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Totally agree with ya sis! My best friends mom turned me on to classic movies and Robert Mitchum when I was in high school. I fell in love with him then, and still think he is one of the hottest guys ever to grace the silver screen. 💞So, so sad they don't make em like that anymore... 😞
You are so right. If anyone asks me what one of the scariest movies I 've ever seen is. Night of the Hunter is always my reply. And it's all because of Mitcham's performance in that movie and the unknown star of the movie was the Lighting Director the way light and shadow was almost like co star in the movie. It's just a true classic .
I met him in the mid eighties and will always remember his voice. Very easy going, stayed at the hotel where I was manager only a couple of days but did not want or expect any special treatment - unlike some....
Mitchum had a beautiful singing voice and you can hear it throughout the movie “The Night of the Hunter”, so I would highly recommend that film to you. He also sings - very briefly - in “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison”. Wrt “Thunder Road”, however, a lot of people mistakenly believe that he sings the title song that is heard during the opening credits of the film. That is not his voice.
My great uncle said that when he worked with the CCC ( near San Antonio) there was a talented fellow worker who would sing and entertain them in the evening. That was Robert Mitchum. He ( great uncle) had run away from home at 12 years old.
Robert Mitchum played the best bad guy ever. Hands down. In Night of the Hunter when he paced up and down in front of Lillian Gish’s house singing Leaning On the Everlasting Arms……..well I get goosebumps every time I think of it. He acted like those bad boy roles came pretty natural to him.
A long time ago I watched Mitchum in an early western. He was at a dining table. I never saw anyone built that way before. 2 yards of shoulders and some kind of 26 inch waist. And that western shirt was tailored. Unreal.
Mitchum was always worth watching no matter how bad the film. There are very few actors that rate that distinction. I loved his lazy manner and that slow rolling gait. He gave the impression of indomitable power.that he never deigned to use. You don't break out a sledge hammer when a fly swatter will do. Mitchum never had anything to prove because we were already convinced.
@ Valkyrie Sardonic: “Mitchum never had anything to prove, because we were already convinced.” A truly EXCELLENT line & a VERY INCISIVE observation… ✌️😎
They also said Michael Caine was always good even if he was a bad movie. John Wayne is the only actor that made Robert Mitchum look small, or at least smaller, on screen.
Yes, yes, YES! Those beautiful bow legs and he just kinda smoothly glided ever so quietly across a room, down a town street (westerns) a little bit of a strut. I've always said he had the smoothest walk of any other actor ever! Glad to know I'm not the only one that admired it🙂
Mitchum seems to be the kind of person a person could take or leave and its apparent many took to his down to earth style and approach, he was a major motion picture star who didn't put on airs and thought and acted like he was better or superior that alone is enough to like or admire a individual, Robert Mitchum one of Hollywood's best and brightest.
@@mariadasilva863 How would U know he was a womannicer?,, Beautiful woman threw themselves at him from Marilyn Monroe to Ava Gardner, but he stayed loyal to his wife Dorethea.
Definitely fit the character for "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" even though almost any actual Marine such as the character he portrayed would probably look like a kid next to Mitchum.
I always thought he was underrated and now after watching this there's no doubt he was. He always came off as being real in his roles and now I k,now why.
I've always considered his Max Cady role in "Cape Fear" to be his best work: he played Cady so evil it was palpable. I saw the film when it was first released in 1962; I was probably 10 or 11 at the time. The scene where he confronts Nancy Bowden (actress Lori Martin) across a ping-pong table is chilling; all Mitchum had to do was look at her, take in a large breath, and let it out: pure evil (and without having to spend endless hours lifting weights): he had it in his eyes, his physique and his body language. But the scene in the hotel room with the woman Cady picks up in a bar is one of the most chilling scenes ever filmed, even though the film (1962) was made before the relaxed standards of a few years later. In a wordless demonstration of absolute power, Mitchum's "Cady" communicates to the women exactly what he has in store for her. Today's extreme violence on film can't do it better. The remake (DeNiro, Nick Nolte, et al) is a very different film: some extreme violence; DeNiro's over-the-top portrayal of Cady; and the Bowden family consisting of three very unlikeable people, including the idiot daughter, masterfully played by the underrated Juliette Lewis). It's a totally watchable film -- including the cameo appearances of Mitchum and Gregory Peck -- but it's not much like the original, and DeNiro's take on Cady, IMHO, cannot match the under-played job of Mitchum's original. Thanks for posting this video!
Yes! I remember Peck and Mitchum played the opposing lawyers and I remember Lori Martin. (National Velvet TV show) I was confused at first when his name was referred to as Cady. I thought, "Who's Katie?" Wish they'd use different names sometimes. I was 11 during 1962...
I've always loved Mitchum's response to an interviewer's question: "Why do you think you and your wife have managed to stay married for so many years?" "Lack of imagination, I suppose."
An actress with whom he was having a fling demanded that he divorce his wife. "Why don't you call her up and ask her?" quoth Mitch. She did, and the answer was NO.
@plasticweapon It's possible that she had the same philosophy as Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, whose husband Edward VII was a philanderer for the ages. (Edward once commented to Lillie Langtry, as he gave her a spectacular diamond-and-emerald necklace: "You know, I've spent enough on you to build a battleship." " And you've spent enough IN me to float one.", Lillie riposted.) Alexandra once commented to her sister: "Bertie may stray regularly; but I am always headquarters. When he needs advice, or comfort, or anything of that sort, it's me that he comes to." The Queen's lack of bitterness was reflected in.her decision, when Edward was on.his deathbed in 1910., to invite his two principal mistresses -- Alice Keppel and Lillie -- to be at his side as he died. Now THAT'S an understanding wife!
This man scared the pee pee out of me in The Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear. He was the one that made me realize that man was the scariest and most dangerous animal that walked the earth.
That doesn't mean he was good. If she said he "REGARDED HIMSELF as one" then that's a sign.. btw you know Shirley McLain is the sister of Warren Beatty!? Yet both are legends and still alive. And annette brnning looks like shirley a little bit. But they are one successful siblings duo! Why does nobody mention this...
