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Happy Sunday!- A post from Tumblr’s Angelstills - “The Beguiled”-1971; Pattye as Janie-19 years old-a small part but awesome -she always was. 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #ClintEastwood #1971films #tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/angelstills/661287943267319808/the-beguiled-1971

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Dirty Harry (1971)

Watching Dirty Harry again, I’ve gained a whole new appreciation for it. The first time, I liked it. Now, I love it. The film is instantly memorable, filled with great characters, and packs a punch - even 45 years after its release.

Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is in charge of capturing the newest degenerate to plague the city of San Francisco. Serial killer Scorpio (Andy Robinson) promises to murder one person every day until he is paid $100,000. While Callahan is just the man for the job, at times it feels like even the judiciary system is routing for the killer.

Compared to today’s pictures, the film is perhaps a bit slower, but it makes up for it. This story does not follow a three-act structure. Normally, the cop/killer plot goes something like this: The killer makes their move, establishing that our hero must confront them. During their first encounter, the villain will wound the hero and ultimately, gets away. This proves they're a big threat. In the second half, it’ll be a long, personal chase. Finally, the hero triumphs. Having learned a lesson from his earlier failure, they track down the killer and kill/arrest them. "Dirty Harry" is more complicated and realistic. The bulk of the movie is a close race. The killer is always just a single step ahead of the authorities, or they’ll be holding onto his collar with just a single finger. You can never predict who is going to come out on top in any given situation because Scorpio and Callahan are so evenly matched.

Throughout, Callahan is working on a lot more than just this Scorpio case and it helps build his character and the atmosphere. There’s great use of music and cinematography, particularly during the very dark scenes on the streets… but the spotlight belongs to Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry and Andy Robinson as Scorpio. They say a good action film is only worth as much as its villain and you'll love hating Scorpio. There’s a great contrast between him and Callahan. He's blunt, cynical, unorthodox, but ultimately a good man at heart. That’s what he is: a man. This is a man’s picture. Not that only men would enjoy it, but this flick by Don Siegel exudes testosterone and the ideals of manhood. Dirty Harry is what we all wanted to grow up to be. He's a good guy who defies authority when the higher-ups prove themselves to be flaccid stalks of asparagus ready to bend for whatever bully comes their way. He doesn’t take guff from anyone and if you disagree with him, you’re out of luck.

Contrariwise, Scorpio is the ultimate slime. He’s cowardly - killing people from afar with his sniper rifle. He’s prone to begging and Andy Robinson plays him in a way that boils your blood. You want to see the hero triumph over this piece of filth so bad you can't take your eyes off the screen. You get your basic thrills and many fine moments of character development too.

Clint Eastwood is so good in the role, there are so many memorable lines and scenes throughout you owe it to yourself to see Dirty Harry. As a trendsetter, it’s been mimicked over and over, but that doesn’t matter. Like all groundbreaking films, it's been imitated but never duplicated. This one's special. There's something unquantifiable that grabs you no matter how familiar you may be with the story – and believe me, just because you’ve seen the spoofs, doesn’t mean you actually know what this classic is about. Dirty Harry is a great, engaging and memorable thriller. (On DVD, December 2, 2016)

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Happy Friday! More The Beguiled screenshots… the many daily activities and shores for the young ladies- pupils learning and keeping busy back in 1863….Miss Martha knows best! From bible reading class to working the garden to learning languages with Miss Edwina (French is a smile) Interesting movie, very 1971… filmed in an old plantation in Louisiana…. Produced by The Malpaso Company- Eastwood’s production company 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #pattyemattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #MelodyThomasScott #peggydrier #ClintEastwood Here’s the full movie:

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Happy Monday!-A better quality video of The Beguiled- (1971) this was Pattye’s only film. Absolutely adorable-gone but never forgotten. 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #ClintEastwood #internetarchive

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Happy Saturday! A better copy of The Beguiled - courtesy of the Internet Archive - Pattye as Janie- her only appearance in a big screen film. (Credited as Pattye Mattick- 19 years old at the time the movie was filmed) #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #TheBeguiled #1971films #InternetArchive #Awesome #GoneButWillNeverBeForgotten Here’s the link to the movie: https://archive.org/details/the-beguiled-1971

