00:00While Ernest Hemingway was certainly pleased to see Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman as the stars
00:05of For Whom the Bell Tolls, as the writer of the novel, he was not a bit pleased with Paramount's
00:10picture. The strong politics in his book were watered down by the studio, which Hemingway
00:16thought missed the whole point of making the movie. The studio caved after serious pressure
00:21from Spain's dictator, Francisco Franco, supported by Catholic groups in both Spain and America.
00:27Hemingway was also bemused at a big love scene between the two lead characters, mainly because
00:33Gary Cooper didn't take off his coat. That's one hell of a way for a guy to make love with
00:39his coat
00:40on in a sleeping bag, said Hemingway. Coming up, all is fair and love and war as Coop fights for
00:48the
00:48French and falls for the wild and sensual Marlena Dietrich. Morocco is next on TCM.
00:57Next on TCM, Morocco, then Desire, and later, A Farewell to Arms. We won't leave Coop behind tonight.