I remember reading an interview that he gave Penthouse magazine in the 1970s in which he defined the nett effect of his popularity as being “like being trampled to death by geese.”
Robert Mitchum-a man’s man. A hero’s hero. Brutally honest, talented. Charismatic. And missed. I was around 6 years old when my older brother who was 13 way back when, began to talk about Robert Mitchum. We are from the Caribbean so it was a big deal. My brother wrote and asked him for a signed photograph and he got it. Don’t don’t ask me about the details, I don’t know. But he got the photo and lit a fire in my heart about this great actor. Many of us are born into hardship. Mitchum navigated its channels and came out just fine. So many of us do worse. His memory still kindles a fire within me and I’m over 70. Gosh, don’t we all need heroes to look up to so we could just do things right. Nowadays you have to look real hard to find them. God bless you everyone.
That's an awesome story about the autographed photo. Shows the kind of man that he was and he valued his fans. Not like today's athletes who treat fans like they are nothing.
@@ralphalvarez5465 Yes. It was a time when fans mattered and movie stars appreciated them. I still can’t get over the fact that my brother received an autographed photo from Robert Mitchum. We were dirt poor, raised by a single mom and living on a little island without plumbing and electricity and the house lit up with joy when my brother Edwin got the photo. The name Robert Mitchum takes me back to time that was hard, simple, precious and pleasantly memorable.
I believe Jesus was the ultimate man to take on the sins of the world by being crucified on the cross, but Robert Mitchum is probably the ultimate regular man .
@@pamm8608 I had an uncle that could have passed as his twin brother. He was the spitting image of Mitchum only his hair was not as dark. My uncle wasn’t a fighter and bad boy though. My uncle’s name was Robert too. He went by the name Bob. Being a lifelong smoker he died exactly the same way Mitchum did with emphysema and lung cancer. The resemblance is scary to think about. My uncle had a moody disposition and his personality matched Mitchum. Tall and skinny just like Mitchum. He even walked the same way. His facial features and the shape of his head was almost exactly the same.
I always thought he was terrific. Heaven knows with Deborah Kerr was my personal favorite. I had no idea he had such trouble. He sure served up the entertainment for all of us. God bless.
I have always loved Robert Mitchum. My favorite Mitchum movie was, "Not As A Stranger," with Frank Sinatra and Gloria Graham. A really sexy guy. I agree there are no guys like him today except Dewayne Johnson. I also loved him in the TV mini-series, "The Winds of War."
I enjoyed this video about entertainer, Robert Mitchum, he was one of my favorite actors. Loved his rugged good looks and his "bedroom eyes," period! Also, loved that he didn't take entertaining so seriously. Great investigating and show. Take care 🎬
I've never learned more about the man. A fascinating self-deprecating individual with a unique take on LIFE itself! Thanks for a job well done to all involved in this production!
Mitchum put on a careless 'couldn't care' front but, in fact, he was a highly intelligent and sensitive man who was very informed about literature and culture. No mention here of the real Mitchum
I always got the impression from his interviews that he had no intention to reveal anything about his own substantial acting skills; partly so as not to spoil the mystique of it but more to say; "I worked hard to get here and I am not giving away any of those skills for free".
You are kidding. He lived through not being allowed to divorce, be gay, anything political other than capitalism. Jesus fuck get off your high horse. Tell me what is your definition of cancel culture. In his day they just canceled you permanently.
My favorite movie was The Night of the Hunter. I will always remember him as a great actor. And a tough guy who went through a lot. And scared me in many movie’s. But that’s the kind of actor he was, he certainly got your attention for sure.
A hell of a character. My favourite Mitchum quote was when he arrived in Japan to make that movie about the Yakuza. The Japanese T.V crews met him at the airport and asked if he had anything to say on his arrival to Japan. Mitchum paused, looked at the reporters and said, YEH, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOUR. The guy was an absolute legend Todays woke and pampered Hollywood elite could not hold a candle to him. May God be good to him.
By all accounts, basically a decent guy. He was nice to film crews, did not take himself seriously (but cared about acting) and was awarded an ARCOM for peacetime service in CONUS as a Medic, the equivalent (at the time) of a BSM in a Warzone.
Robert Mitchum was a good actor and you do him a disservice by embellishing his Military Service. He never received an ARCOM period. He only received a WW2 service ribbon which is equivalent to the National Defense Service Medal.
Here was a mans man in Hollywood. I loved his understated style of acting. I find him even more compelling than many others. When he played the roles of very bad men , he never had to yell or perform some kind of histrionics. He could say his lines quietly, his eyes and body language could be chilling. Great and underrated talent from back in the day.
Many actors like Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Charlton heston said " luck " had alot to do with their success, and it's true for Robert Mitchem as well.
Lung cancer killed most Hollywood stars from the '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s man actors and female actors. What I find absolutely mind-boggling is with all the data and knowledge about the harm and cancers caused by tobaco smoking people still smoke even in 2021.
It's those actors who programmed humanity's subconcious to smoke. If you start noticing, how smoking was used on all movies, from the era you mentioned, until now, you'll find out what I'm talking about. It's a huge conversation, that requirles, a good ammount of knowledge, otherwise, if just one member, of this conversation, doesn;t have any kind of knowledge about this, then the conversation will either end in seconds, or if the individual, want's to learn, then it may last for days, if not forever. Why that long, well, smoking, will bring out all the parts, that constract the chaos we see today. It's simple though, they jsut turn people to the Devil, trying to sent to Hell, as many people as they can. Who? That's the 1st thing anybody should learn. You HAVE to know your enemy, to be able to not just fight him, but to SURVIVE!!! God bless you!!!
Great presentation, fantastic actor I read about his time in Australia when filming "The Sundowners" He was the real deal Tough as nails. "Taking acting lessons is like going to school, to learn how to be tall." LOL
Loved "The Sundowners". Always enjoyed watching Mitchem. He seemed to play himself. He would look at you as though he knew everything You were thinking.
Loved his acting style. He was do chilling in Night of the Hunter,,gave me goosebumps. His gentle role in Ryan's Daughter was great. He was so vulnerable and not good in bed. He pulls off so many good acting jobs. RIP Mr. Mitcham.
