YET ANOTHER: KARL MALDEN: DEAD AT 97!

5 Responses to “YET ANOTHER: KARL MALDEN: DEAD AT 97!”

1. FloridaBill says:

   July 8, 2009 at 7:29 am

   Picky, picky. RIP Karl.
2. Yarbz says:

   July 2, 2009 at 10:23 am

   Patton was a great film and I really enjoyed it for the most part. However, being a WWII tech buff, the use of the wrong vehicles for the Germans and Americans bug me to this day. See the following from IMDB.com:

   Patton used very few actual World War II vintage tanks, except in archival newsreel footage. The film’s tanks were supplied by the Spanish Army, which assisted the production. They included M41 Walker Bulldog, M46 Patton and M47 Patton tanks for the American side, M24 Chaffee tanks for the British, and M48 Patton tanks for the Germans. Of these machines, only the Chaffee had served in World War II, although not for the British. In reality, General Patton commanded a mixture of M-4 Shermans, M-5 Stuarts, and, very late in the war, M-26 Pershings. However, at the time of the filming, the only armed forces still to use the Sherman tanks were the Israeli Defense Forces (in highly modified postwar versions), the Yugoslav People’s Army, and several Latin American nations.

   Spanish CASA 2.111 airplanes were also used in several scenes. These were heavily modified versions of the German Heinkel He 111, which had been used extensively by the Luftwaffe in World War II. They can be recognized by their engine nacelles, which have a prominent airscoop directly under the propeller, whereas the Heinkel’s airscoop was set further back.

   In addition, 1950s M38 Jeeps can be seen, and 1960s M35 cargo trucks were used (for both American and German trucks).

   A map of Europe shown in the background in one scene displays post-war national boundaries.

   Patton is shown arriving in London at night in a black Packard Custom Eight. The car used is a postwar design introduced on July 25,1947 for the 1948 model year.
3. WeirdSin says:

   July 2, 2009 at 10:13 am

   I like this from Patton:
   Soldier: What silly son of a bitch is in charge of this operation?
   General Omar N. Bradley: I don’t know, but they oughta hang him.
4. Yarbz says:

   July 1, 2009 at 6:46 pm

   Trench, I have it on good authority that he did in fact, leave without it! LOL!
5. Trench says:

   July 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm

   Did he leave home without it?