tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post3513726054611115810..comments2024-03-20T19:06:59.758-07:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Marvin Kaplan - Part TwoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-77187119144355142382012-11-20T12:48:33.603-08:002012-11-20T12:48:33.603-08:00All we in the Tea Party want is less government co...All we in the Tea Party want is less government control of our lives and for that we're the new McCarthyites? I give up.Jim Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800988648180330169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-43039067473069319512012-08-19T05:34:17.430-07:002012-08-19T05:34:17.430-07:00Great interview from one of my favorite actors.
Mr...Great interview from one of my favorite actors.<br />Mr Kaplan's political hate comment was quite unexpected...a revelation of true character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-73886022747010427792012-04-18T15:47:09.650-07:002012-04-18T15:47:09.650-07:00Mr. Kaplan is absolutely correct about the late Vi...Mr. Kaplan is absolutely correct about the late Vince Edwards being obsessed with gambling. I met him in the 1980s and all he wanted to know from me, a person he'd just met, was if I was up for some action. I wasn't and never saw him again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-13155652944547696292012-04-17T23:49:30.142-07:002012-04-17T23:49:30.142-07:00And what if the agent was wrong? To me, his agent...And what if the agent was wrong? To me, his agent gambled with his career. Am I right?Bobby Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-28006123557812989562012-04-17T12:04:56.573-07:002012-04-17T12:04:56.573-07:00The story about Kaplan's agent telling him NOT...The story about Kaplan's agent telling him NOT to take a credit to spur the write-in campaign is wonderful. Considering how distinctive Kaplan's voice is, it's hard to believe he wouldn't have been instantly recognizable to the audience.Bob Lindstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074903551228708722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-20224033024714470902012-04-17T11:42:00.246-07:002012-04-17T11:42:00.246-07:00Again, wonderful stuff, Kliph.
I think "Key ...Again, wonderful stuff, Kliph.<br /><br />I think "Key to the City" was Frank Morgan's last picture.<br /><br />And although I don't think Michael Gordon was a member of the Hollywood Ten, I believe he was blacklisted in the '50s but later came back to make such films as "Pillow Talk."Mark Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463881222804863326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-65956454056855611992012-04-17T07:57:19.404-07:002012-04-17T07:57:19.404-07:00Around the time that Raymond Burr appeared in &quo...Around the time that Raymond Burr appeared in "Key To The City" he was in the Marx brothers' last film "Love Happy" playing a henchman. He tortures Harpo by putting him in a washing machine.<br /><br />As much as I like Frank Morgan, I've always wished the Wizard of Oz had gone to W.C. Fields, as originally planned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-59467448244063691402012-04-17T07:36:00.222-07:002012-04-17T07:36:00.222-07:00It's astonishing that a guy that started out i...It's astonishing that a guy that started out in the '40s is still around to witness the Tea Party.<br /><br />And as always -- a cool interview. Always liked Kaplan, especially his voiceover work on "Top Cat."Kevin K.noreply@blogger.com