Great work putting this together 'Age of Vintage'. I would say every quote of Bob Mitchum's you recounted in your review resonates with the every day regular bloke anywhere, what a champ. Half Norse, half Irish, are you sure he didn't have any Australian heritage? His comments about being an actor are awesome, considering he would have had some shitty low paying jobs aside from his $25 boxing matches.
Check out the interview he did on the Dick Cavett show in 1971. It's on here if you search for it. Fascinating hour to watch. He goes a little more in depth about how working the shitty low paying job at Lockheed led to him starting to go blind. And how that in turn made him decide to try acting.
I love black/White movies from the Golden era❤️. Had to Get 1000 DVD’s from late 20 to 60’s. I think Logans Run is a gem. Wonderful stuff. Have you done my ultimate favourite Errol Flynn yet🤠?
A great actor and that tough guy/sensitive guy combo, hard to resist. Along with the contemporaries mentioned, I would add Lee Marvin and Kirk Douglas. Classics all, glad we have the film preserved for generations to come.
I never seen so many comments before. I liked the the movie so much I owned a 50 ford 2 door sedan an a 57 ford in the movie thunder road the ford was actually a 1951 t In the later scenes. When iwas in w virginia I had a number of offers but refused to sell.i have this movie on vhs an watched it over an over my favorate movie.
He was partly native american and had a long love affair with shirley maclaine ( I'm sure she's not a nice person ) I can't believe the wife tolerated it. It's not ok. If the reverse situation happened, he would not have been ok with that. The egos of men....beside that, he was a fine actor particularly in the tough guy characters, what wasn't so far of what he was in real life.
@@johna.4334 Variety ?! There's no variety into cheating, it's so common instead and not ok. Oh variety of women you mean... Shame on you and all the cheaters. It's disgusting. If you're bored and unhappy in your relationship then LEAVE instead of living in such a dishonest way and hurting your partner who asked nothing. It's disgusting. You don't care about your wife's feelings. Men are selfish. Everything is about you and always you. Most men are ok with cheating but let's face if you guys were cheated on, you'll be mad and ready to kill the woman right ?! 😬
@@johna.4334 There's a difference between imperfection and being a dick. When you have some self esteem, you can't accept that. Now be honest and answer that question : would you be ok if your wife cheat on you ???? BE HONEST PLEASE.
This is why he's a coward according to her. He was "loyal" to his wife and never considered leaving her but had no problem sleeping with actresses like shirley or ava. He didn't go her way and she got mad.
Why would any sane man want to marry that Hollywood nutjob? "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" as they say. Good for Mitchum -he's no chump.
You won’t be disappointed. An unusual war story, very moving and compelling. Great performances by Mitchum and Deborah Kerr, sensitively directed by John Huston.
I remember an interview he did in Britain, I believe it was with Paul Coia who was working for the show Pebble Mill at One. When asked by Coia what was the first thing he did when he arrived in a new country Mitchum replied that he would find a good laundry. Coia was surprised but took him at his word. So Mitchum cared on winding him up by explaining why it was important to find a good laundry. You could tell Mitchum could believe he had a live one interviewing him. The conviction for the marijuana bust fell apart because he was being encourage to smoke marijuana by one of the people he was with, who just happened to be working as an agent provocateur with the police.
There's only two American actors I would've liked to have spent time with, Mitchum and Bogart. Lots of alcohol, tobacco and ganj. No doubt some stress, but the fun would've been off the scale!
I love him very much. He always was a kind of guy who could protect the one he loved. Same with Kirk Douglas and I also liked Humphrey Bogart. That was an era of real strong men with strong character. I do not see this kind anymore.
This is because of feminism. Women have said for decades now they want a sensitive man and much more assertiveness and power allowed for themselves. So if woman are much more tough and strong it only follows it will eventually lead to softer more feminine men. You just cant have two chiefs in the tribe. It just doesn't work. There has to be a leader. And the leader needs to be stronger and show the most strength. I believe God made men to lead. But feminism says no. I believe that's one reason we have such a high divorce rate.
His role as the schoolteacher husband whose wife - Ryan's Daughter - commits adultery with the English commander was greatly nuanced and gentle. Ryan's Daughter is a great pic, directed by David Lean
HA we have something in Common... I spent 4 years in high school, got 4 credits in the first semester and that was it, I was in a " Special Education " class, I got sent to it because the teacher was a Black Belt in karate ..... but my claim to fame in high school... stuffing the Vice Principal into a locker and closing it :) uh long story, lived in a group home, one of the guys I lived with said something in English class, so I tried to stuff him out the 3rd story window... ok I was abit excitable back then at 12... so the teacher grabbed me by the neck from behind and yakked me out of the class room, when he let go, I went after him, the Vice Principal was on his way up and he tried to stop me, but I had no grievance against him and there was a locker open... so :) 25 years later, I am talking about something and this lady from next door exclaims " your the guy who stuffed Shapario in the locker "....
Very enjoyable video with great quotes, thanks for posting. An actor friend of mine worked alongside Mitchum and Robert Lansing on an episode of the old Equalizer show. When Mitchum had to go to the restroom once, he stood up and said to them, "Well, gotta go drain the lizard." Cracks me up every time I think of it. Good ole witty Bob Mitchum! And he gives good offhand acting advice thru the quotes you included.
He became loved and my favorite actor when I was 12. A man's man--made Rogue's Gallery. Have made it my business to see nearly all his films. My husband ate breakfast with him at a popular country restaurant in the early 80's when he was filming nearby. (Only because he recognized him and had to convey to Bob how much I loved him...."I know she'd give anything to be here now instead of me." And, yes, I have his autograph on a napkin!!!!) I read that he worked hard to come off as naturally as he did--had a real dedication to acting once he realized this would be his life. Yes, he was known for his barroom brawls--and got kicked out of a Canadian hotel for tearing up the place. He was what he was...and thank goodness for his existence!!!! I have a special birthday cake made for him every year to celebrate his Aug. 6th birthday. So happy this video found me!!!!! Thank you, Age of Vintage!!
