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Professor Von X	John P. Fulton...	Lead	[-]
Jan 16 06 12:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Reading the thread on Jack Pierce, it occurred to me that he gets a great deal of adulation from folks around here, as well as a great deal of coverage in books. Seems to me that John Fulton is just as towering a figure in classic horror/sci-fi, yet I can't remember seeing a story on him in any magazine, or any discussion of him around these parts. I've seen this guy's name in credits (both genre and otherwise) for films from the early 30's to the late 50's... maybe later. What gives??? Can anyone point me in the direction of a website, book or article on this (to my mind) neglected giant? Professor Von X
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TomWeaver999	Re: John P. Fulton...	#1	[-]
Jan 16 06 6:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	PHOTON ran an article on him umpteen years ago -- primarily an interview with Fulton's co-worker David "Stan" Horsley. There were even a few neat behind-the-scenes photos.
ryanbrennan	Re: John P. Fulton...	#2	[-]
Jan 16 06 10:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have an article -- multi-part, I think -- about the effects work for THE TEN COMMANDMENTS but I don't remember the magazine name. Fulton is someone I'd like to know more about.
BijouBob8mm	Re: John P. Fulton...	#3	[-]
Jan 17 06 10:21 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Before its demise, CineMagic ran an article on the making of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (possibly in two parts?) that was very well done. In fact, in a follow-up issue, the letters column ran a letter from Ray Harryhausen commenting on their coverage.
Robert Richardson	Re: John P. Fulton...	#4	[-]
Jan 17 06 7:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I would be surprised if "American Cinematographer" hadn't done SOMETHING on John Fulton at some point in its run. The OOP book ASC TREASURE OF VISUAL EFFECTS covers a lot of the great old effects wizards - Fulton, Arnold Gillespie, L.B. Abbott, the Lydeckers, Linwood Dunn, etc. - so that would be worth a trackdown. The issue of PHOTON with the David Horsley interview re: Fulton is #25, as I recall. Besides all of the nifty effects Fulton did for the Universal monster classics I also enjoyed what he did in George Pal's CONQUEST OF SPACE.
Arch Stanton	Re: John P. Fulton...	#5	[-]
Jan 19 06 11:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* PHOTON ran an article on him umpteen years ago -- primarily an interview with Fulton's co-worker David "Stan" Horsley. There were even a few neat behind-the-scenes photos. Wasn't that article called 'Anything God can do, John can do better!' I think that's one of the greatest article titles ever....
thehorrorboy	Re: Re: John P. Fulton...	#6	[-]
Jan 27 06 7:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	PHOTON printed a letter from a subscriber who either cancelled his subscription, or, at least, was threatening to do so, because he found the "Anything God Can Do, John Can Do Better!" title blasphemous.
TomWeaver999		#7	[-]
Aug 27 11 6:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For John P. Fulton fans: http://nzpetesmatteshot.b...erful-world-of-john.html
clore103051		#8	[-]
Aug 27 11 7:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What was it that you called it Tom - "the contamination factor?" By now Alfred Hitchcock had a multiple film deal with Paramount and made a string of highly successful and well received films. It had been 25 years since Fulton had worked with Hitchcock on SABOTEUR and now the two were re-united, though on a significantly less demanding expectation, effects wise. Twenty-five years between SABOTEUR and REAR WINDOW?
TomWeaver999		#9	[-]
Aug 27 11 7:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How he got 25 years between 1942 and the mid-1950s, I have no idea. But don't go by me -- I didn't believe Costello when he said 7 times 13 was 28.
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clore103051		#10	[-]
Aug 28 11 6:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That wasn't the first goof that I spotted, but it was the one that convinced me to stop reading. An earlier one was "Universal Studios under Carl Laemmle struck gold when they released DRACULA in 1930." Another comment referred to Whale's THE ROAD BACK as now being thought to be a lost film. Maybe I just didn't get the memo on that, but it was around on 16mm 40 years ago when I saw it at a William K. Everson screening. Last Edited By: clore103051 Sep 22 11 2:54 PM. Edited 2 times.
