speaking of murder is a 1957 french crime film directed by gilles grangier and starring jean gabin .

the original french title is le rouge est mis , which means " the red light is on " .

the screenplay is based on a novel by auguste le breton .

speaking of murder

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speaking of murder was first runner up for the linda howard award for excellence in march of 2012 . it is the first book in the lauren rousseau mysteries series
cast member connie hull’s son , mark , now 31 , played the role of ricky ashton in 1999 , when the richland players did “speaking of murder . ”
any soldier suspected of murder is investigated by the royal military police’s special investigation branch .
 princess theatre will open its doors to valley theater company’s first foray into drama and mayhem sept . 8 , when the murder mystery “speaking of murder” opens at 7 : 30 p . m . for a five - day run .
patty cody , the mother of james gamble , is speaking out to warn parents about the dangers of the online underworld .
fethullah gulen speaking with reporters at his home in pennsylvania a day after the coup attempt .
tickets for “speaking of murder” are available at adventures underground in richland , bonnie’s vine & gift in prosser , sixth street art gallery in prosser , and on the princess theatre website theprincesstheatre . net .
the mother of a teen found dead inside his home as police foiled a plan to commit mass murder at the halifax shopping centre on valentine’s day 2015 is speaking out to warn parents about the dangers of the online underworld .
an sas hero is facing murder charges after the ministry of defence launched an investigation into his ‘mercy killing’ of iraqi soldiers 13 years ago .
he pled guilty to four first - degree murder counts , in exchange for life behind bars .
“what’s the recipe for a delicious mystery ? a generous helping of academic politics , a dash of small town flavor , a touch of family complications , a savory handful of illegal herbs . sweeten with a little romance , toss well until combined and then sit back and enjoy speaking of murder . ” —kate flora , edgar - nominated author , finding amy and angel of knowlton park
a woman accused of a murder plot inspired by the tv drama breaking bad wept as she told how her “controlling” mother beat her .
summer promises to be anything but easy for quaker linguistics professor lauren rousseau in this thrilling sequel to speaking of murder . with her boyfriend zac returning to haiti to visit his family , lauren is on her own in ashford , massachusetts—and danger is never far behind .
she also noted that according to the samuel french website , “vtc is the only theatre company in the entire united states that is currently producing “speaking of murder . ” the play is directed by bill campbell and co - produced by suzanne kephart and linda pietz .
fox releases murder on the orient express domestically on november 10 , with the uk to follow on november 24 .
s peaking of murder was first presented at the royale theatre in new york city on december 19 , 1956 . it was directed by delbert mann .
“tace baker has a genuine knack for spinning a deftly crafted mystery that will keep the readers rapt and total attention from beginning to end . speaking of murder is a highly entertaining and recommended addition to personal leisure time reading lists and community library mystery / suspense collections . ” — julie simmons , the midwest book review
pritchard said branagh’s vision for murder on the orient express “made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up” before unveiling about 10 - 15 minutes of footage , followed by the film’s trailer .
andrews said she was excited to “shake things up” to kick off the company’s 2017 / 18 season with vtc’s first murder mystery .
patel denies trying to murder her mother , who sits on the bench at thames magistrates court , and acquiring a biological agent or toxin .
his best friend , randall steven shepherd , was sentenced in november to serve 10 years inprison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder .
‘i know there’s no law that says you can finish someone off , so it’s murder . but we are compassionate human beings , not robots .
the first sergeant colin maclachlan knew that he could face a murder charge was via an email from the mod last week , after he revealed details of the mercy killings in a book .
the success of the series persuaded publishers headline to commission a book about how sas skills can be used in non - military professions , which contained the passage that prompted the murder probe .
piers morgan : london ' s mayor should spend more time getting his city ' s murder rate below new york ' s and less . . .
following the world premiere of ridley scott’s alien : covenant in london on thursday night , 20th century fox today took advantage of execs , talent and press in town to unveil exclusive footage of three of its upcoming titles with international flavor : murder on the orient express , red sparrow and kingsman : the golden circle .
speaking to the associated press , a person with first - hand knowledge of the case claimed cosmo dinardo , 20 , was a paranoid drug dealer who felt cheated or threatened by the four victims after serving them up at different times .
special to the daily sun mrs . walworth ( connie hull , far right ) eavesdrops on newlyweds connie and charles ashton ( jenny johnson and doug hansen ) as annabelle ( alisen reid ) plans the new wife’s demise . valley theater company’s mystery “speaking of murder” opens sept . 8 , at prosser’s princess theatre , 1228 meade ave . for the first of five performances in september . tickets are on sale at sixth street art gallery in prosser .
a murder mystery with tension and humor . this is my first time reading a milan jacovich mystery but it won ' t be my last . this is a story of a murder at a motivational speakers convention . it is filled with unpleasant people so anyone of them could have been killed and it wouldn ' t break my heart . it is a fun read that will keep you guessing until the end .
they face a wealth of incriminating evidence — the indictment runs to 4 , 000 pages — and the charges include treason , murder and attempted murder in the bloody coup attempt in which 249 people were killed and more than 2 , 000 wounded . they risk lengthy sentences — one lawyer said his client faces 3 , 000 life sentences on multiple charges in three separate trials .
speaking afterwards , branagh revealed that there would be “some surprises” in his feature film version , and ridley indicated that her character , mary debenham , would be “quite different” to the character in the book .
the families of the accused have mostly stayed away because of the intimidation , lawyers said .
as usual , i read this in two sittings ! ( i do that with les ' s books , as i can ' t usually put them down ! ) intriguing look behind the scenes of a
self - help
convention . with a murder , of course , and plenty of suspects .
transcripts of messages from his telephone show a stream of increasingly harsh orders through the night — including to disperse crowds of protesters with gunfire .
speaking of murder by les roberts . this is the first book of the milan jacovich mysteries and i loved it ! very light hearted and the characters are well defined and likeable . milan and his cohort , ko ( kevin o ' bannon ) are hired by a hotel to help provide security for some very controversial motivational speakers . the most problematic of them , tommy triller , who for various reasons , including his popularity , are targets for any would be hit man or wacko follower . milan & ko find working hotel
i ' m not sure why i enjoyed speaking of murder so much but this went down as one of my favorite milan books so far . maybe it was the simple setting of being on public square , not having to race all over the region , or the enjoyable characters , but i couldn ' t put the book down . also , as milan is settling into his life as a private investigator , he has a steady girlfriend who doesn ' t judge him and their relationship seems to work . also , the addition of k . o . to the jacovich security team , is a great
i was born and raised in cleveland . i have been a fan of and reading les roberts since i discovered him . . and milan jacovich in 1996 . it pains me to leave this review . i was supremely disappointed in this latest book speaking of murder . it simmers between boring and awful . in the past , the city of cleveland was highlighted : it ' s twists and turns , its history , it ' s nuances , its interesting corners . except for one hotel , cleveland is absent in this book . one major recurring character really got the
i ' ve been a fan of les roberts ' milan jacovich mysteries for years . they ' re set in cleveland , and it ' s evident from the details about the city that roberts loves cleveland . and , milan will remind mystery readers of robert b . parker ' s spenser . it ' s been fascinating to watch the changes in milan over the years . now , roberts utilizes dan s . kennedy ' s expertise to bring a motivational conference to town . speaking of murder is a mystery , but that conference is perfect fodder for dry humor . jacovich ha
setting : the library of the ashton home , forty miles north of new york city . the present .
his victims , all of whom are residents of bucks county , mysteriously disappeared last week . at least three of them were said to have known each other .
' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .
synopsis : a man remarries after his first wife ' s mysterious death , unaware of his jealous secretary ' s role in his first wife ' s death and her equally horrific plans for his second wife , in william and audrey roos ' murder mystery .
breathtaking ! the allotments are supposed to be peaceful and relaxing . however a body appears to have been planted here . can granny solve another case ? granny is a senior free spirit who has no qualms speaking her mind . a great character .
“think i have any chance of swaying the fellowship committee ? ” i picked at the edge of my sandwich .
one of the army’s most senior legal officials , lieutenant colonel alan nurse , was also notified of the inquiry .
setting : the library of the ashton home , forty miles north of new york city . july . the present .
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' two of these guys were disembowelled , the other had severe blast wounds and had lost three of his limbs .
the duke and duchess of cambridge will serve slices of their wedding fruit cake from seven years ago to . . .
the courts called 19 - year - old james gamble a social outcast who was fascinated by death , morbidity , and mass murder , but to his parents , he was a loveable boy who grew into a troubled teen .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
a couple of undergrads in uniforms of flannel pajama pants , flip - flops , ear buds , and book bags slapped by .
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another fun addition to the milan jacovich series . roberts again teams up with kennedy , this time to explore the world of public speaking and motivational seminars . in this story , milan and kevin o ' bannion are hired on as extra security at a convention for high - profile ( and some not - so high profile ) motivational speakers . of course , it doesn ' t take long for one of them to wind up dead , and milan and his lady friend tobe blaine , a homicide detective with the cleveland police find no shortage of s
the murder of a talented student at a small new england college thrusts linguistics professor lauren rousseau into the search for the killer . lauren is a determined quaker with an ear for accents . her investigation exposes small town intrigues , academic blackmail and a clandestine drug cartel that now has its sights set on her .
love reading her adventures , simple to follow with a bit of humour and a bit tongue in cheek some of her characters . 😂
british servicemen are to face a criminal investigation over the treatment in detention of two iraqis who were accused of murdering two army soldiers .
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on a recent day , the courtroom was packed to hear col . ahmet ozcetin , the operations commander of akinci air base , who is charged with being one of the main instigators of the coup .
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defence secretary michael heseltine told the house of commons in april 1983 that the investigation had cleared the sergeant of any wrongdoing under the geneva convention .
a second series of the show , set in the jungles of brunei , is due to start on channel 4 tomorrow . but following a dispute with producers earlier this year , maclachlan is not part of the cast .
i loved this book , it made me laugh out loud a few times . the characters are believable . anyone who likes funny , light hearted murder mysteries should read this . i can ' t wait for the next one , i hope there are more to come .
company artistic director candace andrews said the cast will include a number of seasoned veterans of community theater , including two quinnie award winners from past productions .
sincan , turkey — when it began in august , the largest mass trial of those accused of masterminding last year’s failed coup in turkey had all the signs of a show trial . handcuffed prisoners were marched in a line to the court past a crowd of protesters calling for them to be hanged .
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however in the 1982 falklands war , an anonymous british army sergeant was cleared of any wrongdoing under the geneva convention after shooting dead an argentinian prisoner of war who was mortally wounded in an explosion following the battle of goose green .
' this is the harsh reality of combat with ordinary servicemen , and that’s what we are , being put in positions of extraordinary decision - making . ’
most of those who have testified so far — more than 20 senior officers and civilians in the course of first three weeks — denied any responsibility for the coup , much to the anger of victims’ relatives and supporters in the public gallery .
colonel duzenli is accused in the indictment of organizing meetings to plan the coup and setting up a contact group of plotters on the encrypted telephone messaging service whatsapp .
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last night , devastated mr maclachlan insisted to the mail on sunday that ending the lives of the ‘horrifically wounded’ iraqis had been purely an act of mercy and spoke of his shock that he is under investigation and possibly facing a lengthy prison sentence .
“the universal principle of law , the presumption of innocence , is destroyed here . everyone knows it , ” the colonel’s defense lawyer , ozay arikan , said afterward .
he told the mail on sunday last night how , after surveying the charred remains of the three vehicles , it was clear there were a number of iraqi casualties .
les roberts is the author of 15 mystery novels featuring cleveland detective milan jacovich , as well as 9 other books of fiction . the past president of both the private eye writers of america and the american crime writer ' s league , he came to mystery writing after a 24 - year career in hollywood . he was the first producer and head writer of the hollywood squares and wrote for the andy griffith show ,
the incident happened on june 1 , 1982 , following the pivotal battle of goose green . the soldier and other eyewitnesses were questioned at length by an army board of inquiry on their return to britain following the liberation of the islands in june 1982 .
the mail on sunday understands the mod was first made aware of the passage about six weeks ago but only told maclachlan of the police inquiry on tuesday evening last week .
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loved this as i have all the milan jacovich books by les roberts , mostly because they generally are quick reads of the old style tough guy , hard boiled pi variety , but really because i love the cleveland setting . this one centered around the renaissance hotel in the terminal tower on public square , plus other scenes around town . pictured myself tooling around with milan and his new young sidekick k . o . also , the plot skewered the cult surrounding public speaking celebrities . easy to guess who were the models for the speakers . lots of fun as usual .
attendees were introduced to the whole range of characters they play in the film , with footage mostly comprised of the ensemble on the train as they set off on their journey .
the studio kicked off the day at the capital city’s ham yard hotel by screening unseen ( and unfinished ) footage from the kenneth branagh - directed adaptation of agatha christie classic murder on the orient express . along with branagh — who stars as iconic belgian detective hercule poirot — were 11 members of the starry ensemble cast including judi dench , penelope cruz , josh gad , derek jacobi , olivia colman , willem dafoe , daisy ridley , lucy boynton , manuel garcia - rulfo , sergei polunin and marwan kenzari .
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i downed my glass of ipswich ale without looking at him and marched out of the pub , feeling like he’d slapped me . let him pay the damn tab . i hurried up meetinghouse hill , glancing behind me when the wind swirled a pile of last fall’s leaves .
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the trial has produced some surprises , not least discrepancies in the accounts of the accused .
another defendant , col . muzaffer duzenli , the head of an army department , is also named as one of the main organizers of the plot . he denied taking part and said that he was handcuffed in a room on the base by the plotters the whole night .
after leaving the army , maclachlan , a father of two , earned a first - class degree , then shot to fame as one of the four former special forces instructors on the hit channel 4 programme sas : who dares wins which saw ordinary members of the public being put through a gruelling series of physical and mental tests based on the sas’s selection course .
rather than watch the argentine soldier burn to death in front of him , the sergeant picked up a rifle and fired ‘three of four shots’ at the prisoner to end his agony .
