tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post6336775551031259980..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Third Man on the MountainRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-19189943490372549012021-02-21T11:24:03.216-05:002021-02-21T11:24:03.216-05:00My family and I were just watching Third Man on th...My family and I were just watching Third Man on the Mountain last night! It's always been a favorite...and another film that I think is underrated ( at least among Disney's output ). James MacArthur is excellent and Laurence Naismith gives a really good performance as old Theo. It's good to see Helen Hayes make a cameo, too. <br /><br />The Disney studios were pretty good at researching facts and those indeed were the clothing that climbers wore in those days. You can see it in etchings in old Strand magazine issues. More surprisingly, women climbed mountains wearing skirts and bonnets and no safety equipment at all! This link shows some 1800s photos of climbers in Scotland: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7161991/Black-white-pictures-Victorian-rock-climbers-Lake-District-Wales-Scotland.htmlThe Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-18402750615445311042021-02-01T16:53:54.645-05:002021-02-01T16:53:54.645-05:00Mallory was wearing similar clothing when climbers...Mallory was wearing similar clothing when climbers found his body below Everest's summit.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-91170900908412013602021-02-01T13:06:01.730-05:002021-02-01T13:06:01.730-05:00From an earlier era, the British did wear that sor...From an earlier era, the British did wear that sort of clothing, at least lower on the mountain. Click on this link and you can see George Mallory and company, pretty tough looking bunch.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory#/media/File:Sandy_Wollaston.jpgPatrick Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408356855300575520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-80220299459925694532021-02-01T09:25:53.015-05:002021-02-01T09:25:53.015-05:00Viewers should keep their eyes peeled for a cameo ...Viewers should keep their eyes peeled for a cameo appearance by James's mom Helen Hayes with his wife at the time, Joyce Bulifant.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com