On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 2:05:58 PM UTC-4, GM wrote:
> On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 1:04:38 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 1:52:45 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > > On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 3:33:39 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 6:20:33 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Depends on the Scotch. The lower end stuff, to me, is no better than
> > > > > iodine.
> > > > Heh. You made me think of the scene in Mister Roberts where they're making
> > > > "Scotch" from grain alcohol. Just a drop of iodine.
> > > >
> > > I don't know who this Mr. Roberts is, but it sounds like he'll never have to worry
> > > about getting one of those bothersome goiters.
> > I was referring to the 1955 film directed by John Ford (and a couple other guys
> > after he bailed), starring Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, James Cagney, and William Powell.
> > Nominated (FWIW) for Best Picture and it garnered Lemmon a win for Best Supporting Actor.
> >
> > Before the film were the novel and stage play.
> "Kids these days..."
>
> ;-)

When I was a kid, there was a local TV station that showed old movies at
about 4 pm. I watched a ton of them, impartially enjoying everything from
Mister Roberts to Hellfighters to Beach Blanket Bingo. Same sort of program
on CBC on Sunday afternoons. When I was a teen, there was always something
on at about midnight to 1 am. That's where I saw Fritz Lang's "M" and "The
Monolith Monsters".

Cindy Hamilton