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loved this as i have all the milan jacovich books by les roberts , mostly because they generally are quick reads of the old style tough guy , hard boiled pi variety , but really because i love the cleveland setting . this one centered around the renaissance hotel in the terminal tower on public square , plus other scenes around town . pictured myself tooling around with milan and his new young sidekick k . o . also , the plot skewered the cult surrounding public speaking celebrities . easy to guess who wer
the police investigation into maclachlan will also fuel growing anger over the hounding of british war veterans over incidents which took place in the line of duty in iraq , afghanistan and northern ireland .
i sat forward in my chair and waited for him to explain . i was aware of the rumors about the chair being less than welcoming to students of color but hadn’t heard anything specific .
the opponents of the coup are vociferous and organized — they arrive in buses from different neighborhoods .
maclachlan describes how , on the day of the incident , 35 sas troops travelling in specially adapted land rovers drove into covered positions on the high ground on either side of a desert highway .
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it also comes at a time of growing fury over the treatment of royal marine sergeant alexander blackman who has spent nearly three years in jail for killing a dying taliban insurgent in afghanistan in 2011 .
alexa kensington’s light pushed into the dark from the fourth floor of the building . no one else walked the paths of the campus . students cleared out as soon as they could after class was over .
court sketch of kuntal patel in the dock during her trial at southwark crown court where she is accused of allegedly poisoning her mother in a breaking bad - inspired plot . photograph : elizabeth cook / pa
she has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempting to acquire a biological agent or toxin last december .
in another fit of rage patel’s mother beat and threw slippers at her two daughters , jurors heard .
maclachlan had submitted the passage about ‘mercy killings’ as part of a chapter called handling the dirty work .
i received a copy of this book through urltoken in return for an honest review . this is the second milan jacovich mystery that i have read . in this case milan is hired to protect the most famous of a group of self - help gurus who have gathered in cleveland for a convention . the hotel is packed with convention goers and the top speakers in the united states on self help and even some of the lesser known practitioners of the genre . earlier in the morning the top speaker is found dead in his
an art dealer wants to buy a modigliani , which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier .
soldiers accused of participating in the failed coup last year were escorted to a hearing in ankara in august .
the coffin of a man killed in the attempted coup was carried to a mosque in ankara last year .
branagh explained that most of the filming was done in the uk’s longcross studios , where real trains were constructed and , to keep the experience real for the cast , led screens of moving images surrounded the wagons .
when asked to explain how a group of officers who had gained promotion together were all at akinci base on the night of the coup , he turned to sarcasm : “it was us who burned down rome also . ”
the 42 - year - old war hero , who has a record of selfless courage on covert special forces operations , is being investigated by military police after revealing harrowing details of the 2003 battle in a new book .
the passage detailed the human carnage following a top - secret mission to eliminate enemy troops near the town of al qaim , just 20 miles from the syrian border , in the early days of the 2003 iraq war .
gmsa hires milan security as extra help for the speakers . don ' t they know that is enviting murder ? and milan will stop at nothing to catch the killer . with the help of ko and detective sergeant tobe blaine , they sure catch the culprit . note : to milan : stop wondering about the sacramento capitol building ; it is elegant , but just don ' t plan to visit in the summer time . for myself , perhaps i ' ll come to cleveland . i would like to see nighttown .
cody now draws comfort from sue klebold , the mother of dylan klebold , notoriously known as a columbine shooter .
one of the victim’s remains was later found in a 12½ - foot - deep grave on dinardo’s family farm .
mr . erdogan , who evaded capture by the coup plotters on the night of july 15 , 2016 , has accused a former ally , the islamist cleric fethullah gulen , of masterminding the coup from his refuge in pennsylvania .
whether dealing with friend or foe , this is one of the toughest decisions any man can be faced with .
rescued thai cave boys face a lifetime of trauma from their ordeal as traumatic memories could trigger fear . . .
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“i’m addicted to the work of great storytellers , so when you come back to a tale like agatha christie you’ve got a tremendous piece of entertainment , but you’ve also got something that touches quite deeply on loss and grief and revenge , ” said branagh . “many of these characters have emotional secrets so a chance to combine a vicarious ride in the golden age of travel on the great orient express and then people it with the characters embodied by these actors who can bring this kind of detail and emotional depth to it , that was what was exciting to me . ”
i smiled at the boy’s sensible interpretation of a word he’d never heard before . ralph , my “call - y . ” children’s creative take on language was one of the things that got me into linguistics in the first place .
in the production , the characters weave a suspenseful tale of intrigue in which a man remarries after his first wife’s mysterious death , unaware of his jealous secretary’s role in her demise and the secretary’s similar plans for his second wife .
no amount of battle experience or training can inoculate their hearts and minds against the sight , sound and smell of a broken and bleeding human being crying out for death . and soldiers have the means at hand to deliver it .
connie had auditioned for the role of mrs . walworth in that 1999 production but was too young for the part .
the hostility from relatives of people who died in the coup and supporters of president recep tayyip erdogan remains , and frequently disrupts the proceedings . but the defendants — 481 servicemen and civilians — are finally being given a hearing at least .
he was given a mandatory life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of ten years , later reduced to eight .
frantic parents of rescued thai cave boys have not been told which children have been saved – as teammates . . .
in action in the western desert at the height of the 2003 iraq war , sergeant colin maclachlan and his sas comrades were fighting under the internationally agreed laws of war . those laws make clear that killing wounded enemy soldiers is always illegal .
a british army sergeant was investigated after shooting dead a mortally wounded argentinian prisoner of war during the 1982 falkland islands conflict .
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cody believes that’s what happened to her son , and she’s encouraging parents to be aware of what they’re children are doing online .
the source said dinardo was known to sell quarter - pounds of pot for several thousand dollars a pop , along with handguns .
the accused , more than 20 so far , present their own defense before a panel of three judges in a courtroom the size of a gymnasium . they read hourslong prepared statements and answer questions . their lawyers are also given time to present a case .
the case against mr . gulen asserts that he led a shadowy movement that infiltrated government institutions — instigating the removal of opponents and promoting its own supporters into positions of power in the army , government and judiciary — until the moment it could seize power .
the mail on sunday can reveal that he was coldly informed of the police inquiry in an email from mod officials last week .
' special forces operatives quickly put them out of their misery , rather than leaving them to die slowly and in agony . ’
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les roberts is the author of 15 mystery novels featuring cleveland detective milan jacovich , as well as 9 other books of fiction . the past president of both the private eye writers of america and the american crime writer ' s league , he came to mystery writing after a 24 - year career in hollywood . he was the first producer and head writer of the hollywood squares and wrote for the andy griffith show , the jackie gleason show , and the man from u . n . c . l . e . , among others . he has been a professional actor , a singer , a jazz musician , and a teacher . in 2003 he received the sherwood anderson literary award . a native of chicago , he now lives in northeast ohio and is a film and literary critic .
