From the office of Ms. Robinson-Sanchez: Welcome. Francesca has recently been involved in multiple projects that have taken up all her time. She regrets not being able to respond to your posts as quickly as she would like. She appreciates your patience, and in the near future will be answering all posts, past and present. Thank you all for your continuing support of Eddie and our site -- your participation in the Q&A board is truly appreciated. Add a message | Eddie home page | 497 messages Previous 1 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 100 Next Viewing messages 261 to 265. christopher byrne | @ to bob beck thanks for your reply.my fave egr film has to be brother orchid because of the combination of his offscreen persona and onscreengangster mode with humour.it was probably one of the first feel good movies.bob can you tell me where you got hole in the wall .outside the law.looking forward to hearing from yoyu christy 15 March 2007 - liverpool Bob Beck | @ Response to Christy: My favorite EGR film? It's a toss up between two that are not among his best known: SEVEN THIEVES (1960) and BLACKMAIL (1939). In the first he is so driven to be successful in a last fling before he dies and so very touching. In BLACKMAIL he's been double-crossed and spends the entire film trying to vindicate himself. He even gets the girl! It has a great sense of justice, somewhat reminiscent of Harrison Ford's THE FUGITIVE. But add DOUBLE INDEMNITY, DR. EHRLICH'S MAGIC BULLET, THE CINCINNATI KID, among many others. I have seen THE BRIGHT SHAWL but I don't have a copy. I do have THE HOLE IN THE WALL and OUTSIDE THE LAW. //// Francesca: Would it be appropriate to share my email address with Christy? I don't want to abuse the site (nor clog it with unwanted verbiage). How are things on the West Coast? I hope you and Adam are doing well. The Beck clan is just fine. And again we're multiplying; Our Jennifer expects #4 in October! 13 March 2007 - St. Louis Response:   Hi, Bob. Webmistress Julie here. You're not "clogging" things up - yours and Christy's interchanges are interesting, and certainly EGR-related. However, in case you didn't know, the little @ after your names (at the top of your Guestbook entries) is a link to your respective email addresses, so if you and Christy want to email each other, you can. (And thanks for all your input - keep it up!) christopher byrne | @ to bob beck thanks for the informationon egr what great roles they would have been imust ge t your book well done could you tell me some of the stuff youve collected have you any of his earlier films like the bright shawl the hole in the wall outside the law by the way bob whats your fave egr film christy 12 March 2007 - liverpool bob beck | @ To Christopher Byrne/Christy: I take the liberty of responding to two of your messages. First, I am aware that Edward G. Robinson was disappointed to lose his stage role in MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT to Fredric March, whom he respected but thought wrong for the role (the character was a Jewish businessman whom Robinson played superbly, and as fine an actor as March is/was, he didn't have the Jewish touch the part needed. EGR also had hoped to play another March film role -- Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN, a plum for any performer. There are many other instances of roles he might have but didn't play, but those are the two that were major. Another was a biography of Napoleon that never came to fruition in the 1930's. As to the second message, I have been collecting on EGR for fifty years! It all came to a magnificent rewared a few years ago with the publication of my book, THE EDWARD G. ROBINSON ENCYCLOPEDIA,a labor of love. The raw material for the book was thousands of photos and clippings I collected and which even today I pore over and update. (You're absolutely correct to look at eBay; there are always new items there.) I have all but six of EGR's films on tape; EAST IS WEST from 1930 was acquired just last week. 11 March 2007 - St. Louis Mary Owen | @ Hi Francesca, this is great, good for you. I send you love, Mary and Emma 4 March 2007 - Currently in NYC Previous 1 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 100 Next - -