LEGEND OF THE LOST

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY HENRY HATHAWAY
BATJAC/DEAR FILM PRODUCTION
UNITED ARTISTS

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Paul Bonnard arrives in Timbuktu in search of a guide to escort him into the Sahara desert. American Joe January takes the job despite misgivings about Bonnard's plans. Dita, a prostitute who has been deeply moved by what appears to be Bonnard's spiritual nature, follows the two men into the desert. Eventually the trio arrives in the ruins of a lost city, where Bonnard hopes to find the treasure his father sought years earlier before disappearing. But what Bonnard finds alters him in unexpected ways, with tragic results.
Written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
John Wayne .... Joe January
Sophia Loren .... Dita
Rossano Brazzi .... Paul Bonnard
Kurt Kasznar .... Prefect Dukas
Sonia Moser .... Girl
Angela Portaluri .... Girl
Ibrahim El Hadish .... Galli Galli
Marsha Hunt .... (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Ben Hecht
Robert Presnell Jr.

Original Music
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Cinematography
Jack Cardiff

Stunts
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson .... stunts (uncredited)

Trivia
The Spanish title for this film was "Arenas de Muerte", which literally translates to "Sands of Death". The Spanish poster only features a closeup of the face of Sophia Loren and her name comes above John Wayne's. She was a much bigger star in Spain than Wayne was in 1957.

John Wayne broke his leg during filming.

The part of Bonnard was first offered to James Mason.

Goofs
# Revealing mistakes: When Wayne and Loren are wandering across the wasteland of sand, there are clearly footprints where there shouldn't be.

# Factual errors: Twice Joe January refers to Solomon and Bathsheba. It should have been Solomon and Sheba. Bathsheba was David's interest.

Memorable Quotes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050629/quotes)

Filming Locations
Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
(studio)
Zliten and Gadames,a village,
in an isolated oasis, 400 miles, from Tripoli,
but near to the ruins of Leptis Magna.
Libya

Watch the Trailer:-

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Legend of the Lost is a 1957 Italian-American adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway,
and starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, and Rossano Brazzi.
The location shooting for the film took place near Tripoli, Libya.

Now here's a mess of a film, if ever there was one!!
Not Duke's worse, but down there with the bad ones!
From the very beginning, the script was wrong, and no one could change it, for the better.
Location work in the desert, proved problematic for everyone.
The interaction between the co-stars, didn't work, mainly
because, the difference in accents, tended to stilt the flow of dialogue.
Duke was OK, but did seem oddly our of place.
Sophie Loren, who was supposed to add, box office return, sex appeal,

According to Hathaway,


She was a one-dimensional actress.It's just the beauty.She has no depth.Never did, never will have.
Well there was very little chemistry, between them and although she liked Duke,
he disliked, her, mainly because of his moralistic issue, of her having an affair,
with a married man, namely her co-star, Rossano Brazzi.

Loren said of Duke,


Big, authoritative, gruff, but polite, and a pro, through and through.....
The production was a fiasco, right up to the final crowd scenes.
Rentals made a small profit for Batjac, but not anywhere near what it expected.
Duke was in a tight corner with the studios, who were hoping his star
was not fading.

Added to the failure of The Wings of Eagles, and now Legend of the Lost
and the untimely release of the savaged Jet Pilot, Duke was badly in need of a hit!!

Duke's error in thinking that they had made a good picture, proved a disaster and lost money.
No one could overcome the weakness of a contrived script,
that tried to combine sex, sand and sway, but ended up a lethargic treasure hunt!
It would probably be easier walking across the Sahara Desert, than watching this film

User Review

Rain In The Desert
1 March 2007 | by bkoganbing (Buffalo, New York)

Legend of the Lost paired John Wayne and Sophia Loren for their one and only teaming on the silver screen. Too bad it wasn't in a much better film than this barely disguised rip off of Rain.

The setting for this film is French West Africa as it was then known in 1957 before it became several new African countries in a few years. The Duke is Joe January, a freebooting American expatriate who hires out as a guide on the desert.

Rossano Brazzi wants to hire Wayne as a guide to take him to a fabled lost city that he swears his father found out in the middle of the Sahara. The father disappeared on a return trip and Brazzi is also looking to find out what happened to him.

In Timbucktu both of them encounter Sophia Loren who's a working girl. She's got the both men going, but it's Brazzi she really loves. Brazzi's a spiritual sort of fellow, talking about doing some good for the native population. When they go out in the desert, she trails after them.