In 1949, as a teenager, my Dad joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. His nickname was ‘Mitch’, as he looked SO MUCH like Robert Mitchum! As a result, I always LOVED watching Mitchum onscreen!
Liam Neeson is a good comparison. Too bad Liam ruined his career by choosing so many dogs for movies in which to star. "Taken" is still one of my faves.
@@johna.4334 The schindler's list will always be his greatest part. He deserved the oscar. He's a good actor and his career is ok. He should play castro really.
He could play anything and was so real even if the movie was bad he shined in everything he acted in! RB had it all ! Loved watching him he had more than presence in all of his movies! Thank you for your work it is much appreciated !
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We will never ever forget him in his role as a school teacher in the unforgettable film Rayans Daughter
Very uneven doc of Robert. You go from prewar, postwar, then back to the depression era, and then whatever.
Ok how I loved him I was only ten but there was something so compelling and damn good looking about him the River of no return was so good
I am an old woman but that Man still makes my heart throb. Handsomest man ever born.
Honey, I’m with you. Extraordinarily handsome and sexy
Totally agree with ya sis! My best friends mom turned me on to classic movies and Robert Mitchum when I was in high school. I fell in love with him then, and still think he is one of the hottest guys ever to grace the silver screen. 💞So, so sad they don't make em like that anymore... 😞
A REAL man!!
Me too ☺
@@Cindy-cj8bw The actors today are a bunch of spoilt pampered selfish Atheist brats
The Night of the Hunter is one of the best thrillers ever.
You are so right. If anyone asks me what one of the scariest movies I 've ever seen is. Night of the Hunter is always my reply. And it's all because of Mitcham's performance in that movie and the unknown star of the movie was the Lighting Director the way light and shadow was almost like co star in the movie. It's just a true classic .
I'm gonna watch it, I haven't seen it, I'm excited.
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Leave a light on.
@@elizabethkizzar5489 oh my Goooodnessss chilllssssss you stop it right now woo hoo!😉😀
He played a rough and tumble dude.
I met him in the mid eighties and will always remember his voice. Very easy going, stayed at the hotel where I was manager only a couple of days but did not want or expect any special treatment - unlike some....
What was his voice like? Was it very deep and rumbling?
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His role in Cape Fear is chilling. When he slithers down the river bank into the water, he looks every bit an evil serpent. Great actor.
I loved cape fear, scared me bad.
That scene with Polly Bergen was gripping.
He frightened me as a kid in Cape Fear and even more in Night of the Hunter .
Yes
He could do charismatic evil like no other
When they're at the lounge and he says to the waiter " my cousins buying". Just saying " my cousin ". What a weasel! I love him.
Robert Mitchum was and is one of a kind! Absolutely unique!
Robert Mitchum was a handsome tough guy you couldn't help but love to watch on the screen.
What a "hunk" I loved him in everything he did, his face & voice went very attractive.
After the tough life Robert Mitchum had I'm glad that he made it in films.
"it sure beats working" = Bob Mitchum
One of the GREATS without a doubt.
Mitchum may very well be the coolest dude that ever lived. I always try to catch his movies no matter what time they're on.
You mean of course not counting Steve McQueen, right?
@@Frankie5Angels150 Gotta throw McQueen in there too. Bullitt alone cemented his legacy.
Did not know Robert Michum could sing. Can't wait to watch 'Thunder Road' again now! Thanx for this! 👍🤗✌️
Mitchum had a beautiful singing voice and you can hear it throughout the movie “The Night of the Hunter”, so I would highly recommend that film to you. He also sings - very briefly - in “Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison”. Wrt “Thunder Road”, however, a lot of people mistakenly believe that he sings the title song that is heard during the opening credits of the film. That is not his voice.
Awesome movie too
My great uncle said that when he worked with the CCC ( near San Antonio) there was a talented fellow worker who would sing and entertain them in the evening. That was Robert Mitchum. He ( great uncle) had run away from home at 12 years old.
If you enjoy that, try Paint Your Wagon, a 69 musical featuring both Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood singing. And quite well. It's fun.
@@bcaye I wouldn't call what Eastwood does in that movie 'singing'. But it's fun and funny to watch.
Robert Mitchum played the best bad guy ever. Hands down. In Night of the Hunter when he paced up and down in front of Lillian Gish’s house singing Leaning On the Everlasting Arms……..well I get goosebumps every time I think of it. He acted like those bad boy roles came pretty natural to him.
Iagree
That movie scared the heck out of me as a kid, he was truly frightening.
@@darrenmiller6927 It still sends shivers up and down my spine as an adult! 😳
He reminds me of the infamous Boston gangster, Whitey Bulger.
Imagine him playing Hannibal Lecter !
Always a favorite actor. He also had a fantastic voice. Great mini bio. Thanks!
He was UNDERRATED !
No, he wasn’t. He was adored.
I disagree, he was rated.
A long time ago I watched Mitchum in an early western. He was at a dining table. I never saw anyone built that way before. 2 yards of shoulders and some kind of 26 inch waist. And that western shirt was tailored. Unreal.
Like a cross between Clint Walker and Gregory Peck.
Mitchum was always worth watching no matter how bad the film. There are very few actors that rate that distinction. I loved his lazy manner and that slow rolling gait. He gave the impression of indomitable power.that he never deigned to use. You don't break out a sledge hammer when a fly swatter will do. Mitchum never had anything to prove because we were already convinced.
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@ Valkyrie Sardonic: “Mitchum never had anything to prove, because we were already convinced.”
A truly EXCELLENT line & a VERY INCISIVE observation… ✌️😎
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They also said Michael Caine was always good even if he was a bad movie. John Wayne is the only actor that made Robert Mitchum look small, or at least smaller, on screen.
The one thing I noticed about Robert Mitchum through out the years was he had the coolest walk of any actor ever .
Yes, yes, YES! Those beautiful bow legs and he just kinda smoothly glided ever so quietly across a room, down a town street (westerns) a little bit of a strut. I've always said he had the smoothest walk of any other actor ever! Glad to know I'm not the only one that admired it🙂
Yesssss he certainly did👍
Mitchum didn't walk, He just lifted his feet up one at a time and waited for the world to turn around beneath him.
