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Actor (film & TV) Dewey Martin was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 8, 1923.
Actor (film & TV) Dewey Martin was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 8, 1923. Films: Land of the Pharaohs (1955), & on TV in The #TwilightZone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960). Married to singer Peggy Lee for 2 years. Passed in 2018 (age 94). #RIP #GoneButNotForgotten #hunk #BOTD
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Here's what I know him for:
Fri Nov 27, 2020: On Svengoolie this Saturday: "The Thing From Another World"
This is one of the greatest movies ever.
It is the second-best flying saucer movie from 1951. I saw it on a Friday night about a month and a half ago, but it never loses its scariness.
As soon as I saw that Winchester Pictures logo come on the screen, I knew what that night's feature was going to be.
Do not miss this.
Saturday night on MeTV- it’s the 50s classic - the original “Thing from Another World”! For 1st time viewers who say I give away too much- we will NOT reveal who plays the Thing until the end of the show! 8 pm eastern/ pacific, 7 central! Watch for fun outtakes after the movie!
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Fandom: The Thing from Another World
Wikipedia: The Thing from Another World
Dewey Martin (actor)
Dewey Martin in 1952
Born: December 8, 1923; Katemcy, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 11, 2018 or April 9, 2018 (aged 94); San Pedro, California, U.S.
Dewey Martin (December 8, 1923 – March 11[1] or April 9,[2] 2018) was an American film and television actor.
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Early life
Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas. As a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama.
Martin joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and served as a Grumman F4F Wildcat and Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war. He fought in the Battle of Midway and ditched his Wildcat in the ocean because his carrier was damaged. He was shot down twice, the last time in 1945, where he was held as a prisoner of war until Japan's surrender.
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Dewey Martin in 1952
Born: December 8, 1923; Katemcy, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 11, 2018 or April 9, 2018 (aged 94); San Pedro, California, U.S.
Dewey Martin (December 8, 1923 – March 11[1] or April 9,[2] 2018) was an American film and television actor.
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Early life
Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas. As a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama.
Martin joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and served as a Grumman F4F Wildcat and Grumman F6F Hellcat pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war. He fought in the Battle of Midway and ditched his Wildcat in the ocean because his carrier was damaged. He was shot down twice, the last time in 1945, where he was held as a prisoner of war until Japan's surrender.
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In "The Thing from Another World," Dewey Martin plays Bob, the crew chief.
The Thing from Another World - "We finally got one..."
230,136 viewsOct 31, 2010
StevenSmyth
591 subscribers
From Howard Hawks' production of The Thing from Another World. Made in 1951, The Thing was perfect for its time. Sightings of UFOs were going up (Kenneth Arnold used the words saucer, disc or pie-plate to describe the one he saw and the term "flying saucer" grew out of that) and this film plays into that zeitgeist perfectly.
This is my favorite scene in the film, in fact my favorite in any SF film of the 50's. An arctic research station has detected a crash landing of a large aircraft and an Air Force support crew, headed by Ken Tobey, goes up to help investigate. They fly out to the crash site with the scientists from the station and a reporter, Ned Scott, played by Douglas Spencer.
When they get there, something is frozen in the ice. A fin or stabilizer is jutting out just above the surface of the ice and a shape is clearly visible. The head of the research station suggests they all stand at the edges of the object to determine its shape. That's when they realize...
Everything in this scene is perfect. The acting, the writing, the music, the camera placement. It's not widescreen, but it effectively uses academy aperture to indicate that whatever they've found is big. The camera pans from right to left, keeping us off balance and letting us know the find is too big to fit in the frame. Dimitri Tiomkin's music is right on, especially the "sting" when they realize...
Just watch...
I have uploaded this without permission from the authors for educational purposes only. this is merely an extract, there are no other parts uploaded.
230,136 viewsOct 31, 2010
StevenSmyth
591 subscribers
From Howard Hawks' production of The Thing from Another World. Made in 1951, The Thing was perfect for its time. Sightings of UFOs were going up (Kenneth Arnold used the words saucer, disc or pie-plate to describe the one he saw and the term "flying saucer" grew out of that) and this film plays into that zeitgeist perfectly.
This is my favorite scene in the film, in fact my favorite in any SF film of the 50's. An arctic research station has detected a crash landing of a large aircraft and an Air Force support crew, headed by Ken Tobey, goes up to help investigate. They fly out to the crash site with the scientists from the station and a reporter, Ned Scott, played by Douglas Spencer.
When they get there, something is frozen in the ice. A fin or stabilizer is jutting out just above the surface of the ice and a shape is clearly visible. The head of the research station suggests they all stand at the edges of the object to determine its shape. That's when they realize...
Everything in this scene is perfect. The acting, the writing, the music, the camera placement. It's not widescreen, but it effectively uses academy aperture to indicate that whatever they've found is big. The camera pans from right to left, keeping us off balance and letting us know the find is too big to fit in the frame. Dimitri Tiomkin's music is right on, especially the "sting" when they realize...
Just watch...
I have uploaded this without permission from the authors for educational purposes only. this is merely an extract, there are no other parts uploaded.
Thing from another World - 1951 - Official Trailer
14,628 views Jan 25, 2014
HorrorfilmKeller
4.66K subscribers
Hello Guest,
this is the Official Trailer of: "Thing from another World" (1951)
Best Regards
Horrorfilm Archivist.
14,628 views Jan 25, 2014
HorrorfilmKeller
4.66K subscribers
Hello Guest,
this is the Official Trailer of: "Thing from another World" (1951)
Best Regards
Horrorfilm Archivist.
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