They find the ruins of what was an old Roman city, bet you didn't know the Romans got that far south. Brazzi also learns what happened to his father with a letter found on his remains and two other human remains and some forensic conclusions. For the rest of the story if you've seen any adaption of Somerset Maugham's Rain you know what's going to happen.

I have to say that on the plus side Jack Cardiff's color cinematography of the Libyan desert because that's where the film was shot is breathtakingly beautiful. The rest of it is kind of silly. Forgetting the fact that Sophia with two men on the desert is going to lead to obvious complications, I cannot believe that Wayne was taking booze on the trip. In his role here and in real life Wayne was a prodigious drinker. But alcohol except some small amount for medicinal emergencies is an outright hazard on the desert. The sun will dehydrate you that much quicker if you keep drinking alcohol as well as water. Not to mention traveling by day instead of by night.

My conclusion is that since this was a Batjac production, John Wayne wanted to do something that could be classified as arty. Since he had already done well in The Long Voyage Home, I'm not sure what he felt he had to prove.

I do wonder what Somerset Maugham must have thought when he saw this film though.

Starts well for the first five minutes then disappears into quick sand and by the time it finishes you are desperately hoping it was a mirage.

Unfortunately, it is a major sandstorm going nowhere for the duration and your best hope is to sleep it off and hope the next movie is a closeby oasis. :fear2:

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Feb 11 2006, 02:20 AM
Duke's error in thinking that they had made a good picture, proved a disaster and lost money.* No one could overcome the weakness of a contrived script, that tried to combine sex, sand and sway, but ended up a lethargic treasure hunt!
It would probably be easier walking across the Sahara Desert, than watching this film
RATING 2/10
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I don't know . . . I kind of enjoyed this movie. Maybe there is an error in my thinking, too :rolleyes:. In the eyes of one observer, it was kind of like a "laid-back Indiana Jones adventure."

According to Fred Landesman's book, the studio came out ahead by $500K, which in 1957 was an appreciable amount of money.

And I can't speak for anybody but myself, but watching Sophia Loren would be MUCH easier than walking across the Sahara Desert :jump: :jump: . . . :lol:.

Chester :newyear:

Alright, I'm testing the waters here. Now I am pretty sure everyone knows I am a Duke fan in most matters, but boy did I buy one stinker of a movie. I never even knew Legend of the Lost existed, so you can imagine that when I saw the title, I just had to buy it. The first Duke movie I have never finished. I can't even complete it. I feel bad and think I should give it another shot, but I think that this might be one turkey that Duke delivered. Give me some feedback. Be kind. Thanks.
Bo

Hey Bo,

It's really not a bad movie...in the sense of say a 'Lady For A Night' or 'Reunion In France' bad. But it does turn from being a fun to watch film, to somewhat bizarre when Paul all of a sudden loses his marbles in the desert. To have him going from being such a gentleman to a raving looney within about 5 minutes screen time was a bit of a stretch. Out of 5 stars, I give it two and a half, just because the Duke is so darn enjoyable to watch during the first two thirds of the film.

Hi Bopoppa

Like falco4 says Legend of the Lost isn't that dreadful a film. True it is not one of his memorable ones like Stagecoach The man Who Shot liberty Valance or red River, but many films couldn't be.

On the plus side you have Sophia Loren, who is worth paying the price to see alone, and don't forget at her age she has just been voted one of the most attractive women in the World. There are also stories to store such as director Jack Cardiff falling head over heels in love with Loren and taking into the desert every day for long walks and romantic lunches, notwithstanding the fact that he was married and was almost twice her age.

The story loses credibility towards the end but has its twists and turns. it should also be remembered that the film was made in the mid 50s at possibly the only time in his career when he began to doubt his abilty, with the Sea Chase, The Conqueror, Jet Pilot I Married a Woman, The Barbarian and the Geisha a list of films that flopped at the box office. Even hits like Hondo and of course The Searchers only partially offered him any solace. So The Legend of the Lost in the middle of that list shows why it is considered to be not that good a film.

However the worth of the man is in the total of his work, I should think that many fine actors in hindsight had films that they wished they had turned down, but then hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Bo, I never cared much for that film. The Duke was good in it but, i'm no Granger fan--tho he was good in The Wild Geese--and gets killed by Richard Burton at the end of the movie.

