June 2016
Welcome
to episode 29 of See Hear Podcast.
Our
beloved Bernard was suffering the effects of the summer flu and was
too croaky and sneezy to partake, but Tim and Maurice soldiered on
joined by Robert Hubbard to discuss a rock opera from 1974 called
Catch My Soul.
Not
for the first time is the story of Othello discussed on the podcast.
Catch My Soul debuted as a stage show in Los Angeles, before finding
life on the stage in England. The setting of the story and the songs
evolved reflecting real-world events. In 1974, the popularity of the
rock opera allowed Catch My Soul to be financed for film without too
much issue….and then sank without trace. Producer Jack Good
supposedly tampered with the film after Patrick McGoohan had approved
a final cut following a life revelation. To say there is a lot of
interesting history associated with this film would be mild.
Tim,
Robert and Maurice discuss the origins of the show, its original cast
members, its transfer to (and quick disappearance from) the big
screen, and the rediscovery of a print in the back of a semi-trailer
on a farm in Carolina.
The
film was trashed in its day. Is it possible that a film with Tony Joe
White, Richie Havens and Susan Tyrell could be a bomb, or is it a
masterpiece that 1974 film critics didn’t understand? We at See
Hear HQ like to think we have the final word on this film….until
someone else puts forth an opinion. Tune in and find out.The film is
now available through Etiquette Pictures.
You
can read Robert’s writings about film
at http://366weirdmovies.com/ (under thename 'El Rob
Hubbard') and at http://mimezine.blogspot.com/
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