tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173953810174051524.post8798158650805183897..comments2023-10-08T12:55:35.558+02:00Comments on our statures touch the skies: Leslie Banks (1890-1952)Tom Shakespearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110155712388691325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173953810174051524.post-41727542586289205582014-10-17T21:06:56.738+02:002014-10-17T21:06:56.738+02:00What a lovely tribute to this highly talented acto...What a lovely tribute to this highly talented actor! <br /><br />I'm a huge fan of Leslie Banks since I've seen him as Count Zaroff in "The Most Dangerous Game".<br /><br />It's very nice to learn that he was a such a modest man.<br /><br />Aside from the films mentioned above I would like to add "The Fire Raisers" and "Red Ensign" two early films directed by Michael Powell with great performances by Leslie Banks.<br /><br />His title role in "Sanders of the River" (1935) should also be mentioned.<br /><br />His role as Keith Durrant in "21 Days" (1940) a selfish, ruthless lawyer who doesn't care at the least about the fate of other people as long as his carreer is flourishing is also a very impressive performance.<br /><br />And one should not forget "Cottage to Let" where he plays the mildly eccentric inventor John Barrington.<br /><br />Kind Regards from Germany!<br /><br />By the way I made a video tribute to Leslie Banks:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/G5jsLqinol0 Manuela Hertelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874674005110629303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173953810174051524.post-21396955716846568882014-06-03T00:09:04.102+02:002014-06-03T00:09:04.102+02:00Just wanted to say what a lovely biog this is. It...Just wanted to say what a lovely biog this is. It's told me a lot about a man I already had great admiration for. What a shame he shunned interviews. He sounds a modest man and I don't suppose he dreamed anyone would still be interested in him 60 years on. Many thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15740971135901190197noreply@blogger.com