Originally posted by arthurarnell@Aug 29 2006, 12:27 PM
On the plus side you have Sophia Loren, who is worth paying the price to see alone, and don't forget at her age she has just been voted one of the most attractive women in the World.

Amen, brother Arthur. Aaaah, those eyes. Make me wanna melt. :D

BTW, I read somewhere on the 'net recently that Sophia was gonna pose in the nude. Forget why but just the mere thought raises goose bumps. :lol:

Originally posted by Stumpy@Aug 29 2006, 02:24 PM
I read somewhere on the 'net recently that Sophia was gonna pose in the nude. Forget why but just the mere thought raises goose bumps.* :lol:

This (http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=316500&ssid=101&sid=ENT) must have been the why.

SOPHIA!! SOPHIA!! Va Va Voom as they use to say (or do they still say it!).
Cheers - Jay :D

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Aug 29 2006, 02:52 PM
SOPHIA!! SOPHIA!! Va Va Voom as they use to say (or do they still say it!).
Cheers - Jay :D

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You got that right, Jay. She's 71 years old and puts those new Hollywood actresses to shame.

To return to the thread's theme - there are some JW films I've never seen and "Legend" is one of 'em. I think the reason was that it got lousy reviews when it was released and I just decided to skip it. Another is "The Conquerer".
And I think I only saw "Jet Pilot" once, despite the fact that both leads were two of my favorite players.

Hello All
I have only one Marquee style poster ( cardboard ) and it is of this film. If you ever see it you will know why I bought it. Like a few JW films I had to watch it several times before buying it. It has sat in it's plastic wrap for years ever since. I am saving it for a special occasion. For me, JW films have become a topic of interest and as Arthur said The whole diamond has many karats.

Legend of the Lost is a film that could have been pretty good, but was destroyed because of the lack of chemistry between the leads, John Wayne and Sophia Loren. They don't relate or react to each other at all, and every "intimate" scene between them seems forced.

On the bright side, you have cinematographer Jack Cardiff's gorgeous on-location Technirama cinematography. The deserts of Libya never looked so good. And the script by Ben Hecht was actually quite good.

But Legend of the Lost is a member of an entire genre (or sub-genre) of films that might best be called "Two-person Films." That is, the entire film centers on two or three characters that are somehow isolated from society and exist on their own in some desolate or deserted place. John Huston was a master of this genre, and his films The African Queen and Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison may very well be the best examples of the genre. Unfortunately for Legend of the Lost, this type of film mandates that there be great chemistry between the leads, or the whole film breaks down. Look at the great chemistry between Bogart and Hepburn in The African Queen and the great chemistry between Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. This is where Legend of the Lost begins to come apart. Wayne was an actor who was legendary for his ability to relate to his leading ladies on screen. Throughout his six decade long career, he played opposite a wide variety of actresses (from Jean Arthur to Marlene Dietrich to Lauren Bacall to Katharine Hepburn) and was able to light up the screen with just about all of them. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the chemistry between him and Loren just wasn't there. In hindsight, of course, its easy enough to clamor for Maureen O'Hara (who had done similar roles in the many "Arabian Knights" type adventure films she had spent most of the 40's doing), but I do give Wayne credit for taking a chance on the then almost unknown Loren. Unfortunately, things just didn't work out.

Veteran director Henry Hathaway directed Legend of the Lost, and after its failure placed most of the blame on Loren, saying something to the effect that she was gorgeous to look at, but wasn't a very good actress. Although he might have had a point, Hathaway was also likely trying to deflect blame away from himself for the failure. The fact remains that he failed to overcome the casting problems that beset the film. And this is why Hathaway is remembered as a good, but not great director (and I say this as Hathaway's biggest fan). The great directors have the ability to elevate a film above script and casting problems, and Hathaway failed to do that here. Of course, Hathaway would say that given the material and genre it would have been very hard, if not impossible to do that here. And he may very well be right. In hindsight it might have been better to get John Huston himself to direct the film, though considering Wayne and Huston's equally disastrous joint project The Barbarian and the Geisha was still waiting in the future, perhaps its better Huston wasn't involved here.

I've always felt that Legend of the Lost was Batjac's attempt at a "prestige picture." I think that Wayne was trying to impress the critics by producing an "artsy" film that would appeal to them, and when it failed, he went back to the familiar places and faces that he had found success with earlier in his career. It was probably a very wise decision on his part.

