Ice Cold (1 Viewer)

[WesternOutlaw]

Hi Fellas,

After all of these years, I finally watched the 1958 classic, Ice Cold in Alex; previously very difficult to find in the US.

Revisited the old Desert Austin K2 (EA027) released in 2008. What a wonderful piece I might add, solid, heavy, and lots of character.

Here's a few older shots of the Desert Austin and one I just snapped this morning:

and a few scenes from the movie:

I would love to see Andy and the K&C Team produce a set of four figures to go with this beautiful piece. :salute::

 

[Terp152]

Rob, I too recently viewed Ice Cold In Alex for the first time. You've done a very good job re-creating a scene from the movie. BTW, while John Mills was outstanding as always, Sylvia Sims was the star worth watching IMO. :wink2: Chris

 

[Horus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb7X6pqNz0

Worth waiting for ! ^&grin

Steve

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Rob, I too recently viewed Ice Cold In Alex for the first time. You've done a very good job re-creating a scene from the movie. BTW, while John Mills was outstanding as always, Sylvia Sims was the star worth watching IMO. :wink2: Chris

Thanks Chris. They were all great but I esp. liked Anthony Quale's performance in the movie.

Worth waiting for ! ^&grin

How refreshing!

 

[Horus]

Thanks Chris. They were all great but I esp. liked Anthony Quale's performance in the movie.


How refreshing!

You may also remember Anthony Quayle in "The Guns of Navarone". He had in fact been an SOE operative, serving in Albania for a while. I remember reading his Autobiography and his condemnation of a Hollywood Film actor who had joined OSS and was working with the Yugoslavs and badly let the side down. After the war the OSS agent became quite famous. As is usual with these things it was swept under the carpet.

Steve

 

[King & Country]

Hi Fellas,

After all of these years, I finally watched the 1958 classic, Ice Cold in Alex; previously very difficult to find in the US.

Revisited the old Desert Austin K2 (EA027) released in 2008. What a wonderful piece I might add, solid, heavy, and lots of character.

Here's a few older shots of the Desert Austin and one I just snapped this morning:

and a few scenes from the movie:

I would love to see Andy and the K&C Team produce a set of four figures to go with this beautiful piece. :salute::

Hi Rob,
’Ice Cold In Alex’ is one of the smallest and finest British War Films of the 1950’s…I first saw it as a kid back in1958 or ‘59 and loved it even then!

Since those years I’ve enjoyed it more than a few times and it was the direct inspiration for the ‘Desert’ Austin K2 ‘Katy’ we produced some time back…

If you look at our K&C ‘Katy’ you will see that the driver figure is leaning out of the cab…that figure and pose was inspired by the scene where the Ambulance is driving very slowly and carefully through a minefield and Sgt. Major Pugh ( the great Harry Andrews ) is also leaning out of the cab as he steers the vehicle.

The four main actors, Sir John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews and a very sexy Sylvia Sims were terrific!

The film was ‘shot’ in Libya during the late 1950’s, before Gadafi came to power, and there were still British troops stationed there. All of the German ‘Afrika Korps’ in the flick were actually British ‘squaddies’.

The final scene in the bar in Alexandria where John Mills ‘downs’ that ice cold Carlsberg took quite a few ‘takes’ before the film’s director was satisfied…Years later sir John Mills admitted that after polishing off half a dozen ice cold beers in quick succession he was quite ‘pissed’ by the time the director eventually called “Cut!”

’Pissed’ in ‘British English’ usually means ‘drunk’ unless used as ‘pissed-off’ meaning ‘fed-up’, ‘browned-off’ or ‘angry’.
Here endeth the lesson…

Still a great movie and a fine little K&C model truck!
Andy.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

’Ice Cold In Alex’ is one of the smallest and finest British War Films of the 1950’s…I first saw it as a kid back in1958 or ‘59 and loved it even then!...

Hi Andy; it's always a pleasure to learn more about items in one's collection. I recalled you mentioning the movie on occasion sparking my interesting in seeing it. I love hearing more about the inspiration behind pieces that you and the K&C Team create. This Desert Austin K2 is one of my favorite pieces prominently displayed in a curio. I don't pull it out too often but had to do so after seeing the movie for the first time.
A great film and an awesome K&C vehicle. Thanks for sharing more about the movie and the K2. If K&C ever offers a 4-figure set based on Ice Cold, it would be a "must-have" for me. Keep up the great work!

You may also remember Anthony Quayle in "The Guns of Navarone"...

Yes, I certainly do. Another great movie. Did not know anything in re. to his background, however. Interesting to learn.

 

[Terp152]

You may also remember Anthony Quayle in "The Guns of Navarone". He had in fact been an SOE operative, serving in Albania for a while. I remember reading his Autobiography and his condemnation of a Hollywood Film actor who had joined OSS and was working with the Yugoslavs and badly let the side down. After the war the OSS agent became quite famous. As is usual with these things it was swept under the carpet.

Steve

Some films hold up well with time and Ice Cold is one example IMO. However, "Guns," considered by most as a WWII classic, doesn't fare as well. One of my sons and I recently watched it and were laughing at some of the combat scenes. Goes with Battle of The Bulge category. Chris

 

[Horus]

Some films hold up well with time and Ice Cold is one example IMO. However, "Guns," considered by most as a WWII classic, doesn't fare as well. One of my sons and I recently watched it and were laughing at some of the combat scenes. Goes with Battle of The Bulge category. Chris

Yes as time goes by, some of the films we may of liked or a books we've enjoyed reading, just don't seem as good as we once thought they were or become victims of political correctness !

Steve