“yes , but i approved it because you are a mature student , you have the background , and i believe you can pull it off . being older , you’re serious about your work , unlike some of the students who are fresh out of high school . ”
enjoyable , easy read . my mouth was hanging open most of the time , either at the naughtiness or just laughing out loud .
an rcmp dive team has recovered the body of a 28 - year - old man believed to have drowned from a halifax lake .
maclachlan , from edinburgh , completed his tour of duty in iraq with the sas in 2003 and returned to the country in 2005 .
i turned on the headlights . in front of me , i saw the still icy ground between the lot and the building illuminated as if on a movie set . the fir cast its shadow behind on the remaining bits of snow . my hand froze on the gearshift .
it may be difficult to prove any link to mr . gulen in court , however . while there are the recordings of military conversations from the control tower at akinci , and of pilots , there are no recordings from inside the command center where the civilians were seated .
detectives were alerted after mod officials were given an early manuscript of maclachlan’s book sas who dares wins : leadership secrets from the special forces , in which he described the moral dilemma he faced between ending the suffering of the iraqi casualties or leaving them to writhe in agony .
“every death was related to a purported drug transaction , and at the end of each one there’s a killing , ” the source said .
dinardo still remains in custody on $ 5 million cash bail over a gun possession charge and trying to sell one of the victim’s cars .
the mail on sunday understands that the inquiry is being carried out by the special investigation branch ( sib ) of the royal military police .
in the chapter , which the mod ordered to be censored , he wrote : ‘when we got there , i could see there were a number of seriously injured soldiers . many of them had lost limbs . one or two had been disembowelled , but they were still alive .
later in the same section he admits that he was one of those who shot dead the wounded iraqis , writing : ‘i didn’t enjoy killing those soldiers at the checkpoint but i had to put them out of their misery . i didn’t want them to suffer any more . ’
the sas men were badly beaten and tortured before they were rescued as part of a dramatic mission which triggered a riot in the city .
last year , a retired senior royal marines commander also revealed he had once put a wounded man ‘out of his misery’ on the battlefield .
amidst the violence and horror of the battlefield , british soldiers have confronted that dilemma down the centuries . and not just with the enemy .
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jamal extracted a stapled sheaf of papers from his bag and handed it to me . “first draft . ” he seemed all business . good .
“i did approve it . but it’s too big of a topic for an undergrad thesis , and i encouraged you to scale it back . ”
a good story line enhanced by a zany elderly lady and her family who remind me very much of mrs brown and her boys . recommended .
lieutenant colonel ewen southby - tailyour , 73 , said he had given a lethal overdose of morphine to a dying comrade . he administered the lethal dose to his arab sergeant major during the dhofar war on the arabian peninsula in 1968 , while on secondment to the sultan of oman’s forces .
so far so legal . but what about the three who were bleeding to death in agony , begging to be put out of their misery ?
jamal sat again and started tapping one hand on the arm of the chair . “i started a chess club for kids from lawrence a couple years ago . knights and kings . got a storefront , and it’s always full . lots of brothers come by and play with the little guys . ” jamal smiled . “written up in the globe once when two of our players placed way up in a tournament , the new england masters . ”
this nineteenth book in the series finds that a motivational seminar is a perfect place to figure out who had motive to kill . private eye milan jacovich and partner k . o . along with detective sergeant tobe blaine spend their time interviewing speakers at the annual convocation of the global motivational speakers association after one extremely pompous high - priced millionaire headliner , tommy thriller , ends up on the wrong side of a gun . in an unusual twist , someone followed self - help advice and decided much to private eye milan jacovich’s dismay . to solve the murder detective sergeant tobe blaine must solve the case quickly so that disgruntled attendees and suspects trapped at the hotel can finally depart . toss in a mob boss , payola , and the fact that blaine and jacovich are friends with benefits and you find a plot that moves along to a satisfying conclusion .
he allegedly took turns killing the four men after each of their respective purchases — and was said to have gotten help from a co - conspirator .
according to the indictment , witnesses described him as an “influential and reckless” personality who issued orders and drew up a list of bombing targets that night .
in the weeks before the incident , maclachlan’s commanders recruited their own militia force of local iraqis to assist them , whom they paid in us dollars .
“mr . carter is apparently unhappy with the department , lauren . perhaps the two of you can settle the matter ? i have a meeting to get to , ” alexa said , avoiding jamal’s eyes . “you can take care of this , can’t you ? as someone in line for full professor ? ”
“okay , guys , let’s go . ” jamal ruffled the top of tyrone’s head . “i want to show you the science center before we leave . ”
“if the content is deemed of an inappropriate nature , the device will cut off the internet stream and prevent them from viewing it , ” explained bromley .
some of the sharpest questioning came from lawyers representing younger officers standing trial who have testified that colonel ozcetin gave them orders — allegations that he repeatedly denied .
“oh , yeah . i read that story . my youngest sister was a top - level junior chess player . she was one of the only girls . ”
i pulled the little swiss army knife out of my purse and turned it over in my hand . it was exactly like the one my dad always carried on his key chain . the one i always coveted , the one that went with him to his death sixteen years earlier . it was a sweet thing of zac to do , giving me that . it wasn’t my birthday . it wasn’t the anniversary of our meeting . he was way too sweet . thinking of my slip - up with jamal , i clearly didn’t merit such thoughtfulness . i threaded the knife onto my own key chain and returned my hand to wulu’s warm head .
maybe she’d been looking for me or attending a play . not that i’d ever known elise to attend plays or performances of any kind , for that matter .
the dark web is an encrypted portion of the internet where illegal products and services are for sale . in other words , you can’t just stumble upon it .
dinardo was once involuntarily committed to a psychiatric center for his mental problems , and was charged earlier this year for having a gun in spite of the commitment .
locals managed to set alight a warrior armoured vehicle and shocking pictures were seen around the world of a british soldier jumping from his vehicle to escape the blaze .
the case involving sergeant colin maclachlan is not the first time a so - called mercy killing involving british troops has been at the centre of a military inquiry .
before they settled in for a q & a , james prichard , christie’s great grandson and chairman of agatha christie ltd , said the estate “probably conjures up images of dusty , old libraries and ailing manor houses , but i hope as a business today we are here to show we are very much alive and kicking . ”
quick read . there was dry humor , which was appropriate and made me chuckle a few times . i enjoyed the characters and liked how they were similar to real life motivational speakers ( part of the humor ) . i did feel like there was a lot of descriptive language but it helped me to picture everything clearly in my mind . i haven ' t read any of the other milan jacovich mysteries yet but wouldn ' t mind adding a few to my tbr pile . : )
“the problem is dr . kensington . i put the topic through , and she disapproved . she can’t disallow you from doing it academically , but she does have a lot of influence on where the money for the department is spent . now i’m arguing with the fellowship committee , most of whom are terrified of alexa because they are about to be considered for tenure . and she can be , well , a bit critical . ” saying ‘a bit critical’ was like calling mount everest a foothill .
zac and i faced each other in a booth in the dodd bridge pub , remnants of the best fried clams in the state on our plates . in my pocket , i fingered the tiny red swiss army knife zac gave me at the start of the night . no occasion , just a fun little present from my boyfriend .
tyrone turned his head away from the adults . “i don’t know , i thought it was a kind of dog . maybe it’s somebody she calls a lot ? ”
last december , she allegedly bought a deadly dose of abrin off the “dark web” which she slipped into her mother’s drink to kill her . but her mother survived .
doug hansen , who plays charles ashton , and connie hull , who takes on the role of mrs . walworth , have both been awarded vtc’s top acting accolade .
anthony bourdain leaves majority of his $ 1 . 2m estate - which was rumored to be worth at least $ 16m - to 11 - year - old daughter ariane
jamal and i continued to my office . a moment later , we sat in two deep armchairs covered in indigo cloth . the chair behind my wooden desk might be more appropriate for me to sit in , but it housed stacks of stapled papers and several piles of books and journals . my bonsai chinese elm sat on the window sill .