There is something about him that makes my toes curl!🥰
He was a real man, not prettied up to sell magazines or manufactured pseudo-scandals.
@@womanofsubstance8735 A real man...can you imagine! 🤔...A girl can dream! 😍
Makes your toes curl!!!
Did you leave your panty hose on again!?!
Old joke btw.
@@baabaabaa2293 Always!👍🏻
Mitchum seems to be the kind of person a person could take or leave and its apparent many took to his down to earth style and approach, he was a major motion picture star who didn't put on airs and thought and acted like he was better or superior that alone is enough to like or admire a individual, Robert Mitchum one of Hollywood's best and brightest.
Well Said !
Kind person? Lol 😂 i wouldn’t call a womaniser a kind person
@@mariadasilva863 How would U know he was a womannicer?,, Beautiful woman threw themselves at him from Marilyn Monroe to Ava Gardner, but he stayed loyal to his wife Dorethea.
@@theprinceoftides6836 And by loyal, you mean...?
@@tonirose6776 I'm pretty sure he wasn't too loyal . Hey, nobody's perfect lol.
Incredible actor. Definitely one of my faves. The two movies of his I like best are, "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison." and "Holiday Affair".
Love “Holiday Affair”. Fun to see him in that type of role.
Definitely fit the character for "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" even though almost any actual Marine such as the character he portrayed would probably look like a kid next to Mitchum.
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Loved this video mostly because it was about Robert Mitchum who I always loved! There was just something about him that indeed was irresistible!
He's incredible!
I always thought he was underrated and now after watching this there's no doubt he was. He always came off as being real in his roles and now I k,now why.
I get robert conrad mixed up
One of my favorite actors ..
I've always considered his Max Cady role in "Cape Fear" to be his best work: he played Cady so evil it was palpable. I saw the film when it was first released in 1962; I was probably 10 or 11 at the time. The scene where he confronts Nancy Bowden (actress Lori Martin) across a ping-pong table is chilling; all Mitchum had to do was look at her, take in a large breath, and let it out: pure evil (and without having to spend endless hours lifting weights): he had it in his eyes, his physique and his body language. But the scene in the hotel room with the woman Cady picks up in a bar is one of the most chilling scenes ever filmed, even though the film (1962) was made before the relaxed standards of a few years later. In a wordless demonstration of absolute power, Mitchum's "Cady" communicates to the women exactly what he has in store for her. Today's extreme violence on film can't do it better.
The remake (DeNiro, Nick Nolte, et al) is a very different film: some extreme violence; DeNiro's over-the-top portrayal of Cady; and the Bowden family consisting of three very unlikeable people, including the idiot daughter, masterfully played by the underrated Juliette Lewis). It's a totally watchable film -- including the cameo appearances of Mitchum and Gregory Peck -- but it's not much like the original, and DeNiro's take on Cady, IMHO, cannot match the under-played job of Mitchum's original.
Thanks for posting this video!
Well said!
M.C. Ouit DeNiro always overacted and if he was made out of chocolate would have eaten himself years ago
Two very different interpretations of the bad guy role by two great actors
I couldn't agree more. Mitchum blew DeNiro's performance out of the water. No one could do menace so casually as Mitchum.
Yes! I remember Peck and Mitchum played the opposing lawyers and I remember Lori Martin. (National Velvet TV show) I was confused at first when his name was referred to as Cady. I thought, "Who's Katie?" Wish they'd use different names sometimes.
I was 11 during 1962...
I've always loved Mitchum's response to an interviewer's question: "Why do you think you and your wife have managed to stay married for so many years?" "Lack of imagination, I suppose."
Shirley MacLaine was a special "friend"!
@@carollynt the question is, why did she stay with him?
An actress with whom he was having a fling demanded that he divorce his wife. "Why don't you call her up and ask her?" quoth Mitch. She did, and the answer was NO.
@plasticweapon It's possible that she had the same philosophy as Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, whose husband Edward VII was a philanderer for the ages. (Edward once commented to Lillie Langtry, as he gave her a spectacular diamond-and-emerald necklace: "You know, I've spent enough on you to build a battleship." " And you've spent enough IN me to float one.", Lillie riposted.) Alexandra once commented to her sister: "Bertie may stray regularly; but I am always headquarters. When he needs advice, or comfort, or anything of that sort, it's me that he comes to." The Queen's lack of bitterness was reflected in.her decision, when Edward was on.his deathbed in 1910., to invite his two principal mistresses -- Alice Keppel and Lillie -- to be at his side as he died. Now THAT'S an understanding wife!
This man scared the pee pee out of me in The Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear. He was the one that made me realize that man was the scariest and most dangerous animal that walked the earth.
Nixon did that to me.
Robert Mitchum was the ultimate American dream. And a real man. 🙌🏻
The river of no return was favorite
Bobby was a friend of mine,
The guy had a set of shoulders
Not many made that way anymore
A man's man
I'm a big RM fan but after the last 16 minute video, I'm an even bigger one. Thanks.
I love anything Robert Mitchum.
He's extremely gorgeous
Sexy
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO handsome!!
Shirley Maclaine said he told her he regarded himself as a poet, wrote poetry.
Gay with big John
That doesn't mean he was good. If she said he "REGARDED HIMSELF as one" then that's a sign.. btw you know Shirley McLain is the sister of Warren Beatty!? Yet both are legends and still alive. And annette brnning looks like shirley a little bit. But they are one successful siblings duo! Why does nobody mention this...
I always love his movies like to watch his old movies. They don't make his kind any more👍❤️🇱🇷
I remember reading an interview that he gave Penthouse magazine in the 1970s in which he defined the nett effect of his popularity as being “like being trampled to death by geese.”
Brilliant.
