Memorable Fathers and Sons

Memorable Fathers and Sons Jul 14, 2017 0:07:20 GMT spiderwort likes this

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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 14, 2017 0:07:20 GMT

Jul 13, 2017 23:37:59 GMT spiderwort said:

Jul 13, 2017 22:09:03 GMT Matthew the Swordsman said:

The first thing that came to my mind was the TV series Steptoe and Son.

The first film that came to my mind is Danny Boy (1941), another one of those ultra-obscure British b-movies that nobody has seen except me (I love those films for some reason).

It's not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, yet I liked it very much.

Haven't seen these, M. Dacron, but thanks for the introduction. As for not being a great film, some of my favorite films of all time would be an embarrassment if that were the requirement.

The British series Steptoe and Son (1962-1974) was the basis for the American series Sanford and Son (1972–1977). But Steptoe and Son was much darker, almost relentlessly downbeat.

It does in fact have a film connection, as two films (which I haven't seen), Steptoe and Son (1972) and Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973), both spun-off from the series (it was common at the time to do feature films based on British sitcoms).