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Run Silent, Run Deep
run Director Wise reported “while Gable was a highly professional man, he didn’t want to work past five in the afternoon because ‘at this stage in his life he was tired and wring out by five’”.

~~~ Director Wise had cast members trained by actual submarine sailors to portray real duty in real situations. ~~~ Exterior shots of submerged submarines were of scale models, and deemed state of the art special effects.
~~~ Scenes of the interior of the sub were filmed at Samuel Goldwyn Studio using more than $500,000 worth of actual submarine equipment loaned by the U.S. Navy. ~~~ Frank Gorshim was due to test for the role of Rudy, but refused to fly to the test site, was injured in a car accident en route, and woke up in the hospital to find the role had gone to Don Rickles ~~~ Ten Little Indians
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The uncredited and mysterious voice of accusation is Christopher Lee, known for his role as Count Dracula in the Hammer Horror Films, and most recently as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. ~~~ The screenplays of all film versions are based on Agatha Christie’s stage play, not on her novel. The identities of both the murderer and the survivor are different than in the novel. ~~~ The filmmakers intentionally crafted an unconventional adaptation, emphasizing the jet-set aspect of the cast of characters. ~~~ The original theatrical release, the producers borrowed a trick from the William Castle playbook and included a cinema-only gimmick. As explained on the original movie poster for the film, it was called "The Whodunit Break! A First in Motion Pictures! Just before the gripping climax of the film, you will be given sixty seconds to guess the killer's identity! The film will pause and on the screen you will see clues to help you decide who the murderer is... WE DARE YOU TO GUESS!" ~~~

Information gathered from IMdB,: Wikipedia, Rotten Tomatoes, TMCDb and New York Times movie reviews.

Upcoming Hollywood at Home Features
February 22 nd, A Hollywood at Home Double Feature
Beginning at 9 p.m. with Run Silent, Run Deep followed by Ten Little Indians

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Join Victoria Lucas as our host for Hollywood at Home. Lucas will provides historical background and a Hollywood insider's look at our Saturday night films. A film producer and screenwriting consultant, Lucas comes from a family of actors, producers, writers, and directors. Join Lucas each week for fascinating insights to our Hollywood at Home feature.

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This Week

Run Silent Run Deep Airs Saturday, February 22nd @ 9 pm

This 1958 war drama was directed by Robert Wise, and written by John Gay from the novel by Commander Edward Beach. Russell Haran received an Oscar for his cinematography on this film. The movies stars Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. This picture was Don Rickle’sfirst film role.

PLOT
Commander Rich Richardson (Clark Gable) developed an Ahab-like obsession for destroying the Japanese ship that sank his last command in the Bungo Straits in 1942, and he has had an entire year behind a desk to feed this obsession. He acquires another command, over the head of the first officer Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster), and there ensues a virtual father-son struggle for supremacy and survival in the naval war in the Pacific.

Don Rickles provides some humor, and the cast and tight direction provide a clear and seamless picture of the close quarters, competition, and communication styles on a combat submarine. All with plenty of sweat and suspense along the way. There are also touching moments delineating the rise of one career crossing paths with the fall of another, both on and off the screen.

By Cicely d'Autremont

Run Silent Run Deep Saturday, February 22nd @ 9 pm

Ten Little Indians Airs Saturday, February 22nd @ 10:34 p.m.

This 1966 film was directed by George Pollack and produced by Oliver Unger. The screenplay was written by Peter Yeldman and Peter Welbeck, based on the story by Agatha Christie. The film stars Hugh O’Brian, Shirley Eaton and Fabian

PLOT
As in the Agatha Christie story of 1940, eight strangers convene on a rainy night in the mountains for a mysterious house party. Even the servants do not know the owners, which adds to the mystery. It is soon apparent that the agenda is that each guest must atone for a previous crime, so the unfolding story reveals who did what to whom, and their “sentence”. The hidden host acts as judge, jury, and executioner.

There are much suspense, sinister accents, the required love story, innocence, guilt, and resolution. All within ninety minutes.

By Cicely d'Autremont

Easter Parade, Saturday, February 22nd at 10:34 p.m.