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Post by helrunar on Feb 28, 2017 21:07:03 GMT
Thanks Demonik! Yes, I drew the cartouche which represents Sax Rohmer's name written in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on that cover. A proper artist did the actual work seen there, if I recall aright. My handwriting is not so pleasing.
Wrong thread but I am reading the RCH AWAKENING novel and getting quite a kick out of it. It's reminiscent of some of Rohmer's Egyptian themed confections, and Lovecraft's "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" which I just read again yesterday.
cheers, H.
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Post by dem bones on Mar 1, 2017 8:07:16 GMT
This is radio actor John C. Daly as Fu Manchu. Or is it Arthur Askey again? View AttachmentHell, don't go dragging Arthur Askey back into the firing line. Not known Mr. Marsh to erupt in such a RAGING FURY since Sex Lives Of The Potato Men was overlooked for a BAFTA. Thanks Demonik! Yes, I drew the cartouche which represents Sax Rohmer's name written in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on that cover. A proper artist did the actual work seen there, if I recall aright. My handwriting is not so pleasing. Wrong thread but I am reading the RCH AWAKENING novel and getting quite a kick out of it. It's reminiscent of some of Rohmer's Egyptian themed confections, and Lovecraft's "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" which I just read again yesterday. cheers, H. Can only hope you find The Awakening worth your time. As RCH's novels go, its arguably his most accessible. As noted elsewhere, he admitted to borrowing freely from H. Rider Haggard and the Arabian Nights, but I think it goes further. Has been way too long since I read Imprisoned With The Pharaohs to make the connection, but one sequence in Awakening put me in mind of something out of The Omen even if I can't quite figure why. And to set the thread back on track, was delighted to learn that Leslie Charteris was an occasional contributor to The Rohmer Review.
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Post by pulphack on Mar 1, 2017 9:10:23 GMT
FM is right to get in such a temper - Sex Lives Of The Potato Men was a great film! That, my friends, is Cinema Verite for you. F6&* Ken Loach!
Ahem, anyway, to get vaguely back on track, wasn't Johnny Vegas in line for a Saint remake? Alright, I might have made that up, but I'm getting very suspicious of friend Connolly's obsession with Arthur Askey. He sees him everywhere - too much so for a man who professes to dislike him!
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 1, 2017 13:05:02 GMT
FM is right to get in such a temper - Sex Lives Of The Potato Men was a great film! That, my friends, is Cinema Verite for you. F6&* Ken Loach! Ahem, anyway, to get vaguely back on track, wasn't Johnny Vegas in line for a Saint remake? Alright, I might have made that up, but I'm getting very suspicious of friend Connolly's obsession with Arthur Askey. He sees him everywhere - too much so for a man who professes to dislike him! I can't help it. I do see Arthur Askey everywhere. He's even married to the Prime Minister. When will his tormenting me end?
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Post by helrunar on Mar 1, 2017 13:25:07 GMT
Hi Dem,
Leslie C wrote a short article for the Rohmer Review, a little thing called "The Sound of Fu Manchu" about the pronunciation of the Devil Doctor's name. I only read that recently thanks to the CD edition of the complete run of the zine. Unfortunately, when I attempted to access the CD a few evenings ago, it wouldn't open on my computer.
I do remember being really surprised to see a letter from Mr. C soon after I started subscribing to the zine. He might have sent in more letters as well.
In those days, before the great info super-roundabout, it was such a rare treat to find not just one person, but a whole zine devoted to your favorite writer that nobody you actually knew in what is laughingly called "real life" had even heard about. With people to whom you could write letters! Yowza. It was exciting.
Cheers, H.
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Post by franklinmarsh on Mar 1, 2017 13:28:35 GMT
Hopefully not, Michael. Sometimes I wish I'd seen the poor man's Askey, Arthur Atkinson, purveyor of such catchphrases as 'Where's me washboard?' and 'How queer!' who starred in such greats as '5-4-3-2-Hun!' and 'Confessions Of A Door-To-Door Cucumber Salesman' (also cruelly BAFTA-less) before appearing in Samuel Beckett plays for the Beeb. PS When will Antiques Road Trip rock up at Bona Antiques?
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Post by franklinmarsh on Mar 1, 2017 13:32:22 GMT
Crikey, H! Seeing 'The Sound Of Fu Manchu' and 'CD' in your post I thought....does it have Yellow Peril Submarine on it?
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Post by pulphack on Mar 1, 2017 14:36:02 GMT
Mr Connolly, your torment will only end when you admit that AA (possibly an apt set of initials) is actually the finest light entertainment figure of the twentieth century. Then his shade may let you free...
(Bloody hell, Teresa May's husband really DOES look like him - no wonder she keeps him in the background! She's married to a 117 year old comedian... note that I am aware of AA's year of birth. I find it scary I can drag that out of my backbrain...)
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Post by Michael Connolly on Mar 1, 2017 14:43:41 GMT
Mr Connolly, your torment will only end when you admit that AA (possibly an apt set of initials) is actually the finest light entertainment figure of the twentieth century. Then his shade may let you free... (Bloody hell, Teresa May's husband really DOES look like him - no wonder she keeps him in the background! She's married to a 117 year old comedian... note that I am aware of AA's year of birth. I find it scary I can drag that out of my backbrain...) Her husband looks more alive than she does.
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Post by humgoo on Oct 12, 2020 17:50:34 GMT
Could have saved myself a load of trouble if i'd known that Hodder had published a six-story collection of Templar's more outré investigations as The Fantastic Saint (1982). Just want to add the TOC and cover for the record:
Leslie Charteris, The Fantastic Saint (Hodder and Stoughton, 1982) Introduction by Martin H. Greenberg The Gold Standard The Newdick Helicopter The Man Who Liked Ants The Questing Tycoon The Darker Drink The Convenient Monster Afterword by Leslie CharterisCharteris boasts in the Afterword: "'The Questing Tycoon' was inspired by a visit to Haiti, where I was fortunate enough to be able to witness a couple of genuine voodoo ceremonies—not the kind that are laid on for the tourists. I was also lucky enough to meet a local resident, a lifelong student of the cult and the author of important monographs on the subject: thanks to him, I can vouch that the details and the actual incantation and the song quoted are literally exact."
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Post by dem bones on Oct 12, 2020 19:01:09 GMT
Thanks Mr C - probably a good thing I did set about collecting the stories via the scenic route as I've still not set eyes on a copy of the above.
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Post by Dr Strange on Jul 24, 2022 19:42:23 GMT
I seem to vaguely remember reading a Saint short story that involved the Loch Ness monster... I think it was also a TV episode. It's a colour episode called The Convenient Monster , stars Vampire Circus' Laurence Payne and Dracula Prince Of Darkness' Suzan Farmer! And was directed by Leslie Norman (father of film critic Barry Norman), who also directed Hammer's X The Unknown (1956) . Apparently he directed quite a few Saint episodes - as well as numerous episodes of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Department S, The Avengers, The Champions, The Persuaders!, and others.
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