wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (01/18/85)
> Some of you may have noticed that, several years ago, when a cinematic piece > of excrement called "The Legend of The Lone Ranger" was released, Clayton > Moore, one of the two (and probably the most famous) actors who played the > Masked Defender of Law & Justice on TV, had a legal restraining order > slapped on him to stop him from wearing his mask in public. > Needless to say, the movie would have better off with a silver bullet > through the head... and all we got out of it were some rather witty ads for > sunglasses... > It's worse than you think. Clinton Spilsbury (playing a WWI soldier in his next film :-) ) couldn't act, with or without mask. In fact, they were forced to find a real actor to dub ALL of his lines. Who did they use? None other than Stacy Keach (as in, Mike Hammer's Christmas in the Slammer)! The paper this evening said the producers of Mike Hammer were left with some episodes without the voiceover by our hero, due to his sojourn in sunny Britian. Who did they call? Rich Little... who else? Seems like Rich could make a career of this- first David Niven, now Stacy Keach. SO... if Keach is the Lone Ranger, and Little is Keach, THEN... "Whah, ha, ha, I wanna tell you, H-H-Hi Oh Silver..."* Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) "Turn on the TV, turn out the lights, Roy Rogers is ridin' tonight..." * For those at terminals without audio capability, this is Rich Little starting out as Johnny Carson, and transitioning to Jimmy Stewart