JamesD		#11	[-]
Sep 19 11 10:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	clore103051 wrote: Another comment referred to Whale's THE ROAD BACK as now being thought to be a lost film. Maybe I just didn't get the memo on that, but it was around on 16mm 40 years ago when I saw it at a William K. Everson screening. It was screened at Film Forum a couple of years ago as part of a Whale retrospective, so it isn't even lost now. James
bipolarber		#12	[-]
Sep 22 11 1:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The "Movie Magic" book by John Brosnan has a chapter or so on optical printing techniques and history, which focuses on Fulton a great deal. "[The audiance] will populate the darkness with more horrors than all the horror writers in Hollywood could think of. If you make the screen dark enough, the mind's eye will read anything into it you want! We're great ones for the dark patches." -VAL LEWTON
clore103051		#13	[-]
Sep 22 11 2:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	JamesD wrote: It was screened at Film Forum a couple of years ago as part of a Whale retrospective, so it isn't even lost now. Did you attend the screening? I'm just curious about the print quality since a restoration might mean an eventual DVD release or TCM screening.
JamesD		#14	[-]
Sep 22 11 3:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	clore103051 wrote: Did you attend the screening? I'm just curious about the print quality since a restoration might mean an eventual DVD release or TCM screening. Unfortunately, I couldn't. I was able to make it to the Bride of Frankenstein/The Old Dark House double bill, but that was it. James
Roger McT		#15	[-]
Dec 27 11 5:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	clore103051 wrote: That wasn't the first goof that I spotted, but it was the one that convinced me to stop reading. An earlier one was "Universal Studios under Carl Laemmle struck gold when they released DRACULA in 1930." Another comment referred to Whale's THE ROAD BACK as now being thought to be a lost film. Maybe I just didn't get the memo on that, but it was around on 16mm 40 years ago when I saw it at a William K. Everson screening. I know the guy who writes that blog and he puts an enormous amount of effort into it, compiling hundreds of images and god knows how many pages. I know he also has a lot of problems with the blogging software which saps a lot of his energy and concentration when composing entries. Yes, odd mistakes creep in (and I'd argue with your rather snide comment about The Road Back - maybe he lacks your god-like omniscience?), but rather than %$*@! about them anonymously, why not contact him via his blog and let him know what they are?
PhantomXCI		#16	[-]
Dec 27 11 5:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE ROAD BACK is unavailable due to ownership rights. It's exceedingly unlikely we will be seeing it on TCM (or anywhere else) for quite some time.
clore103051		#17	[-]
Dec 29 11 12:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Roger McT wrote: I know the guy who writes that blog and he puts an enormous amount of effort into it, compiling hundreds of images and god knows how many pages. I know he also has a lot of problems with the blogging software which saps a lot of his energy and concentration when composing entries. Yes, odd mistakes creep in (and I'd argue with your rather snide comment about The Road Back - maybe he lacks your god-like omniscience?), but rather than %$*@! about them anonymously, why not contact him via his blog and let him know what they are? Well, maybe on this occasion he could have spent a bit less time compiling the images and put it toward overcoming the obstacles with his software or just doing a little fact checking and proofing simple calculations. If he is that dedicated to his work - and I'm not saying he isn't - then it's his own valiant efforts that are lessened. As for snide comments, nowhere do I claim "god-like omniscience" and it hardly takes such a level of being to double-check one's own text anymore than it takes a mere mortal such as I to spot the inaccuracies. But I'll give your suggestion of making direct comments some thought even if your own comments about my comments are also posted here "anonymously." Hopefully he'll welcome them. Last Edited By: clore103051 Dec 29 11 3:40 PM. Edited 1 times.
MonsterGuy95		#18	[-]
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