Robert Mitchum-a man’s man. A hero’s hero. Brutally honest, talented. Charismatic. And missed. I was around 6 years old when my older brother who was 13 way back when, began to talk about Robert Mitchum. We are from the Caribbean so it was a big deal. My brother wrote and asked him for a signed photograph and he got it. Don’t don’t ask me about the details, I don’t know. But he got the photo and lit a fire in my heart about this great actor. Many of us are born into hardship. Mitchum navigated its channels and came out just fine. So many of us do worse. His memory still kindles a fire within me and I’m over 70. Gosh, don’t we all need heroes to look up to so we could just do things right. Nowadays you have to look real hard to find them. God bless you everyone.
That's an awesome story about the autographed photo. Shows the kind of man that he was and he valued his fans. Not like today's athletes who treat fans like they are nothing.
@@ralphalvarez5465 Yes. It was a time when fans mattered and movie stars appreciated them. I still can’t get over the fact that my brother received an autographed photo from Robert Mitchum. We were dirt poor, raised by a single mom and living on a little island without plumbing and electricity and the house lit up with joy when my brother Edwin got the photo. The name Robert Mitchum takes me back to time that was hard, simple, precious and pleasantly memorable.
Night of the Hunter, superb acting! Enjoyed, TYVM!
Edit : Winds of War!
Robert Mitchum is the ultimate man to me!
Me too and im a straight male.
I believe Jesus was the ultimate man to take on the sins of the world by being crucified on the cross, but Robert Mitchum is probably the ultimate regular man .
I am sure that you would abandon your current life and run away with him if he had asked but I am sorry to inform you that he is dead.
Ruggedly good looking, bad boy, sexy, bedroom eyes, intelligent, a real man's man.
@@pamm8608 I had an uncle that could have passed as his twin brother. He was the spitting image of Mitchum only his hair was not as dark. My uncle wasn’t a fighter and bad boy though. My uncle’s name was Robert too. He went by the name Bob. Being a lifelong smoker he died exactly the same way Mitchum did with emphysema and lung cancer. The resemblance is scary to think about. My uncle had a moody disposition and his personality matched Mitchum. Tall and skinny just like Mitchum. He even walked the same way. His facial features and the shape of his head was almost exactly the same.
I always thought he was terrific. Heaven knows with Deborah Kerr was my personal favorite. I had no idea he had such trouble. He sure served up the entertainment for all of us. God bless.
They became great friends off screen Deborah was one of the few actresses that treated him with kindness.
"Heaven Knows Mr. Allison" was my favorite also ...
I have always loved Robert Mitchum. My favorite Mitchum movie was, "Not As A Stranger," with Frank Sinatra and Gloria Graham. A really sexy guy. I agree there are no guys like him today except Dewayne Johnson. I also loved him in the TV mini-series, "The Winds of War."
No comparison whatsoever !
The friends of Eddie Coyle....one of the best films of the Golden age of Cinema during '70s
I enjoyed this video about entertainer, Robert Mitchum, he was one of my favorite actors. Loved his rugged good looks and his "bedroom eyes," period! Also, loved that he didn't take entertaining so seriously. Great investigating and show. Take care 🎬
I've never learned more about the man. A fascinating self-deprecating individual with a unique take on LIFE itself! Thanks for a job well done to all involved in this production!
Mitchum put on a careless 'couldn't care' front but, in fact, he was a highly intelligent and sensitive man who was very informed about literature and culture. No mention here of the real Mitchum
@Democracy Agenda No reason for name calling. It’s just rude
Julie Glade “democracy” was referring to the dubious validity of the information in this video. The op of this comment thread is right
@Democracy Agenda Yup...he is too full of baloney. I came to your post after I had just posted mine.
I think Mitchum wanted to keep his private life private.
I always got the impression from his interviews that he had no intention to reveal anything about his own substantial acting skills; partly so as not to spoil the mystique of it but more to say; "I worked hard to get here and I am not giving away any of those skills for free".
He would have hated living in this cancel culture time.
His own cancel culture was no picnic either.
He’d have told everyone to bleep off. 😉
You are kidding. He lived through not being allowed to divorce, be gay, anything political other than capitalism. Jesus fuck get off your high horse. Tell me what is your definition of cancel culture. In his day they just canceled you permanently.
I loved him…I’m now 79 myself gave up smoking 30 years ago
Good for you ❤👍
im 77 i never smoked in the 1960s hard worker and hard drinker
I’m 73 and have smoked since I was 16.
In today's world they'd hate his guts for being so real.
And not PC.
...but they wouldn't say it to his face.
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Because they wouldn't want to hurt his feelings?
@@johna.4334 People Need, to have their feelings hurt.
@@vincenzodemarco7983
The millennial snowflakes would disagree.
He is so frightening in Cape Fear. He and my father looked very much alike.
My favorite movie was The Night of the Hunter. I will always remember him as a great actor. And a tough guy who went through a lot. And scared me in many movie’s. But that’s the kind of actor he was, he certainly got your attention for sure.
my mum loved him she said he can put his shoes under her bed anytime he was a feb Actor and loved a drink or two R i P Bob
A hell of a character. My favourite Mitchum quote was when he arrived in Japan to make that movie about the Yakuza. The Japanese T.V crews met him at the airport and asked if he had anything to say on his arrival to Japan. Mitchum paused, looked at the reporters and said, YEH, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOUR. The guy was an absolute legend Todays woke and pampered Hollywood elite could not hold a candle to him. May God be good to him.
By all accounts, basically a decent guy. He was nice to film crews, did not take himself seriously (but cared about acting) and was awarded an ARCOM for peacetime service in CONUS as a Medic, the equivalent (at the time) of a BSM in a Warzone.
Robert Mitchum was a good actor and you do him a disservice by embellishing his Military Service. He never received an ARCOM period. He only received a WW2 service ribbon which is equivalent to the National Defense Service Medal.
Decent guys don’t constantly cheat on their wives. I love his body if work but he was a dirtbag
God Bless Mr. Allison! Thanks.
Here was a mans man in Hollywood. I loved his understated style of acting. I find him even more compelling than many others. When he played the roles of very bad men , he never had to yell or perform some kind of histrionics. He could say his lines quietly, his eyes and body language could be chilling. Great and underrated talent from back in the day.
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison....great film.
