tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post6398498343642439936..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: More Dead Than AliveMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-53855651096193165342014-04-30T09:44:50.912-05:002014-04-30T09:44:50.912-05:00I can't help thinking that Clint Walker would&...I can't help thinking that Clint Walker would've made a good Peplum actor, partly for his build and partly for that likeable "big lug" kind of personality that you mention. It's a little surprising that he didn't become one at all (that I know of), considering all the American actors who did.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-91002861069520463272014-04-28T20:38:17.307-05:002014-04-28T20:38:17.307-05:00About that plane crash that killed Sparr and badly...About that plane crash that killed Sparr and badly injured cinematographer Gerald Finnerman (many STAR TREK episodes): they were scouting locations in Colorado for BARQUERO, which Sparr was originally slated to direct, with George Schenck also co-writing the screenplay.<br /><br />Finnerman survived, and went on to do the cinematography for the film. As you know, Gordon Douglas was hired to direct BARQUERO.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.com