tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post6710222882382924570..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: “So they call me ‘Concentration Camp’ Ehrhardt, eh?”Ivan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-39592364436341403262012-03-07T09:44:10.974-05:002012-03-07T09:44:10.974-05:00Hey, many thanks for the correction, Mr. Bazzle. ...Hey, many thanks for the correction, Mr. Bazzle. Most of the sources I'm familiar with don't mention the Barrymore angle so it's always great to learn something new. And I agree that it would have been interesting with John -- a reunion with his <b>Twentieth Century</b> co-star Lombard.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-87375596375561255882012-03-07T00:31:22.992-05:002012-03-07T00:31:22.992-05:00A very nice piece on "To Be or Not to Be"...A very nice piece on "To Be or Not to Be", but I do have to correct one slight factual error. Edwin Justus Mayer was a good friend of my father (when I was a small child, I used to visit him with my father -- unfortunately Mayer<br /> died before I was old enough to know his work). Although it was Lubitsch's idea to cast Jack Benny in the role, the part was actually conceived by Mayer for John Barrymore. As a huge Benny fan, I have always been grateful to Lubitsch for giving him such a magnificent part, but it is interesting to imagine the film with Barrymore in the role.rowrbazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204630825437431207noreply@blogger.com