Met him in Tokyo in 1974 when he was filming, The Yakuza, drank sake with him. I thought he would have wanted some scotch and water, however, he smiled and said, When in Rome...thank you. Cool guy in his 50s, and I was 24 trying to be cool. I had been a script advisor for a film starring David Niven, called, Paper Tiger. My job was to teach the Japanese boy actor, Ando, his lines in English for the film. Through connections, I ended up meeting Mitchum and Takakura Ken. Also a super cool man with a lot of class. Great memory. Down the road, I ended up being an actor based in Japan doing a lot of TV and some films.
Great story Victor...loved how you said you were trying to be cool...what else could you have done in the presence of such a cool and charismatic man like Robert Mitchum. He was the real deal.
Love David Niven, "Paper Tiger" one of the worst movies ever made, thanks for the Bob Mitchum confirmation story, genuine and sincere through and through. Trivia: How many movies did he do with Deborah Kerr? The oddest but most perfect paring.
This is a great explanation of why those 'stars' like Mitchum, were stars. They lived a life before acting. So they saw life and knew life. Now famous people are famous from age 6 on youtube, and all they have to talk about is clothes and hits and followers, and its SO dull. And interviews are never unscripted & uncontrolled like this. Great stuff
Well they weren't always selling a book or promoting a film. Can only speak for Ireland and to a lesser extent the UK. When you went to a party in someone's house often after some libations you were expected to do a turn. Play an instument,sing recite a poem maybe tell a few jokes or even a wee conjuring or card trick. I speak of generations born pre 1940 or so. They were there on tv shows often because they actually wanted to be there. Maybe in the knowledge that fans would appreciate them giving them a real glimpse into their lives. Just my tuppence worth.
I was in the Navy and in New York City in port for 4 days and was in the audience for this taping.!!!! I remember it well.!!! Something i will remember for the rest of my life.!!!!
How bizarre it must be to think that here we are 48 years later watching this on something called CZcams. Was this your first time seeing the broadcast version?
@@JamesHenderson-wk4hd When Mitchum was asked about the slaughter of six million Jews, the actor replied, “So the Jews say,” He added. “I don’t know. People dispute that.” After a series of questions and answers, Mitchum was quoted as offering the following statement: “How do you say trust me in Jewish? F- you.” Then, it was onwards to a string of recollections about Jewish friends he’d had growing up, including Mel Blumberg, whose uncle, a rabbi, would tell stories about the angels climbing Jacob’s Ladder only to piss on the sinners below. To be fair, in the course of the same interview, Mitchum was also deeply dismissive of blacks, the Irish, and women.
in my pathetic youth, I didn't really take much notice of the old school actors but boy, I worship them now. So down-to-earth and REAL. He was soo handsome too. Old Hollywood was magical.
I was probably 9 or 10 years old when this aired. Had I seen it, it would have gone completely over my head but what I regret is that television talk shows are no longer about intelligent adult level conversations. We get it, then as now, many of the guests are on for a "plugging tour" of their latest project, but the human pace of the interview and the respect not only for the guest but also that Dick Cavett respects the intelligence of his audience.
It took me a long time to see the casual, genuine style of Mitchum's performances. Almost the opposite of Burt Lancaster's intense ways, I sometimes felt he was phoning it in but missed the nuances of a man completely comfortable in his own skin, reacting at his own pace in such a natural way. Off screen, the same natural unpretentious cool, that you either had or didn't. He did. Had his flaws but as major Hollywood actors go, Mitch was a man in full.
I lived in Santa Barbara in 1974. So did Mitchum. During the phony gas crisis of that year when tankers were anchored behind Catalina to drive the prices up lines were long at the gas pump. I was waiting in a line. There was also a line on the opposite side of the pumps. Mitchum was in that line. He looked at me and said, "Long line." I said, "Sure is." That was my entire conversation with Mitchum. Pretty snappy exchange, right?
@@scaryharryflanagan70 It was the end of an era in which SB still had strong remnants of it's old traditions as a somewhat relaxed seaside town. Huge change occurred in a few years. In 1973 downtown State street was still full of stores selling things people needed. Ice cream cones were sold in front of a drug store for a nickel a dip. Over a few years the street quickly morphed into rows of boutique shops full of useless things at outrageous prices. Many of the old guard were forced out of their stores by huge rent increases. Real estate prices grew by multiples. I bought a four unit apartment building for $64,000. A few years later each unit was worth $64,000. I had an opportunity to buy thirty acres of vacant land in Montecito for $600,000 but couldn't afford it. That land was later divided into one-acre plots that sold for one million each. The first house I bought in 1973 for $72,000 is now valued at over two million. It's still a nice place with great weather but no longer the relaxed city it once was. I believe SB changed more in that short period of the 1970's than most. It now strikes me as an LA suburb, but a nice LA suburb if you can afford it.
Sorry--but this guy uses the sleepwalker image, to avoid his many flaws as a person...remember, it is better to watch how people actually behave, in comparison to what they say about themselves....Dick could not really penetrate what Mitchum was hiding behind.
@@curbozerboomer1773 nah just accept that he’s naturally a cool charismatic sleepwalker ever, if he’s showing his true self idk but he’s showing enough anyway
@@jackwoods535 There are some good series now, I don't watch any of them though. I don't feel the same watching current stuff than watching the classics. Sorry.
Robert Mitchum along with Humphrey Bogart is my favorite actor from Hollywood's Golden Age. He had this laid-back intensity both on and off screen. He looks so passive and indifferent to what's going on but was clearly highly intelligent and articulate (apparently had a photographic memory) and oozed cool and confidence and unique presence.
Mitchum is indeed an almost universally highly rated talent. The term underrated is as annoying as the use of the word literally and though I know what you are trying to say - you mean he deserved a larger audience. I suggest you just go ahead and say that.
I never paid much attention to Robert Mitchum's work until "The Winds of War". I had adored Herman Wouk's novel, and when I first heard that Robert Mitchum had been cast in the role of Victor "Pug" Henry, I thought well that's going to be a disaster. What were they thinking? But by the end of the first episode of The Winds of War, I was awed by Mitchum's performance. To this day, I watch that series at least twice a year, and individual episodes from it far more frequently, all because I love Robert Mitchum as Pug Henry. I enjoyed this interview very much. Dick Cavett did a great job, drawing out good stories from a man I assumed would be reticent and difficult to engage. Robert Mitchum got into the flow of the hour and made it well worth watching.
Mitchum had an uncanny ability to memorize dialogue in next to no time. A force to be reckoned with on all levels of the craft. Those masquerading as film actors today couldn't hold a candle to this giant.
I have always thought and still do that this gentleman, and I stress the term gentleman, was the sexiest man alive. Thanks for coming our way, and leaving your work and image behind Mr. Mitchum; we won't see the likes of you again.
2 class acts here. Cavett is a great interviewer, just making conversation. Robert Mitchum an absolute legend. "I have vices enough". Witty and cool man. Great to see him in this way. Thanks for posting.
