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Subject: Re: Jamaica Inn trivia

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Susan

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Date Posted: 01:43:54 03/19/07 Mon
In reply to: Susan 's message, "Jamaica Inn trivia" on 02:42:00 03/07/07 Wed

Boy, have you got an eagle eye and a great memory, Sue! I was trying to remember in which scene I had caught a nice clear shot of it, and I found two semi-decent ones, but you found the best one of all. After I posed the question, I vaguely recalled seeing him in another movie with a black band that was definitely a watch; I finally remembered it was "The Stars Look Down"--in which he plays a loathsome character almost identical to Dennis in "Hatter's Castle," except that he rather satisfyingly meets his match in Robert Newton. I hated both characters at first (Dennis and Brodie), but, once I got used to them, I really began to appreciate the duelling villains! (Curiously, both novels--"The Stars Look Down" and "Hatter's Castle"--were written by A. J. Cronin, but Dennis is much more sympathetic in the novel, nothing like the conniver he is in the movie. But in the two movies, it's as if the producers had just seen Emlyn Williams in "Stars" and rewrote the script for HC so he could reprise the role.) But when I checked "The Stars Look Down," it was definitely a wristwatch, with a much thinner band than whatever that thing he has on in JI is (looks like it has two buckles). (Were big, wide watchbands ever fashionable before the 1970s? Anyway, if that was a watchband, then that would be another goof since I don't think the wristwatch was invented yet in 1819.) In case anybody else cares to weigh in on my silly question, I actually made some screen captures:

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More importantly though, Sue, you managed to turn the conversation back around to Robert Newton, so thanks! I never noticed the band on his wrist there. Haven't watched Busman's Honeymoon enough times, I guess. I'll have to watch it again! (And start a "Busman's Honeymoon" topic ... or do we have one already?)

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Susan
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Date Posted: 18:03:36 03/19/07 Mon

Here's another thought (sitting here with my pet bird's nails digging into my arm): Could either Harry's or Frank Crutchley's wrist braces have something to do perhaps with falconry?

BTW, I think those quick glimpses of the space between the buckles is what I keep thinking might be a watchface, but in that three-on-a-rope scene--a rather ridiculous visual, but that's getting off the point--it's quite clear that there are two separate buckles.

If you've got a screencap of the one from "Busman," I'll be glad to add it to the "Mysteries" gallery! :-) (Boy, are we overanalyzing things or what? Yes, I know I started it! Clearly, if I had the time for it, I'd fit right in on Mugglenet or one of those "Lost" boards.)

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