Blazing Saddles - Gentlemen, affairs of state must take precedent over the affairs of state


Photo Description - TITILLATING ROBYN HILTON plays Mel Brook's secretary with much to recommend her for the job in Warner Bros' flat out crazy comedy "Blazing Saddles."Cleavon Little stars and Brooks plays dual roles in the zany film produced in Technicolor and Panavision by Michael Hertzberg.


Another week and yet another movie photo from my personnel collection. I have written about the busty actress Robyn Hilton before, mainly because most movie fans knew her by look and not by name and let's be honest, it is hard not to notice her in Blazing Saddles. As I noted in my previous article Hilton had a few bit parts in mainstream movies but ended up having to star in some rather racy films to make a living. In the mid 80s she starred in her last film and virtually disappeared. 

Blazing Saddles is one in a long line of Mel Brook's masterful comedy outings that include Young Frankenstein, History of the World: Part 1 and Spaceballs.
In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population. - Warner Bros
Song of Solomon 4:7 - “You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.”

Check Out:

Fantastic Photos From Fantasy Films: Raiders of the Lost Ark - An Emotional Reunion

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) interact during a fiery reunion between old flames in Paramount Pictures release Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ravenwood is in possession of the item Jones needs to locate the famed biblical relic that allegedly holds great power. He must acquire it quickly because Nazi agents aren't far behind. - READ MORE

Fantastic Photos From Fantasy Films: Fiery, Barbaric Mistress Of The World's Most Sinful Empire

Theodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Theodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome. - READ MORE

History has taught us that being gunslinger in the American west was hard. If you were good with a gun you probably earned a reputation and other cow punchers with an ego to feed would seek you out to test their skills against yours. It was a risky profession to have, in each encounter on a dusty street in the middle of a frontier town - READ MORE

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Abandoned Louisiana - The Pirate's Cove Water Park / Resort in Iowa

Image
 About ten minutes east of the city of Lake Charles are the remains of an abandoned water park . The decaying structures are clearly visible from the busy I-10 freeway and for years drivers have wondered about it's history and why it was left for dead.   The Pirate's Cove Water Park actually has a rather interesting story behind it. A story that has been repeated over and over again, unfortunately, here in Louisiana. It's just another example of how government bureaucracy in this state killed an enterprise before it could ever get off the ground. Construction on the park began in 2008 and it was scheduled to open sometime in 2010. The sprawling complex was envisioned as an oasis from the hot summer heat that would feature luxurious amenities like a 900 foot long lazy river, a giant splash pad for the kids and eventually a five star hotel. The Pirate's Cove would have been an obvious tourist destination that could have brought much needed tax dollars and employment oppo...
READ MORE »

Abandoned Louisiana - The Old Hightower Family Home in Dodson

Image
I have to admit that I have been hanging on to these photos for a couple of months now just looking for the right minute to post them. Back in November I was traveling up to El Dorado, Arkansas and I passed through the small town of Dodson. While driving through town my eyes spotted a very attractive old house up on a hill and I just had to stop and take a few photos of it. I honestly don't know the history of this house, but I'm sure some local will send me message telling me all about it (and someone did see the UPDATE ), and it's not as cool as an abandoned railroad locomotive or old movie house but it really spoke to me. I have to wonder about the people who used to live in it and how it ended up in the state it is now. Anyone can see that it was a beautiful house long ago. What happened? How did such a grand residence end up like this? Those are questions that I can't answer unfortunately.  Unfortunately a site like this isn't all that uncommon here in Louisian...
READ MORE »

Images Without Context: Vulcans, Timelords and the Crazy Parties they throw!

Image
  Check Out: Images Without Context: Gotham City Edition Images Without Context: By Your Command Images Without Context: Kong The 8th Wonder Of The World Edition Images Without Context: Living The Good Life In Outer Space Edition Images Without Context: Sheena and other Jungle Girls Edition Images Without Context: King of the Monsters Edition Images Without Context: The Mostly Wonder Woman Edition Images Without Context: Hollywood Starlet Edition Images Without Context: Famous Monsters Edition Images Without Context: Brave New World Edition
READ MORE »