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Thread #116931 Message #2514915
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
14-Dec-08 - 10:25 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Van Johnson, Hollywood star.
Subject: RE: Obit: Van Johnson, Hollywood star.
And it seems at least one Scot doesn't know that most Americans know better. It was filmed entirely indoors in a studio in Hollywood with an American cast. Duh. You might as well view The Thief of Baghdad or Kismet and complain that Americans think they were filmed in Baghdad with Iraqis. They don't.
The point is, don't blame the messenger, the actor. It was the style of the day filmed in a studio system when cultural accuracy or sensitivity was the last thing on their minds.