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...couldn't kiss. A Wong character might lure men to delight or destruction, but she was forbidden the main movie signifier of romantic fulfillment: the kiss. In Piccadilly with Jameson Thomas and in The Road to Dishonor (the English-language remake of Hai-Tang) with John Longden, their kiss was cut by British censors "on moral grounds." Wong, quoted in TIME, proclaimed the furor much ado about bussing, "I see no reason why Chinese and English people should not kiss on the screen, even though I prefer not to." Both co-stars agreed. Thomas: "In England, we have less prejudice...
...DIED. JOHNNY LONGDEN, 96, Hall of Fame jockey who rode 6,032 winners over four decades; in Banning, Calif. He rode Count Fleet, a somewhat wild horse that Longden persuaded the owner not to sell, to a celebrated Triple Crown sweep in 1943, and won more races than any other jockey until Bill Shoemaker broke his record...
...serious and touching British drama, Richard Loncraine's "The Wedding Gift" employs some of England's most talented actors and actresses. Based on a true story, the film stars Julie Walters as Diana Longden, a middle-aged woman dying of a mysterious illness. Walters came into the forefront of the British acting world with "Educating Rita" where she held her own with Michael Caine. She did the same with Jeanne Moreau in the recent release "The Summer House." Her husband, Deric, comes to life with Jim Broadbent assuming the role. Broadbent has established himself as a brilliant character actor, playing...
...Diana Longden suffers from an illness which the monolithic British healthcare system is unable to diagnose. The consultants, or doctors, insensitively shuffle her from hospital to hospital, toting her enormous file around which they never allow any-one else...
There is another track term for a jockey: race rider. The title is used sparingly so that, in a generation of boys, only a handful, the very best, will earn the honor. Arcaro, Atkinson, Longden were race riders. And Shoemaker, Hartack, Cordero, Pincay, Baeza, Turcotte, Velasquez. Now there is Steve Cauthen, only 18 and a race rider. A prodigy at 16, a fearless boy returning from an ugly spill at 17, and less than a month past his 18th birthday, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the first two classics of the Triple Crown...