tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post2193194845204743088..comments2023-03-31T15:47:00.193-07:00Comments on In Character: Naunton Wayne & Basil RadfordMatthew Buchholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489942004399751338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-13350307795732661602018-12-23T06:28:47.235-08:002018-12-23T06:28:47.235-08:00Their bumbling innocent take on the world and its ...Their bumbling innocent take on the world and its mysteries, are reminiscent of the common perception of many civil service types that infest the corridors of Whitehall, the old world charm and vernacular of "I say old man " lends its self to a two way conversations between bowler hatted functionaries, putting the world to rights, up holding the British way and backing the currant government in power, whichever it might be, as it is no consequence to them, as civil servants, they are always there. The sparking of innocent amazement typified the time and place in which the films were made. We can see today that wide eyed ignorance in government, The characters portrayed in the early films were way before their time, they live in real time, in all departments of government national and local, god bless them both. A signallernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-5678603031893741132015-08-05T05:44:21.724-07:002015-08-05T05:44:21.724-07:00A website has been set up to celebrate the Charter...A website has been set up to celebrate the Charters and Caldicott characters and their various alter egos; aptly named www.chartersandcaldicott.co.uk<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238327674753010065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-391042010347192922013-12-08T16:59:43.172-08:002013-12-08T16:59:43.172-08:00A complete listing of their movies is needed. They...A complete listing of their movies is needed. They were also in "Dead of Night" (1945), an English anthology film of horror segments.David Spectornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-47013415110602322922013-10-11T21:07:24.341-07:002013-10-11T21:07:24.341-07:00Found this while watching Dark As Night on TCM...i...Found this while watching Dark As Night on TCM...interesting pair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-14091351416526031062013-07-06T09:29:04.456-07:002013-07-06T09:29:04.456-07:00Brilliant pair!....and they were "stars"...Brilliant pair!....and they were "stars" in their own right.<br />Unfortunately,Radford passed away early but Wayne was to pop up in many films afterwards....still bumbling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097468643909618323.post-13825745000513696602008-10-08T16:04:00.000-07:002008-10-08T16:04:00.000-07:00Dude, were any of these people in Zoolander? I di...Dude, were any of these people in Zoolander? I didn't think so.marsupialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746777310469773086noreply@blogger.com