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| Zaphod |
| Proudly Presents |
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| Strictly Business (1962-NR) |
| https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056982/ |
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T H E P L O T
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A Trio (or Troika, since they're Russian :-P ) of O. Henry's timeless short
stories.
"The Roads We Take" (15:08)
Dwells on the subject of greediness, the moral choices of men, hypocrisy and
betrayal which man is capable of in order to achieve his aim. Mr. Dodson has
a dream about three desperadoes who rob a train of nearly $30,000. One of
them is killed while making their escape, and the other two, Bob and 'Shark'
ride on until Bob's horse steps in a hole, breaking his leg and throwing the
rider off. With the leg injured, Shark does the humane thing and shoots the
animal, but now with only one horse between them (and it being tired from the
hasty escape), a choice must be made... Upon waking, Dodson is faced with a
similar choice in his business dealings. But will the dream influence his
decision for good or evil?
"Makes the Whole World Kin" (15:00)
A burglar with rheumatism breaks into a stately house in the middle of the
night. While going through the rooms, he enters the owner's bedroom and acci-
dentally wakes him up. Holding him at gunpoint, the burglar and he began
talking and it is soon discovered that the owner is also a rheumatic. After
discussing their common ailment at length, the outcome of the home theft is
changed dramatically.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" (49:38)
Con men Sam and Bill hatch a plan to make a quick $2,000 by kidnapping the
only son of prominent citizen Ebenezer Dorset Esquire, and holding him for
ransom. Once the deed is done and they have the boy, only then do they real-
ize that they've possibly bitten off more than they can chew. The boy
proceeds to put them both through the wringer, so much so that they begin to
fear for their lives at the hands of this 40-Pound Chunk of Freckled Wildcat!
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T H E B O Y S
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Sergey Tikhonov (as Johnny 'Red Chief' Dorset (as Seryozha Tikhonov))
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863143/
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T H E T E C H S P E C S
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Type ...............: MPEG (.MPG/.MPEG/.VOB)
Filesize ...........: 4,396,423,168 bytes
Running Time .......: Approximately 80 Minutes
Video Info
Video Codec ........: MPEG-2
Resolution (DAR) ...: 720 x 540 (AR: 1.333:1)
FPS ................: 29.970
Video Bitrate ......: 5419 kb/s
Bits per Pixel .....: 0.523 bpp
Standard ...........: NTSC
Audio Info
Audio Codec ........: AC3
Audio Bitrate ......: 448 kb/s [6 channel(s)] CBR
Sample Rate ........: 48000 Hz
Language ...........: English
Subtitles ..........: None
IMDb ...............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056982/
Source .............: Untouched MosFilm NTSC DVD5
Quality (1-5) ......: 5
Origin .............: Zaphod Bought
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T H E E X T R A S
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Digital Restoration Comparison (:58)
Biographies (No, the Cutie isn't included... :( )
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T H E N O T E S
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Aside from the 1998 movie treatment with HJO, this is the longest-length
adaptation of the short I've seen, clocking in at almost fifty minutes.
I quite liked this adaptation - With its black-and-white filming, use of fast-
motion in chases and action scenes, and great old-timey music, it really gave
the feeling of a "Little Rascals" or Laurel & Hardy film from the 30's or
40's.
And little Sergey Tikhonov did an outstanding job in his role as the unholy
terror, Red Chief! I think we have a tie between him and Lee Aaker for the
"meanest" Red Chief :-P
The other two shorts were also well worth watching, with "Makes the Whole
World Kin" being comedic and ironic, and "The Roads We Take" providing a comm-
entary on life.
The compilation's title is borrowed from the book of short stories by O. Henry
entitled "Strictly Business" (1910, ??????? ???? in Russian), but none of the
short stories it includes were adapted for the screen.
The segment "The Ransom of Red Chief" was shown in the United States in an
English-dubbed version on "The CBS Children's Film Festival" on March 5th,
1967. (Zaphod would love to get his hands on a copy of that!)
I am uplaoding both my personal copy of the untouched DVD as well as a
reauthored disc that I downloaded which has custom English fansubs.
A word about the English Fansubs: You might have to stop and think for a sec-
ond about the meaning of some of the lines, but overall they do a good job and
you should have no trouble keeping up with what's going on :)
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