The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52721   Message #808548
Posted By: Rick Fielding
22-Oct-02 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Is 'Matewan' Historically Accurate?
Subject: RE: Is 'Matewan' Historically Accurate?
An interesting film at times, and I loved the colour photography, but I remember being a bit nonplussed at the sheer skill of the harmonica player. Unless I'm mistaken, he pulled a note out of that little Marine Band that most players could only find on a chromatic harp. Perhaps he was simply the Howard Levy of his time. (or maybe Levy did the soundtrack)

The musicians WERE blessed in that film though.....to meet up as complete strangers, and be so perfectly in tune......well, I would have killed to have encountered that on a few picket lines.

Thanks for bringing this up Peter...think I'll rent it tonight.

Rick