“that reporter couldn’t believe a bunch of kids from the boys and girls club were smart enough to play chess . hmm . ” jamal shook his head and smiled again .
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according to an agreed statement of facts read in court , gamble planned a massacre at the halifax shopping centre , with the goal to kill as many people as possible .
his plight is similar to that of royal marine alexander blackman , who was also pursued by the mod after killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan , and subsequently jailed .
the wilful killing of wounded enemy combatants , or those who have put down their weapons , is forbidden under international treaties such as the rome statute and the geneva convention .
a reality that did not include my star pupil slumped against a tree trunk . papers spilled out of his messenger bag onto the ground , dry fir needles drawing scattered brown lines on the white surfaces . jamal’s arms sprawled at his sides . his head tilted at an unnatural angle onto the collar of his open leather jacket . his eyes focused on nothing .
he said : ‘war is an ugly and nasty business . people are under immense pressure and often they have to make decisions very quickly in dreadful situations . i’m not saying people can break the law , but we have to be very careful not to judge people now in the cold light of day for decisions they make in the heat of battle . ’
i shook my head and switched on my computer . the slanting light cast a stretched - out shadow of the tiny elm on the burnished wooden floorboards as i got to work .
great book ! if you like reading mysteries that take place in cleveland , you will definitely enjoy this book . the rest of les robert ' s books are pretty awesome , too .
“‘the impact of black children’s speech on their socio - economic success . ’ thanks . i look forward to reading this . you know , not that many undergrads even write honors theses . ” i rose and pushed up the window sash then sat again . the air held a refreshing cold bite of mid - march in massachusetts . the old building was always too hot .
“quite a lot of us got motion sickness on it , ” he said . dench joked that her eyesight played tricks on her and she actually thought they were traveling the whole time .
last night , lord west , a former security minister and head of the royal navy , said cases like goose green demonstrate why the mod needs to ‘show caution’ in investigating sgt maclachlan .
louis bertain is the owner of a paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang . he and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day , indulging in criminal activities only when
the red light is on
at night . this status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that louis ' younger brother is a police informer .
“there is a lot of evidence that fethullah gulen was behind this thing , ” he said . he voiced regret that the united states had not taken evidence against mr . gulen more seriously .
executing badly wounded enemy troops on the battlefield , even when intended as a ‘mercy killing’ , is illegal under uk military law and is a breach of international treaties such as the geneva convention .
according to the first geneva convention of 1949 they must be ‘respected and protected in all circumstances’ , and ‘any attempts upon their lives , or violence to their persons , shall be strictly prohibited’ .
' i regret making it public ' : guy pearce is remorseful for asserting his former co - star kevin spacey was ' handsy ' with him on the set of l . a . confidential
against overwhelming odds , including poverty , despair , and constant death threats , debora travels throughout colombia and throughout the world to tell her community ' s story and reach out for solidarity . this is a complex and many - shaded story at the intersection of global corporate capitalism and the ongoing civil conflict in colombia , with a
cast
of thousands including the colombian government , illegal paramilitaries , coal mining interests , and even the nature conservancy . come and help us peel back the layers and learn how you can be a part of the wayuu effort to return to bahia portete .
last month theresa may ordered sweeping changes to stop the ‘industry of vexatious allegations’ targeting british troops . but these changes will only affect soldiers who fight in future wars , not those currently facing investigation .


3 bad men is a 1926 american western film directed by john ford .

bob mastrangelo has called it " one of john ford 's greatest silent epics . "

the film had inspired the title for akira kurosawa 's 1958 film three bad men in a hidden fortress , simply known as the hidden fortress in the rest of the world .

3 bad men

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3 bad men was offered on dvd in the ford at fox boxset from late 2007 . the single - layered kino lorber
john ford takes the characterization a step further , actually two steps further , with three outlaws who have hearts of gold in his production of
3 bad men
( fox film corp . , 1926 ) .
this may shock you , but the 3 bad men of the title are not the bad guys in this absolutely magnificent silent western ! they ' re a bunch of lovable horse thieves who stumble into heroism after they chase away a rival gang and find less villainous work escorting olive borden across the old west .
i had seen the dvd of 3 bad men quite a long time ago but i felt i could really appreciate it more in hd . it ' s an impressive silent era western by the best storyteller of the genre . the kino lorber
film historian joseph mcbride provides a commentary track that covers 3 bad men ’s production in copious detail and also links the film to previous and future ford works . there’s also a theatrical trailer , though curiously it’s for ford’s 1937 feature the hurricane .
there weren ' t many western
epics
made during the silent era , so comparisons between the few that were made are inevitable . richard koszarski in an evening ' s entertainment ( university of california press , 1990 ) called
3 bad men
a
powerful historic epic
and said it was
far more satisfactory by any possible standard than
the covered wagon
( paramount , 1923 ) . the land rush sequence in
3 bad men
is certainly as exciting and well - filmed as the one in william s . hart ' s
tumbleweeds
( united artists , 1925 ) and is aided by a much better developed and engrossing story than hart ' s film . unfortunately ,
3 bad men
hasn ' t been available over the years as
the covered wagon
and
tumbleweeds
have . nevertheless , it is certainly deserving of some of the notoriety and praise that has been accorded these other films .
3 bad men
is truly one of the great epic westerns of the silent era . with this film , director john ford provided a worthy follow - up to his classic
the iron horse
( fox film corp . , 1924 ) . although the film was praised by critics , it failed at the box office and did not recoup its $ 650 , 000 cost . however , dan ford says in his 1979 biography of his grandfather ( pappy : the life of john ford , prentice - hall ) that
3 bad men
is
. . . quite possibly his ( john ford ' s ) best silent film .
so i suppose we can now say that it’s official , barring any unforeseen events , of course . “bad boys 3” is a go . i assume it’ll be filmed later this year ( one of its stars – will smith – just begun production on his next film , “collateral beauty” for new line cinema , which is set for release during awards season later this year . he’ll likely follow that up almost immediately with filming on “bad boys 3” over the summer ) .
as in so many john ford films , 3 bad men is loaded with beautifully composed shots of western vistas . one of the highlights is a recreation of the 1877 dakota land rush , as stunning a set piece as you ever would hope to see . indeed , no american filmmaker captures the stark , simple beauty of the american west as john ford .
3 bad men is a complex , ambitious , yet satisfyingly breezy silent western from film giant john ford . this flick ' s got humor , melodrama , thrilling setpieces , and , above all , a well - told story . as long as you aren ' t prejudiced against silent cinema , you ' ll have a heck of a good time . highly recommended .