Legend of the Lost is not for everyone. With different casting the film could have become a classic. As it is, it survives best as a remembrance of "what might have been."

Originally posted by ejgreen77@Aug 29 2006, 07:51 PM
considering Wayne and Huston's equally disastrous joint project The Barbarian and the Geisha was still waiting in the future, perhaps its better Huston wasn't involved here.

It's funny but "Barbarian and the Geisha" is one of my favorite Duke movies, I think because he played against type. Not only that but I have a big old soft spot in my heart for Japan and her people, from time spent there while I was in the Navy.

I've read all interesting posts with great interest. They were full of a lot of new for me information. Unfortunatly I haven't seen Legend of the Lost yet, but your post sure ispired me to harry in that direction.
My opinion about the Duke movies considered bad: I always happy that he was in so many movies, even if some of them much weaker then others. I never wish myself that he haven't make any of them.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Howdy All,
Well, I don't what I can say that hasn't already ben said, so instead of adding my two cents worth, I'll just throw in about a half of a cent. It may not of been the best film he ever made, but, like The Conqueror and Jet Pilot and Barbarian and the Geisha, Duke was in, and that made it worth watching.
Best,
Colorado Bob

Hi Bob, great point. I agree with you, the Duke made anything he was in bearable--meaning those VERY few films he did that just didn't "cut-the-mustard." I remember the one time I watched: The Conquour, that at least it was watchable because of he as well as because I also like Pedro Armendariez.

Hi

:huh: The trouble with voicing an opinion is when you get your facts wrong I said that Jack Cardiff was the director of course he was the Cinematographer, How can you forget Henry Hathaway.

^_^ A slap on the wrist for me.

Regards

Arthur

Legend of the Lost represented a bad era within John Waynes career as he was suffering from a string of flops at the box office. While the Searchers and Rio Bravo did well at the box office movies such as Wings of Eagles, Horse Sodiers, and Barbarian and the Geisha had not performed as well as expected at the box office. Legend of the Lost was also a financial and critical failure nad upon reviewing the movie one is not surprised to realise this.

The movie is compounded with awful dialogue, very slow paced and poorly acted (John Wayne aside) there is little suspense within the movie. This is all a great shame as the movie had the potential to be an early day 'Indiana Jones' but with the lack of action and excitement this comparison quickly ends.

There are one or two reasonable scenes within the movie but as a whole Hathway failed miserably.

Robbie
:agent:

And yet again I'm left amazed at the knowledge on any subject I throw out there. You guys and gals are great. I learn something every day. I still haven't finished watching it, but I will give it another try. I picked up Conagher the other day and I think I'll give it a whirl first though. Appreciate all the feedback.
Thanks all,
Bo

I'm kinda shocked to hear that The Horse Soldiers didn't do so well? It certainly is one I have always enjoyed and place it in at least the top 20 "best of" Duke films.

Hi Carl,
I agree with you about Horse Soldiers - it is one of my favorites. As for Winds of Eagles it is also good movie. Of course amoung Ford's it is considered not amoung the best, but it is Fords anyway and it always means something.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:
BTW I read some reviews at Amazon about Legend of the Lost and there are many favorable ones. They mention the athmosphere of the film and very good cinematography. So it is worth watching. Planning to purchase it myself soon.

Hello

Have to agree with Ringo Kid Horse Soldiers is excellent movie. As for the worst
Legend of the Lost starts well but well gets Lost LOL.

Jet Pilot would certainly feature highly on the awful list. Janet Leigh's flying suit may be the most interesting thing to watch.

I hear Duke thought "Barbarian and the Geisha" was his poorest movie. I think Pilar says that in American Legend DVD. I haven't seen that one apart from a trailer so I cant comment

The Conquer is another stinker as is Tycoon

but the film I would NOT recommend to watch and in my opinion is absolute stinker is

SHOCK :fear2: a John Ford movie

HORROR :fear2: The Long Voyage Home

I have watched it painfully ONCE and it is like watching paint dry. I know John Wayne went to great efforts to master a Swedish accent but trust me it doesn't help!!!!

Nothing to recommend it but as a possible cure for insomnia




Bring on the hot coals now :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk: :headbonk:


Mike

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 1 2006, 03:21 PM
I hear Duke thought* "Barbarian and the Geisha" was his poorest movie. I think Pilar says that in American Legend DVD. I haven't seen that one apart from a trailer so I cant comment

From what I've read, Duke and John Huston (director of "Barbarian") didn't get along at all and that may be the main reason JW didn't care for the film. But as I've said numerous times, I've always thoroughly enjoyed it and thought the Duke was great in it. He sure didn't display any signs of discomfort in the movie that I could discern.

