Joe Dante weighs in on the sonorous wavelength of Paul Frees.
Billy Wilder’s enduring gangster cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot has come out in a sparkling new Blu-ray transfer, so it seems like a good time to spotlight the contribution of ace voice artist Paul Frees, who overdubbed nearly all of Tony Curtis’s performance while he’s in drag (although Tony was a little fuzzy on this when it finally came to light, admitting some of his performance was redubbed by an actor whose name escaped him).
Once you zero in on Frees’ sonorous wavelength, it’s like listening for The Wilhem Scream (more about that soon) — you can always recognize it. The late Frees is everywhere, even today - cartoon voices, overdubs, revoicings, narrations, Disney ride voices — more people have heard his voice than probably those of numerous 20th century presidents.
Frees had several prominent acting roles,...
Billy Wilder’s enduring gangster cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot has come out in a sparkling new Blu-ray transfer, so it seems like a good time to spotlight the contribution of ace voice artist Paul Frees, who overdubbed nearly all of Tony Curtis’s performance while he’s in drag (although Tony was a little fuzzy on this when it finally came to light, admitting some of his performance was redubbed by an actor whose name escaped him).
Once you zero in on Frees’ sonorous wavelength, it’s like listening for The Wilhem Scream (more about that soon) — you can always recognize it. The late Frees is everywhere, even today - cartoon voices, overdubs, revoicings, narrations, Disney ride voices — more people have heard his voice than probably those of numerous 20th century presidents.
Frees had several prominent acting roles,...
- 5/31/2011
- by Joe
- Trailers from Hell
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