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British Intelligence (1939)
Clarification Concerning the Great War
Ralph Michael Stein (riglltesobxs@mailinator.com) from New York, N.Y., comments in his review that British Intelligence takes place in 1940 when England was fighting Nazi Germany in the Great War, also called the War to End All Wars. The War to End All Wars was World War I, not the second world war. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I.
During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany. The movie is based on a play by the same name that opened in New York City, New York, USA on 13 August 1918 and had 335 performances.
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Goof - Railroad tracks in Background Scenes
I'm a fan of railroads and railroading. One thing that struck me when watching this movie was that the railroad tracks in the background, when Dan Evans was hauling Ben Wade from the hotel to the railroad station to catch the 3:10 to Yuma, roll up and down the hills. What the heck. Railroad engines were not made to go up and down hills like an automobile or bicycle or virtually any other conveyance. Railroad engines of any type, steam or diesel, are only capable of climbing gradual grades, and thus cuts were made in hills for trains to travel through or, in the case of some mountains, tunnels were created. To a railroader, those tracks going up and down the hills stretched the imagination and for me, virtually ruined the scenes in which they appeared because the goof distracted from the action. The movie producers should have paid better attention to detail for the sake of authenticity.
The Abandoned (2006)
Blessing One's Self Orthodox-Style
At the beginning of the film, the parents and child prepare to eat dinner inside the farmhouse and say grace to thank God for their blessings and food. The father and mother bless themselves correctly, from right to left with the right hand. The daughter, however, blesses herself from right to left, but with the left hand, a practice which the Eastern Orthodox Church strictly forbids.
Additionally, the icons on the walls in various scenes inside the farmhouse appear to be correct in style (Byzantine) and color. In 1966, with the Soviet Union about th crumble, it must have been a bold step to display religious icons.
Al, an Orthodox Christian
Victory at Sea (1954)
Narration
The narrator for the Victory at Sea series was Leonard Graves, not Alexander Scourby. Graves' name is credited at the beginning of each of the 16 episodes.
Also, as noted in Wikipedia, Richard Rodgers, fresh off several hit Broadway musicals, was retained to compose the musical score for the series. Rodgers would contribute twelve "themes"--short piano compositions a minute or two in length. Robert Russell Bennett did the scoring, transforming Rodgers's themes to fit a variety of moods, and composing much more original material than Rodgers. Nonetheless, Bennett received credit only for "arranging" the score and conducting NBC Symphony Orchestra members on the soundtrack recording sessions, and many writers still refer erroneously to "Rodgers's thirteen-hour score."