The beachmaster on Sword Beach, Captain [Royal Navy] Colin Maud, with the
bulldog "Winston" was played by Kenneth Moore, a British actor of
considerable fame.
jh
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Light meter
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>> >
>> > To paraphrase Richard Basehart from "The Longest Day":
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>> > "Anything digital, give it a good bash!"
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>>
>> I don't recall that Basehart featured in The Longest Day.
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>
> He was the Scottish beachmaster who whacked the APC with a cudgle
> because it wouldn't start due to the carbeurator being full of salt water.
> He had a bulldog on a leash. One of my farourite scenes, together with
> Sean
> Connery stuffing his ears with gun cotton because he couldn't stand the
> noise of the bagpipes.
>
> Chris
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