Dear Disillusioned (and I don't believe that the name is appropriate)

You mentioned that you have a considerable collection of books and
video-movies relating to HRH. I need help concerning background
information on a movie that was a classic of l945-46, the Samuel
Shellabarger Novel "Captain From Castile" starred Jean Peters in the
movie; it was the costliest production movie ever made at the time,
had a great cast, and was filmed on locations in Spain and Mexico.
I saw the movie when it was first introduced. It was so great that
I still have vivid memories of the photography, scenery, and the
filmed sequences - magnificent! Then, the movie disappeared from
public view from l976 until just recently, when it re-surfaced as
a video-casette movie, dulled in color, chopped to pieces in content,
and rendered into a rather so-so item on movie revue lists.
I remember distinctly that Howard Hughes had a lot to do with the
making of that movie .... but it is now listed as being a Lamar Trotti
directed-produced work. I've contacted Mr. Shellabarger's family in
Massachusetts, and they claim to know nothing of the movie production
of their Father's Novel - that he sold the novel lock-stock-and-barrel
and would have nothing to do with the making of the movie.

Would you by any chance be able to throw some light on this for me?

Sincerely Your Friend, van






--- In howardrobardhughesmemorial@y..., "vgsimmonsjr"
<vgsimmons@e...> wrote:
> Dear Friend Who is Disillusioned with Society - I understand the
> feeling! The right to personal privacy (has been...) one of my
> greatest privileges in life. Personally selected associations
surely
> fill in what would otherwise be a lonely and boring existence for
me,
> though. I believe that this is the way that it (should have been)
> with Howard. Much has been written about him that would indicate
> otherwise. That is to say - depictions of his being an eccentric
> recluse who held society (and government) in contempt - do not
match
> the known characteristics of the young Howard Hughes and his father.
> He was known to be a modest young man - by no means arrogant or
> disrespectful towards people that he met in all walks of life.
>
> Howard was much involved in the heyday epoch of Private Enterprise
in
> this country (and in the world). His outgoing friendliness was
quite
> a contrast to that of Lindbergh (for example)....and he was
certainly
> far removed from the "America First" nazi sympathizer group and
with
> other powerful ideological-experimenting characters that abounded
> during the l930's. He was a deep thinker, and a personal hands-on
> doer. The breadth of his involvements inevitably came up against
> resentments and jealousies of the worst possible sort, in high
places.
> They attacked him with incredibly vengeful hatred, as clandestinely
> as possible, of course, to protect their own "images of integrity."
> And, of course, being a "loner" he was vulnerable to the kind of
> entrapments that they prepared for him.
>
> Howard was not a free agent certainly during the last l0 years of
his
> life - and probably not since l954. I recommend that people
> read "The Business of Science" by Dr. Simon Ramo - to gain more
> insight into these matters.
>
> Wooldridge's "Mechanical Man - the Basis of Intelligence..." is
> another notable work that is an eye-opener. We almost havbe to go
> into "science-fiction" mode here .... but in doing so, we are not
far
> off course in coming to conclusions that only the utterly blind
could
> miss.
>
> Comments?
>
> I'm glad to be with you! Your Friend, van
>
>
>
> -- In howardrobardhughesmemorial@y..., "disillusioned_with_society"
> <disillusioned_with_society@y...> wrote:
> > Hi. I did belong to the larger HH club about a year ago but I got
> > bored as not much was happening. I did correspond with the
founder
> and
> > provided him with some copies of videos that he was seeking. I've
> been
> > collecting books and memorabilia on Hughes for several years now.
I
> > read my numerous books over and over, my favorite being " I
Caught
> > Flies for Howard Hughes" by Ron Kistler. What drew me most to
> Hughes
> > was his desire for solitude which I so well understand. I enjoy
> much
> > of the same reclusive lifestyle as he less the wealth and fame!
> People
> > can and will drive you nuts, no wonder he prefered to be
secretive
> > especially in his position. Howard made some wonderful
> contributions
> > and was and is a great legend. Remember solitude does not equal
> > loneliness it is an expression of oneself and can be a wonderful
> way
> > of life. HH did have his reasons to retreat some not all good but
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