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British entering Tibet, 1903 Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 463 seconds Here we join Colonel Younghusband and his intrepid Scot interpreter David Austin (in an astonishing performance by Keir Heath, laird of Glencairn) as they lead the British into Tibet to liberate that unfortunate people from Chinese oppression in Part 1 of the epic 'Gyantse 1904- The British Liberation of Tibet'. www.imperialflags .blogspot.com Related: army, british, empire, liberation, tibet, war, younghusband |
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Trailer for Gyantse 1904- The British Liberation of Tibet Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 324 seconds Set during the 1904 British liberation of Tibet, Laird David Keir Heath of Glencairn stars as the indefatigable Scotch interpreter to Col. Younghusband as the British army battles Chinese intrigue and Tibetan backwardness. Epic in scope, rivals Zulu in its portrayal of passion and glory. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: britain, british, empire, tibet, war, younghusband |
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The Battle of Gyantse- part 1 Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 579 seconds Here in the culmination of the epic "Gyantse 1904- The British Liberation of Tibet" the British initiate the opening rounds of the final battle before finally being free to march on Lhasa and freeing Tibet once and for all from Chinese intrigue. www.imperialflags .blogspot.com Related: army, british, empire, england, raj, tibet, younghusband |
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There ain't no Sanity Clause! Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 457 seconds Classic scene from the 1935 Marx Bros. masterpiece, A Night at the Opera. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: brothers, chico, groucho, harpo, marx, opera, sketch |
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Glorious Finale to House of Frankenstein Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 361 seconds The ultimate end, not only to a fine film, but to the Universal Monster series. Particular emotional is the role of the Hunchback woman, whose beauty at he start of this scene drives Lawrence Talbot literally wild with animal passion. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: boris, chaney, frankenstein, house, jr., karloff, lon, monster, of, universal |
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Ghost of Frankenstein Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 334 seconds "Your Father was Frankenstein, but your Mother was the lightning!!!" With these immortal words, Ygor hails the monster as it runs around trying to get struck by lightning. Of course this opening scene starts off with rampaging peasants with pitchforks and flaming torches bent on blowing up the only source of tourism their town has. Idiots. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: frankenstein, monster, universal, ygor |
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The Battle of Gyantse- part 2 Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 454 seconds Finally the battle concludes with the good guys finally vanquishing all stubborn opposition to modernity and development. Again my former student Michael Connolly (one of only two Caucasians in the British army, and an Irishman to boot) gets killed in a scene I could watch over and over. Related: army, british, empire, england, filmmaker, raj, reel, tibet, younghusband |
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The Ducktators Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 438 seconds A Loony Tunes cartoon from 1942 that satirizes various events of World War II. This version omits the ending where the dove is sitting with his kids and points out that his enemies have been defeated, followed by a notice to buy war bonds. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: banned, daffy, duck, hitler, league, loony, mussolini, nations, of, tojo, tunes, wwii |
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Colonel Younghusband addresses British army in Tibet Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 493 seconds This scene from Gyantse 1904- The British Liberation of Tibet starts with Colonel Younghusband giving an heartfelt, inspirational speech as the Mission continues on to Lhasa. It then shows the tensions swelling between the various members of the Mission, including myself as the indefatigable Scot David Austin and Maj-Gen. MacDonald. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: bombers, british, empire, suicide, tibet, younghusband |
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French lesson a la History Boys Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 284 seconds Terrific french class from the highly enjoyable (and for me, an history teacher, highly useful) film The History Boys. With English subtitles for ESL classes www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com www.imperialflags .blogspot.com Related: boys, french, history, lesson, school |
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The Tale of Sir Launcelot Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 575 seconds Scene 18 of Monty Python and the Holy Grail starts concerns the daring rescue by the brave and dangerous Sir Launcelot of a rather unattractive young man from deep in the bowels of Swamp Castle. www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: arthur, grail, holy, king, launcelot, monty, python, sir, sketch |
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The Good, the Bad, and Klaus Kinski! Posted by: LairdKeir
Video duration: 194 seconds Madman Klaus Kinski in his immortal role as a psychopathic hunchbacked cowboy in Spain, getting his comeuppance from a terribly underated Lee Van Cleef. From the classic 'For a Few Dollars More' www.lairdkeir.spa ces.live.com Related: cleef, clint, dollars, eastwood, ennio, few, for, kinski, klaus, lee, leone, more, morricone, sergio, spaghetti, van, western |
