Marlon Brando in The Chase
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My guess is that Mr. Brando was polishing his pipe. To the best of my limited knowledge the use of the oil exuded by human skin (in lieu of wax polish) in this manner is an age-old method of enhancing the beauty of briar.
My guess is that Mr. Brando was polishing his pipe. To the best of my limited knowledge the use of the oil exuded by human skin (in lieu of wax polish) in this manner is an age-old method of enhancing the beauty of briar.
It's called noseoil. Although, who the heck knows what Brando is ever doing. He can go from being a great actor holding everyone's attention in one scene to doing something that freaks everyone out the next, for no reason whatsoever.
The title of that film is "Home From the Hill," and here is a link to information about in on the IMDb Website: Home From the Hill. Incidentally, I believe that Mr. Mitchum was a pipe-smoker.
As an actor, Brando had the trait of sometimes drawing so much attention to himself that he upstaged the
production. He certainly commanded the screen over and over. I didn't see The Chase and the pipe nose
rubbing scene, but at least it is intriguing that he either smoked a pipe enough, or researched pipe smoking
so that he knew about this nose oil practice. He was among the great actors, but extravagantly peculiar in
his career and life. It's in the eye of the beholder, partly, but I always thought that Richard Burton brought
vast energy to roles but also infused the cast around him with intensity. The filmed version of The Taming
of the Shrew is among my favorites, as is his Henry VIII in Anne of a Thousand Days.
production. He certainly commanded the screen over and over. I didn't see The Chase and the pipe nose
rubbing scene, but at least it is intriguing that he either smoked a pipe enough, or researched pipe smoking
so that he knew about this nose oil practice. He was among the great actors, but extravagantly peculiar in
his career and life. It's in the eye of the beholder, partly, but I always thought that Richard Burton brought
vast energy to roles but also infused the cast around him with intensity. The filmed version of The Taming
of the Shrew is among my favorites, as is his Henry VIII in Anne of a Thousand Days.
Yeah, Monroe was a major actor. She was always written off as a sex pot, which fueled her depression,
but boy, she could infuse a role with magnetism, humor, and life, as no one else, and always drew the
other actors with her. Even her birthday serenade of JFK had an incredible kind of tragic vibrance, while
being "right naughty" at the same time. Brando did an amazing Godfather, and his On The Waterfront
character was earthy and tragic. He provided a sort of weighty power to Apocalypse Now, a nearly doomed
production. And the young Brando's masterpiece was Streetcar Named Desire. But he sure did some odd
ones and often upstaged his career with his life. His character in Godfather was almost immoral in making
a murderous old gangster a sort of tragic royal and romantic figure.
but boy, she could infuse a role with magnetism, humor, and life, as no one else, and always drew the
other actors with her. Even her birthday serenade of JFK had an incredible kind of tragic vibrance, while
being "right naughty" at the same time. Brando did an amazing Godfather, and his On The Waterfront
character was earthy and tragic. He provided a sort of weighty power to Apocalypse Now, a nearly doomed
production. And the young Brando's masterpiece was Streetcar Named Desire. But he sure did some odd
ones and often upstaged his career with his life. His character in Godfather was almost immoral in making
a murderous old gangster a sort of tragic royal and romantic figure.
mcitinner1:
Concerning "Holiday Inn," I loved Mr. Crosby's character's idea about working only on holidays, and the following exchange with his love-interest Linda:
Linda: "Fifteen holidays a year...you're a lazy fellow."
Jim: "No, not especially; I just have my own ideas about living."
How could anyone NOT like a character such as that!
Concerning "Holiday Inn," I loved Mr. Crosby's character's idea about working only on holidays, and the following exchange with his love-interest Linda:
Linda: "Fifteen holidays a year...you're a lazy fellow."
Jim: "No, not especially; I just have my own ideas about living."
How could anyone NOT like a character such as that!
Hunter, Yes that's a cool line, also in case you didn't see it, I added a post in the MM video thread aimed at the factory in Washington.
I've extolled the use of "nose grease" for years. It doesn't protect as carnuba does, just provides a nice sheen for a bit.
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