We are closing in on the 7th anniversary of my father’s passing. We have an UMR tradition that we share his Top 5 Movies as the post of the day on the day of his passing…..this year that day falls on Father’s Day. This year I would like to share other dad’s Favorite Movies or a movie memory shared with your father. So if you are willing to share the information….we will come up with an UMR page for Sunday to honor not only my dad but many other dads.
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Hey Bruce,
It’s been a busy time and I have not commented for a while, but just to say this is a great idea to celebrate father’s day. In my home, my mom was the one who chose the movies actually, both on TV and in the cinema, and I probably inherited my taste for movies from her. My dad was fairly flexible and happy to watch whatever was on, though I recall some of actors and actresses he liked most included James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Charlie Chaplin and Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo.
I never watched movies with my father, only my mother. But there is a funny anecdote about my father and the filming of Rocky II. Part of the movie was shot in southern British Columbia, Canada where I live under a bridge than spans the Fraser River. Dad was driving along and he saw a vehicle on the side of the road. My father was among many things, a mechanic. He was always helpful to motorists. Therefore, he went over and offered his assistance and started to fix the car. Suddenly he heard “Cut!” and some man started yelling at him. He had ruined a take of a scene of Rocky!
Bruce, your grandfather, Eddie, my father, in Montreal, did not see too many movies. He liked wrestling on TV and I went with him once to see a wresting match at the Forum, in downtown Montreal. He worked in the grocery business most of his life and he died in 1972 when you were five years old. My dad liked to play bridge and he and my mom went to lots of dances years ago. He told me the story about his sister at the movie theater many many years ago sitting in her seat. In those days women wore hats just about everywhere. Well, a man sat beside her and put his hand on her knee. She took her hat pin out of her hat and stabbed him in the hand and he yelled. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS A FUNNY STORY AS THE MAN GOT WHAT HE DESERVED. (I guess it would be considered assault and sexual harassment today).
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY – ALSO HAPPY GRANDFATHER’S DAY TOO!!!
Bruce, I think my dad had similar tastes to your dad – The Great Escape was one of his favorite films. He loved westerns and war movies. He also loved swashbucklers, especially if they starred Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power or Burt Lancaster.
James Garner was a big favorite of his, Cary Grant too. He was also a Bond fan, especially Connery and Moore.
My dad was a big movie fan, watched a lot of old movies with my parents when I was a kid. I wish I was jotting the titles down on paper, my UMR tallys might have been more impressive. 🙂