Did anyone notice that the murder victim was Dub Taylor? I thought I recognized him when he turned to the camera in agony but had to check here to be sure.
What a strange minor bit for him. He has credits going back to 1938 so it wasn't as if he was a newcomer but I guess they were pretty much all parts until a little later.
Oh, yes, poor, uncredited Dub! Fun actor to watch, though he could be mean when called upon. In Dragnet he was a bad guy, though he hardly had any chance to show us just how bad, and not even a single word of dialogue.
He also had an uncredited bit that same year in another WB film, Them!, as the night watchman suspected of being in league with crooks when ten tons of sugar are stolen from the L.A. railroad yard. But we know who really did it!
Yeah I know who did it......BUSH did it LOL! I haven't seen Them! but if memory swerves that was about giant ants so I assume they were the culprits. Either that or a soda pop company!
shareYou haven't seen Them!? Yes, giant ants, and seriously, it's an excellent film. You really do need to see this one.
A cousin of mine knew one of Dub's relatives years ago, and she asked me who he was. Over time I pointed out Dub in several movies, and while she didn't know his name she did recognize him. I guess it was the same for most movie-goers who always remembered these guys' faces but never knew their names...an especially tough thing to know when their names usually weren't included in the credits. Never understood that practice.
[On an off-topic note, I was going to say something like, Don't ruin a good film by mentioning a bad president, but considering what's running this year, GWB -- which here in NY usually refers to the George Washington Bridge -- almost looks sane.]
Anyway, I always preferred President Zachary "Dub" Taylor.
Oh fudge, not another NYer LOL Any mention of the GWB always has me relate the story of how a certain person back in 1977 took a brand new Grand Prix and wrapped the speedo needle past the highest indicated speed (85) while crossing the state line. I wonder if the statutes have run out yet. Punk kid.
Back to Dub. I recall him in a series of commercials for Hubba Bubba bubblegum. Didn't know his name at the time but instantly recognized his face and voice.
There are tons of videos of him on YouTube, here's one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVK4jyXTumM
Hubba Bubba? Dubya? Dubster?
What's next? Wascawwy Wabbits?
I wonder who, when they sold his films to foreign markets, they got to dub Taylor?
I dunno, but I dub thee one punny feller. All I can say is for you to stay off the sidewalks if you see me behind the wheel. Thufferin thuckotash and heavens to mergatroyd!
shareNyuk-nyuk-nyuk.
shareI must interject here that my father, moldy miscreant that he was, knew J. Pat O'Malley and was married for a brief period to Merry ANders, but she had it annulled! It was obvious to all who really knew him why, but I'll let U in on it. He was a bigamist! A marvelous fellow who was a conservatory trained pianist, but a moldy sack of broken eggs. Now on with the show!
Incidentally, J. Pat was a very fun guy...
Significance is the popsicle of a melting mind.
Your father was married to Merry? Or is that merried to Marry? Sounds like both, actually. Not, I take it, the "official" first hubby listed in her IMDb bio.
J. Pat seems like a fun guy. Not to be confused with plain Pat O'Malley.
Speaking of annulled marriages: Dub and Elizabeth Taylor. I would've liked to be there when she woke up after that three-day drunk.
Merry was a frequent Dragnet (and other Webb-TV) guest star, so there's the link between her and Dub.
That's why Pat put the "J" in front of his name because of yer friend just Pat. He was tired of being confused with the other guy who never knew Guy Usher who was also the long lost step son of Baby Peggy. So cute!
Significance is the popsicle of a melting mind.
Are you serious about Baby Peggy? TCM is running a bio of her, next week (Monday Dec. 3), with several of her movies afterward.
shareWould I kid about something so important?
Significance is the popsicle of a melting mind.
I laughed about that Dub-Elizabeth Taylor annulment for 10 minutes straight!
Brings to mind other short-lived relationships/marriages:
Edna May Oliver/James Dean
Pigmeat Markham/Lena Horne
Christopher Lee/Gypsy Rose Lee
Zeppo Marx/Barbara Marx Sinatra (waitaminnit! That one was for real)
"May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?"
Hi bradford-1: I just saw your post from a year ago. I'm glad you liked my and The Dying Flutchman's exchanges, but if as I assume you made your reply to his post, I'm sorry to say that my good pal TDF died not long afterward. His account and his posts are still with us, but he no longer is. Not a bad guy.
However, I like your lists of famous marriages. But that Marx-Sinatra pairing is just to bizarre to be convincing!