Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Daffy Duck Looney Tunes classic cartoon, the 1943 Daffy - The Commando, directed by Friz Freleng.
Because of pervasive references to Nazis, Adolf Hitler, and World War II, this short has never aired on American television. Despite this, it is a staple in public domain videos.
Our crack staff was doing some research on supercut mashup videos for a future special feature when they rediscovered this award winning video, so before the start of our feature presentation, ACME would like you to watch with us, Chuck Workman's amazing Precious Images -
Incredibly, the short features approximately 470 clips of movie images depicting the history of American film.
As we mentioned last week, we've picked a very specific entry from the excellent reference book, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today's film is the unintentional companion film to Psycho, the 1960 psychological horror film Peeping Tom directed by Michael Powell, starring starring Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, Pamela Green, and Moira Shearer. Though it was banned for many years, filmmakers that saw it when it opened cite it as being similarly influential as the film Psycho, maybe more so. Although the set pieces are more artfully constructed in Psycho, the killer in Peeping Tom is much more tragic and sympathetic, a major innovation for film at the time. Just as Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock's best and most famous film, Peeping Tom nearly destroyed Michael Powell's career. The film content was considered so lurid, that at the time, critics went out of their way to heap derision on both the film and the director personally, likening him to the Marquis de Sade. The film was championed by many, including Martin Scorsese, and now the film is considered a classic.
The film was heavily cut by the British Board of Film Classification before release and consequently many scenes still have a ragged feel to them. The murders of Vivian and Dora were toned down, shots of nudity were deleted (including photos of nude girls in the album), the suicide of the killer was shortened, and scenes featuring the spike were also edited. Some dialogue was also cut (which explains the abrupt ending to the conversation between the policemen in the car). Although some cuts were restored in later video and DVD releases much of the edited footage is now considered lost forever. The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like you to join us in watching this disturbing work, Peeping Tom. So push away from the table, get comfortable and enjoy the film.
Pamela Green said her makeup man was applying pancake makeup to her naked body for an upcoming nude scene when the third director assistant burst into the dressing room saying the director wanted them to hurry up so they can start filming. He suddenly looked awkward when he spotted the totally nude Green. The makeup man tossed a sponge at him, told him to shut up and cover her back. The two men started massaging her entire body with makeup trying not to miss any spots. At one point the makeup man even said, "Bend over Pam, I want to do your bum." She almost started laughing because the situation was was so absurd.
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