In the last post, I mentioned a character played by, among others, Charlton Heston. Then, I flipped through the channels and caught a few minutes of Will Penny, which stars Charlton Heston. If that is not a sign, then I do not know what a sign looks like. Obviously, it is time to check out words of wisdom from the movies of Charlton Heston.
From The Greatest Show on Earth
When things go up, they must come down.
From The Ten Commandments
Ambition knows no father.
Nothing from some is more than gold from others.
A charging chariot knows no rank!
From The Big Country
Take a bath sometime.
You don’t shoot an unarmed man.
From Ben-Hur
Live your own life.
The world is more than we know.
A grown man knows the world he lives in.
From Will Penny
We don’t all have the same choices.
No self-respectin’ cowhand’d be caught dead milkin’ a cow!
From Planet of the Apes
Some apes, it seems, are more equal than others.
You can’t trust the older generation.
From The Omega Man
There’s never a cop around when you need one.
From Soylent Green
People were always rotten.
You’re bought as soon as they pay you a salary.
From Tombstone
Wearing that badge don’t make you right.
From True Lies
Seconds count.
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 
Will Penny is arguably lucky Chucky’s best work. I met him, once. With Garry. At the premiere of Midway. It was a long time ago when the world and I were young. He was a really nice guy.
Sounds like another story for Garry to tell.
I could tell this one. I was there. Actually, there are a few stories 😀
I thought he made a good Cardinal Richelieu in the Musketeer films and also General Gordon in Khartoum.
Looks like I need to watch those, too. I’ve never seen them.
Khartoum is a slice of British history, I’m not sure it travels well!
As an old history guy, I still need to check it out.
Those second and third lines from Ben Hur implies there’s no such things as a grown man 😛
I know some women who would agree with that.
Khartoum is my favorite Charlton Heston film. 🙂
Next comes Will Penny and I even liked Soylent Green although the movie scared the hell out of me.
Everybody is talking about Khartoum. I need to see it.