1965: Charlton Heston and a big cast in "Major Dundee"

The Western retro channel was showing "Major Dundee" with Charlton Heston this week.    

It was released in 1965 and includes quite a cast:   Richard Harris (Capt. Tyreen), Jim Hutton (Lt. Graham), James Coburn (Samuel Potts), and Senta Berger (Teresa Santiago).   

"Major Dundee" is the story of an officer punished by being sent to command a Texas prison camp.  The story is often a bit slow but it makes sense at the end.   

Please watch the film but you may have to view it a few times to understand what the whole thing is about.

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Martin & Lewis: "At War With the Army" was so funny!

Martin & Lewis: "At War With the Army".......

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The story of the Sullivan brothers

A couple of years ago, I was flipping channels and saw a bit of a movie about 5 brothers who enlisted in the US Navy after Pearl Harbor.   

All 5 were killed in 1942 when the USS Juneau was hit by enemy fire and exploded on the way back to port.  

It's a true story!   Shortly after, the US restructured its policy on siblings serving together. 

Later, two destroyers were named after the Sullivans. 

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The incredible life of Milton Friedman (1912-2006)

Who are the most consequential men of the last 50 years?  Let me suggest President Reagan, Pope John Paul II and Dwight Eisenhower, the World War II general and then the consequential 34th President.

How about Milton Friedman, the greatest economist of our generation?

Friedman died in 2006.   He was born on this day in 1912.    We still miss him.

My Milton Friedman memories go back to college and the 1980 Reagan campaign.

First, he wrote that great book "Free to choose".   It became a TV series and many of us learned a lot by watching it.

Second, he was the leader of the "Chicago Boys" who fixed Chile after Pinochet overthrew Allende.

Friedman was a consequential man.  He left us a lot of books, essays. documentaries and a wonderful foundation for future generations!

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