The Film They'd Rather Forget -Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson & The Making of Crossroads to Crime
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Unleashed onto the public in 1960, Crossroads to Crime was the first live action feature film from the team that brought the world Supercar, Stingray, Thunderbirds and more. Stepping away from Supermarionation, the crew - led by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson - found working with human actors and budget restraints to be more than they bargained for.
In this behind the scenes documentary, Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, David Graham and David Elliott remember a troubled B-movie production that involved timid stunt performers, wonky line readings, vocal cinema audiences, and executive feedback.
The film was produced and directed by Gerry Anderson, distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated and starred Anthony Oliver, George Murcell, Miriam Karlin, David Graham and Ferdy Mayne.
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Century 21 Films Ltd is a multi-faceted production company whose work spans drama to documentary, miniature effects to puppet shows. It was founded by a group of filmmakers who first collaborated on Filmed in Supermarionation, the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's hit puppet shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet.
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A lot of the old B Movies are worth watching for the scenes - most are shot on location and decades ago.
proper little time capsules!
I've watched some of the British crime films of that era and this is not bad at all,a good example of making the best of what you have(actors, budgets,etc)💎
How wonderfully British, what a great bunch of people.
I found it actually ok, kept me watching from start to finish.
Anglo-Amalgamated, flawless, slick and timeless. Quite a fan of Scotland Yard series....
I think you mean Mealgamated😅.
@@Robutube1 Yeah, that's right, ha ha.
Imagine that lady working at Hell Drivers!
Parodied in The Two Ronnies' serial Done To Death as 'Amango Strangulated Films'!
Very entertaining hearing cast and crew's recollections of Crossroads to Crime. Thank you for uploading!
Good to learn about the struggle they had with this film as not every creation can be a masterpiece. Thanks.
If you watch expecting a "so bad it's good" classic, you'll probably be disappointed. IMHO it's a perfectly reasonable example of the genre - the plot's a bit contrived and confused (something that affected much of Gerry's later work), the acting and scripting could be better, but it's a perfectly serviceable little period movie that kept me entertained.
I think it makes a refreshing change and a reminder of my young days when we were more innocent. I am pretty sure the police sergeant is the same one who was the sergeant in Dixon of Dock Green.
David Graham, the voice of a good half of Thunderbirds and several Daleks...
...dropping an F-bomb! Well that's my childhood shattered! 🤣
I suspect that's why the DVD of Crossroads to Crime has a higher "PG" rating than the original movie's "U". ;-)
He was also the bartender in the Dr Who story "The Gunfighters".
"Home, Parker" "Sorry mlady, I can't take you home because I've just dropped the effing car keys down the effing drain!" One of the outtakes from Thunderbirds! 😂
Love the old black and white movies. Corny and bad acting perhaps, but they are my childhood. Fantastic
i watch a lot of British B pictures on Talking Pictures TV and for an entertainment of it's limited type it isn't really as bad as the anecdotes make out.
Agreed. They are also great history lessons.
@@mnbv990 Yes the UK as it was, and not a Palestinian protest flag anywhere
@@ewaf88Ah yes the glory days when you could engage in casual racism. Why even bring it up? I’m surprised you didn’t use the go buzzword, “woke”. Though you probably don’t know what it means.
@@iangascoigne8231 What a ridiculous comment.
I do not want these evil people on my streets
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You can tell it’s a 60’s movie by the music alone.
I just HAVE to watch this film now!
It was of its time and very good for for it.
For £16.5k (that’s just over £500,000 in 2024 money) I’d say it was pretty good. It had a story, a beginning, middle and end, decent (albeit probably stock) sets and a few action pieces…What more do you want from a B movie? 😎
Barry Gray's music was/ is FAB. Re used in Supercar - The White Line and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - Manhunt.
And Fireball XL5 Robot Freighter Mystery
Not exactly the Italian job but it's an interesting window on a long lost England.
Well, at least you couldn't see the strings.🤭
I recognise that feeling, when you've joined a production that makes wish they called someone else that day. But work is work.
Hmm. Yes. Unfortunate. But then, I remember thinking that the huge budget, all-star, full-colour sci-fi epic 'Journey to the Far Side of the Sun' lacked greatness, too.
Unlike Doppelganger, which was brilliant.
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@@tooleyheadbang4239 That's the same film lol
I've seen the film, it wasn't great, but neither was it terrible.
But these are the best movies to watch.
The film showcases the Anderson's ability perfectly.
I enjoyed this, looking back at the realities of making 1950s/60s British cinema, everyone involved are just trying to make a living, and we don't realise today how meagre the wages and resources often were...
I've never heard of Crossroads to Crime before now, but Talking TV show a lot of these vintage cheap films and some are actually good, others are charming because of the time they were made in, and still others (like this film) are disposable filler. I was astonished to hear this was shot in around two weeks! But while there a certain charm to the Children's Foundation films of this era that charm comes from their naivity and simplicity - chasing a bed through London is absurd for instance, with potboilers like Crossroads to Crime we expect a little more substance, and instead get a very mediocre very basic plot that might have filled an episode of a Police show of the time like 'Scotland Yard', or Dixon of Dock Green'...
There isn't enough meat to the bone for sustaining a 60-90 minute film. And that's the problem - not enough substance.
Two weeks to shoot and £16k budget. It's impossible to get all the coverage to edit this properly, in that time.
That makes it very static and it's overlit all the time :/
The music was by Barry Gray, very embryonic, but he'd soon go on to greatness
Where can I watch this documentary? Is this available?
I thought it was okay. I used to watch the Tales of Edgar Wallace, one hour dramas. I don’t think this is any worse than any of the rest of these.
Quite frankly, I enjoyed it...... For the small budget and to do it in a fortnight.. I feel that it was very good? I think that they did a great job, and should certainly not be embarrassed with the result.... I'm not a film maker, but I'm sure that I could not have made it, even for much more time and money?
"Quite honestly, we thought it was a bit beneath us...".
And that just about sums up the criticism.
As for the film, it's nothing to be ashamed of.
He was right.
No strings attached.
I have the Network dvd of this film, its not that bad I love old British B films, ive seen a couple worse than this one.
😊😊😊great
Which documentary is this from?
This is a self contained documentary made at the same time as the feature film 'Filmed in Supermarionation' .
They too hard on themselves. Watch most "classic" 1950's US TV shows and they are very similar.
Ha ha, fantastic 😂
Typical B movie if the time, they weren't making a Hollywood blockbuster, I think they do themselves down, reminded me of Hell drivers, Stanley Black, Patrick mcgoohan etc.
Maybe they should have made it with puppets - by the looks of it, they would have turned in better performances
I've seen worse....
I'll have to ask you for dates, times, names, addresses, a note from your optician, and sworn corroborative statements from fifteen independent witnesses before I can even begin to accept your claim...😁
It was a real stinker, wasn't it? 😂
Yep. The trick is always to do things with gusto and d*mn the consequences. Fifty thousand years from now it'll be a cult classic.🙂
Rebrand it as a Zzzzzzz e movie 😂.
Well, i just wanna climb through the screen and be back there in early sixties England! Dont criticise it in front of me!