Did anyone notice something about Pompey? - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) Discussion

[–] bradford-1 16 years ago

Maybe he shaved his head when young and let it grow in when elderly. Or maybe the makeup person couldn't figure out another way to make the robust, vital Strode appear old and careworn.

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[–] Charlie_Runkle69 15 years ago

Likely the latter.

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[–] Mad_Monkey 15 years ago

Why do you think that he couldn't have shaved his head when he was younger?
Nobody is naturally completely bald especially when they're at that age.

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[–] MrPie7 15 years ago

"Nobody is naturally completely bald especially when they're at that age."

Tell that to Mr Clean!

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[–] efs2 15 years ago

I think your point is well-taken. However, you have provided a bad example, I'm sorry to say.

Mr. Clean's baldness was not natural. It was caused by years of exposure to harsh, morally questionable cleaning chemicals. And, sadly, that exposure eventually led to a painful and embarassing medical condition called inflammatory hyper-testiculation (IHT) - informally referred to as "great balls of fire." It was a sad end to one of television's most popular advertising characters.

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[–] MrPie7 15 years ago

And I thought he died of an overdose of Lestoil!

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[–] borodinrodin 14 years ago

This begs the question I've asked once before somewhere else on IMDB regarding Hitler. This being that his first name and moustache style have practically become obsolete due to being associated with Adolph Hitler, YET if you look in photos sans hat he obviously was doing a bad "comb over".

So why the hell didn't THAT become obsolete? :D

Woody Strode was most likely given the white fringe as someone else mentioned to give an aging visual to counter his physical stature.

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[–] soneill 13 years ago

Maybe because Hitler was such a jerk and had such a ludicrous mustache [copied from Charlie Chaplin, who really let him have it in "The Great Dictator"], there was no psychic energy left to notice his comb-over--and recall the spectacular comb-over effected by Hitler's archenemy, Zero Mostel, in "The Producers", which I hope Hitler is forced to watch on a continuous loop for all eternity.

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[–] tdl797 14 years ago

Goodness gracious, that is hilarious!

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[–] KutWrite (1334) a year ago

@efs2: You, sir are hilarious, even after (in 2023) 14 years!

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[–] santol321 15 years ago

Yeah, maybe he shaved his head. Ok, explain this one: In the old Star Trek TV series, how come whenever the episode has the crew growing very old, before they manage to return to their normal ages 45 minutes later, how come Dr. McCoy develops a southern accent?

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[–] alvink 15 years ago

now THIS is a good question, finally.

oooohh, how can you be in two places at once, when you're not anywhere at all?????

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[–] rockme300-205-923701 12 years ago

Somebody listened to a "Firesign Theater" album sometime in the distant past?

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[–] vinidici 14 years ago

Hate to get myself too OT, but I once read a book by Theodore White which gives his account, from the days when he was a young journalist/correspondent, that he came to know high officials in China's communist party during and subsequent to WWII. White and they conversed in English, but, many years later, White met up with them again during Nixon's visit to China; the Chinese leaders with whom White had developed a friendly rapport before, could now barely speak English.

Perhaps "Bone's" accent regressing back to its Southern roots (both actor DeForest Kelly and his character, Dr McCoy, are from Georgia) is a normal instance of folks, as they grow elderly, reverting back to the shelved ways, habits and traits of their past.

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[–] mach0017-1 11 years ago

In years past I would have been suspicious of the Chinese, but it is well-documented that young whites abducted by Indians in the late 1800s lost much of their ability to speak English after just a few years of captivity.

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[–] dannieboy20906 10 years ago

My first wife was Japanese (Okinawan). Her father and I were able to converse in English when he was in his fifties and sixties. As he conversed in English less and became older, into his eighties, his fluency in English faded until it was gone.

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[–] MBerlant 9 years ago

If your Japanese was good enough, you would likely have noticed that his Japanese skill also faded in old age. My father-in-law never spoke English, but in his 60s and 70s he was careful to speak Japanese in a manner that I could understand. As he entered his 80s, he slipped more and more into his local dialect and into speaking more and more indistinctly. Even as my Japanese skill ramped up during those years, I couldn't keep up. It was like trying to talk with Gabby Johnson of Blazing Saddles.

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[–] dannieboy20906 9 years ago

Maybe, but maybe not. He had an unusual childhood. His father was an employee of the Japanese National Railway when the Japanese controlled Taiwan/Formosa in the 1920's and 1930's. As a consequence, he grew up in Formosa (Taiwan) and studied in formal, Tokyo Japanese. He never learned the Okinawan Hogan. My wife grew up hearing Okinawan Hogan, but they did not speak it at home. So she understands it, but doesn't speak it. Her father spoke only the Tokyo dialect.

My wife was interesting to watch and listen to. She was proud that other Japanese complimented her Tokyo dialect, but she would emphasize her Okinawan heritage with other Asians and Pacific Islanders such as Koreans and Pilippinos. I always suspected that she wanted to downplay being Japanese with them.

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[–] captgeoslady 13 years ago

Because he's a southerner!

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[–] jmichael3387 11 years ago

You think Bones' southern accent when aging/un-aging is strange....

What about when Zack Morris calls timeout, how does he do that? One time he even teleported a short distance.

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[–] vinidici 9 years ago

how come Dr. McCoy develops a southern accent?

Because both Bones and his portrayer, DeForest Kelley, hail from Georgia and due to his rapid aging into a doddering elderly man his ability to contain his Southernness has slipped. Besides, Kelley did have a slight Southern accent but his training as an actor helped him to keep the accent less noticeable.

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[–] liscarkat (19031) 3 years ago

And the alternate universe Enterprise crew is always distinguished from the regular Enterprise crew by goatees. In that universe, all dudes have goatees.

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[–] rabb1 15 years ago

In his later years he joined The Hair Club For Men,and later became the first Black President of that club.He later died with a Mohawk.

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[–] bradford-1 15 years ago

Has anyone ever seen a movie where Strode has hair? (apart from the obviously fake fringe of LIBERTY VALANCE).

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[–] Hancock_the_Superb 15 years ago

He did let some stubble grow in for Once Upon a Time in the West.

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[–] franzkabuki 14 years ago

I noticed that he didn´t suck quite as much as most of the other folk.

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[–] craighenderson-925-318178 10 years ago

That Mohawk he died with--hope she was pretty!

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[–] astockton_uk 9 years ago

While it's unlikely that Pompey contracted malaria in the desert, it's a disease that can cause one's hair to fall out. Pompey may have caught another disease with the same side effect, then when he recovered, his hair grew back.

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[–] cmonsalve 9 years ago

I noticed that Pompey was learning about the constitution and was asked by Rance Stoddard, (the new), to read a part if it out loud. He reads the part stating that "All men are created equal". Just then Tom Donovan, (the old) walks in and rebukes him for "learnin'" when there's work to be done on the ranch.
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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Rogaine.

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