What's Yer JORDAN Name?

Joe ;-)

But how do you tell the difference between night and day, Joe??

at night my eye lids are in a down position ;-)

They bring the supper round at night

Cool!

Funnily enough, Arthur Crabtree was my dad's cousin. You aren't a cinematographer born around the turn of the last century just down the road from me on Bradford are you Vel?

in*

shirley not

I am not, Mitchell Downie, otherwise I'd be a feckin' vampire.

What kind of work could a cinematographer get at the turn of the century?

Dole-ite IMO.

its only 9 years ago.

Hold on - he was BORN just then - so he must have been a pioneer of sorts, that Arthur Crabtree fella.

I've changed my mind on this - thanks to Joe Jordan. Yes, I AM that Arthur Crabtree - and I have my whole life in front of me.

was yer da a wrestler ?

Yes - but he looked more like Giant Haystacks.

are you sure that wasn't yr ma ?

hang on, turn of last century, that's 1900 shirley?

Shirley Crabtree was a wrestler

MD ..last century turned into this century in the year 2000..hope this helps .

rthur Crabtree
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Arthur Crabtree (b. 29 October 1900 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England, d. March 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director.
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His film career began in cinematography, with such credits as the Will Hay comedies Oh, Mr. Porter! and Good Morning, Boys (both 1937) and Hey! Hey! USA! (1938), the Arthur Askey vehicle Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940), and The Man in Grey (1943) and *****by Gaslight (1944) for Gainsborough Pictures.
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Crabtree continued his association with Gainsborough as he started his directorial career, beginning with the melodramatic fantasies Madonna of the Seven Moons, starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger in 1945 and Caravan in 1946. His last two films were Fiend Without a Face (1958) and Horrors of the Black Museum (1959), a sci-fi and horror, respectively, both of which have become cult favourites, although the former enjoys a better critical reputation.
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* Arthur Crabtree biography and credits at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

no need to be pedantic Joe

starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger.

Actually spoke to Stewart Granger briefly in 1980ish, he was appearing at the famous Alhambra in Bradford, and was staying at the Victoria Hotel in Bradford where I tippled regularly at the time. A grumpy pld beggar but a big star.

Crikey - fantastic.

Man In Grey and $£**8 By Gaslight. My neighbour - an old lady just down the road - asked me if I could get her a copy of Man In Grey - with James Mason?? - last year.

I wonder if Arthur Crabtree ever worked with Sandy "Can you hear me mother" Powell.

Blimey Vel, you sound almost as old as me.

Grainger was married to the lovely Jean Simmons, the swine. Even I, as CHANDICO, have rarely pulled a bird like that.

Sandy and Arthur were born in the same year, but I think the connection ends there.

Don't call me OLD, Mitchell - it will hurt the brand name.

Jean was (still alive I think) almost as gorgeous as my current Polish chick.

Apparently, she is very glad of the attention. If you write a fan letter, Jean Simmons will personally write back.

As CHANDICO, I'd like to see her in the jungle, doing bushtucker trials. But that doesn't make me a bad person.

wanting jean simmons to eat a bucket load of bugs and insects doesn't exactly make you Father Christmas either :D

Obviously, as Arthur Crabtree, I'm mortified at the thought of a genteel old lady sufferin' like that...and I'd expect Joe Bugner to eat sh1t instead.

Or the gays.

Whatever.

I like that record btw
Oh, my CHANDICO
We could make it together
The further from here, girl, the better
Where the air is fresh and clean

Whit?? I thought I'd made up an original name reflecting my Chinese and Hispanic roots...but you're telling me it's from a crappy pop song??

oh yes
nothing glitzy about you CHANDICO
:^0

I must awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy things to do :-)

Sounds like Abba to me.

The stars that night
Were shining bright,
Chandico!

I'm not a bad person, Joe - I try my best. OK, I stuff socks down my pants before I hit the clubs, but if the public can't accept that, then feck 'em. I am a genuine lad wiv a good heart.

Yeah - I, Arthur Crabtree have things to do, too - like make some old lady very very happy - GOODBYE.

mitchell downie 26 Nov 11:19
starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger.

Actually spoke to Stewart Granger briefly in 1980ish, he was appearing at the famous Alhambra in Bradford, and was staying at the Victoria Hotel in Bradford where I tippled regularly at the time. A grumpy pld beggar but a big star.

There was once a rumour that Stewart Granger was my real father. My mother (for want of a better word) used to work in Pinewood Studios.

Who started the rumour?

No idea, Bill, I was in my late teens and at a wedding at my aunts (dads sisters) house in darkest Sussex when I first heard it, but have no idea who told me, or if it was a rumour known to all the family.

Given the state of my mothers boatrace you can have 25/1 it was Stewart Granger.

Sounds like that could be an interesting story Charlie, formerly he was known as James Stewart of course.

Yes he was a right ladies man, a bit like myself really.

:^0

It's true I tell ya.

Is there something you want to tell Charlie, Mitch? I'll go to the pictures if there is.

104 notches on my bedpost, sadly 98% caused by Cleos claws.

I have no idea how MD, but one day we shall have to meet.

Same goes for you Bill

I swore I'd never go the the pictures again after 1990 Bill, after a courting couple behind me spoke about soap all night throughout the performance.

I'd love to meet you and some others from here, Charlie. Arrangements must be made.

Soap can get you banned on here.

I'll be at at the Festival in March, Bill.

True, but this was rather different, he kept saying put this in your Palmolive, and she kept replying not on your lifebuoy.

a courting couple spoke about soap?

I'm more innocent than I thought.

ffs MD :)

ffs, I was too late. I was going to sing blowing bubbles.

Cheltenham looks good, Charlie.

Lunchtime. You could set a clock by her.

See you later.

I'll be working on a computer, free to talk while races are on, then paying out after the race. I think we're all holed up in Cheltenham itself this year, rather than Worcester, like 2007, or Swindon, like last year. Saves a bit of driving time.

Will be with Josey Wales and his business partner, don't know if Studyform's going yet, but will hopefully see Gogoidle at some stage of the proceedings.

Hope to see you there. I'll give you the joint name closer to March.