Tonight's special movie from Bill Collins is proudly brought to you by Continental Copper Soup Special.
Good evening and welcome to a fine night of movies on Network 10.
Later tonight I'll be presenting almost everywhere a fine western Yellow Sky directed by William A. Wellman.
I'm sure you'll like it. Perf viewers will have a chance to see what others of us saw a few weeks ago.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Lawton and Moino Hara.
Also tonight I want to find an opportunity to give away ten copies of a great new movie release on video.
A fabulous movie, Memphis Belle. More of that later.
Tonight we have seen as a special tribute to the late Lee Remick.
A few months before her recent death Lee Remick told her family and friends pray for me.
I'm going to fight this. I'm sure millions of fans throughout the world have joined in those prayers
for a lady who was as brave and gracious as she was talented.
And now we all mourn her passing.
It seems only a little while since she first attracted attention as the baton twirling marching girl
in Elia Kazan's 1957 film A Face in the Crowd.
It was a small role really that led to virtual overnight stardom just one year later in the long hot summer.
She's lovely. She was fresh, vibrant, beautiful and I believe a superb actress.
She proved this in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, Wild River, Experiment in Terror
and of course the unforgettable Days of Wine and Roses with Jack Lemmon.
In that her shattering performance as an alcoholic earned her an Oscar nomination.
We remember her also in her later years when she became one of the few major stars to turn to television
without a lack of quality in her material. Remember Girl Named Suna, Hey Wire, Emma's War
and a wonderful British mini-series called Jenny, all justifiably acclaimed.
In January this year Lee Remick spoke again about the disease that would claim her life when she said
I've become far more aware of how delicate life is and how much today matters every day.
There are no more days for Lee Remick now and we will miss her
except we can see her in films as good as The Long Hot Summer.
The Long Hot Summer is an interesting film. It's based on two short stories by William Faulkner
called The Spotted Horses and Barn Burning. The second story will be obvious when you see the film at the beginning
and also on the novel The Hamlet. I couldn't go into all the details of the adaptation of the stories
and the name changes. If anyone's interested don't hesitate to write to me and I'll provide the information
which you seek. But it's interesting to read that material after seeing the film
which has a wonderful score, wonderful setting. Of course an interesting cast, not only Lee Remick
but Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. This is the film where they became very close in real life
and eventually married. Also in the cast, Anthony Franciosa and Orson Welles and he's terrific.
And someone very special to all of us. She always has been for me and I refer to Angela Lansbury.
Much to enjoy in The Long Hot Summer. It's witty, it's sensual, it has a wonderful feeling about it.
I'm sure you'll love it. And now The Long Hot Summer.
I hope you've enjoyed The Long Hot Summer, an easy film to like.
Next Saturday night, two great movies. The second one, except in Brisbane, will be Dr. Ehrlich's
Magic Bullet with Edward G. Robinson directed by William Deterly.
The story of the man who discovered a cure for syphilis.
Prior to that we begin a series of films called Clark Gable and His Women
with a great Victor Fleming film called Test Pilot. Here's the preview.
Action! Camera swear, plain zoom, and the greatest story in ten years is in the making.
Action! As a pair of reckless sky devils carve a glorious destiny out of white clouds and blue sky.
Action! With Clark Gable, Ernoloy, Spencer Tracy,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer proudly presents the powerful drama of the captain's Courageous of the Air.
Make it easy now. Remember you've got forty-two hundred pounds of gas in this crate.
Yeah, I never thought of that.
If I don't see you again, it'll be too soon.
And if I never see that ugly bat of yours again, it'll be too soon.
How'd you like to get that junk over the fence before I stick a bull on you?
Say, I'm just the mood for a bull, sister. You go get him.
I'm allowed to pick him up and throw him right back in your lap.
Come on, chin.
He's on fire!
Ah, don't be crazy. That's nothing. It's nice to have a little fire. You don't know how cold it gets up there.
Besides, the guy is made of asbestos.
How can you talk like that? How dare you?
Why, you little fool, who are you talking to?
What do you think this game is anyway? It's death every time you move.
It ain't safe to sit in one of them. It ain't safe even to look at one of them.
And you married him without giving him a thought. I'll say you're a sucker.
I'll say you're a sucker.
Interestingly, this great movie test pilot includes the testing of the prototype of the Memphis Belle.
Memphis Belle is being released on videocassette in the coming week by Warner Home Video.
And to celebrate the event, the release of a video of my favorite movie of 1990,
it's our great pleasure to give away, thanks to any purpose in Warner Home Video,
a copy of the movie that you can keep, plus with the compliments of Ava and Susan's Records,
a copy of the soundtrack, which is very beautiful.
I've got a question for you. I'll give you the question first.
And this is the question, what is the name of the character played by Paul Newman, Christian and surname,
in the long hot summer? And here's the address to which you send your entries
and you write the answer on the back of the envelope.
Bill Collins, Memphis Belle Competition, Post Office, Box 10, Sydney, New South Wales, 2001.
That's the address and you may be the fortunate person to win a copy of Memphis Belle,
which I would like to have myself as a matter of fact.
And now, in a few minutes' time, I'm presenting William A. Wellman's western drama,
Yellow Sky, except in Perth, where you'll get a chance at last to see William D. Atlee's film
of Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame.
We hope you enjoy Bill Collins' special movie tonight, proudly sponsored by Continental Copper Soup Special.
Thank you for staying with us. After Yellow Sky, I shall announce the results of our Hunchback of Notre Dame competition
a few weeks ago with a couple of extra surprises you didn't know about.
Yellow Sky is based on W.R. Burnett's novel, Stretch Dawson.
That's the character played by Gregory Peck. It's a very interesting film.
In fact, Lamar Trotter, who wrote the screenplay, and W.R. Burnett received an award
for the best written American western of its year in the late 1940s.
Here are the two male leads. Gregory Peck, a very interesting and rather offbeat role for him in the 1940s,
and, of course, Richard Widmark. Interesting to see them on the screen together.
And the female star is Anne Baxter, not entirely devoted to Gregory Peck,
and there is a little bit of conflict there, but it added to the fun of the film.
This is an adult western drama and a thriller. I like it very much.
And it's living proof that black and white is beautiful and exciting for the right films.
The Yellow Sky I'm sure you'll enjoy.