Great interview...you tell this guy is one sharp fellow, despite the fact that he didn't graduate from high school. When speaking about his Blackfoot ancestors, he speaks about their "proclivity for peregrination" in a very natural way...not searching for words. Such a well-spoken guy. RIP Bob Mitchum.
I watched his movie Ryan Daughter on VCR in Pakistan when I was 17 was so imoressed with his personality and always remembered him .. Today seeing this interview was blessing .. Great Great gentleman, sounds so gently but sexy and very intelligent and thoughtful in conversation Men of those era were really MEN
My God, they don't make them like this anymore...ROBERT MITCHUM. I love his honesty, how gentle, fascinating, quite, naughty, and dynamic he was. WOW !
No, they don't make them like that anymore. They can't. The war opened up already great people and killed far too many. Check out Lee Marvin another smart mofo.
@@patricias5122. I think he was exaggerating to get a little bit of a laugh when he said he hit the horse, Patricia. Apparently, what he actually did was… Extremely firmly - grab that rebellious horses head with both his hands… As roughly as he needed to… But did not hurt the horse… And told the wonderful creature… “HEY. I really need this job. Straighten out!” Or words to that effect. 🐎 🐴 ❤ James Cagney will always be my other favorite… But Robert Mitchum sure is very very very high on my list. . Incomparable REAL man! And could sing, too! Really well indeed. Wrote a little bit of highly decent, legitimately good, entertaining rockabilly music, also. The real deal. I mean… The Real Deal. - Not to mention… The amount of… Pretty legitimate horror… That he had to endure as a kid… And he came out on top. I really can’t find words for what massive respect I have for him. Just like James Cagney’s TOUGH, tough, super-testing childhood! . 🏆 🌟 ☘️ Anyway… Stay well and safe, Virginia Hammer & Midlantic Theatre Company, Newark, NJ
Oh my goodness, he was the epitome of COOL. Loved Robert Mitchem. Loved his movies. Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter just to name a few fabulous performances.. He was so versatile, always gave strong quality performances. Great interview. Bob is missed but not forgotten. xx
Robert Mitchum! Coolest walk, stride, gait in the business! Even as cool as the Duke, maybe more in my mind! Truly as man for all seasons, a man after my own heart. He and Robert Ryan remind me of an uncle I had, my favorite uncle.
When the current world annoys me, I return to these great interviews. Robert Mitchell was an icon among icon. I won't mention what the current crop are.
Years ago my father was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel and by chance had the opportunity to meet Robert Mitchum over drinks. My father enjoyed Mitchums company as the man was polite and humorous. Somehow the conversation turned philosophical. Mitchum was asked by my father what his pleasures were in life. Robert Mitchum replied: "The three B's. Beef, Booze and Broads."
@@markharrison2544 He said some things to interviews which I don't think he really meant, and that was later in his career. Drinking, which he denies here in this interview, sadly got the better of him as well.
You have to watch this a couple times and know Mr. Mitchums persona a bit, but he leaves Dick Cavett in the dust. His humor is mostly his own and by the time someone figures that out, he's around the next turn with a slight smirk just throwin down breadcrumbs. he finally loosens up a little after his medicine kicked in. What a great man that cat was.
Totally disagree I'd say Dick was equally if not more witty and talented than most of the people he talked with. He fed them their lines and got them to open up. We all know most of the stories these actors tells are mostly fabrications, it's not uncommon to find half a dozen actors over the years telling variations of the same story, and just changing names and giving no specific information. They are acting and often playing up to the publics perception of them
Kicks his feet out in front of his knees each step. Vic Morrow used to do that also. I often wondered if Vic developed that stride by studying Mitchum.
@@glenbellefonte9620 "j walkin "When Chuck Norris falls into the water, he doesn't get wet-the water gets Chuck Norrised" kinda thing?"🤣🤣 Thank you sir that brought a smile to this old face. It had been a while since there was a Chuck Norris "joke". I think the beauty of Mr. Norris, was his appreciative of the creative things fans would attribute to his on screen persona. Bearing that in mind and showing his sense of humor and appreciation, I believe, some years ago, he posted all the, then, witty comments on line. I know this is about Mr. Mitchum, but like Mr. Mitchum it seems Mr. Norris does not seek public recognition and nor suffers fools either.
@@davekinghorn9567 It's been along time, since the movie accident, that I anyone had mentioned Vic Morrow. He had that quiet, but firm understated screen persona. And his walk, I'll go with your questioning thought, but yessir, he had a unique, cool stride that was unmistakable. I think his motion was more from the waist down, and I had always though of it as the "shuffle strut". It's been so long, since I've watched anything, Combat etc, that I'll have to take a look see. I thought Mr. Mitchum's gait included a manner in which he moved his upper torso and shoulders with the chest sticking out. Oh, another "cool" strider...Denzel Washington,lol. Have a great day.
Bob Mitchum was very intelligent and had a sensitive tender side. I read a letter he sent a fellow actor. He was one of the best with foreign accents esp Irish. Beautiful singing voice..very musically inclined. So many false impressions from writers and public because he was genuine to himself no false airs. I married a man very similar.
Robert Mitchum played in over 100 movies... I loved his movies... I loved his voice... One of the best acters there ever was... Married over 30 years... (2019)
He is’ a scarey guy, a hard guy to interveiw, but I loved him since I was 12. There was a “man”,,.. after my own heart!❤. Handsome, handsome,. Doesnt care what anyone thinks!👍. What a terrific actor….
Mr Mitchum might have regretted a few dud movies over the years but, when he was onscreen, he always had your attention, regardless of the merits of the script. Watch him with Gregory Peck in the original _Cape Fear,_ to my mind a rather better movie than the remake.
Humboles Good thoughts👍 Cape Fear, the original, hands down better than the remake. Mr. Mitchum, as many actors spoke of the films, the roles, that left little or nothing to be desired. Although he made not have taken himself "painted up' for a living:), like another actor whose name escapes me at the momemt, he took pride in doing a good job and getting his check at the end.. Maybe that is a combination from back then, work hard, give "a honest day's work for an honest day's paid". That sense of self discipline and work ethic seems to be missing these days, even before the Covid outbreak.
Dock Cavett really proves himself here. Mitchum oozes so much self-empowerment and sex appeal, savvy and cool, it’s amazing how calm and restrained Cavett is with his irascible star. He’s almost like an intuitive wrangler with a sensitive, wild, unpredictable horse.
Fabulous interviewer . No wonder Dick has the reputation of being THE best ever . He had the unique ability to first get the subject relaxed and he could do this with one or two right questions. He made them feel good about themselves. Then and only then would he start the real interview.
That was awesome. One of the best interviews I've ever seen. What a cool man. From the time he walked in. Such confidence. Great job by Dick Cavett too. I didn't want it to end.
I didn't see it like that at all . He hated giving interviews . I always thought him a shy person and the awkward persona he gives off in interviews is just a manifestation of this . Poor Dick was walking on eggshells all during the interview seemingly terrified of offending him .I like some of the stuff Mitchum says others I don't get him at all and neither did Dick and most other interviewers I've seen him with .
