I thought it was Lloyd Nolan who played Martin Kane. Or did he replace Tracy, or the other way around?
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
Nolan is the most famous Kane, but Lee Tracy and William Gargan also portrayed him.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
SATURDAY BONUS!
We're going to formally meet Half & Half a little later, with the usual opening introductions.
But here is a special color one, posted out of order, from 1927, that we didn't get into queue in time.
SATURDAY BONUS!
We're going to formally meet Half & Half a little later, with the usual opening introductions.
But here is a special color one, posted out of order, from 1927, that we didn't get into queue in time.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
The future “Red Will” Danaher. And the I.R.A. is not in on this one, either.
The future “Red Will” Danaher. And the I.R.A. is not in on this one, either.
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Continuing with this evening's fighter theme ...
Continuing with this evening's fighter theme ...
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Note the comment in this one about Edgeworth workers competing over the aged vacuum-packed tins.
Note the comment in this one about Edgeworth workers competing over the aged vacuum-packed tins.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
Before there was Rambo, before there was Charles Bronson, before there was John Wayne, before there was Clark Gable ... there was Jack Holt. The original ‘rugged man’ actor, this guy really was a rugged man. This guy killed horses doing his own stunts. And he liked fine tobacco.
Before there was Rambo, before there was Charles Bronson, before there was John Wayne, before there was Clark Gable ... there was Jack Holt. The original ‘rugged man’ actor, this guy really was a rugged man. This guy killed horses doing his own stunts. And he liked fine tobacco.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
I got sucked into viewing the episodes that are up on Youtube, waiting for an actor to muff a line or miss their mark or knock over some scenery, and it strikes me that it didn't really matter who played Martin Kane - the star of the show was Happy the tobacconist. The show was basically one big integrated commercial with a murder thrown in just to break up the monotony. The cameraman may sometimes not be aimed at the right actor, but he sure manages to zoom in on Kane sticking his schnoz into a pouch, filling his pipe, and demonstrating how the foil is to be re-sealed.
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Glad to hear it! Living like the old guys did. Not as much polish, but plenty of spit. There’s a lot to recommend it!
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
This one falls into “The More Things Change ...” folder.
This one falls into “The More Things Change ...” folder.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
Anyone who knows James Cagney knows this guy. Like ham and eggs.
Anyone who knows James Cagney knows this guy. Like ham and eggs.
That’s one cool dude!
He's better known now for playing priests, but I'm sure he played cops on numerous occasions. The pic in the ad very much has the vibe of "You're under arrest for the murder of Martin Skolkovsky. Stebbins, cuff him and load him in the squad car."
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"It's Father Duffy, boys! Can you hear me! ... "
He was to Jimmy Cagney what Ward Bond was to John Wayne.