Hi Stumpy

From what I read Huston wanted to improvise scenes as they went along and Duke didnt care for that type of direction.

I think he is quoted as saying that Huston couldnt make a decent movie without Bogart somewhere.

Apparently when Barbarian was finished John Wayne used his influence with the studio to make the final edit from what material had been filmed infuriating Huston
no end.

As I say I have not seen that movie so I must search it out.


Mike

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 1 2006, 11:21 PM
Hello
but the film I would NOT recommend to watch and in my opinion is absolute stinker is*

SHOCK* :fear2: a John Ford movie

HORROR :fear2:* The Long Voyage Home

I have watched it painfully ONCE and it is like watching paint dry. I know John Wayne went to great efforts to master a Swedish accent but trust me it doesn't help!!!!

Nothing to recommend it but as a possible cure for insomnia
Bring on the hot coals now* :headbonk:* :headbonk:* :headbonk:* :headbonk:
Mike

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Hello Mike,
I feel that you are absolutly wrong about The Long Voyage Home (of course it is your opinion and you have the right to have it). Only I feel that I must defend one of the finest Ford's films.
It is quite different from his other ones which we like so much as Cavalry Trilogy and Quiet Man.
We expecting from Ford some heroic person and very often more then one in his movies, but here is no heroic. All sailors have their weaknesses and a great ones, and they often fight each other and they are some kind of hostages during the war and for their captain who is the only one who makes desisions. And you hardly can run away from the ship, one tryed and failed - it is one of the most impressive scenes for me. And OLe (Dukes hero) is the only one who has hope and future, but for this one man must sucrifice his life. It is rather dark movie not for watching every weak for relaksation or for runaway from life, but it is truly masterpiece. It is more look like European movies.
May be you will try it again, I like it much more when I watched it second time.
And casting Duke was very right desisuion of Ford. You know, Duke always had a honest face and he create this image brilliantly.
As for Jet Pilot, I myself enjoy it very much, becouse is seems very funny to me for the one hand, and for the other it is beautiful movie not because the suite, but because air flights which was shoot exellent.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Vera and Stumpy;

I think that most of us think of Duke in Westerns and when we see him in anything else, we judge that film by the Great westerns that we all loved in the old days or we would not be on this Web-Site. ;)

Jet Pilot and The Barbarian and the Geisha were anything but a Western, but we still watch them. I think it is what you Like, and if you are into the History of Japan or Flying you would watch the films for just that. :)

The Barbarian and the Geisha showed Japan as it was in that time in History in their Dress and the way they were at that time. :angry:

Jet Pilot was a about the early 1950s and The Cold War, and even if the Story Line was Weak the Flying scenes where some of the Greatest ever Filmed. :rolleyes:

What ever you think about these Films, here we are talking about them all all these years later!!! :D

Bill :cowboy:

Originally posted by Senta@Sep 1 2006, 03:23 PM
Hi Carl,
I agree with you about Horse Soldiers - it is one of my favorites. As for Winds of Eagles it is also good movie. Of course amoung Ford's it is considered not amoung the best, but it is Fords anyway and it always means something.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:
BTW I read some reviews at Amazon about Legend of the Lost and there are many favorable ones. They mention the athmosphere of the film and very good cinematography. So it is worth watching. Planning to purchase it myself soon.

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Hi Vera/Mike: Thanks. :)

Vera, yep, I always enjoy watching the Duke and William Holden "going at it" in that fine movie. I also love the music. (I left my love, I left my love in the holler of the tree<<<<<<<<<<<<<) Aye, and John Ford did a good job as usual. :D

Hi Ringo


I managed to download the theme song from Horse Soldiers today from Frostwire

Other gems were El Dorado theme and Chisum althrough it doesnt have William Conrad's narration plus a version of Rio Bravo.

Burned a nice little CD with those others bit there were parts of John Wayne America Why I Love Her


Mike

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 3 2006, 02:21 AM
Hi Ringo
I managed to download the theme song from Horse Soldiers today from Frostwire

Other gems were El Dorado theme and Chisum althrough it doesnt have William Conrad's narration plus a version of Rio Bravo.