@@paacer I felt exactly the same way. I've never seen Dick Cavett so nervous, and Mitchum seemed a bit affected at times. He also was offended by Cavett's off color comment about "making Ryan's daughter" . I love both these guys, but this wasn't my favorite Cavett interview.
@@traceyarnaud8433 Not to be rude or contrary,but I didn't see it that way..From observing Dick Cavett.(in the last 10 yrs or so)from my perspective he often looked slightly nervous(and even uncomfortable at times) some of this I feel was his approach to the Job..By perhaps looking a little unsure of himself,might (he hoped) make his Guests feel more comfortable?(and willing to relax and open up possibly? .And as for Robert Mitchum,(A fantastic Actor) he just did his thing&in some respects he came a cross as if he couldn't give a Royal f##k for all of the Celeb BS,etc .But was aware that he was contracted to play his role in the Proceedings! .So I most def enjoyed the interview! But naturally I respect ur opinion!
@@jerryoshea3116 I hear you, and Dick Cavett is my all time favorite interviewer. I also really loved Mitchum as an actor and a personality. Then I compare some of my favorite interviews he did with Richard Burton and Janis Joplin, and they just flowed so comfortably. Of course it could just be my take on it, and personality and other factors could have affected things, but those were great to watch!
@@traceyarnaud8433 No of course,and we all are entitled to our interpretation. . I sent the Vid to my Brother(in London) and he described Mitchum as "Stroppy" which I thought was a bit strong(I disagree with him) me he was refreshingly unpretentious &down to earth..He was not full.of the typical Actor/Thespian phony presentation..(u never know which face ur seeing? a force of habit&brought on by how they make their living)..But ur right the Richard Burton interview was interesting...He came a cross as a decent man👍
Amazing Robert Mitchum had never seen "Night of the Hunter", one of the best films of his career, if not the best. What a remarkable, handsome actor. 💜
Bob Mitchum had a life like few men either in or out of Hollywood. Thrown out of schools, riding the rails across the country , etc. but he, along with his brother and sister, became such wise & talented people. A truly amazing life.
Robert Mitchum is one of my all-time favorite actor. Same age as my father, died at the same age. I grew up watching RM's movies. He's an icon, a legend. I'll always love him. I think he got arrested for cannabis and that makes him even more cool to me. Montréal fan.
The great thing about this guy is, he well and truly lived a life full of freedom and adventure before Hollywood got a hold of him. By that time his life experiences were well and truly set in stone and no one could make a deceitful move on him. UK
I have enjoyed every Mitchum movie I have ever seen. A natural actor as I think i remember him saying life is acting, everybody’s an actor. I wish there were more movies to watch. He was definitely buzzed in that relaxed style, maybe a doobie before the interview. very smooth dude.
This was the best interview that I have ever watched. Bob Mitchum was most straight-forward, honest and forthcoming in his responses.He was very open and candid. He was an incredibly talented man and seemed genuinely humbled by the public's regard for him. His body of work won him the esteem of his fellow actors and the world as a whole. He appeared to be very confident in his choices and the path he had chosen in life. He was such a treasure. So, I finally find out about the dreamy eyes...he was sleepy. I think he was so smart that his mind just wouldn't shut down for sleep.Totally awesome man.
a poem by the great Robert Mitchum who wrote all his life: Cabo San Lucas Rising early to beat the heat a little dry from last nights booze. We're soon out miles from land where the big fish roam under the sun and stars, undisturbed by time's wave-measured march. Slicing bonito for bait, the blood is red against all the blue. Blue above and below. The hook, hungering for meat, shines blue in my hand as I drop its feathered plume into the wake. We drink beer and wait for the line to sing, rattling off the reel like a runaway train, tightening under the drag, burning the leather stop. The marlin leaps, its bill skewering the sky, carves and dances in the blue, then twists and dives. The rod quivers in the belt. Leather biting my back I reel and pull, the marlin leaps again, I heave forward and rare back as fire sweat and salt gather on my skin A moment's slack, a shake, the fish is free. Why aren't all losses as lovely as this? Quien sabe?
@@justthink5854 I started reading his poetry, this man was talented, i never expected him to know about alliteration, symbolism in poetry and how to use it, he's used it so effectively i was left a little speechless. Really a man of talents, he must have had a deep observation into literature to be able to come up with it. These things are really not simple.
@@SDSen the bio Baby I Don't Care is very well done of him. also Them Ornery Mitchum Boys by his brother is great Mitchum could do just about anything. the guys that came up in the depression were all very real in a make believe town. Orson Wells called him A Poet With an Ax. he called Quinn A One Man Tango. the title of his very well written autobio.
@@justthink5854 true. And the thing is Mitchum actually has poetry penned as proof something which many actors don't either that or they are avid poetry lovers but without not to the point of writing for themselves which is fine. Mitch seemed very keen and it showed in his works too I initially had a stereotypical notion of him of being a nice guy but with a temper hard drinker good actor etc. I didn't know this creative side of him and having read a bit about him recently people said he would quote sonnets of poets so easily during conversation and apparently had such an extraordinary memory that it looked it could be a photographic memory. Amazing stuff
I miss this kind of articulate intelligent conversation on television and Mitchum is a particularly compelling interviewee and of course Cavett was a gifted interviewer
I was working as an assistant propman when Rober Mitchum came to Montreal to film some scenes for War & Remembrance in the 1980"s. Now, after more than 45 years of working in the business, it is the only time I have ever felt starstruck. I knew my place and never said a word to the man, it was awesome just to be in the same room and experience his presents.
I remember this show as a kid and I gotta: this guy is the 70’s equivalent of a good podcast. Ask a question, let them talk and take the conversation where they choose.
Forget the stars Dick is fantastic at what he does so so relaxed and always always gets the best out of the star that is a talent in itself as we all know hence he is as famous as those he interviews a great great man in himslef so lets give him all the credit he deserves !!!!!!!!!!!
It's just nice to watch these old interviews with these massive movie stars - and they really were as massive as the great composers were in their era (everyone's heard of them and always will - and might never know why!). The reason for me is because it's just satisfying to find out that they're more intelligent and interesting and complicated in real life than they were in their movies. Nowadays, it is absolutely the other way around. And most of today's movies stink, so figure that one out.
I have always been a huge Robert Mitchum fan...a fascinating man indeed. I live in Vancouver Canada and, about 3yrs ago I was called out to an upscale apartment building in a wealthy area of Vancouver called Kerrisdale...The client was an Asian woman who was probably in her late 60s/early 70s and she was very beautiful...looked like she had been a model in the late 1960's and, had maintained her fashion sense, excellent taste in home decor, and, her physical beauty (gorgeous) and, her fine collection of books, a small collection of very cool vinyl and, a super high end turntable, reciever and speakers. I'm checking her apartment out to suss out what she would need me to do in order to solve her issues and, give her an idea of what this would cost her and, I see 4 framed photographs on a super awesome deco shelving unit. These are photos of the client in a super amazing bikini...unbelievably smokin features...sharing adult beverages with a man...I double take on the man...looks SUPER familiar...I look at her and ask, "Are these photos of yourself and Robert Mitchum? Sipping cocktails by a pool?" She says, "Uh huh!" Then gives me the COMPLETE lowdown of her two week liaison with Robert Mitchum...no details spared...from the intellectual stimulation to the torrid and wild sexual stimulation... Amazing
RM had another astounding talent that assisted him in his roles. He had a photographic memory so precise that he could speed read pages of dialogue and be ready to roll😎👌
Reminds me of my late father. A great actor, personality and a true gent. He gave the oomph to every picture he was in. Fascinating man, who was out there in the real world. There will indeed never be another Bob.
