Posting this picture of Robert Mitchum and his wife, Dorothy Spence, my father took in 1946

[Walleye]

This is a follow up on a OP by Emile about Mitchum’s marijuana bust in 1948 from the cannabis forum. This is just a faded copy I could find. The original is in our family archive

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. Way cool!

[Walleye]

2. The camera loved him.

[Doc Sportello]

3. That was a cool story

Glad you followed up with the picture. He was an iconic actor. Don't know of another one like him.

[Walleye]

4. Was watching some Hop Along Cassidy movies one Saturday morning

1943 movie, at the bottom of the credits, was outlaw – Bob Mitchum. He just played a small part. Outlaw’s sidekick. They were showing the movies in order in the next one he was also called Bob Mitchum in credits but he had a bigger part. By the third one he was more or less the guest star as slick gambler. I don’t think he played those roles or went under the name of Bob Mitchum again after that. “Out of the Past” and “His Kind of Woman” are two of my favorites of his.

[Doc Sportello]

28. Out of the Past is a great film

One of my favorite film noirs and I think one of Mitchum's best performances.

[Walleye]

29. Agree all around. Great cast, script, and cinematography. First class movie

[Joinfortmill]

5. Wow. One of the greats.

[panader0]

6. One of my favorite actors. I never saw him give a bad performance.

How did your father come to know him?

[Walleye]

17. In high school my father was good friends with Dorothy Spence, Mitchum later married

[Cyrano]

7. Try to find a video of him in "Night of the Hunter."

It's one of the most terrifying movies ever made.

[halfulglas]

10. Oh, yeah! I saw that movie as a kid.

I think it's the only movie he starred in where I hated him. One of his last appearances I watched him in was the epic Winds of War TV miniseries. He was so believable in most of his roles.

[ratchiweenie]

8. He was terrifying as Max Cady in Cape Fear. So much more sinister than

Robert DeNiro's later portrayal. What a great actor. Even if he was a big time Republican.

[Peregrine Took]

11. Agreed. Mitchum's performance was so much better - truly sinister where De Niro's was so

over the top in many scenes although the one giving advice to Juliette Lewis in the school was clever.

[Peregrine Took]

9. For those MItchum fans - here is an article about his move back to the eastern shore which he loved.

https://whatsupmag.com/culture/the-two-sides-of-former-trappe-resident-robert-mitchum/

[halfulglas]

13. Thank you! This was fascinating.

You know that the Eastern Shore is a whole world different than the rest of Maryland.

[Walleye]

16. My mom was from the eastern shore of Virginia, she called it the little end of nowhere

[Walleye]

15. Thanks so much for that article, I didn't know that story.

[ms liberty]

23. Great article, thanks! n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. Fascinating story.

I never knew that. I'm a Midwesterner, but have been to the beautiful Eastern shore and it's a beautiful area.

[ms liberty]

12. Thank you! I loved your story in the other OP.

He was so handsome and such a great actor. One of my favorites as a kid, and my mom thought so too lol!

[ananda]

14. So he's high there.....??

Kewl

[highplainsdem]

18. Great photo of one of my favorite actors, and his lovely wife! How cool that

your dad was a friend of hers!

[usaf-vet]

19. A little tweek. Always liked his movies.

Thanks for the original post.

[Walleye]

21. Nice thank you. I'm sure my brother has the original negative somewhere.

I learned how to load sheet film into 4 by 5 holders in the dark practically before I could read

[usaf-vet]

24. You are welcome.

I also have a long history with photography.

I took an elective photography course in 1963.
I bought my first 35 mm film camera in 1967 in the USAF Base BX.
I took all the family photos for years. Explaining why I'm not in many of those photos.
I bought my first Canon digital 35mm camera circa 2000.
I graduated to a Canon EOS 30D with all the whistles and bells when I was in my mid-fifties.
I then got my first good cell phone with a digital camera.
I gave all my "heavy" Canon equipment to a young wildlife photographer. Who does all the "work" and sends me some photos of new "captures."
Now in my mid-seventies, I show up in photos because of selfies and a built-in timer.

[Walleye]

25. I was lucky enough to be working for a newspaper when we switch to digital in the year 2000

I was hooked on Leicas for film cameras for a long time For years I’ve been using a canon EOS D7 I have a 400 mm f5.6 lens. I shot sports a lot for the newspaper, as a staff photographer I shot everything. Now retired, I like taking bird pictures. My earliest recollections are of darkrooms. I see someone working in a darkroom in an old movie or something, and I can still smell the chemicals

[usaf-vet]

26. The young wildlife photographer that got my equipment is the son of a Wildlife Biologist who is....

.... a recognized state bird expert. So I get to see photos of rare birds in our region of the country quite frequently.

I worked for a newspaper when I was a kid. My dad worked in the composing room running a linotype and retired as a vocational printing instructor in the state prison system.

He passed away in 1999, and to this day, Christmas 2022, I get a card from one of the prisoners who never forgot my dad and credits, my dad with turning his life around.

This is why I start my day with DU because I never know what post will lead me down an unexpected path to tell some life stories.

Thanks, Walleye, for starting my adventure today.

[niyad]

20. Very nice indeed!

[Lilaclady]

22. Wonderful photo

I had the biggest crush on him. He had a great voice.