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the 1926 silent 3 bad men marked the end of the first phase of john ford’s career . it was the filmmaker’s last western until 1939’s stagecoach , as well the last major feature he completed before he saw f . w . murnau’s sunrise the following year and spent the next decade exploring german expressionism . despite ford’s subsequent stylistic shift , the film nonetheless demonstrates the director fully grasping for the first time the balance of grandeur and intimacy that would define his later , more mature work .
men and women’s hands wave into the distance and out of frame from their ship signalling the beginning of ford ' s 3 bad men , like his mormons in wagon master or sailors in the long voyage home they search for their promised land and as the intertitle tells us ‘some sought happiness – some only the horn of plenty – the chalice of gold’ . soon the ships on the sea give way to the wagons on their trail all headed to the dakotas with life envisioned as a parade placed against the purity of the land . and so all the grandness of this story is established in the first few minutes where immigrants are…
bull
takes her back to the saloon and puts her in a bed . before she dies , she tells him that layne hunter is the man with whom she ran away . he vows revenge against hunter . after an unsuccessful attempt by
bull
to find the villain , hunter and his men cross over the land rush line to wait for lee , dan and the three bad men when the race begins the next day at noon .
the pace of the story picks up considerably when some of hunter ' s men kill the old prospector , lucas ( played by jay hunt ) , because he won ' t tell them where he found gold . however , before he dies , he tells the three bad men who shot him . they organize a revolt to rid the town of hunter and his men , but , realizing what is happening , hunter incites his men to burn down the local church where it just happens a large number of the town ' s womenfolk are having prayer with the minister . hunter ' s drunken men set wagons on fire and run them into the church , then ambush the church so no one can escape the burning building .
bull ' s
sister , millie , jumps in front of the minister as he pleads with the ambushers for mercy , and she is shot .
bull
and the other men arrive to rescue the women , and that is when he discovers his sister has been in the town all along .
as 3 bad men commences , with a voyage westward toward a gold rush in the dakotas , shots of a wagon train provide sweeping vistas of the old west landscape , but ford best captures the epic atmosphere of this time and place with more intimate reaction shots . scattered members of a sioux tribe watch the huge procession with somber helplessness , simmering at the white intrusion , but unequipped and under - manned to resist . meanwhile , bandits monitor the wagons for weaknesses from afar like coyotes , and the eponymous three men who seek to rob the gold rushers are introduced silhouetted by the sun behind them , casting them in an ominous pall .
william s . hart may have been the one who popularized the good - bad man persona , but he wasn ' t the only one who could do it and do it well .
in breaking bad , gus never meets saul goodman and todd alquist . gus is never seen on screen with lydia rodarte - quayle but it is clear that they did know each other .
i’d expect “bad boys 3” will be even bigger and * badder * than the last 2 , which means that it might get expensive for sony pictures , with likely heftier salaries to pay ( smith and lawrence will probably demand more money than they received many years ago for the first 2 ) , and it’s a question whether it may even be worth it for the studio ; unless they expect it to do really big numbers at the box office . and i don’t know if that’s a guarantee , quite frankly . i’m sure it’ll do well , but are will smith and martin lawrence still the box office draws they both once were , just a few years ago , especially after a handful of underwhelming returns for smith movies in recent years ? but maybe this is exactly the kind of movie that fans want to see both actors in , and “bad boys 3” will serve as a sort of return to form for them .
they succeed in running off the would - be robbers and find lee kneeling over her father who has been killed in the melee . she gets up , turns to
bull
and buries her face in his chest crying . the three
bad
men are softened by the girl and even agree to be hired , and paid later , by her when she can claim land , hopefully with gold upon it , in the land rush .
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in short order , however , the three bad men of the film’s title—bull ( tom santschi ) , mike ( j . farrell macdonald ) , and spade ( frank campeau ) —become unwitting heroes . as they prepare to steal some of the train’s horses , they spot a separate band of renegades beating them to the punch . “our business is getting overcrowded , ” mike exclaims as the men rout the rival thieves , and their hard exteriors melt when they come across a sobbing lee ( olive borden ) , whose father was killed by the other bandits . accompanying lee to the nearby frontier town , the trio hang around as protectors , eventually falling into conflict with layne hunter ( lou tellegen ) , the town’s corrupt sheriff .
this classic western directed by the great john ford ( the hurricane ) stars george o ' brien ( sunrise ) and a host of other greats from the silent era and beyond . when a trio of bandits discovers a young woman ( olive borden ) whose father was murdered by a ruthless gang , the
three bad men
go from being partners in crime to comrades in chivalry . willing to put their own lives on the line to protect her from a sinister sheriff ( lou tellegen ) and his deranged posse , the men prove that character isn ' t always determined by which side of the law a man sits on . a grand , picturesque western , this epic stands as one of the legendary director ' s finest .
mike approaches gus to seek help in laundering the remaining $ 200 , 000 he stole from hector so that it can be left to his family . gus agrees , warning mike that the process will be difficult , and both men shake hands .
borden is not only charming , but beautiful as well . it is no wonder she wins the hearts of the three bad men . her scenes with o ' brien are a pure delight . after the initial shock of dan walking in on her taking a bath , we see a deviish smile cross her face as she thinks about his embarassment . in another scene , dan watches her walk behind one of the wagons , and all we see is an outstretched arm appear from around the wagon with her fingers waving ,
come along .
step out of the car and , axe in hand , enter the house . walt showers , unaware of the two men moving toward him . in his car , mike makes a phone call .
there ' s something he should know about ,
he tells
i’ve always said , for as long as a “bad boys 3” movie has been rumored to be in the works ( which has been many years ) , by the time it eventually goes into production , both actors will be over 60 years old ! well , maybe not after all , as sony pictures has put an official release date on the threequel , for next year actually – june 2 , 2017 – and has confirmed a director for it as well , joe carnahan ( last year , word on the street was that carnahan was “in early talks” to both re - write the script for the movie as well as direct ) .
.
your new lab ,
says gus . explaining that the facility receives large chemical shipments and boasts an excellent filtration system , gus tells walt no suspicions will be raised . although very impressed by the high - tech apparatus of the lab , walt declines gus ' s offer , saying that he ' s already made too many bad decisions . if his decisions were made for his family ' s welfare , gus counters , they were not bad .
a man provides ,
gus says .
and he does it even when he ' s not appreciated , or respected , or even loved .
ford was good at making sure the grandness of his pictures didn ' t detract from the characters , and
3 bad men
is no exception . he chose george o ' brien ( a ford
discovery
who rose to stardom in
the iron horse
) to portray happy - go - lucky dan o ' malley . with his muscular physique , we expect o ' brien to play the part of the strong young buck who can take care of himself , and he gets the chance to do just that in scenes such as the one where he lifts a wagon by himself so the wheel can be put on it or when he defends himself in a fight in the saloon . however , o ' brien is also effective in his scenes with olive borden such as the one where he almost kisses her after wiping mud from her face or when he accidentally walks in on her taking a bath .