Robert Mitchum was a solid actor with a dry sense of humor a real man's man who came up hard and lived an adventurous life was a good husband and father to his children. Rest in Peace Bob
First saw him in Thunder Road with my father when I was about 14. In retrospect he was a major influence on me growing up. He defines cool. Wish I could have known him IRL.
He might have been in a few clunkers, but Robert was always worth watching on the big screen. His roles with Deborah Kerr seemed to be his best though.
Scared me silly when I saw it for the second time already a grandmother. I saw it as a young child and I did not understand why he was a bad man. Until the end. I think I was about 7..I saw it on television.
I have absolutely adored Mitchum since I was a child. Always had a crush on the coolest man alive! He oozes smoothness...Blackfoot, huh? Native peoples don't like to talk much..he did a great job!
I used to love the Dick Cavett show. He was great at asking his guests about all those things you wondered about, but other interviewers somehow never asked about. He had a knack for getting his guests to relax and open up.
Met him in Tokyo in 1974 when he was filming, The Yakuza, drank sake with him. I thought he would have wanted some scotch and water, however, he smiled and said, When in Rome...thank you. Cool guy in his 50s, and I was 24 trying to be cool. I had been a script advisor for a film starring David Niven, called, Paper Tiger. My job was to teach the Japanese boy actor, Ando, his lines in English for the film. Through connections, I ended up meeting Mitchum and Takakura Ken. Also a super cool man with a lot of class. Great memory. Down the road, I ended up being an actor based in Japan doing a lot of TV and some films.
Cool story. Thanks for sharing.
That's such a cool story!
Great story Victor...loved how you said you were trying to be cool...what else could you have done in the presence of such a cool and charismatic man like Robert Mitchum. He was the real deal.
Love David Niven, "Paper Tiger" one of the worst movies ever made, thanks for the Bob Mitchum confirmation story, genuine and sincere through and through. Trivia: How many movies did he do with Deborah Kerr? The oddest but most perfect paring.
Awesome story
This is a great explanation of why those 'stars' like Mitchum, were stars. They lived a life before acting. So they saw life and knew life. Now famous people are famous from age 6 on youtube, and all they have to talk about is clothes and hits and followers, and its SO dull. And interviews are never unscripted & uncontrolled like this. Great stuff
Well they weren't always selling a book or promoting a film. Can only speak for Ireland and to a lesser extent the UK. When you went to a party in someone's house often after some libations you were expected to do a turn. Play an instument,sing recite a poem maybe tell a few jokes or even a wee conjuring or card trick. I speak of generations born pre 1940 or so. They were there on tv shows often because they actually wanted to be there. Maybe in the knowledge that fans would appreciate them giving them a real glimpse into their lives. Just my tuppence worth.
That is sooo true, thank you for your intelligent comment
Mitchum, Marvin, Borgnine
I am 59 now, time for my acting career.
Good point. Acting relies heavily on one's own experience, or basing characters on people they've met in their life.
I was in the Navy and in New York City in port for 4 days and was in the audience for this taping.!!!! I remember it well.!!! Something i will remember for the rest of my life.!!!!
Todd LaCroix Bless you
How lovely Todd good for you wish I had been there, rob Mitchum so coooool 😂
Crazy
How bizarre it must be to think that here we are 48 years later watching this on something called CZcams. Was this your first time seeing the broadcast version?
MooPotPie yes it was my first time amazing ❣️🙏❣️🙏
Robert Mitchum was a real badass. Good-looking, charming, funny. He had the whole package.
He was a one-note actor, and a Holocaust denier.
@@JamesHenderson-wk4hd go clean the toenails out of your mangina
@@JamesHenderson-wk4hd When Mitchum was asked about the slaughter of six million Jews, the actor replied, “So the Jews say,” He added. “I don’t know. People dispute that.” After a series of questions and answers, Mitchum was quoted as offering the following statement: “How do you say trust me in Jewish? F- you.”
Then, it was onwards to a string of recollections about Jewish friends he’d had growing up, including Mel Blumberg, whose uncle, a rabbi, would tell stories about the angels climbing Jacob’s Ladder only to piss on the sinners below. To be fair, in the course of the same interview, Mitchum was also deeply dismissive of blacks, the Irish, and women.
@@jft8994 YIKES, and he was an alcoholic
in my pathetic youth, I didn't really take much notice of the old school actors but boy, I worship them now. So down-to-earth and REAL. He was soo handsome too. Old Hollywood was magical.
Mitchum at his best. Great raconteur. Smooth, masculine, funny, relaxed. One of Cavett's best interviews.
Cavett worked hard, but did not extract much from this reclusive dude.
Relaxed? the deep sighs and body language suggests he was tense and outside of his comfort zone..
cavett wanted to "oral" him
Manly
@@maureenorourke3292
Yes. Mitchum is a man's man, full of testosterone.
Mitchum just exuded an aura of cool, and definitely had one of the most distinctive voices of all time. Great interview 😊
I was probably 9 or 10 years old when this aired. Had I seen it, it would have gone completely over my head but what I regret is that television talk shows are no longer about intelligent adult level conversations. We get it, then as now, many of the guests are on for a "plugging tour" of their latest project, but the human pace of the interview and the respect not only for the guest but also that Dick Cavett respects the intelligence of his audience.
Born in 60s and I enjoyed this era of 📺 when people could have Actual conversations. 2022 and now it's 🤢 on TV
You are correct but don't forget today's Hollywood cannot touch 5hese older actors. I don't eve know of any new good movies
@@vincentscibana856 Absolutely
Man, the body language, the hip talk, the nuances, this is gold !!!
Yeah I noticed it seems like the more he drinks his beverage, the more he seems to loosen up.
A real cool cat he is.
it's an act, he was not a good person
@@gerrydooley951thanks for being the arbiter of truth
@@jameskelley5918 it's called research, reading books
@@gerrydooley951 is that’s what it’s called Jerry? The assurance is precious.
It took me a long time to see the casual, genuine style of Mitchum's performances. Almost the opposite of Burt Lancaster's intense ways, I sometimes felt he was phoning it in but missed the nuances of a man completely comfortable in his own skin, reacting at his own pace in such a natural way. Off screen, the same natural unpretentious cool, that you either had or didn't. He did. Had his flaws but as major Hollywood actors go, Mitch was a man in full.
Robert Mitchum. The man oozes class and individuality. A star
Mitchum magic strikes again. Best interview Cavett ever did, because Mitchum carries the entire thing the same way he carries all of his movies.
Dick Cavett had such great chemistry with Robert Mitchum. The two of them are very entertaining together.
