tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post1639032436143730164..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Herb Jeffries - the Bronze BuckarooJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-42646187047414983662010-03-04T07:28:39.449-05:002010-03-04T07:28:39.449-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Eric. Mr. Jeffries is som...Thanks for stopping by, Eric. Mr. Jeffries is someone fans of old movies should learn more about, and continue to enjoy his talent.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-73160461723712725782010-03-03T23:40:30.636-05:002010-03-03T23:40:30.636-05:00But the still elegant Jeffries remembers with clar...But the still elegant Jeffries remembers with clarity the films, the filmmaking and the urgency that drove him forward.Erichttp://www.new-actionmovie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-29150922203371141702010-03-01T21:37:28.052-05:002010-03-01T21:37:28.052-05:00Actually, I was thinking more just his general rug...Actually, I was thinking more just his general rugged good looks, the strong jaw, the eyes. The whole man's man, ladie's man aura he projects. His being light-skinned as part of the reason of his being chosen for this kind of role went right over my head, but you're right. It certainly could have been a factor.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-34195779578076837832010-03-01T20:04:48.234-05:002010-03-01T20:04:48.234-05:00Hi Jacqueline: I suspect looks were certainly a fa...Hi Jacqueline: I suspect looks were certainly a factor. I did notice that Jeffries was quite light-skinned. Unfortunately, this was a big deal to the arbiters of official culture, & was a factor in African American culture too for that matter. Leadbelly was quite dark. It's disturbing to suggest this had a bearing, but given the cultural climate it might have been a factor at least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-13650086603373308462010-03-01T19:54:30.054-05:002010-03-01T19:54:30.054-05:00Thanks, John. That's true about Leadbelly bei...Thanks, John. That's true about Leadbelly being the bigger name, and maybe because some of his recordings have been preserved. Though I've heard his recordings, I really didn't know he wanted to break into the movie cowboy business. Thanks for passing that along. I wonder why he never made it?<br /><br />Of course, Jeffries had the matinee idol looks, and I suppose the camera, and Hollywood, was more concerned about that than anything. Even talent didn't matter as much as looks, though to be sure, Jeffries had both.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-40078374655595170612010-03-01T19:23:13.550-05:002010-03-01T19:23:13.550-05:00Excellent post! Jeffries has an amazing voice; he...Excellent post! Jeffries has an amazing voice; he does sing better than Autrey. Another black man who had dreams of being a cinema cowboy was the folk-blues singer Leadbelly. He wrote at least a couple of songs with an eye to this--"Out on the Western Plain" & "Cowboy Song," both of which are available on some of the Smithsonian Folkways collections. But although Leadbelly is a bigger name overall than Jeffries, he never broke into the cinema.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-51412721384420925902010-03-01T12:53:47.999-05:002010-03-01T12:53:47.999-05:00Thanks for commenting, Buffalo Solider 9, and best...Thanks for commenting, Buffalo Solider 9, and best of luck with your many interesting projects related to these little-known stories of the American west.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com