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Happy Wednesday! A clip from The Beguiled (1971)- Pattye as Janie -excuse the narration…. #pattyemattick #patriciamattick #TheBeguiled #1971films #adorable #GoneButWillNeverBeForgotten clip: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxSWHjpi7b5siUks7y8XVmjbuIQmIFEZbc?si=zCh_BC2F-lVRalHG

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Happy Wednesday! Terror in the Sky is a 1971 CBS television movie- passengers on a plane headed from the Midwest to the West Coast get quite ill after eating the chicken pot pie entree; Pattye plays Ellen, one of the passengers… I think this copy is a little better quality… Doug McClure, Roddy McDowall & Louis Nettleton star…

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Happy Tuesday! A poster from the 1971 movie “The Beguiled”- Pattye’s only big screen film. As Janie, a small part, but totally awesome… always remembered, never forgotten… #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #TheBeguiled #1971films #adorable #ClintEastwood #instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BVFuL2AAUqn/?igsh=a3o4ejdkcnp4dDFx

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Happy Saturday! Got a copy of the movie tie in for The Beguiled-the 1971 version, of course… start reading it this weekend… at least Pattye appears in one of the pictures- the back cover… and she is credited in the movie credits… 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #ClintEastwood #thomascullinan #movietiein #pattyemattick

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Happy Wednesday!-A video review of The Beguiled found in YouTube. Cool to find some screenshots being used… The Beguiled was Pattye’s only film. The narration is not so great- but it’s always nice to see her being mentioned…Absolutely adorable-gone but never forgotten. 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #ClintEastwood #youtube

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Happy Sunday!-A few of posts from Tumblr’s Angelstills about The Beguiled (1971)-Pattye adorable as Janie -gone but never forgotten. 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐Noticd there are not hashtags mentioning her- so politely inquired if he/she could add them.. #patriciamattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pattyemattick #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/angelstills/661293557368455168/the-beguiled-1971 links: https://www.tumblr.com/angelstills/661300722273501184/the-beguiled-1971 https://www.tumblr.com/angelstills/661287943267319808/the-beguiled-1971

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Happy Friday! From Instagram’s Historic Louisiana Homes- a cool post about the Ashland Belle-Helene Plantation- the mansion that was used for filming The Beguiled- the 1971 original version …. Didn’t know it is owned by the Shell Oil Company- unfortunately, no tours… #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #TheBeguiled #1971films #instagram #adorable https://www.instagram.com/reel/Crgd_7mO_3T/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Happy Sunday! A cool post from Instagram’s Wellldressedcinema- The Beguiled, 1971- Pattye as Janie….totally awesome…. #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #adorable #TheBeguiled #Instagram #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #MelodyThomasScott #peggydrier #ClintEastwood #GoneButWillNeverBeForgotten 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAf6-SEgpxW/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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Happy Sunday! “Will you come hear our prayers? I’ll be there shortly…” Miss Edwina listens to the pupils prayers at bed time… adorable! Interesting movie…. Scene is at 55:25 https://archive.org/details/the-beguiled-1971 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #pattyemattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darleencarr #MelodyThomasScott #peggydrier #ClintEastwood #GoneButWillNeverBeForgotten #adorable

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Happy Saturday! A lively conversation by the candlelight with Private McBurney- talking about dancing and food…. Doris objects to the presence of the “Yankee soldier” ….. scene starts @ 53:28…. 👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #pattyemattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darleencarr #MelodyThomasScott #peggydrier #ClintEastwood #GoneButWillNeverBeForgotten #adorable

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Happy Thursday! Just a few more screenshots of Pattye as Janie in “The Beguiled”-1971; Here Miss Martha, Edwina and Hallie, plus the pupils of Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies bring in wounded Northern soldier Private McBurney…. Doreen (Darleen Carr)is not happy they are helping the enemy! Janie with her 👓 …. No shoes… 1863 was the 3rd year of the Civil War- tough times…Better quality video -courtesy of the Internet Archive-👩🏻‍🦰👓💐#patriciamattick #pattyemattick #thebeguiled #joannharris #geraldinepage #pamelynferdin #1971films #maemercer #elizabethhartman #darlencarr #MelodyThomasScott #peggydrier #ClintEastwood