📈🔭🐥 yes , off the charts
cavett's stupid questions make me cringe.
Mitchum was 54 here, looking' good and love his voice
Without a doubt Dick Cavett and Michael Parkinson were the best talk show hosts ever.
I lived in Santa Barbara in 1974. So did Mitchum. During the phony gas crisis of that year when tankers were anchored behind Catalina to drive the prices up lines were long at the gas pump. I was waiting in a line. There was also a line on the opposite side of the pumps. Mitchum was in that line. He looked at me and said, "Long line." I said, "Sure is." That was my entire conversation with Mitchum. Pretty snappy exchange, right?
love it! so mitchum!
What was Santa Barbara like in 74?-Harry, Nashville
@@scaryharryflanagan70 It was the end of an era in which SB still had strong remnants of it's old traditions as a somewhat relaxed seaside town. Huge change occurred in a few years. In 1973 downtown State street was still full of stores selling things people needed. Ice cream cones were sold in front of a drug store for a nickel a dip. Over a few years the street quickly morphed into rows of boutique shops full of useless things at outrageous prices. Many of the old guard were forced out of their stores by huge rent increases. Real estate prices grew by multiples. I bought a four unit apartment building for $64,000. A few years later each unit was worth $64,000. I had an opportunity to buy thirty acres of vacant land in Montecito for $600,000 but couldn't afford it. That land was later divided into one-acre plots that sold for one million each. The first house I bought in 1973 for $72,000 is now valued at over two million. It's still a nice place with great weather but no longer the relaxed city it once was. I believe SB changed more in that short period of the 1970's than most. It now strikes me as an LA suburb, but a nice LA suburb if you can afford it.
I definitely smell 5hiite..
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"Found guilty for mopery with intent to gawk." Mitchum is a classic.
Mitchum's got to be the most charismatic sleepwalker ever.
Mate, I think that that is the most apt description of Mitchum that I have ever read!
Sorry--but this guy uses the sleepwalker image, to avoid his many flaws as a person...remember, it is better to watch how people actually behave, in comparison to what they say about themselves....Dick could not really penetrate what Mitchum was hiding behind.
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@@curbozerboomer1773 nah just accept that he’s naturally a cool charismatic sleepwalker ever, if he’s showing his true self idk but he’s showing enough anyway
His timing, presence and intelligence are uniquely powerful.
Smart kind motherfucker wasn't he
I always loved him .this is another legend right along side of John Wayne, Stewart, Bronson, Dean Martin, he stands with all them
Marlon Brando, Kirk Douglas, Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster too
Robert Mitchum , they didn’t call him the reluctant star for no reason! Cool as hell...
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TV has become like music. You have to look to the past to find anything worth consuming.
Love the analogy..your quite right.
Quite true
I totally agree.
@@jackwoods535 There are some good series now, I don't watch any of them though. I don't feel the same watching current stuff than watching the classics. Sorry.
Robert Mitchum along with Humphrey Bogart is my favorite actor from Hollywood's Golden Age. He had this laid-back intensity both on and off screen. He looks so passive and indifferent to what's going on but was clearly highly intelligent and articulate (apparently had a photographic memory) and oozed cool and confidence and unique presence.
True actor, unlike today! "Out of The Past", "Cape Fear" and "The Big Steal" were three of my favorite films by him. Very underrated actor.
I first saw Out of the Past on an afternoon movie when I was sick with the flu from school...what dialogue!
Mitchum is indeed an almost universally highly rated talent. The term underrated is as annoying as the use of the word literally and though I know what you are trying to say - you mean he deserved a larger audience. I suggest you just go ahead and say that.
@@danielrae861 Almost as annoying as your need to correct people.
I never paid much attention to Robert Mitchum's work until "The Winds of War". I had adored Herman Wouk's novel, and when I first heard that Robert Mitchum had been cast in the role of Victor "Pug" Henry, I thought well that's going to be a disaster. What were they thinking? But by the end of the first episode of The Winds of War, I was awed by Mitchum's performance. To this day, I watch that series at least twice a year, and individual episodes from it far more frequently, all because I love Robert Mitchum as Pug Henry.
I enjoyed this interview very much. Dick Cavett did a great job, drawing out good stories from a man I assumed would be reticent and difficult to engage. Robert Mitchum got into the flow of the hour and made it well worth watching.
Robert Mitchum had the perfect voice.
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is Mitchum's most endearing performance.
I think Deborah Kerr was deeply in love with him. She always spoke of him so highly.
genius actor,he played a bad guy real good,god rest his soul
Ahh yes ! Totally agree. ☺🧡💗💥
Mitchum had an uncanny ability to memorize dialogue in next to no time. A force to be reckoned with on all levels of the craft. Those masquerading as film actors today couldn't hold a candle to this giant.
I agree, HE was the essence of cool
He was The real deal. Always very comfortable in his boot's. Per say
Great actor
That is uncanny as he supposedly smoked weed.
Almost total recall. He said it himself.
I have always thought and still do that this gentleman, and I stress the term gentleman, was the sexiest man alive. Thanks for coming our way, and leaving your work and image behind Mr. Mitchum; we won't see the likes of you again.
Anna P stoner beyond compare. Carried pics of his pot plants in his wallet. True story. Love him.
His performance in Night of the Hunter was so powerful and quietly terrifying.. it’s astounding to me that he didn’t win the Oscar for it.
What a man!
2 class acts here. Cavett is a great interviewer, just making conversation. Robert Mitchum an absolute legend. "I have vices enough". Witty and cool man. Great to see him in this way. Thanks for posting.
Robert mitchum always comfortable in his boot's per say. Very handsome and that voice it could melt butter 🧈🧈🧈😻😻😻😻
Great interview...you tell this guy is one sharp fellow, despite the fact that he didn't graduate from high school. When speaking about his Blackfoot ancestors, he speaks about their "proclivity for peregrination" in a very natural way...not searching for words. Such a well-spoken guy. RIP Bob Mitchum.
Mitch lived an interesting life. He really is Tom Waits' male muse.
I watched his movie Ryan Daughter on VCR in Pakistan when I was 17 was so imoressed with his personality and always remembered him .. Today seeing this interview was blessing .. Great Great gentleman, sounds so gently but sexy and very intelligent and thoughtful in conversation
Men of those era were really MEN
My God, they don't make them like this anymore...ROBERT MITCHUM. I love his honesty, how gentle, fascinating, quite, naughty, and dynamic he was. WOW !
No, they don't make them like that anymore. They can't. The war opened up already great people and killed far too many. Check out Lee Marvin another smart mofo.
Gentle? Brags about abusing a horse.
He was one in the million
@@patricias5122 I think it was “cowboy humor”
@@patricias5122. I think he was exaggerating to get a little bit of a laugh when he said he hit the horse, Patricia. Apparently, what he actually did was… Extremely firmly - grab that rebellious horses head with both his hands… As roughly as he needed to… But did not hurt the horse… And told the wonderful creature… “HEY. I really need this job. Straighten out!”
