tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post110982920341308599..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Harold RobbinsJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1110034536917891342005-03-05T08:55:00.000-06:002005-03-05T08:55:00.000-06:00I discovered the Harold Robbins books at just the ...I discovered the Harold Robbins books at just the right time in my life, when I was a senior in high school. I thought they were great, then, and the so-called hot parts were a revelation to me. Nothing I'd read up to then was anything but chaste. When the line, "Have you ever been fucked in a mink coat before?" popped up, so did my libido. (That may not be a direct quote, but it's close.) I probably read eight or 10 of his books back then, and didn't sample another until years later. That one seemed trite and derivative. Either my tastes matured or his work was in a rut. <br />I saw King Creole on TV years after reading A Stone for Danny Fisher, but recognized the story at once. Boy, did I feel smart.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1110003239462847162005-03-05T00:13:00.000-06:002005-03-05T00:13:00.000-06:00Juri,
Yes, FLAMING STAR was scripted by Huffaker ...Juri,<br /><br />Yes, FLAMING STAR was scripted by Huffaker from his own novel. Huffaker was a dependably entertaining writer of both books and movies.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1109944364473086512005-03-04T07:52:00.000-06:002005-03-04T07:52:00.000-06:00My favourite Elvis is "Flaming Star" by Don Siegel...My favourite Elvis is "Flaming Star" by Don Siegel, from a Clair Huffaker novel. Or scripted by Huffaker from someone else's novel? Should check, but we are leaving the house.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1109913969397141882005-03-03T23:26:00.000-06:002005-03-03T23:26:00.000-06:00Thanks for the info, Juri. I didn't know about Ro...Thanks for the info, Juri. I didn't know about Robbins' connection with the 87th Precinct. Or Henry Kane's, either, for that matter.<br /><br />I saw KING CREOLE years before I read A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER. I remember thinking it was pretty good for an Elvis Presley movie. I had forgotten all about it by the time I read the book, though.<br /><br />My favorite Elvis Presley movie, for what it's worth, is FOLLOW THAT DREAM, also based on a pretty good novel, PIONEER GO HOME by Richard Powell.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1109861705334679272005-03-03T08:55:00.000-06:002005-03-03T08:55:00.000-06:00I must have read A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER in 1958 ...I must have read A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER in 1958 because that's when KING CREOLE was released. I saw that the movie was based on Robbins' novel, so I went to the library and checked it out. Hot stuff for a youngster like me, and for the first time I realized that a movie might have very little to do with its source material.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1109846717321165822005-03-03T04:45:00.000-06:002005-03-03T04:45:00.000-06:00I haven't read any Robbins, but I'd like to mentio...I haven't read any Robbins, but I'd like to mention that "A Stone for Danny Fisher" was filmed as "King Creole" with Elvis himself! And I think Robbins scripted some B movies before going out into the best seller business.<br /><br />Ah yes, there is one: <br /><br />The Pusher (1960)<br />Directed by<br />Gene Milford<br /><br />Writing credits <br />Evan Hunter (novel)<br />Harold Robbins <br /><br />Genre: Crime / Drama (more) <br /><br />Plot Outline: A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter. <br /><br />Credited cast: <br />Kathy Carlyle .... Laura <br />Robert Lansing .... Steve Carella <br />Felice Orlandi .... The Pusher <br /><br />This was the third film in the cycle of early 87th Precinct films. The first two ones were scripted by Henry Kane!Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.com