How could you not love Doug McClure.

Conner is such a gentleman he does not want to talk badly about anybody.

Takes all kind of critters to make Farmer Vincent Fritters.... I love Motel Hell.

Love The Land that Time Forgot

Fascinating interview with a director of many diverse films dealing with Harris could be diabolical and he survived.

I had no idea that the director who made those fun ERB films with Doug McClure, also made Motel Hell with Rory Calhoun. Motel Hell after being released was quickly put on HBO and that's where I first saw it. One night a buddy, who loved old movies/actors and movie trivia as I did, was over and Motel Hell was playing on HBO in the background, neither of us really watching it, when all the sudden my buddy yelled out, "That's Rory Calhoun! What in the hell is he doing in a horror movie?" For some reason I've always remembered this and it always makes me smile, because my buddy's tone was of one who has been betrayed, because Rory was one of his childhood western heroes, who apparently, should have never been in a horror movie. Interestingly enough, almost the exact same thing happened when the same friend was over and HBO was showing Humanoids from the Deep with Doug McClure. We were talking, not really paying attention to the TV when my buddy suddenly yells, "That's Doug McClure!"

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Cool stories, les. Hey, an actor's gotta act.

@piedmontish

Ай бұрын

What a memory! I saw that film in the theater and, besides the merry-go-round scene, which was absolutely hilarious, the fact that one of the humanoids in a chase had his mask partially pulled off of his neck/face area just had me rolling in the aisle! 😂

@Dstrbrdgrnd

Ай бұрын

First time I saw Hotel Hell I thought the same, I told my girl that’s Rory Calhoun!! He’s a cowboy star, what’s he doing in a horror movie?

What a terrific interview! I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Connor at the Cinema Wasteland show. He was just as friendly, patient and talkative at the show. A new book from Bear Manor Media has just been released about his career. He was a terrifically gracious artist and professional and helped to produce some real classics. Thanks Rob AND Kevin!

I'm working through "The Virginian" episodes because we grew up as a "Bonanza" family. lol I never saw these as a kid and they are really well done. A number of actors are alive still. One notation is Pippa Scott who played the newspaper woman and love interest to Drury, Clark, McClure.and other characters too.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

I'd really like to have a conversation with Pippa. Thanks.

He looks uncannily like Pierce Brosnan.

It's funny looking back at some of Kevin's early films how unbelievably hokey they were. I enjoyed how he said things just sort of happened in his career, understating the hard work, effort, and talent, that he had. Enjoyable episode, as always.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Jim. Kevin has talent and is humble. A nice combination.

Good ol' Doug, still around forever on Video Tapes and DVD's 👍👍 10🤠

Everyone loved Doug. Reminds me of what Marion Ross said about her early TV career before Happy Days as a sporadically working actor doing small roles on episodic television, often just a scene or two, seldom more than a one-fer , thrust into it not knowing anyone or in some instances never even having watched the show, so a total stranger in every way possible. Yet said she could still get a sense of the relationships among regulars, cast members and crew... as to who was liked and who wasn't, mentioned as examples two actors specifically, David Janssen and Jack Lord as opposites on the popularity meter. Janssen as universally well liked, and Lord being the one almost no one could stand being around. If she'd made a Virginian, I'm sure she would have liked Doug, as it seems everyone did.

Rob,,,,, I'm gonna nick name you "Magic Man"! You've done it again!

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Ken.

I was watching The Enemy Below last night and Doug was playing a young crewman,who played bridge pretty poorly 🙂

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Cool! Dougie!!

Super interview. Loved Young Winston and From Beyond the Grave with Ian Ogilvy. Such an interesting career for Mr. Connor.

Really enjoy your work and the behind the scenes of movie and television history.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Craig. I want to know more, more, MORE!

Wow! In the early 1970s Doug McClure walked past me in the crowds at Wimbledon! (Tennis). Now I know why he was there! Because he was filming that movie "The Land that Time Forgot" in the UK! Yes, I was thrilled to see him, but at the same time disappointed that James Drury hadn't walked past me instead! Because I much preferred him to McClure. The Virginian was the steady one, the father figure and I as a teenager often imagined myself playing his daughter at Shiloh... Trampas was fun and younger, but I didn't see him as marriage material at all, for example...

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Nice memories, dagmar. Funny!

WOW! "NORTH & SOUTH" as well as the EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS stuff! Quite a slice of diverse movie Pie! Thanks Rob!

