Barbara Stanwyck oozes sex appeal in The Lady Eve.
Special Monday Movie Bonus! Small Dead Animals has a fascinating post on an enduring Hollywood sound effect: the Wilhelm Scream.
Double-plus bonus! In honor of Presidents' Day, we've got Ronald Reagan: governor, president and ...Klan buster!
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Holy moley, how many times have I heard the Wilhelm Scream, and never knew it actually had a name? It's sort of like the kookaburra call that you hear in every African jungle movie.
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One thing I found hilarious was that the scream was used several times in some of the same movies.
ReplyDeleteIs that a kookaburra that makes that noise in all the Tarzan movies? I always wondered what that thing was.
A kookaburra's call is actually pretty distinct. Jungle-type birds may go 'koo kaa koo' etc, but a Kookaburra goes though a familiar routine, from soft to very loud. sounding very much like someone slowly reacting to a hilarious joke - koo koo koo koo koo kaa kaa kaa kaa kaa KAA KAA KAAA KAAAA KAAAAAAH!
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Like the Reagan clip
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