Burned a nice little CD with those others bit there were parts of John Wayne America Why I Love Her
Mike

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Hi Mike,
What is Frostwire?
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Hi Vera

Frostwire is a file sharing application you can buy via internet. You pay around £40.00 to join and get the software. It is legal and anything you download is for personal use only.


I think the id id frostwire.com


The application comes with its own firewall and antivirus and is contained within your own system. You can choose to place music or video clips within frostwire and decide whether you want to share with other users.

To use it you type in song or an artist and scan results. Each user is rated and you go for the highest rating as information is quicker to download.

When you have the information on frostwire you can copy it to CD using a cd burner or putting it on a play list in Itunes which is the ipod software.

It is great for getting the odd song of artists that you would not want to buy a cd
of and saves wear & tear on proper cds in the car.

My other half got it so she had the learning curve and I asked the questions.

When you consider itunes cost 17 pence per song you soon get your money back.

The added benefit for me is that there are soundtrack selections which is how I came upon the 4 John Wayne tracks


Mike

Hello :) I never thought much about Legend of the Lost, I seen it maybe twice and was ok with it, not disappointed. I think Jet Pilot was a little worse. I may watch that movie again, but only when I am bored ^_^ .

Now, the only movie I couldn't finish watching when I first saw it was....and I know I am mostly alone on this one....was Donovan's Reef.

I know, I know. Allot of folks on this site love this movie. I have seen it in the posts. But I just couldn't warm up to it. I finally did give it a chance a while ago after reading others likes about this film. It still doesn't rank with me, but I did finish watching it. I will give it another shot in a year or so, maybe my tastes will change. Who knows.

But, considering the fact that John Wayne was so prolific in movie making, there is a slim chance that one or two will always rank on someone's hate list. :P

Oh, and Vera? I'm with you! I loved The Long Voyage home. I saw it finally when I got the Ford/ Wayne Collection and thought it a very well made film. It ranks high on my list. I think Duke pulled off the accent. I thought he did a great job in his longest monologue of the film, in the bar before he gets kidnapped.

Mark

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 3 2006, 10:40 AM
Hi Vera

Frostwire is a file sharing application you can buy via internet.* You pay around £40.00 to join and get the software. It is legal and anything you download is for personal use only.
I think the id id frostwire.com
The application comes with its own firewall and antivirus and is contained within your own system. You can choose to place music or video clips within frostwire and decide whether you want to share with other users.

To use it you type in song or an artist and scan results. Each user is rated and you go for the highest rating as information is quicker to download.

When you have the information on frostwire you can copy it to CD using a cd burner or putting it on a play list in Itunes which is the ipod software.

It is great for getting the odd song of artists that you would not want to buy a cd
of and saves wear & tear on proper cds in the car.

My other half got it so she had the learning curve and I asked the questions.

When you consider itunes cost 17 pence per song you soon get your money back.

The added benefit for me is that there are soundtrack selections which is how I came upon the 4 John Wayne tracks
Mike

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Sorry to have to break it to you DP, but you have been the victim of a scam. Frostwire is a completely free peer to peer sharing software(and no doubt the bundled software you got). Unfortunately all these applications produce a number of scam sites wich give the users the impression that they can download copyrighted material legally, which of course is not the case. Furthermore they lure you into paying for software they themselves have stolen and rebundled.

Frostwire in itself is a completely legal piece of software, but regardless of where you get it, it is still illegal to download copyrighted music, movies or software. There are files you can legally download using these clients, but they are generally of little interest.

Don't get me wrong, I don't care if some of you people want to use P2P software and download stuff that is hard to find, but you should be aware of what you are doing. If you find sites that claim that you can download on a membership basis then you should think twice before joining or downloading. Usually you are just paying for software that is free, often bundled with their own spyware, and then breaking laws when you start using it.

For information on how this works try
Slyck's (http://www.slyck.com)

For information on gnutella clients (Limewire, Frostwire, Bearshare, Phex etc.) and scam sites:
Gnutellla forums (http://www.gnutellaforums.com)

Official Frostwire
Frostwire (http://www.frostwire.com/)

Besides being illegal and putting you at risk of being sued or prosecuted, there is also a good chance of picking up spyware and virus if you don't know what you are doing.


Regards
Popol Vuh

Hi Popol

Apparently my dear wife joined the official site Frostwire site and £40.00 was for firewall and other stuff you could have uncovered a secret plot :agent: :agent:

I told how what she was doing was illegal :wub: and the big sheriff was coming to take her away :cowboy: :cowboy: . She went away in the car so either she is heading to the Indian territory or it could be shopping!

