Jim

TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A COPY OF 'THE MAGGIE' - QUERY?

HOW IS YOUR SOUNDTRACK? MY COPY IS DREADFUL. I HAVE TO TURN THE SOUND RIGHT UP, WITH THE CONSEQUENT 'HISS'.

I HAVE A NEW TELE AND VIDEO MACHINE, SO IT'S NOT THEM.

ANY REMARKS PLEASE?

[ 29. May 2004, 21:24: Message edited by: DB7 ]

Good morning boys.

DB7

I copied it from a CH4 showing and the sound is fine.

Jim

OK DB7 - I'LL WAIT FOR THE RE-SHOWING OF THE MAGGIE. I DID THINK THEY MAY HAVE SHOWN IT QUITE SOON, AS HUBERT GREGG, THE LONG SUFFERING SECRETARY TO PAUL DOUGLAS' CHARACTER, HAS RECENTLY DIED. ONE CAN LIVE IN HOPE.

THERE IS AN ACTOR IN THE FILM, WHO PLAYS ONE OF THE SKIPPERS, WENT BY THE NAME OF MOULTRIE KELSALL; HE WAS ALSO IN "HORNBLOWER RN" WITH GREGORY PECK. KELSALL PLAYED 'MR CRISTAL'. JUST A USELESS SNIPPET, BUT IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SCOT, THEN I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM YOU. PARTICULARLY AS WE BEAR THE SAME SURNAME.

WHAT AN EXCELLENT SITE THIS 'BRITMOVIE' SITE IS!!!

Good morning boys.

Rennie

A snippet of information on Moultrie Kelsall quoted from a 1956ish 'Who's Who'.

'Began career as manager of the Scottish National Players in 1928. Then turned to radio and television as actor, producer and writer'.

Sgt Dudfoot

I cribbed this from an old copy of Radio Times that I found on the web. He was born on 24th October 1901 in Bearsden, Scotland and passed away on 12th February 1980 at Blair Logie, Scotland. His wife was Ruby Dun, a musician.

"Moultrie Kelsall, a Scot from Glasgow who took a degree in engineering before turning to the theatre. In 1931 he joined the BBC in Scotland, later came to London, and produced many radio and television programmes before leaving in 1947 to concentrate on acting and writing. He has since done a great deal of broadcasting and appeared in numerous television productions, among them Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and the serials Kidnapped and Witch Wood (on BBC-2). Kelsall now lives in Edinburgh, a man of many interests, from architecture to antique furniture"

Jim

THANKS TO RENNIE AND SGT DUDFOOT FOR THE INFO ON MOULTRIE KELSALL.

I STILL CAN'T GET OVER THIS TERRIFIC BRIT-MOVIE WEBBY. I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN BRITAIN WHO LOVED 'OLD' BRIT FILMS! NOW I FIND I'M NOT ALONE - THANKS TO YOU ALL!! thumbs_u

Good morning boys.

Bob M.

You and me both, Jim mate. My wife thinks I am a right old saddo 'cos I like these old Brit movies.
Give me Stanley Holloway over George Burns anyday!

"How about dat, a? How about dat?

MikeA

Moultrie Kelsall was always turning up in films - especially those with a Scottish setting! But my first introduction to him was as the Police Inspector in the early episdodes of the Granada-made TV drama The Odd Man . William Mervyn took over in later series.

.....mine has gin in it.....

Jim

Thanks for the info folks - that's a lot more than I knew about him before. thumbs_u

Good morning boys.