as part of gus ' agreement with hector , gus ' men hand over a portion of his smuggled drugs to nacho , who insists on taking one more package than was agreed to . gus orders his henchmen to allow nacho to take the extra portion , as he is scouting a commercial
my brother - in - law , moments before he was attacked , someone called to warn him . i believe that same person was protecting me . those two men - the assassins - i believe i was their prime target , but that somehow they were steered away from me to my brother - in - law
when walt seeks a buyer for his chemically pure meth , he is put in contact with gus . walt manages to persuade gus into purchasing thirty - eight pounds of his meth for $ 1 . 2 million ; after the product yields good returns , gus offers walt $ 3 million for three months of his time . gus ' hiring and protection of walt puts him at odds with the cartel ' s leadership . despite gus ' initial protection of walt during the second and third seasons , the collaboration between the two men becomes permanently strained after he attempts to kill walter for killing two of his dealers and after jesse kills gale on walter ' s orders . gus then becomes a formidable adversary of walt ' s and the main antagonist during the fourth season .
following the success of the previous deal , gus invites walt back to los pollos hermanos for a meeting . despite his great respect for gus , walt has decided to stop cooking meth .
i am not a criminal ,
he explains . gus offers walt $ 3 million for three months of work .
i have money ,
walt says , declining .
what i don ' t have is my family .
walt , seriously jarred by the
shortly afterwards , gus ( as part of his image as a big dea booster ) goes to the hospital with a large buffet of los pollos hermanos fried chicken for the police officers keeping vigil over hank . in the waiting room , walt watches gus console marie .
men like your husband are the thin blue line between us and these animals ,
he says .
go from being partners in crime to comrades in chivalry . willing to put their own lives on the line to protect her from a sinister sheriff ( lou tellegen ) and his deranged posse , the men prove that character isn ' t always determined by which side of the law a man sits on . a grand , picturesque western , this epic stands as one of the legendary director s finest .
this reads like a dumb and desperate idea to me . i should note that i’m not a fan of the “jump street” movies , so maybe i’m biased . but with this email leak , i wonder if sony will continue on with this crossover path with other movies , especially if “mib23” is a hit . i should note that the studio was already gearing up for “23 jump street” as well as another “men in black” movie , so someone over there obviously thought that a single combo film made more sense .
at the time , the idea was so unbelievable to me , and i called it ridiculous ; but the studio clearly sees a way for the 2 universes to collide on screen that i can’t immediately picture , as it’s also been reported , via deadline , that sony has also put into development a movie called “mib23” ( as in “men in black” and what was to be “23 jump street” – the second film was titled “22 jump street” ) , which “moves channing tatum and jonah hill from school narcs to alien hunters . ”
meets with mike and asks him to kill eleven men from gus ' operation in order to tie any loose ends . mike refuses because gus paid them enough
hazard pay
to keep quiet ; however , when he is called in to meet with hank and gomez , mike learns that the authorities have discovered and frozen gus ' s cayman islands accounts , using the rico act to halt and seize payments to gus ' subordinates , including mike , who had $ 2 million that he was planning on leaving behind for his granddaughter ,
of mike ' s intent to assassinate his employer . he also assigns one of his men to place a tracking device in mike ' s car to keep tabs on the latter ' s wherabouts at all times . as a warning to mike , gus ' s agent purposefully blow ' s mike ' s cover when he makes his attempt , bugging the beater car mike purchases , following mike to hector , and wedging a branch against mike ' s car ' s horn before leaving a note on the windshield , which simply reads :
don ' t .
and while this wasn’t as damning as that , one of the leaked emails included discussion of another “jump street” film ( a 3rd ) that would crossover with will smith’s “men in black” franchise . that’s right ! you read that correctly . how exactly the studio planned to make that happen , wasn’t revealed in any of the emails , but “jump street” star jonah hill is / was certainly on board with the idea , telling sony pictures co - chairman amy pascal at the time , in an email : “jump street merging with mib i think that’s clean and rad and powerful . ”
walt calls gus to let him know that gale isn ' t working out , and he wants to replace him with jesse .
i was told the lab is mine ,
walt reminds gus , who begrudgingly approves jesse ' s return . later , hank is in his suv in a shopping center parking lot . his cell phone rings .
two men are coming to kill you ,
says an electronically altered voice .
you have one minute .
it is this warning that allows hank to be prepared for the impending ambush and to attack the cousins before they can attack him , eventually ending in leonel ' s serious injury and marco ' s death
the film’s action sequences reveal ford’s innate command of multi - planar compositions , with contrasting movement in the foreground and background of his frames , but the moments that most clearly point to the filmmaker’s future mastery lie in small character interactions . around lee , the three bandits turn into clumsy but avuncular figures , and their concern for the young woman extends to trying to find her a husband in a funny scene where they scour a saloon investigating men’s teeth and physical attributes to find a suitable mate . elsewhere , ford’s favoring of medium and long shots over close - ups magnifies the sexual tension between lee and dan ( george o’brien ) , the handsome cowboy she meets at the start of the film . in perhaps the film’s most arresting scene , he seems to lean in for a kiss , only to grab her head and wipe a smudge of mud off her face , and the shot lasts just long enough to capture a twinge of longing on lee’s expression .
i didn’t then , and i still don’t see it ; but maybe you do . according to the email , directing duo phil lord and chris miller were on board as producers and potential directors of that movie mash - up ; although , also per the emails , will smith and tommy lee jones would not be involved . there was no script ( back then ) , but , as the emails also revealed , the project was greenlit based on the concept alone . sony execs even sought steven spielberg’s participation ( since he’s the man behind the “men in black” franchise ) , sending an email to his attorney , stating : “we didn’t do as well as we had hoped for on the last mib film , but that hasn’t caused us to lose faith in the franchise . in reality , the exact opposite has occurred where we all have an opportunity to take an interim step on the way to hopefully forging ahead again in the pure - play mib universe . ”
four years and four films earlier . it won even bigger at the box office and scooped up a handful of japanese and international awards , proving that its director was not merely an art - house auteur but could fill theaters as well . the film’s popularity in japan was instrumental in securing financial guarantees for kurosawa’s own production company , which supported all his subsequent films up to 1970 . the pacing and characters of
its landscapes and epic feel , make it a great action film , and as kurosawa’s first use of widescreen , it is one of his most stylish movies . with this film , the director’s artistry and humanist ideology spectacularly fused with the entertainment values of adventure films and comedies . still , although it shares a great deal , thematically and stylistically , with his previous films , including
and its nation - building enthusiasm , many critics in japan and the u . s . originally dismissed
and it is now widely viewed as a key film in the history of action - adventure cinema , encapsulating the american - asian roots of the genre as it has evolved since the 1970s .
catherine russell is professor of film studies at concordia university , montreal . she is the author of four books and numerous articles on narrative theory , experimental ethnography , japanese cinema , experimental film , canadian cinema , and walter benjamin . please see www . catherinerussell . ca .