Or words to that effect. 🐎 🐴 ❤ James Cagney will always be my other favorite… But Robert Mitchum sure is very very very high on my list. . Incomparable REAL man! And could sing, too! Really well indeed. Wrote a little bit of highly decent, legitimately good, entertaining rockabilly music, also. The real deal. I mean… The Real Deal. - Not to mention… The amount of… Pretty legitimate horror… That he had to endure as a kid… And he came out on top. I really can’t find words for what massive respect I have for him. Just like James Cagney’s TOUGH, tough, super-testing childhood! . 🏆 🌟 ☘️
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"What is the secret of a 30 year marriage?" "Deviousness, I should think." LOVE it!
Oh my goodness, he was the epitome of COOL. Loved Robert Mitchem. Loved his movies. Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter just to name a few fabulous performances.. He was so versatile, always gave strong quality performances. Great interview. Bob is missed but not forgotten. xx
Robert Mitchum! Coolest walk, stride, gait in the business! Even as cool as the Duke, maybe more in my mind! Truly as man for all seasons, a man after my own heart. He and Robert Ryan remind me of an uncle I had, my favorite uncle.
The duke - John Wayne was a coward. Everything about him was fake. Racist man. Sad
I can tell that Robert is calmed by weed because he would laugh more. I think that he was ruggedly handsome and charming. Robert is so natural.
When the current world annoys me, I return to these great interviews. Robert Mitchell was an icon among icon. I won't mention what the current crop are.
Years ago my father was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel and by chance had the opportunity to meet Robert Mitchum over drinks. My father enjoyed Mitchums company as the man was polite and humorous. Somehow the conversation turned philosophical. Mitchum was asked by my father what his pleasures were in life. Robert Mitchum replied: "The three B's. Beef, Booze and Broads."
@James Henderson ?
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beef...it's what's for dinner.
Mitchum one of the most under rated actors
Veronica Whatley him and Eric Roberts!!!!
You can't compare Mitchum to Roberts !Was Roberts in El Dorado with Wayne?!Although I do agree Eric Roberts has been poorly treated. Why??
@@markharrison2544 He said some things to interviews which I don't think he really meant, and that was later in his career. Drinking, which he denies here in this interview, sadly got the better of him as well.
He's not underrated. Where are you getting that idea?
Who was roberts
You have to watch this a couple times and know Mr. Mitchums persona a bit, but he leaves Dick Cavett in the dust. His humor is mostly his own and by the time someone figures that out, he's around the next turn with a slight smirk just throwin down breadcrumbs. he finally loosens up a little after his medicine kicked in. What a great man that cat was.
Totally disagree I'd say Dick was equally if not more witty and talented than most of the people he talked with.
He fed them their lines and got them to open up.
We all know most of the stories these actors tells are mostly fabrications, it's not uncommon to find half a dozen actors over the years telling variations of the same story, and just changing names and giving no specific information.
They are acting and often playing up to the publics perception of them
DAMN This is shortly before The Friends of Eddie Coyle. What an original! Pitt and DiCaprio wish they where him..,
Robert Mitchum - relaxed intensity.
Wells called him a poet with an ax.
He smoked a lot of weed in his time!
Like Brando!
What a great definition.
He can Thank William Boyd for his career .!😇🤩😉
You have to love the guy's honesty. What a terrific actor and person! He has a quiet unassuming way about him with a unique sense of humor.
Probably the most laid back person I've ever heard interviewed. Cavitt struggled to keep this going, but he managed quite well.
He was just a regular good guy. He's the kind of guy you could just sit down and have a few drinks with and enjoy his company. A man of character.
J Ward Intelligent, cool, bad ass, gentleman.
I loved the way Robert Mitcham walked. So marvellous. The pathway didn't dictate his bodily movement; his bodily movement defined the pathway.
j walkin "When Chuck Norris falls into the water, he doesn't get wet-the water gets Chuck Norrised" kinda thing?
Mitchum's chest was always a minute ahead of him.
Kicks his feet out in front of his knees each step. Vic Morrow used to do that also. I often wondered if Vic developed that stride by studying Mitchum.
@@glenbellefonte9620 "j walkin "When Chuck Norris falls into the water, he doesn't get wet-the water gets Chuck Norrised" kinda thing?"🤣🤣 Thank you sir that brought a smile to this old face. It had been a while since there was a Chuck Norris "joke".
I think the beauty of Mr. Norris, was his appreciative of the creative things fans would attribute to his on screen persona. Bearing that in mind and showing his sense of humor and appreciation, I believe, some years ago, he posted all the, then, witty comments on line. I know this is about Mr. Mitchum, but like Mr. Mitchum it seems Mr. Norris does not seek public recognition and nor suffers fools either.
@@davekinghorn9567 It's been along time, since the movie accident, that I anyone had mentioned Vic Morrow. He had that quiet, but firm understated screen persona. And his walk, I'll go with your questioning thought, but yessir, he had a unique, cool stride that was unmistakable. I think his motion was more from the waist down, and I had always though of it as the "shuffle strut". It's been so long, since I've watched anything, Combat etc, that I'll have to take a look see. I thought Mr. Mitchum's gait included a manner in which he moved his upper torso and shoulders with the chest sticking out. Oh, another "cool" strider...Denzel Washington,lol. Have a great day.
I like Robert Mitchum as an actor and as a person, very much.
etniks so did I
@G. J. "Thunder Road" is a song he wrote and sang from a movie of the same name. It's on CZcams.
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@G. J. You never heard his music? He made 2 albums. Fantastic voice.
Bob Mitchum was very intelligent and had a sensitive tender side. I read a letter he sent a fellow actor. He was one of the best with foreign accents esp Irish. Beautiful singing voice..very musically inclined. So many false impressions from writers and public because he was genuine to himself no false airs. I married a man very similar.
Robert Mitchum played in
over 100 movies...
I loved his movies...
I loved his voice...
One of the best acters
there ever was...
Married over 30 years... (2019)
He is’ a scarey guy, a hard guy to interveiw, but I loved him since I was 12. There was a “man”,,.. after my own heart!❤. Handsome, handsome,. Doesnt care what anyone thinks!👍. What a terrific actor….
He was absolutely menacing in Cape fear...de niro was good but but mitchum was something else....real unsettling
God what a great interview
Nik
yup
Dick Cavett was such a good interviewer, I’ve always liked him.
I love these old actors so much class compared to what we see these days.
True
Mitchum was a Holocaust denier.
@@markharrison2544 you love to complain about Charlie Bronson and Robert Mitchum everywhere you go
@@markharrison2544 the holocaust wasn't the worst thing to happen to humanity. get therapy and get over it.
Mr Mitchum might have regretted a few dud movies over the years but, when he was onscreen, he always had your attention, regardless of the merits of the script. Watch him with Gregory Peck in the original _Cape Fear,_ to my mind a rather better movie than the remake.
Humboles Good thoughts👍 Cape Fear, the original, hands down better than the remake. Mr. Mitchum, as many actors spoke of the films, the roles, that left little or nothing to be desired. Although he made not have taken himself "painted up' for a living:), like another actor whose name escapes me at the momemt, he took pride in doing a good job and getting his check at the end.. Maybe that is a combination from back then, work hard, give "a honest day's work for an honest day's paid". That sense of self discipline and work ethic seems to be missing these days, even before the Covid outbreak.
