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"Moon River" - the source of "the screaming lady" located
posted by davidt on Tuesday November 30 2004, @09:00AM

 Missing Link writes:

Morrissey's fondness of using sound effects from his BBC sound effects records and from film is well documented. I have found one of the sources used by Morrissey, which up until now, would appear to have escaped detection (?)

During Morrissey's 1995 concert tour he covered "Moonriver". The song is preceded by a woman’s harrowing screams. The screams are those of Diana Lewis (played by Peggy Evans), a naive young girl who gets caught up with two small-time "petty thieves", in the post-war British film - The Blue Lamp.

Published by the J Arthur Rank Organisation in 1950 and shot at Ealing Studios, this film is a classic moral tale with a strong cast (including Dirk Bogarde) and great acting. The film went on to spawn a long-running and much loved British Police drama TV series "Dixon of Dock Green". Jack Warner starred in both the film and TV series.

The actual scream sequence occurs 59m05sec into the film (Chapter 15 on the DVD as released by Warner Bros).

Other notable items of interest for Morrissey fans...

- The song "The long and the short and the tall" is sung during the film by a drunk being processed by the Desk Sergeant at the Police Station. This song was sung by British music hall entertainer and film star, George Formby.

- The film also stars actor Patrick Doonan, as named in "Now My Heart Is Full”

 
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    Absolutely none.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday November 30 2004, @04:19PM (#140732)
      theare's no cryin' in music! (Score:1)
      If ya wanna cry during one of my tunes, den i'll give yous somethin' tah cry about!
      Frank Sinatra -- Tuesday November 30 2004, @04:39PM (#140735)
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       Ol'Blue Balls
      Huh? (Score:2, Informative)
      I don't know about "screaming", but the sobbing/wailing before the version of "Moon River" in "Introducing Morrissey" is Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (which has Mancini's "Moon River" as its theme song). She cries her eyes out after she finds out her brother has died. Same sobs...
      king leer -- Tuesday November 30 2004, @06:57PM (#140748)
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      Ooh give it a rest! (Score:1)
      All Peggy Evans does in the Blue Lamp is wail and scream; it gets very greating by the end. It's no wonder Sir Dirk Bogarde's character slaps her!

      Give it a rest love!
      Sonny Jim -- Wednesday December 01 2004, @09:57AM (#140828)
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