I will have to plead guilty as charged to 4 tracks plus using the VCR last week
any chance they will go easy on me for diminished responsibilities :stunned: :stunned: I am sure I could produce charcter witnesses to this effect or will it be 100 years in the big house for me. :fear2:

From what I hear of prisons these days as long as I dont bend over it might be like a nice holiday stress free no council tax no mortgage no wife no children

Bet you they have free internet and (maybe) frostwire


Starting on my ulcer now :(


Prisoner 4561771

Hi Mike and Popol Vuh,
Thanks for information. I prefee it free. 40 ponds seems too much for a couple of music tracks.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Hi Vera

I like my music free to that why I got the wife to pay it :D

Starting my 20 years on a chain gang :( very soon.


Mike

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 3 2006, 08:24 PM

Starting my 20 years on a chain gang* :( very soon.
Mike

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Don't worry, we shall send you something there. :D

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 3 2006, 06:00 PM
Hi Popol

Apparently my dear wife joined the official site Frostwire site and £40.00 was for firewall and other stuff you could have uncovered a secret plot :agent:* :agent:

I* told how what she was doing was illegal* :wub: and the big sheriff was coming to take her away :cowboy:* :cowboy: . She went away in the car so either she is heading to the Indian territory or it could be shopping!

I will have to plead guilty as charged to 4 tracks plus using the VCR last week
any chance they will go easy on me* for diminished responsibilities* :stunned: :stunned: I am sure I could produce charcter witnesses to this effect or will it be 100 years in the big house for me. :fear2:

From what I hear of prisons these days as long as I dont bend over it might be like a nice holiday stress free no council tax no mortgage no wife no children

Bet you they have free internet and (maybe) frostwire
Starting on my ulcer now :(*
Prisoner* 4561771

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So you are trying to put the blame on your wife now? I guess that is to be expected. Typical criminal behavior to first boast about your crimes and then turn the blame to someone else when the heat is on. There is no excuse for what you have done and there is no punishment severe enough. All I can say is don't drop your soap you hardened pirate.

Give my best to the warden.
Popol Vuh

PS. Are we off topic?

Hi Popol

I as always easily led astray and she was very persuasive. :wub:

Hi Ho Its off to Jail I Go!! :cry2:

Can I bring my CD with me?


Mike

Well Mike, I'm sure you will get new "wives" in jail. As for the CD, a definite no. Whatever you have downloaded from the Gnutella network must be uploaded again!

Regards
Popol Vuh

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 2 2006, 07:21 PM
Hi Ringo
I managed to download the theme song from Horse Soldiers today from Frostwire

Other gems were El Dorado theme and Chisum althrough it doesnt have William Conrad's narration plus a version of Rio Bravo.

Burned a nice little CD with those others bit there were parts of John Wayne America Why I Love Her
Mike

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Hi Mike, whats frostwire? Also, can you use thematic music for a ring tone on cell phones? Not that I have a cell phone yet but, I plan on looking for one in the next several months and would like to have my own "personal" ring.

Hi Mike, Popol,

Mike, opps, I should have read Vera's post first :rolleyes:

Popol, thanks for that info as well. :)

Hi Ringo


Guess you found your answer LOL I have nothing to say as Ollie would put it.

By the way did Mitch Miller Chorus sing the open track of She Wore a Yellow ribbon?


Mike

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 5 2006, 04:14 PM
By the way did Mitch Miller Chorus sing the open track of She Wore a Yellow ribbon?

No mention of Mitch's bunch here, (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041866/fullcredits) Mike.

Originally posted by DukePilgrim@Sep 5 2006, 05:14 PM
Hi Ringo
Guess you found your answer LOL I have nothing to say as Ollie would put it.

By the way did Mitch Miller Chorus sing the open track of She Wore a Yellow ribbon?
Mike

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Hi Mike; {;-))

Not sure about Mitch Miller Chorus singing that tract but, I remember hearing them in non-John Wayne westerns as well. One I think they sang in was: Escape From Fort Bravo w/ William Holden, John Forsythe, William Demarrest, Richard Anderson & William Campbell.

Now if you saw this poster in the theater, wouldn't you want to watch the movie?