Dock Cavett really proves himself here. Mitchum oozes so much self-empowerment and sex appeal, savvy and cool, it’s amazing how calm and restrained Cavett is with his irascible star. He’s almost like an intuitive wrangler with a sensitive, wild, unpredictable horse.
Fabulous interviewer . No wonder Dick has the reputation of being THE best ever . He had the unique ability to first get the subject relaxed and he could do this with one or two right questions. He made them feel good about themselves.
Then and only then would he start the real interview.
What a great interview. Even Hollywood stars are not the same now. What has happened to our world?
That was awesome. One of the best interviews I've ever seen. What a cool man. From the time he walked in. Such confidence. Great job by Dick Cavett too. I didn't want it to end.
I didn't see it like that at all . He hated giving interviews . I always thought him a shy person and the awkward persona he gives off in interviews is just a manifestation of this . Poor Dick was walking on eggshells all during the interview seemingly terrified of offending him .I like some of the stuff Mitchum says others I don't get him at all and neither did Dick and most other interviewers I've seen him with .
@@paacer I felt exactly the same way. I've never seen Dick Cavett so nervous, and Mitchum seemed a bit affected at times. He also was offended by Cavett's off color comment about "making Ryan's daughter" . I love both these guys, but this wasn't my favorite Cavett interview.
@@traceyarnaud8433 Not to be rude or contrary,but I didn't see it that way..From observing Dick Cavett.(in the last 10 yrs or so)from my perspective he often looked slightly nervous(and even uncomfortable at times) some of this I feel was his approach to the Job..By perhaps looking a little unsure of himself,might (he hoped) make his Guests feel more comfortable?(and willing to relax and open up possibly?
.And as for Robert Mitchum,(A fantastic Actor) he just did his thing&in some respects he came a cross as if he couldn't give a Royal f##k for all of the Celeb BS,etc .But was aware that he was contracted to play his role in the Proceedings!
.So I most def enjoyed the interview!
But naturally I respect ur opinion!
@@jerryoshea3116 I hear you, and Dick Cavett is my all time favorite interviewer. I also really loved Mitchum as an actor and a personality. Then I compare some of my favorite interviews he did with Richard Burton and Janis Joplin, and they just flowed so comfortably. Of course it could just be my take on it, and personality and other factors could have affected things, but those were great to watch!
@@traceyarnaud8433 No of course,and we all are entitled to our interpretation.
. I sent the Vid to my Brother(in London) and he described Mitchum as "Stroppy" which I thought was a bit strong(I disagree with him) me he was refreshingly unpretentious &down to earth..He was not full.of the typical Actor/Thespian phony presentation..(u never know which face ur seeing? a force of habit&brought on by how they make their living)..But ur right the Richard Burton interview was interesting...He came a cross as a decent man👍
Amazing Robert Mitchum had never seen "Night of the Hunter", one of the best films of his career, if not the best. What a remarkable, handsome actor. 💜
Remarkable film. Remarkable performance.
His character was too evil for most people to watch. And he played it convincingly and effortlessly.
But the whole film was so surreal and heightened ... and Mitchum just went along with it ...
Hi Cindy, we can have a very long talk about the things sometime 👌
Bob Mitchum had a life like few men either in or out of Hollywood. Thrown out of schools, riding the rails across the country , etc. but he, along with his brother and sister, became such wise & talented people. A truly amazing life.
@Mark Richardson Read his 1983 interview with Esquire magazine.
Johnny Collini - what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Mark Harrison - was he really??
Bob Mitchum slammed the younger crop of 70s actors for not doing much outside of acting.
Read his book. Mitch was the man.
Robert Mitchum has many devoted fans, including myself. His talent and personae are phenomenal !!
WOW ROBERT MITCHUM IS VERY HANDSOME AND SOPHISTICATED LOOKING TONIGHT.
Robert Mitchum is one of my all-time favorite actor. Same age as my father, died at the same age. I grew up watching RM's movies. He's an icon, a legend. I'll always love him. I think he got arrested for cannabis and that makes him even more cool to me. Montréal fan.
Well certainly , any drug addict should be looked up to....come to Baltimore city , lotta people you can look up to around here .
Jb qu definitely got nicked a time or two for hashish but everything was great about rm nothing like today's stars for me
Arrested for cannabis is "cool"?
What fucking planet are you on.....
The great thing about this guy is, he well and truly lived a life full of freedom and adventure before Hollywood got a hold of him. By that time his life experiences were well and truly set in stone and no one could make a deceitful move on him. UK
I have enjoyed every Mitchum movie I have ever seen. A natural actor as I think i remember him saying life is acting, everybody’s an actor. I wish there were more movies to watch. He was definitely buzzed in that relaxed style, maybe a doobie before the interview. very smooth dude.
This was the best interview that I have ever watched. Bob Mitchum was most straight-forward, honest and forthcoming in his responses.He was very open and candid. He was an incredibly talented man and seemed genuinely humbled by the public's regard for him. His body of work won him the esteem of his fellow actors and the world as a whole. He appeared to be very confident in his choices and the path he had chosen in life. He was such a treasure. So, I finally find out about the dreamy eyes...he was sleepy. I think he was so smart that his mind just wouldn't shut down for sleep.Totally awesome man.
a poem by the great Robert Mitchum who wrote all his life:
Cabo San Lucas
Rising early to beat the heat
a little dry from last nights booze.
We're soon out miles from land where
the big fish roam under the sun
and stars, undisturbed by time's
wave-measured march.
Slicing bonito for bait, the blood is
red against all the blue. Blue above
and below. The hook, hungering for
meat, shines blue in my hand as
I drop its feathered plume into the wake.
We drink beer and wait for the line to sing,
rattling off the reel like a runaway train,
tightening under the drag, burning the leather stop.
The marlin leaps, its bill skewering the sky,
carves and dances in the blue, then twists and dives.
The rod quivers in the belt. Leather biting my back
I reel and pull, the marlin leaps again,
I heave forward and rare back as fire
sweat and salt gather on my skin
A moment's slack, a shake, the fish is free.
Why aren't all losses as lovely as this?
Quien sabe?
Yes, to all of the above!
@@justthink5854 I started reading his poetry, this man was talented, i never expected him to know about alliteration, symbolism in poetry and how to use it, he's used it so effectively i was left a little speechless. Really a man of talents, he must have had a deep observation into literature to be able to come up with it. These things are really not simple.
@@SDSen the bio Baby I Don't Care is very well done of him. also Them Ornery Mitchum Boys by his brother is great Mitchum could do just about anything. the guys that came up in the depression were all very real in a make believe town. Orson Wells called him A Poet With an Ax. he called Quinn A One Man Tango. the title of his very well written autobio.
