I always wondered how cold it had to be for Niagara Falls to freeze up. I always wondered how long it took the falls to freeze and at what temperature?
One of my favorite movies was the 1940 hit, Waterloo Bridge, starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. The acting was superb and the story line was heart wrenching. Has anyone else seen this fine motion picture?
Here are some paintings I think are very interesting.
German Air Ace with a 275 enemy aircraft shot down, Major Gunther Rall.
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rall.html
Adolf Galland was an outstanding tactician and excellent flier. Werner Von Braun was also a Nazi but changed after the war just like Galland. Galland was a flier first and had heated arguments with both Hitler and Goering. During the war, he was somewhat of a rogue that couldn't be disciplined...
I had a neighborhood bully that was four years older than me and always looked like a giant. He would always pick on younger kids as a rule in the neigborhood and we were terrified of him. He did have four older brothers that must have tormented him, so he in turn would torment others. His...
Leslie Fenton
Conrad Veidt's best films were during the "Silent Era" in Germany during the 1920's. Leslie Fenton played Nails Nathan in The Public Enemy in 1931. He married Ann Dvorak who played in the 1931 movie Scarface with Paul Muni.
Everyone remembers Major Strasser in the legendary film Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The actor that played the part, Conrad Veidt, was one of the great actors in Europe before he had to flee Nazi Germany in 1933.
Has anyone seen his 1928 film, "The Man Who Laughs"...
I haven't been to Jos. A Bank in years ever since their clothing started to be made in Mexico and China. Did notice they are giving away suits:
What is the quality like regarding these suits on sale? Is it worth the drive to check them out?
I can see the cast now---Ashton Kutcher, Naiomi Watts, Hulk Hogan and Julia Roberts. Can't wait to hear Hulk Hogan's German accent as he plays Von Stroeheim's character as Max. Most of all, would love to see Julia Roberts play the Norma Desmond part and saying the classic line: "I am big. It's...
I think this was one of the most innovated movies of its time period. Anyone else think this adapation of Raymond Chandler's book was an interesting concept? In addition, Robert Montgomery was outstanding in the role of Phillip Marlow.
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