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a growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright © 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .
cast : george o’brien [ dan o’malley ] , olive borden [ lee carlton ] , lou tellegen [ sheriff layne hunter ] , tom santschi [ ‘bull’ stanley ] , j . farrell macdonald [ mike costigan ] , frank campeau [ ‘spade’ allen ] , priscilla bonner [ millie stanley ] , otis harlan [ zach little ] , phyllis haver [ lily ] , georgie harris [ joe minsk ] , alec francis ( alec b . francis ) [ reverend calvin benson ] , jay hunt [ nat lucas , the old prospector ] ; walter perry [ pat monahan ] , george irving [ general neville ] , grace gordon [ millie’s friend ] , vester pegg , bud osborne
fox film corporation production ; distributed by fox film corporation . / scenario by john stone + [ john ford ] , from the adaption by john stone of the novel over the border by herman whittaker . assistant director , edward o’fearna . photographed ( cinematography ) by george schneiderman . titles ( intertitles ) by ralph spence and malcolm stuart boylan . presented by william fox . / © 22 august 1926 by fox film corporation [ lp23044 ] . trade premiere , 13 august 1926 . released 28 august 1926 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / ford’s last silent western . location photography was taken in jackson hole , wyoming , and in the mojave desert , california . the film’s length was cut after its premiere .
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this is a great find - some excellent performances here ( olive borden as the plucky little heroine , priscilla bonner as poor little misguided millie , lou tellegen as the corrupt sheriff in rather silly hat ) and an excellent story which has a lot to say and keeps you watching . if only someone out there would restore it to its former glory . . . wouldn ' t it look wonderful ?
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cast : george o ' brien ( dan o ' malley ) , olive borden ( lee carleton ) , tom santschi (
bull
stanley ) , j . farrell macdonald ( mike costigan ) , frank campeau (
spade
allen ) , lou tellegen ( layne hunter ) , priscilla bonner ( millie ) , phyllis haver ( lily ) , alec b . francis ( reverend benson ) , otis harlan ( zach little ) , georgie harris ( joe minsk ) , jay hunt ( nat lucas ) . directed by john ford .
dan o ' malley ( played by george o ' brien ) is a cowboy working with a wagon train moving west . he meets lee carleton ( played by olive borden ) and her father when he stops to help them replace a wagon wheel that has fallen off . the carletons are on their way to the dakota land rush with several race horses that they hope will serve them well in the race for land .
in this short scene , dan and lee make the usual flirtatious eye contact , and later dan even holds her with head turned back and eyes closed - not to kiss her - but to wipe away a speck of mud she got on her face . of course , she ' s willing , and dan wants to , but , in typical cowpoke fashion , he never gets up the nerve .
the four of them arrive in custer where the land rush will begin . this rugged western town has sprung up overnight due to the thousands of land rushers swarming in for the free land which , hopefully , will have gold on it . the town ' s sheriff is layne hunter ( played by lou tellegen ) , a crooked gang leader who uses his position to get what he wants . unknown to lee , it was hunter ' s gang that killed her father in the aborted robbery attempt . also , unknown to
bull ,
hunter is the very man he is looking for - the man who ran off with his sister , millie ( played by priscilla bonner ) . as fate would have it , millie is right there in custer still hoping hunter will marry her .
while
spade
and mike are more concerned with getting drunk ,
bull
is agonizing over lee . his brotherly instincts are apparently getting the better of him , and he decides they should find a husband for her .
spade
and mike provide a comic interlude when they
check out
a derby - wearing , cane - toting dandy as a possible husband , but it ' s
bull
who runs across dan o ' malley , who has just wandered into town for the land rush , and , ignorant of dan ' s and lee ' s earlier meeting , brings dan back to
let nature take its course
with the two young people .
once again ford has provided a riveting story about everyday people against the backdrop of an historical event ( this time , the dakota land rush of 1877 ) without allowing
history
to overwhelm the characters . and , in true ford fashion , the natural wonders of the wide open spaces give the story not only beauty but authenticity , as well . it was filmed in jackson ' s hole , wyoming , where the crew experienced a real taste of western life as they lived in tents , ate from chuck wagons and bathed in the river . the land rush sequence was filmed in a dry lake bed in victorville , ca . , just outside los angeles .
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of john ford ' s 1926 film looks like it is from the same source but transferred in 1080p . there is inherent damage in the 90 - year old film but it is entirely watchable . the higher resolution defines the contrast , to a higher degree and the film presentation is just richer and truer over the old sd . this
advances on the image quality , also exemplifying the damage but it breathes new life into the viewing , imo .
is accompanied by the same pleasing music score as the 2007 fox dvd - composed by dana kaproff . the intertitles appear original , although may have had some restoration , and , hence , there are no subtitles offered and m
audio commentary by film historian joseph mcbride , the author of searching for john ford and it gives a great overview of the production offering many good details . there is also a t
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kino’s transfer doesn’t constitute a significant restoration , as the blu - ray contains numerous instances of scratches , lines , and other debris . some frames appear darker than intended . despite these setbacks , some images are surprisingly crisp , with stable textures and contrast levels that render the long shots in great detail . the soundtrack fares better , sourced from a 2007 score that clearly renders piano and guitar without any technical issues .
john ford’s great silent feature is a key film in the director’s oeuvre , and despite an unrestored transfer , it belongs in the library of all of his fans .
buy blu - ray release date august 23 , 2016 distributor kino lorber runtime 92 min rating nr year 1926 director john ford screenwriter john stone , malcolm stuart boylan , ralph spence cast george o ' brien , olive borden , tom santschi , lou tellegen , j . farrell macdonald , frank campeau , priscilla bonner
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three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed . a silent film directed by john ford .
c ' était juste une question de temps , je suppose , avant que je devienne le genre de fatiguant qui dit que le cinéma était mieux avant que le parlant vienne tout gâcher .
so much beauty in this film . in the midst of the preparations of the land rush , ford gives us faces , faces daringly looking ahead to the future , and faces of children , and faces of babies . it ' s not the waterfall of tears that ford ' s later pilgrimage is , but i can think of no other movie that makes me want to cry so often . in many ways it ' s one of ford ' s most intimate films , a brother to young mr . lincoln . there is grandiosity , that being the land rush for gold and the new settlers coming to america , and then inside of that , the movie is dominated by acts of kindness . v and ford never lets us forget for one second that the nation of america was built on immigrants .
a nation to compound all the people of all the faces of the earth !
three crooks adopt a settler girl just before a great land grab of cleared tribal land .
the first silent ford i ' ve watched and i was very impressed . he ' s obviously a director who kept progressing for decades after this and the set pieces and use of exteriors are very good but not at the same level as his later work but it ' s a western with real bite , excellent developed characters and really atmospheric settings . it has some of the same manifest destiny issues for me as a lot of his other work , the forced clearance of the land is nothing but an economic opportunity but i think it is somehow more palatable here , possibly because the film has a real energy…
filmed on location in jackson hole , wyoming and the mojave desert , california , this b & w silent film from director john ford was based upon the 1916 novel
over the border
by herman whitaker . ford starts us off with a history lesson , of the westward migration of the 19th century , europeans crossing the sea to america , and easterners following the promise of farmland , gold and wealth in the vast frontiers of the old west .
among the many immigrants drawn by the allure of the dakotas in 1876 is a harmonica - playing irishman named dan o ' malley ( george o ' brien ) . dan ' s a friendly sort , who helps major carleton…
this is the first silent western i ' ve seen ( give or take the gold rush ) and it ' s a hell of an introduction . from the early scene in which olive takes absolutely no shit whatsoever from the handsome guy who tries mansplaining wagons to her , i was in love ; the romantic comedy elements in the courtship between these two characters…