Classy video: Informative and thorough, but still respectful. Very well done, Sir!
Robert Mitchum was great in “Night of the Hunter” .
Wonderful movie!
Many actors like Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Charlton heston said " luck " had alot to do with their success, and it's true for Robert Mitchem as well.
There are many who could be as successful but there is only enough room for a few
He was wonderful to watch onscreen. I feel very sorry for his wife.
Lung cancer killed most Hollywood stars from the '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s man actors and female actors. What I find absolutely mind-boggling is with all the data and knowledge about the harm and cancers caused by tobaco smoking people still smoke even in 2021.
It's those actors who programmed humanity's subconcious to smoke. If you start noticing, how smoking was used on all movies, from the era you mentioned, until now, you'll find out what I'm talking about. It's a huge conversation, that requirles, a good ammount of knowledge, otherwise, if just one member, of this conversation, doesn;t have any kind of knowledge about this, then the conversation will either end in seconds, or if the individual, want's to learn, then it may last for days, if not forever. Why that long, well, smoking, will bring out all the parts, that constract the chaos we see today. It's simple though, they jsut turn people to the Devil, trying to sent to Hell, as many people as they can. Who? That's the 1st thing anybody should learn. You HAVE to know your enemy, to be able to not just fight him, but to SURVIVE!!! God bless you!!!
@@greekveteran2715 Great comment but most today will not understand you or even take the time to try.
Great presentation, fantastic actor I read about his time in Australia when filming "The Sundowners" He was the real deal Tough as nails. "Taking acting lessons is like going to school, to learn how to be tall." LOL
Loved "The Sundowners". Always enjoyed watching Mitchem. He seemed to play himself. He would look at you as though he knew everything You were thinking.
Loved his acting style. He was do chilling in Night of the Hunter,,gave me goosebumps. His gentle role in Ryan's Daughter was great. He was so vulnerable and not good in bed. He pulls off so many good acting jobs. RIP Mr. Mitcham.
Great work putting this together 'Age of Vintage'. I would say every quote of Bob Mitchum's you recounted in your review resonates with the every day regular bloke anywhere, what a champ. Half Norse, half Irish, are you sure he didn't have any Australian heritage? His comments about being an actor are awesome, considering he would have had some shitty low paying jobs aside from his $25 boxing matches.
Check out the interview he did on the Dick Cavett show in 1971. It's on here if you search for it. Fascinating hour to watch. He goes a little more in depth about how working the shitty low paying job at Lockheed led to him starting to go blind. And how that in turn made him decide to try acting.
I love black/White movies from the Golden era❤️. Had to Get 1000 DVD’s from late 20 to 60’s. I think Logans Run is a gem. Wonderful stuff. Have you done my ultimate favourite Errol Flynn yet🤠?
I do to,that makes fantastic? I think it does.cheers
A great actor and that tough guy/sensitive guy combo, hard to resist.
Along with the contemporaries mentioned, I would add Lee Marvin and Kirk Douglas. Classics all, glad we have the film preserved for generations to come.
I never seen so many comments before. I liked the the movie so much I owned a 50 ford 2 door sedan an a 57 ford in the movie thunder road the ford was actually a 1951 t
In the later scenes. When iwas in w virginia I had a number of offers but refused to sell.i have this movie on vhs an watched it over an over my favorate movie.
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Mr. Mitchum was an excellent yet underrated actor!
Robert Mitchum, the best. RIP
A no nonsense kind of guy with a sense of humor. “You’ll be farting through silk”! 🤣
"Night of the Hunter" is an unbelivable film
Robert Mitchum was/is my favorite Hollywood actor. He reminds me a lot of myself...sigh.
A badass?! Good!
@@lisaellis2593
Hmm...perhaps we should meet up ;~]
That’s when men were men , i love that type ❤️
He was partly native american and had a long love affair with shirley maclaine ( I'm sure she's not a nice person ) I can't believe the wife tolerated it. It's not ok. If the reverse situation happened, he would not have been ok with that. The egos of men....beside that, he was a fine actor particularly in the tough guy characters, what wasn't so far of what he was in real life.
Didn't know any of that! Wow he sure had troubles.
@Lindsey
Variety is the spice of life -it's just the way we men are wired.
@@johna.4334 Variety ?! There's no variety into cheating, it's so common instead and not ok. Oh variety of women you mean... Shame on you and all the cheaters. It's disgusting. If you're bored and unhappy in your relationship then LEAVE instead of living in such a dishonest way and hurting your partner who asked nothing. It's disgusting. You don't care about your wife's feelings. Men are selfish. Everything is about you and always you. Most men are ok with cheating but let's face if you guys were cheated on, you'll be mad and ready to kill the woman right ?! 😬
@@lindseycarribean5113
Listen, men aren't perfect. Again, it's just the way we're wired (we think between our legs) so deal with it.
@@johna.4334 There's a difference between imperfection and being a dick. When you have some self esteem, you can't accept that. Now be honest and answer that question : would you be ok if your wife cheat on you ???? BE HONEST PLEASE.
Shirley Maclaine called him a 'coward' but women only call men cowards if they won't make a commitment to them. He wasn't going to marry her.
This is why he's a coward according to her. He was "loyal" to his wife and never considered leaving her but had no problem sleeping with actresses like shirley or ava. He didn't go her way and she got mad.
@@lindseycarribean5113
Shirley's no match!
@@lulassong6524 As his mistresses. She was his best mistress.
Why would any sane man want to marry that Hollywood nutjob? "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free" as they say. Good for Mitchum -he's no chump.
@@johna.4334 I met her once, she was kind and sincere. Who knows what happened between them but there was no love afterward.
I don't know how I missed the movie all these years, but I recently saw "Friends of Eddie Coyle" (1973). It was a great role in his later career.
Same. It’s now one of my favorite crime movies tbh
"Farewell My Lovely" is worth a look, as well. One of the last noirs filmed when LA still had vestiges of the history :))
People liked the way he acted otherwise he would have been a bum.
he was a teenage bum riding around the country in railway trucks looking for work and living like a hobo - great actor!
A superb actor!
