Stanley & I were on the set of The Shining and during a lull we were chatting about this & that when I recalled the incident with Menjou. ÔVery good - cut - print - letÕs go to lunch.Õ TIME LAPSE OF TWENTY YEARS. It was the opening scene in the movie & about 10 pages of movement & dialogue where they were discussing the taking of the ÔAnt Hill.Õ Truth to tell Menjou made a good point. Menjou & McReady took their spots & on action did the whole scene again & as far as I could see they did it flawlessly. I always work this way & I would really appreciate it if we could do just one more.Õ ÔAlright letÕs shoot the fucking thing again.Õ Menjou was disgusted. I know the both of you are giving me the best that you have & I appreciate it. I always try to do something a little better. Menjou itÕs just a difficult scene & I know it. How many more takes are you expecting from us?Õ ÔMr. McReady itÕs just -Õ ÔIs it the fucking cameraman? Is it the lighting? Fire the cocksuckers & letÕs get on with business.

We were shooting ÔPaths of GloryÕ in 1957 in Munich. I was standing, unnoticed, at the rear of the set which had become quiet as death. This tirade was launched by Adolph Menjou to Stanley Kubrick on the set of ÔPaths of Glory.Õ George McReady was standing next to Stanley not saying a word with a suffering patrician air. In all my fifty years in this business, IÕve never come across anything thatÕs even close to this.Õ All of the above was in a shout. McReady blowing his? Just what is it that you fucking want? The only thing that youÕre saying is - cut - print - O.K. McReady not on his spot? Am I? How many more fucking takes do you need? AM I blowing my lines? Is Mr. Kubrick? This is the 19th take on this fucking scene.

Turkel has written a very long inscription filling four pages: ÒWhat the fuck do you want from us Mr. Signed and inscribed by actor Joseph Turkel who played the character Pvt. The basis of the acclaimed 1957 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas, Adolph Menjou, George Macready, and Ralph Meeker set in France during World War I.

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