Yet, he plays a brainy, pencilneck geek who is valedictorian of his high school graduating class. Discussing the 1966 george axelrod film, lord love a duck with special guest, julie carriker. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Tuesday weld, 1966 in lord love a duck the swinging sixties the most gorgeous woman of the who starred alongside steve mcqueen, elvis, and gregory peck. Mcdowall was 40 when this film was made, and in his 55th motion picture. Complete with all of the stereotyped innuendo considered hip in 1966. Martin west, lord love a duck and general hospital. Hes also the son of ruth gordon and the target of roddy. Black comedy satire of 1960s beach party movies, teenage exploitation films, rock and roll, and 1960s southern california teenage culture. Lord love a duck was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. Feb 3, 2017 explore rjpies board lord, love a duck.
In a short documentary that comprises the sole special feature on the new dvd edition of lord love a duck, writerdirector george axelrod notes that the 1966 film is against just about everything. With roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west. At first glance, george axelrods, lord love a duck appears to be a satire of 60s beach party movies. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its. A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. Lord love a duck is a 1966 black comedy film directed by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld. Everyone remembers doctor strangelove and the nutty professor and lolita and one two three and the loved one.
Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. And that origin is supported by the earliest example ive found, in a longforgotten tale of 1907, the wheel o fortune, by louis tracy, a british journalist and prolific author. Story concerns the musings of roddy mcdowall in the psychiatric ward of a prison. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by al hine. The film was a satire of popular culture at the time, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach party films. Lord love a duck would make an excellent double feature with the loved one. Rooting for her is her best friend, who bends over backwards to get her every. In a sense, this neglected masterpiece was the culmination. Lord love a duck 1966 an immensely talented playwright, screenwriter, and satirist, george axelrod has rarely received the recognition he deserves within the hollywood industry yet he was the man behind some of the wittiest screenplays of the fifties and early sixties. It is based on al hines 1961 novel of the same name. Super weird cashmere sweater scene from lord love a duck wtuesday weld 1966. He was the fourth and last actor to play the role that.
Written by tricksy on june 10, 2015 the early nineteen sixties were the great age of black comic satire in american cinema. Martin west, who starred in lord love a duck and other 1960s teen comedies before appearing in alfred hitchcocks family plot and john carpenters assault on precinct, died on new years eve, his family announced. A young teenager wants the best of everything in life. West also is known to veteran general hospital fans for playing dr. He jokes in the promotional short that lord love a duck may look like a beach picture, but is actually a booby trap. Unfortunately, these are just pipe dreams for her since she comes from a poor family. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. In united artists wacky lord love a duck 1966, directed by george axelrod, west portrayed the love interest of dreamer tuesday weld. See more ideas about pet birds, animals beautiful and cute animals. It was originally british, though it has since emigrated to other commonwealth countries. The instrumental balboa blast is the killer, however. Ruth gordon as stella barnard costarring with roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld in lord love a duck 1966. Lord love a duck is a 1966 teen comedy produced, directed and cowritten by george axelrod and starring roddy mcdowall and tuesday weld.
Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Lord love a duck lola albright 1966 photo print walmart. Watch lord love a duck movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The plot revolves around the attempts of high school student alan musgrave mcdowall to win the heart of barbara ann green weld by granting her every wish. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. Super weird cashmere sweater scene from lord love a duck. Makes anarchy of the typical teen beach comedy that was so popular at the time. The title track, sung by the wild ones and composed by ernie sheldon, features the typical monkeesera hey hey hey business and even camp duck quacks. Stella barnard in lord love a duck 1966 the film stars tuesday weld as the innocent attention seeking teenager from a broken home who aspires to become loved by everyone, wears 12 colorful cashmere sweaters given to her by. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick.
The soundtrack to a fine george axelrod movie, lord love a duck combines the standard, prepsychedelic rock of bands like the dave clark five or paul revere with mod organ and blues. If you like lord love a duck you are looking for humorous, sexual and dark humor movies about with high school, misfit, satire, teenager, teenage life, best friends and youth themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Lord love a duck dvd 1966 movie on dvd teen culture. Incredible that veteran character actor max showalter can be found performing here, a long way from his role with marilyn monroe at niagara falls. Less well known but equally audacious is his goforbroke directorial debut, lord love a duck 1966, a poisonous love letter to the movie business that nourished him and a satire of southern california culture with its drivein chapels, fast food restaurants, and selfimprovement seminars.
Ambitious student barbara anne tuesday weld in an altogether prurient job interview with unhinged principal weldon emmett harvey korman in george axelrods lord love a duck, 1966 view the tcmdb entry for lord love a duck 1966. Movie trailer for the 1966 george axlerod comedy lord love a duck starring roddy mcdowall, tuesday weld, lola albright, martin west and ruth gordon. I think roddy mcdowall must have based his portrayal of the mad hatter in batman the animated series from his role in this film. Listen free to neal hefti lord love a duck lord love a duck main title, the wedding and more.
Lord love a duck is a curious title, a reference to the nickname mollymauk that roddy mcdowalls character took, because it is actually an albatross, not a duck. This item ships rolled to insure maximum protection. Lord love a duck movie trailer and videos tv guide. Lord love a duck looks and sounds exactly as one would expect.
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