From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
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ReplyDeleteDON KNOTTS!!!
ReplyDeleteI prefer The Ghost and Mr Chicken.
ReplyDeleteI think all these indians are actually italian.
ReplyDeleteI loved this movie as a kid, but maaaaan the racism. It also came out the same year as Night of the Living Dead, which basically was the anti-thesis of this movie in every possible way, racism included.
ReplyDeleteIt's been 30 years since I've seen it. Racism, you say? All I remember is Don Knotts being awesome (growing up in NC, you're required to love all Andy Griffith Show stars), so that's a shame.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is still highly enjoyable for me, it's just got some really unfortunate moments in it. Fairly common for the era so I'm fairly forgiving. Night of the Living Dead was the exception, not the rule after all.
ReplyDeleteI was watching the indian scenes through my hands they were so cringeworthy. And I'd gone on Netflix to find The Karate Kid, but it was gone. Shakiest Gun also has Pat Morita, in a chinese caricature role. On the other hand, there was a lot of crossdressing.
ReplyDeleteAnd Barbara Rhoades, holy wow. Abby and I both howled with laughter when Don Knotts dropped his dental mirror in her cleavage.