The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
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Owlsmoor_Bee
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Ta muchley.
A football show well worth watching for a round up and highlights of the worlds leagues incase anyone ahsn'ts een it before.
Probably better to wait till the season starts again though as currently it's only Brazil, Sweden and MLS they're able to show.
Still worth watching though
Edmundo
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Was this on yesterday? It doesn't appear in the listings when I click that link.Owlsmoor_Bee
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Oddly, the link now displays programmes for 25th July. Click on the Thursday and it's there.
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The film is being shown on Channel 4 at 4.00 AM on Friday 25th July, too early for me so I will set the tapeI have always looked out for this film being shown on television but to my knowledge it has never been shownI suppose it must have been cack and the film probably hasn't survived the years.
Edmundo
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Well, I watched it and it's certainly a period piece. Fast moving and some splendid accents. The action bits were fairly interesting, but the man in the bottom right hand corner doing the signing was a bit annoying!
sleekerslee
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I wonder how abee got to the game , maybe the underground or did he give Larry S a lift in his car...
Inappropriate Smilies Bee
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was on about two nights ago again when i got home pist. i love it, is it likely to be rereleased at the cinema?
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I am nothing if not predictable, this film is on Talking Pictures TV next Saturday 14th November at 3pm
Yep, my recording seems to have changed too. It's also repeated on Friday at 1:35pm
vcmazz
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It's been on Youtube for eight months. Just watched it. It's crap. One of our players gets murdered and has to miss the second half.
I notice that I became bored with this thread 15 years ago but it did bring back some happy memories of the banter over a "crap" film by some old contributors. I suppose that abee is now even older.
As was pointed out The Arsenal opposition was The Trojans (Brentford) and one of the team was played by Esmond Knight. This actor had actually lost his sight during the naval battle with the German battleship Bismark but obviously had regained enough vision to play the part of a Brentford footballer. Very realistic.
Yes I am but the alternative isn't much fun I guess.
Nostalgic thread and prompted me to dig out my 'Positively Brentford' turn to page 88
and remember fondly the times I spent holding Greta Gynt's photo in one hand.
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The film was made before the war in 1939. Knight was wounded by shrapnel on HMS Prince of Wales in the engagement with the Bismarck in 1941. He lost the sight in both eyes but it was restored slightly in one of them. I believe he had a glass eye to replace the other. After the war he had quite a successful acting career.
Yes, it wasn't a very good film.
Houghton Bee
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A lucky escape in some respects, as PoW was sunk a few months later by the Japanese.
I'm impressed. You mean you have to lay her photo down and use two hands?
I've a bad back and not supposed to lift anything heavy!!
Lighten the load, have a word with your local Rabbi.