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Susan
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Date Posted: 10:06:10 06/13/01 Wed
In reply to:
Calleja Corellas
's message, "New fan..." on 07:40:13 06/01/01 Fri
Welcome, Calleja! Glad to hear you've discovered RN and his great performance in OT! Oliver Twist was the second Robert Newton film I ever saw.
If you're a Keith Moon fan, definitely check out Treasure Island--and his other LJS portrayals. When I first saw TI before I'd ever heard of Robert Newton, there were moments when I thought maybe that really *was* Moonie up on the screen! I didn't find out till 25 years later when reading Tony Fletcher's bio that it wasn't just in my imagination.
Sykes and Silver seem pretty similar to me compared to most of his other roles, except, of course, that LJS has a heart--and more charm. Although I'm not sure RN was capable of playing a role without *any* charm! He had a magic touch.
BTW, I just learned something interesting: I remembered reading a long time ago that Long John Silver was based on a real-life friend of Robert Louis Stevenson and had been wracking my brain trying to remember who it was. Turns out it was William Ernest Henley ... author of that poem that's been getting so much media attention this week, "Invictus."
Please let us know what you think of RN's other films, Calleja! Happy viewing!
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