Burglarized
In the UK, we say “burgled.” I imagine that sounds as comical in the US as “burglarized” does in the UK. We need a word we can take seriously for this nasty crime. Let’s switch to “housebreaking,” at least it isn’t tittersome.
THE BURGLAR is a nifty, punchy (see above) noir from director Paul Wendkos and author David Goodis, and as the Forgotten returns after a few weeks off, what could be more suitable than a nifty, punchy (see above) noir? Now read on.
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October 23, 2016 at 9:20 pm
“Burgled” is, or at least WAS, common parlance here.
October 24, 2016 at 12:12 am
But “burglarized” never caught on here.
October 24, 2016 at 1:13 am
Are you serious – about being, as it were, unfamiliar with Gidget ? Then you’re too young. Harrumph. For example, THE BURGLAR was released in the UK in1958. Which is when I saw it. I was 8. I loved it and have never forgotten it, which also is exactly how I feel about Mansfield. And *all* the Gidget movies and tv.
Oh dear. Maybe the problem is that I’m too *old*?
I remember CAT BURGLAR (1961) too, which you should track down. Dir. by reliable William Witney. Wonderful jazz score.
Ah. I see it’s available streaming on Amazon. off you go, laddie. x
October 24, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Cat Burglar is hereby added to the ever-growing Watch List.
My main association for Gidget was Sam peckinpah’s letter to his producer saying “Major Dundee is not Gidget Goes to Mexico.” Now I’ve got my hands on a copy. Good widescreen compositions, anyway. But how did they get a series out of this???
October 30, 2016 at 11:30 pm
With great difficulty. Ditto the Tammy movie series. (Tammy and the Bachelor?Tammy Tell Me True? Et al)
October 30, 2016 at 11:57 pm
Remarkable that Wendkos came back for second helpings: I hope he was well reimbursed. Still, I suppose filming girls on a beach has its compensations.