While this is only a clip, you can watch the entire interview in The Dick Cavett Show: Hollywood Greats
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Robert Mitchum Video #5 ~ Mitchum on the Dick Cavett Show
This is a really great interview with Robert Mitchum done by the legendary Dick Cavett. It's pretty clear that Cavett is a bit afraid of bad boy Robert Mitchum. Mitchum was such a great storyteller though and Cavett really brought that out of the people he interviewed, by asking the right questions and allowing the interviewee to go on rants but also keeping them on track.
While this is only a clip, you can watch the entire interview in The Dick Cavett Show: Hollywood Greats
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While this is only a clip, you can watch the entire interview in The Dick Cavett Show: Hollywood Greats
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
heckyeahrobertmitchum Tumblr & a Q&A with James Mitchum
Also, I recently found this lovely Q&A with Robert Mitchum's son James Mitchum on the Knox News website. It's from 2008 on the 50th anniversary of the movie Thunder Road (1958). James Mitchum touches upon working with his dad, getting to know Elvis Presley, Moonshine, his acting career, etc. He's pretty straightforward about his dad being more a male figure in his life than a father figure. This interview is definitely worth a read. It's interesting to note that James Mitchum owns the rights to Thunder Road and a remake is in the works. Since Mitchum has some control over the property, I'm sure it'll be better than most remakes of classic films.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Robert Mitchum Video #4 ~ The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The famous scene from The Night of the Hunter (1955)
in which Robert Mitchum's character Harry Powell tells the story of Love versus Hate (Good versus Evil) using the tattoos on his knuckles and by dueling with his fists. This scene has become iconic in film history and is referenced in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing (1989).
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