I think I have to disagree with most of the voices here. I thought this movie started off really slow and then got better toward the end. Most of the dialogue was... bad, but once they got to the lost city, when Sofia and John were looking for the other guy, it had a real spooky feel, like anything could happen. And I would say that those scenes certainly did feel Indiana Jones-ish, at least to me. As for the rapid degeneration of the one character into madness, he thought that what happened to his father was going to happen to him. And eventually it did.

But I just couldn't buy into Sofia's character. It seemed too forced. And why are a lot of the women in movies prostitutes who are trying to reform?

Boy some of those last scenes in the desert made me thirsty!

Say what you will DC65 but I still like the film. My kids and I really got a kick out of it the last time it was on.

That's my measure of a good film. :wink_smile:

Just to clear this up, I wasn't saying that it wasn't a good movie. It had a lot of good points. But compared to the wealth of other great films by him?

Starts well for the first five minutes then disappears into quick sand and by the time it finishes you are desperately hoping it was a mirage.

Unfortunately, it is a major sandstorm going nowhere for the duration and your best hope is to sleep it off and hope the next movie is a closeby oasis. :fear2:

Mike, that's exactly how I felt about this film. I also liked that Kurt Kaznar was in it but in not enough of the movie to help it much. I hate to admit that I actually do not like a film with the Duke in it. I mean, I could even stand watching The Conquorer (SP?) over ever seeing this movie again.

Here is an example of the book. A little steamy, ain't it. :wink_smile: Enjoy!

Mark

http://www.dukewayne.com/imagehosting/2147fcb46353afe.jpg

Does anyone know where the scenes of the lost city were filmed?
Was just wondering about that today.

Thanks,

Does anyone know where the scenes of the lost city were filmed?
Was just wondering about that today.

Thanks,

Hi TBone,
In the opening post I have this:-

Filming Locations

Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
(studio)

Libya.

But exactly sure where.

Hi

According to the Fred Landesman John Wayne Filmography the outdoor shots were filmed over a period of five weeks at Zliten, Leptis Magna and Gadames. Interior scenes were as already said shot in Rome's Cinecitta Studios during March and April.


Regards

Arthur

Thanks Arthur!

Looks like Zlikten and possibly Gadames were the locations for the modern city but then Leptis Magna was the location for the lost city where they found the treasure.

Thanks!

Hi

According to the Fred Landesman John Wayne Filmography the outdoor shots were filmed over a period of five weeks at Zliten, Leptis Magna and Gadames. Interior scenes were as already said shot in Rome's Cinecitta Studios during March and April.


Regards

Arthur

Thanks Arthur, got me scurrying to my books,
and T Bone it looks like Gadames, was a village,
in an isolated oasis, 400 miles, from Tripoli,
but near to the ruins of Leptis Magna.

Accordingly, I'll edit the initial post.

well....i ve read all the criticisms of the film on here but i enjoyed it. it was just the kind of film i like, duke on an adventure. no other distractions just duke all the way through doing what he does best, being a hero. loved it

never cared to much for this film.john wayne was the best thing in this film,but it is so dreadful that i was surprise espcially with henry hathaway directing it.sophie loren is good on the eyes but her acting was so so.all in all a bad film.

Hello All I gave my Legends of the Lost Movie lobby Poster to a local restaurant/ pub. I sometimes go for an ale there and look up and smile to see it. take care murray

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I liked this movie! I thought the Duke was very convincing as a dessert guide. How can you not want to watch Sophia Loren! Mum Ma Mia!

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I almost feel bad for admitting I really enjoyed this film after the awful reviews it's had in here. I didn't think it was amazing or anything but it was a nice little escapist movie and it was nice to see Duke in a different setting, I thought he played it really well. I almost thought it was Red River esque the way Duke was originally set up as the bad or rough guy but he came through in the end, the scene where he rescues Loren from the guy is great. The movie had a lot of suspense then the payoff then a twist, alot happened with a small cast but I enjoyed it, was a good story and Duke was good as always.

I almost feel bad for admitting I really enjoyed this film after the awful reviews it's had in here.

No need to feel bad, I too really enjoyed it when I saw it recently! It'd be a boring place if we all liked the same things!

Also, welcome to the forum! I've only been here a while and it's a great place for Duke related info and general stuff. It's good natured and friendly which is refreshing.

I liked it too! SOPHIA!!! Momma Mia!!

I liked it too! SOPHIA!!! Momma Mia!!

Indeed!

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