Glorious movie. I love it very much and I still remember the occasion when I first saw
it. Do you find that happens to you sometimes? You're watching a movie and you can recall
the first time you saw it, where you saw it. I saw it at a Saturday matinee about 1943
Savoy Theatre in Sydney and so much of it remained with me forever. Tyrone Power and
Maureen O'Hara, what a great pair they make and you know they received so much support from the
screenplay which was written by Ben Hecht who probably added most of the humour to it and
Seton I. Miller whose work in scripts included The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Seahawk.
This is very funny movie when you think about it and I'm sure Ben Hecht had most to do with
that. What is rather amazing is that it's considerably more ribald and robust in its
humour than most movies were in this period. There are some moments in this film I'm surprised
they got away with them, censorship being what it was in 1942. Now one thing I always
remembered from The Black Swan is a scene that occurs I'd say in the last 20 minutes or so and
maybe in the last 10 minutes but it involves a lot of the seaman but mainly Thomas Mitchell who
has a dagger and what he does with his dagger, some of you already know what I'm referring to,
what he does with his dagger is really in a sense one of the most revolting things you're ever
likely to see on the screen. I wonder what you'll think when it happens. We shall return to The
Black Swan in a few moments. I hope you've enjoyed The Black Swan, I love it. I don't be
critical about a film like that do you? What's the point? I love some people say oh he never
has a bad word to say about films, of course I do sometimes, I say them sometimes for other
places like writing in the newspapers and so on but I believe that my job here is not to tell you
to sit there being critical about movies but to sit there and have a good time and I like to
contribute to that good time if I possibly can but for me The Black Swan is just the top of the heap,
I love it. It's up there with the Seahawk, Prince and the Pawper and a few other select others. Oh
and of course the adventures of Robin Hood and Captain Blood. I hope you've enjoyed it. By the
way as I speak the music you hear is The Pirate, The Pirate Ballet from the musical The Pirate with
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. This comes from a very exciting new CD which I'll show you after
our second movie tonight which as you know is Drums Along the Mohawk. Directed by John Ford,
a wonderful picture, beautiful, tender, romantic and terrible, terrible things happen in it. Drums
Along the Mohawk and of course later we have Under Two Flags for those people in the network
who are still with us. Coming attractions time tomorrow 12 noon the first of our Sunday movie
specials Buffalo Bill directed by William A. Wellman. Buffalo Bill with Joel McCrae one of
his best roles ever, Maureen O'Hara again looking absolutely stunning and Linda Darnell who is quite
exceptional. Oh it's a good movie Buffalo Bill for several reasons I'll save those reasons for
tomorrow and following Buffalo Bill we have for the last time for quite some time Irish Eyes are
Smiling, a lovely musical some of it very funny very charming. Monty Woolley, June Haber, Dick
Hames. There's heavens Anthony Quinn again. Anthony Quinn's in that and in Buffalo Bill is in the Black Swan
my goodness we're having a really surfeit of Anthony Quinn at the moment aren't we. Right so that takes
care of Sunday. Screen Romances continues next Friday night with one of the best movies of the
year. One of the best movies of the 30s as far as I'm concerned directed by the great Clarence
Brown. It was released in America as Conquest many Australians know it better as Marie Wolofska.
Conquest or Marie Wolofska it's Greta Garbo and yes Charles Boyer. It's a wonderful film with an
astonishing opening sequence that will rivet you I think. A very moving love story based on fact
Conquest or Marie Wolofska with Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer. A wonderful program that starts at
1030 next Friday night don't miss it. I mean that. Saturday night another triple treat for most of
you on the golden news of Hollywood next Saturday night I'm presenting an Academy Award-winning
comedy was written by Sidney Sheldon and it's The Bachelor and the Bobby Sox. So you haven't had many
chances to see that on television. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple. What a delightful
experience is to be had by all next Saturday night not only with that.