@@justthink5854 true. And the thing is Mitchum actually has poetry penned as proof something which many actors don't either that or they are avid poetry lovers but without not to the point of writing for themselves which is fine. Mitch seemed very keen and it showed in his works too I initially had a stereotypical notion of him of being a nice guy but with a temper hard drinker good actor etc. I didn't know this creative side of him and having read a bit about him recently people said he would quote sonnets of poets so easily during conversation and apparently had such an extraordinary memory that it looked it could be a photographic memory. Amazing stuff
I quit smoking over 10 years ago, but watching him makes me want to ask him if I can have a drag.
He does kind of remind me of Joe 🐫. How fitting.
I miss this kind of articulate intelligent conversation on television and Mitchum is a particularly compelling interviewee and of course Cavett was a gifted interviewer
Strange how chat shows are just 5/10 minute fluff piece interviews these days. Podcasts are closer to the good old days.
@@Henry.58 How is being a real America by being fooled by Tobacco Companies ?
@@770WT It's called freedom of choice.and I don't drink or smoke! So piss off!
I was working as an assistant propman when Rober Mitchum came to Montreal to film some scenes for War & Remembrance in the 1980"s. Now, after more than 45 years of working in the business, it is the only time I have ever felt starstruck. I knew my place and never said a word to the man, it was awesome just to be in the same room and experience his presents.
Hi can I reach you on phone ? I love to know about the Hollywood set life
Awesome
@@rajendrabiswas do you have WhatsApp?
What presents did he give you?
Very dope 💯
Night of the Hunter.... terrifying role but ever so drop dead gorgeous ❤️
Completely blew away my concept of what Robert Mitchum was like.
What a top shelf individual.!
He didn't do pornography
Perfect combination of swag, saunter, cool and class. The definition of the original OG.
I remember this show as a kid and I gotta: this guy is the 70’s equivalent of a good podcast. Ask a question, let them talk and take the conversation where they choose.
Bob was probably the coolest cat to ever walk this earth.
Brilliant! None like Robert Mitchum anymore.
Vortigan07 When he entered a room u could feel it!
Vortigan07 Amen or Dean Martin! I can't think of one cool charismatic great looking guy like that today can u?
Watch one of his biographies and you'll know why.
Clint Eastwood?
Nick Nolte is still kicking... and that dude is wild. The closest we have today is probably Josh Brolin.
Mitchum was one of the few actors who played tough guys who actually was a tough guy.
Mitchum was tough but also a gentleman , rather than a wise ass we often see today .
He was more comfortable not talking about himself. Very intelligent, interesting man. Great actor.
Forget the stars Dick is fantastic at what he does so so relaxed and always always gets the best out of the star that is a talent in itself as we all know hence he is as famous as those
he interviews a great great man in himslef so lets give him all the credit he deserves !!!!!!!!!!!
Robert Mitchum and Dick Cavett, a wonderful interview. Thank you. 😇
It's just nice to watch these old interviews with these massive movie stars - and they really were as massive as the great composers were in their era (everyone's heard of them and always will - and might never know why!). The reason for me is because it's just satisfying to find out that they're more intelligent and interesting and complicated in real life than they were in their movies. Nowadays, it is absolutely the other way around. And most of today's movies stink, so figure that one out.
Robert was criminally under rated as an actor.
Oh, Robert Mitchum,where are men like you today??💕
One of the best and most enduring actors that ever lived.
Dick Cavett was a good interviewer with a quick sense of humor thanks for posting these Archie
I have always been a huge Robert Mitchum fan...a fascinating man indeed.
I live in Vancouver Canada and, about 3yrs ago I was called out to an upscale apartment building in a wealthy area of Vancouver called Kerrisdale...The client was an Asian woman who was probably in her late 60s/early 70s and she was very beautiful...looked like she had been a model in the late 1960's and, had maintained her fashion sense, excellent taste in home decor, and, her physical beauty (gorgeous) and, her fine collection of books, a small collection of very cool vinyl and, a super high end turntable, reciever and speakers.
I'm checking her apartment out to suss out what she would need me to do in order to solve her issues and, give her an idea of what this would cost her and, I see 4 framed photographs on a super awesome deco shelving unit. These are photos of the client in a super amazing bikini...unbelievably smokin features...sharing adult beverages with a man...I double take on the man...looks SUPER familiar...I look at her and ask, "Are these photos of yourself and Robert Mitchum? Sipping cocktails by a pool?"
She says, "Uh huh!" Then gives me the COMPLETE lowdown of her two week liaison with Robert Mitchum...no details spared...from the intellectual stimulation to the torrid and wild sexual stimulation...
Amazing
RM had another astounding talent that assisted him in his roles. He had a photographic memory so precise that he could speed read pages of dialogue and be ready to roll😎👌
Reminds me of my late father. A great actor, personality and a true gent. He gave the oomph to every picture he was in. Fascinating man, who was out there in the real world. There will indeed never be another Bob.
He is smokin' cool
Angela Kernell he's actually very nervous (at least at the start, I am not all the way through yet).
He is related to John Lennon by attitude...
Angela Kernell I
He is, he's one of ours, proud heteros..
Mitchum was bisexual, you know that...
Always liked Mitch and, after watching this interview, like him more. What a man.
My late mother was so infatuated with this man. He was the only person who ever smoked a joint that she could even tolerate.
Love what he said about politicians (25:15)...so true regardless of which party you support!
Mark J. Bullock Power to the people.Amen
Wow, Mitchum was still looking good in 1971.
He was never good looking
Yes, he was. Roughly handsome and very sexy.
Karen Koe well what do u expect? He was 54 not 94
James Henderson no he wasn’t he was born in feb 1917
Robert Mitchum was a solid actor with a dry sense of humor a real man's man who came up hard and lived an adventurous life was a good husband and father to his children. Rest in Peace Bob
Also a Holocaust denier.
@@markharrison2544 for real?
First saw him in Thunder Road with my father when I was about 14. In retrospect he was a major influence on me growing up. He defines cool. Wish I could have known him IRL.
The Night of the Hunter. Nothing else to say.
Cape Fear
He might have been in a few clunkers, but Robert was always worth watching on the big screen. His roles with Deborah Kerr seemed to be his best though.
Scared me silly when I saw it for the second time already a grandmother. I saw it as a young child and I did not understand why he was a bad man. Until the end. I think I was about 7..I saw it on television.
I have my favorites but every movie Mitchum has been in is worth watching.
Enough said ♡ my favourite movie of all times.
If Robert Mitchum and Dean Martian ever met and shook hands the whole world would have exploded instantly into coolness
Dean Martian. The head of a college on Mars...
They did work together and cool doesn't begin to describe it. Total class.
In the remake of Rio Bravo, Mitchum played the drunkard role originated by Dean Martin.
They worked together
In 5 card stud"
@@glenndrexler1677 yes, good movie, and also with beautiful Inger Stevens who was very taken with Dean.
I have absolutely adored Mitchum since I was a child. Always had a crush on the coolest man alive!
He oozes smoothness...Blackfoot, huh?
Native peoples don't like to talk much..he did a great job!
I used to love the Dick Cavett show. He was great at asking his guests about all those things you wondered about, but other interviewers somehow never asked about. He had a knack for getting his guests to relax and open up.