Cinema Retro’s latest issue featuring an extensive feature on The Eiger Sanction

Cinema Retro’s latest issue featuring an extensive feature on The Eiger Sanction

Well, at last I can announce this great piece of news. Cinema Retro’s latest edition has a great Film-in-Focus cover story (some 10 pages) on The Eiger Sanction. This excellently compiled piece is written by Simon Lewis. I was very proud to contribute many images to this piece, including the spectacular cover photo scanned from a photo I obtained from a Film Fair back in the early 80’s. 

The article is packed with information and is well worth ordering – or even better – sign up for a subscription. 

Also featured in this latest edition: Roger Moore’s Crossplot, Dave Worrall takes a look at Cliff Richard’s Sixties Musicals The Young Ones and Summer Holiday. Lee Pfeiffer pays tribute to Brigitte Bardot and Robert Duvall. We also take a look at Robert Mitchum’s The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, as well as all the latest Books, Blu-rays and DVD releases. Not to be missed. 

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Photo Opportunity #73: Dapper Days – Clint in Incident on the Road Back

Photo Opportunity #73: Dapper Days – Clint in Incident on the Road Back

For our May Photo Opportunity I thought we’d travel back to the Rawhide years and a rare chance to feature Clint as Rowdy – rarely seen out of his usual costume attire. Clint’s dress was rather dapper in the 1961 episode “Incident on the Road Back” (aired on February 24th). 

"Incident on the Road Back" was the sixteenth episode of the third season, and features the drovers Gil Favor and his crew as they gather for the next drive. The episode is regarded as something of a slow starter, which included a lengthy discussion about hangovers, followed by slapstick comedy and a prank by Gil Favor. However, the story picks up with Gil Favor's arrest for horse stealing, leading to a series of events involving the sheriff's wife and a mysterious plot involving the $50,000 he is carrying. The episode was directed by George Templeton. The Director went on to work on 33 episodes of Rawhide and work on the Elvis Presley western movie, Charro! (1969).