tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post7318737739203800179..comments2023-05-30T05:51:00.400-07:00Comments on Alfred Hitchcock Geek: The Real-Life Heroes Behind “Foreign Correspondent”Joel Gunzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-40823975398374698902015-05-10T16:52:28.182-07:002015-05-10T16:52:28.182-07:00Hi Jim, Thanks for that background!
McGilligan&...Hi Jim, Thanks for that background! <br /><br />McGilligan's biography reports that, according to Joel McCrea himself, Ford dropped by the set to volunteer "a kind of reading" of McCrea's broadcast lines, but that Hitch was on the set at the time. I'm guessing the rest might be a bit of embellishment that happens over time. Whatever the case, Hitch was a huge admirer of Ford's simple, straightforward style, and he's one of the few directors that Hitch gushed over publicly. McGilligan says he was flattered by Ford's impromptu assistance that day. <br /> Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-52623329307394205962015-05-10T15:57:27.794-07:002015-05-10T15:57:27.794-07:00A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Joe...A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Joel McCrea's grandson at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK.<br /><br />We talked at some length about his grandfather's acting career, and he told me that his Joel McCrea was particularly proud of this film.<br /><br />He also mentioned that the last seen, the radio broadcast, was filmed on a day that Hitchcock was too ill to come to the studio. According to Mr. McCrea, Hitch asked John Ford to direct that final scene. Since Hitch supposedly story-boarded his films so completely, there probably was little for Ford to do except point the cameras and yell "Action!" Still, it's and interesting directorial collaboration.<br /><br />It's also ironic that the only time Joel McCrea, an actor so identified with the western genre, and Ford, a director likewise identified with that genre, ever worked together was not only on a non-western, but on a film for which Ford never received a credit.JIM DOHERTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573254089989081170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-53543296835058167292010-04-06T10:39:25.952-07:002010-04-06T10:39:25.952-07:00Thanks, Jenny! That final "broadcast" a...Thanks, Jenny! That final "broadcast" always gets me too.Joel Gunzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597499250122165168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219214733140697041.post-21847769065450350302010-04-06T10:04:51.446-07:002010-04-06T10:04:51.446-07:00Ironically Vincent Sheen looks an awful light Herb...Ironically Vincent Sheen looks an awful light Herbert Marshall, the film's villain! <br /><br />McCrea's "hang onto your lights" speech always gets me. I guess I thought this movie came out after Murrow and the Blitz were well under way. I had no idea Hitch actually prefigured that moment in history.<br /><br />Another great post!Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.com