tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post6698802181836453020..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: An Interview with Lana WoodRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-4893287528455725142021-10-18T01:30:14.572-04:002021-10-18T01:30:14.572-04:00While jumping into Lana's "Peyton Place&q...While jumping into Lana's "Peyton Place" experiences why wasn't she asked about her other ABC series immediately preceding "PP," "The Long, Hot Summer"? Sigh.<br />Amidst a large ensemble she made quite an introduction as Eula, the 17-year old girl with a figure like Lana Wood's and who shows up in Frenchman's Bend from the other side of the tracks in a neighboring state, making the threat of the Mann Act hanging over the young males.<br />Fortunately a dozen episodes are available on YouTube. Lana could easily entertain us with an entire column just on "The Long, Hot Summer" and its notoriety for three cast departures in the course of less than its brief duration, 26 episodes. Tisha Sterling, Edmond O'Brien and Paul Geary -- M.I.A.<br />Lana, wearing a white two piece bathing suit, shares some Eula dialogue opposite O'Brien's Will Varner that's as revealing as her glorious figure (filmed at Esther Williams's oft-used pool on the MGM backlot). She also 'held her own' working with Ruth Roman, whose Millie gives Eula a waitress job a the Frenchman's Bend Inn. And of course the show's hunk, a pre-"The Invaders" Roy Thinnes, playing Varner's adversary, Ben Quick.<br />. . . A missed opportunity that Classic Film & TV Cafe can rectify with paragraph after paragraph of informative, enlightening reading via a follow-up interview. Furthermore, while she's available, there's reams of "Peyton Place" territory left unexplored.<br />Unlike her "The Long, Hot Summer" all of "Peyton Place"'s 500+ episodes are available for screening on YouTube, plus the first couple hundred on DVD.<br />Meanwhile, we wish Lana Wood good health, personal and professional fulfillment and true happiness.SC Vandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628899689289967573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-19573677237898243192021-07-01T16:14:10.761-04:002021-07-01T16:14:10.761-04:00I remember Plenty. I remember her well. She had Pl...I remember Plenty. I remember her well. She had Plenty to remember her by. A fantastic figure in a low cut top. Still, if Lana wants to believe it was acting that's her perogative. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719758254235206085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36998049489773866642019-01-25T21:48:38.314-05:002019-01-25T21:48:38.314-05:00Lana Wood and Jill St. John were both in Diamonds ...Lana Wood and Jill St. John were both in Diamonds Are Forever. Nine years after the death of Natalie Wood her widower Robert Wagner married Miss St. John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-60661590521287406942015-04-05T18:11:57.331-04:002015-04-05T18:11:57.331-04:00Jeff, I figured that she was asked about her affai...Jeff, I figured that she was asked about her affair with Sean and about her sister all the time. I wanted to concentrate on her career.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-87860193843344323692015-04-04T22:15:39.025-04:002015-04-04T22:15:39.025-04:00Enjoyed this interview, Rick! I never knew Wood wa...Enjoyed this interview, Rick! I never knew Wood was in THE SEARCHERS; loved her reminiscences about her time making that film. Some good DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER bits, too. (You were too gentlemanly to ask her about her infamous comment about Connery, something along the lines that he "smelled like a lion's cage" after a day's filming.Jeff Flugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127134815672151999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86841569162438746442015-03-22T03:11:27.850-04:002015-03-22T03:11:27.850-04:00Very nice interview Rick and great to hear about L...Very nice interview Rick and great to hear about Lana Wood and her past and present.I used to watch Peyton Place on TV when I was young - it was big in those days. And The Searchers is one of the great films. So with the Bond Girl experience she has a great record. Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46069145508761832152015-03-21T14:40:43.625-04:002015-03-21T14:40:43.625-04:00I had such a crush on Lana Wood when she was on Pe...I had such a crush on Lana Wood when she was on Peyton Place--and still do! Thanks for this interview.RJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534166025889599640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-47239169048630962602015-03-20T09:30:42.523-04:002015-03-20T09:30:42.523-04:00Her description of Plenty is why she remains one o...Her description of Plenty is why she remains one of my favorite Bond girls. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tiffany Case is almost as forgettable as Mary Goodnight and Christmas Jones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-67481369286949778572015-03-19T23:08:58.229-04:002015-03-19T23:08:58.229-04:00Thanks for the great interview Rick! This was real...Thanks for the great interview Rick! This was really interesting to read. You do such a nice job interviewing such interesting people! Jane Jonesnoreply@blogger.com