Thanks

good interview, RW......Rory Calhoun...gotta find Hotel Hell

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

It's got some laughs, Mike.

Another enjoyable interview Rob,the love of film/movies,particularly wrsterns is palpable on these wonderful presentations😊

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Doug. Thanks.

I'll never forget your interview with Barbara Luna where she said, "Everybody loved Dougy".

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, J. They still do!

He seems like a great bloke

Nice man, worked with him on a comedy at Culver Studios in 2005.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

That's cool!

Great interview with a real Gentleman . Really interesting and informative. Thanks a lot Rob .

Enjoyed the interview! Rob you bring out the best in your guests!

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Chris. They bring out the best in me, too. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for this Rob.

Absolutely delightful! Thank you Rob😊

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks

Great interview Rob.

This reminds me of the theme in the movie Once upon a Time in Hollywood. After an actor loses his series he moves on to B movies. No matter what he was in after the Virginian I always thought of Doug McClure as Trampas.

Really interesting interview Rob. Wide-ranging, all kinds of good stuff. Fun to see one of my favorite British actors, John Warner, in that clip too.

Delightful interview from a very humble and charming Mr. Connor... His career is certainly about being at the proverbial "right place at the tight time" specially when graduating from editing into directing. He was never a big name ego director, but he always managed to keep working even though the work offered was often not the best, but then you have to earn a living regardless. As he well said you have to be a real diplomat in the movie business, and I know that too well. In editing, specially since the 1980's the director wants to edit their movies and the assigned editor merely acts as an assistant, and it's made even easier when you can edit on a laptop and make changes in seconds when it used to with film take hours and even days. I must say at age 86, Kevin Connor looks good and has good recall of his life, certainly a very down-to-earth man although I think he'd like his name listed on the IMDB with a better movie than Motel Hell! At least Rob found a somewhat western tie-in with Mr. Connor having directed Rory Calhoun, James Stewart and Doug McClure, even though he thought he was getting James Dury!

As I recall, Alfred Hitchcock started as an editor.

Love WOW. Always learn something.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Frank. Love hearing that! We are working on an AWOW episode with Leo's daughter I think his fans will enjoy.

Looks a lot like Pierce Brosnan!

Enjoyed this interview so much. Thank you, Rob. Thank you so much, Mr. Connor, for sharing!

Great show, thanks.

Very good interview

another great video. Thanks.

Great interview!

Great interview I just love the nostalgia thanks for keeping these great times, films and TV programs

Thanks!

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thank YOU

Very interesting guy. Once again, your interviewing skills got loads of great stuff from him! I remember seeing "The Land That Time Forgot" when it came out. Everyone I knew found it pretty laughable at the time, but I'd like to give it another chance, all these years later. At the very least, I'm sure it would be far more entertaining than any of the current superhero movies.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

It's still a fun film, not to be taken too seriously.

86 years old? Rob you look 10 years younger this month Hello from Dan Richard Harris was a man s man

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Dan.

Yes. Many thanks

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Pierce Brosnan's double?

The Trampas in the novel was a bad guy and was eventually killed by the Virginian, I believe. The Trampas, in the television show, was a reformed semi bad guy. He was charming, handsome and a likable scamp. Got along with almost everybody. Almost always wore the same clothing every episode he was in and rode the same buckskin horse. Good friend to the Virginian as well as an older brother type to Betsy.

Who is going to tell people about Trampus' character and fate in the novel?

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Not me, scott.

@hiramnoone

Ай бұрын

"The Virginian", Bill Pullman (2000) version with Colm Feore as Trampas does a pretty good job.

filmfour wasnt a studio then .. it was a company from 1990s

Can you get the surviving cast of Lost in Space on this show?

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Bill Mumy is in a couple of A WORD ON WESTERNS episodes and was a terrific guest.

@havitcold

Ай бұрын

@@AWordonWesterns ok I’ll check it out!

No offense but can you please interview Katherine Ross? She's gotta be available.

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

I've tried...and tried.

Where is the Trampas story??? You misrepresent your show😬

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

You must not have watched the conversation.

Great interview Rob. Keep upthe great work.🙂

Nice interview - he reminded me of an *older* Pierce Brosnan :):)

@AWordonWesterns

Ай бұрын

Love that!

Im doug mcclure what the oh wait im dead ha ha ha