He had a special Chemistry with the camera.The camera liked him and he liked the camera.Steve McQueen was the same Special Chemistry.
Love this kind of documentary’s.
Gorgeous guy, real, sexy, feline, (Leo), a Natural.
My favourite was "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison".
I love when I find unknown 'recommendations' in comments. Thanks!
You won’t be disappointed. An unusual war story, very moving and compelling. Great performances by Mitchum and Deborah Kerr, sensitively directed by John Huston.
my favorite actor, still is, in 2021. 👵🏻👵🏻👵🏻
He was a great screen actor, but, he did not care.
I remember an interview he did in Britain, I believe it was with Paul Coia who was working for the show Pebble Mill at One. When asked by Coia what was the first thing he did when he arrived in a new country Mitchum replied that he would find a good laundry. Coia was surprised but took him at his word. So Mitchum cared on winding him up by explaining why it was important to find a good laundry. You could tell Mitchum could believe he had a live one interviewing him.
The conviction for the marijuana bust fell apart because he was being encourage to smoke marijuana by one of the people he was with, who just happened to be working as an agent provocateur with the police.
There's only two American actors I would've liked to have spent time with, Mitchum and Bogart. Lots of alcohol, tobacco and ganj. No doubt some stress, but the fun would've been off the scale!
Leslie, What about Robert Redford?
They both did "The Big Sleep" and both did bang up jobs.
I cant still believe that in those days how they got in into much trouble.
There is nothing new under the sun, as my grandmother would say.
Only change is rhe clothes and the technology.
Cool 😎 dude. Great actor . I hope all young people go watch his movies .
River Of No Return is one of my earliest memories.
Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe, rafting on a river, and fleeing hostile Indians. What's not to love!
I love him very much. He always was a kind of guy who could protect the one he loved. Same with Kirk Douglas and I also liked Humphrey Bogart. That was an era of real strong men with strong character. I do not see this kind anymore.
That is because Hollywood has gone PC. Sad really.
You're not looking very hard.
@@Johnboy33545
I can't think of any manly men in Hollywood these days. Most male actors these days are short and look and act feminine.
@@Johnboy33545 what you just said means I am correct because I do not need to look hard I can see
This is because of feminism. Women have said for decades now they want a sensitive man and much more assertiveness and power allowed for themselves. So if woman are much more tough and strong it only follows it will eventually lead to softer more feminine men. You just cant have two chiefs in the tribe. It just doesn't work. There has to be a leader. And the leader needs to be stronger and show the most strength. I believe God made men to lead. But feminism says no. I believe that's one reason we have such a high divorce rate.
He's the best. Love all his movies
His role as the schoolteacher husband whose wife - Ryan's Daughter - commits adultery with the English commander was greatly nuanced and gentle. Ryan's Daughter is a great pic, directed by David Lean
Much better than NOTH.
HA we have something in Common... I spent 4 years in high school, got 4 credits in the first semester and that was it, I was in a " Special Education " class, I got sent to it because the teacher was a Black Belt in karate ..... but my claim to fame in high school... stuffing the Vice Principal into a locker and closing it :) uh long story, lived in a group home, one of the guys I lived with said something in English class, so I tried to stuff him out the 3rd story window... ok I was abit excitable back then at 12... so the teacher grabbed me by the neck from behind and yakked me out of the class room, when he let go, I went after him, the Vice Principal was on his way up and he tried to stop me, but I had no grievance against him and there was a locker open... so :)
25 years later, I am talking about something and this lady from next door exclaims " your the guy who stuffed Shapario in the locker "....
HahahaHahah...my kind of guy...🎈📌
Love 💕 your videos/commentary… including that smooth, authoritative voice !
Robert Mitchum gave a truly brilliant Acting performance as 'Max Cady' in CAPE FEAR (1962)
When you look up the definition of Swagger. It says Robert Mitchem
Loved the photo of the two "dimples" together, Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum, two of the best Hollywood greats.
He smoked pot did brief jail time and always admitted he was guilty. His career hardly suffered because of his attutudeu
Vice versa
After his wedding proposal, did he sniff those silk panties that had been farted through?
He was honest about it
Very enjoyable video with great quotes, thanks for posting.
An actor friend of mine worked alongside Mitchum and Robert Lansing on an episode of the old Equalizer show. When Mitchum had to go to the restroom once, he stood up and said to them, "Well, gotta go drain the lizard." Cracks me up every time I think of it. Good ole witty Bob Mitchum! And he gives good offhand acting advice thru the quotes you included.
He became loved and my favorite actor when I was 12. A man's man--made Rogue's Gallery. Have made it my business to see nearly all his films. My husband ate breakfast with him at a popular country restaurant in the early 80's when he was filming nearby. (Only because he recognized him and had to convey to Bob how much I loved him...."I know she'd give anything to be here now instead of me." And, yes, I have his autograph on a napkin!!!!) I read that he worked hard to come off as naturally as he did--had a real dedication to acting once he realized this would be his life. Yes, he was known for his barroom brawls--and got kicked out of a Canadian hotel for tearing up the place. He was what he was...and thank goodness for his existence!!!! I have a special birthday cake made for him every year to celebrate his Aug. 6th birthday. So happy this video found me!!!!! Thank you, Age of Vintage!!
In 1949, as a teenager, my Dad joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. His nickname was ‘Mitch’, as he looked SO MUCH like Robert Mitchum! As a result, I always LOVED watching Mitchum onscreen!
Really enjoyed this. Thank you. Would recommend that Mitchum fans read "Baby, I Don't Give A Damn". Excellent biography.
Liam neeson reminds me of him. He could have been his dignified son. Sean Penn's son looklikes him too.
Liam Neeson is a good comparison. Too bad Liam ruined his career by choosing so many dogs for movies in which to star. "Taken" is still one of my faves.
@@johna.4334 The schindler's list will always be his greatest part. He deserved the oscar. He's a good actor and his career is ok. He should play castro really.
He could play anything and was so real even if the movie was bad he shined in everything he acted in! RB had it all ! Loved watching him he had more than presence in all of his movies! Thank you for your work it is much appreciated !