was amused by was the juxtaposition of a HAL and Nazi insignia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Edwardian Posted November 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, sem34090 said: The film is, I guess from what I was searching when I found it the aforementioned The Password is Courage though I honestly don't know. All I was amused by was the juxtaposition of a HAL and Nazi insignia. Aha, thanks 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, Edwardian said: Amuse yourselves, as I have done, by looking up Edwardian election posters. Thank you, they amused me too (very pleased the Labradors didn't eat the Amazon delivery, your new mouse has been clicking overtime.) The John Bull manhood one was truly bizarre - they must have been Lilliputian people on those tiny ships leaving for New York. (Is this not the very opposite of what the BJs Unionist party advocates today about immigration ?) Artistically I enjoyed the hand coming through the window the most. What exactly was under that glass dome? My grandmother had a German skeleton clock under such a dome on her parlour mantelpiece. dh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Edwardian said: Sehr gut, Solche genauigkeit, eine reihe 42. Edited November 18, 2019 by Northroader 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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