What Swanky Things are you Watching?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

What always struck me as funny was the old lanky man with the hat that dances to the 'Dueling Banjoes' at the beginning. What a freak!


This movie branded the south (and Ned Beatty) forever. (!!!)

It certainly did. God, poor Ned Beatty. What a brave role for him to do at that time, I think. And really hard to watch. I kept thinking, "This...this isn't happening. What...what's going? He's not..Oh, he is. God. Well, this is certainly taking a...oh...Ned...Ned, poor Ned."