Tony Curtis

I do not know why, but I clearly remember a movie called "The Rawhide Years" by Tony Curtis in my early childhood. By looking into movie materials recently, I found out that it was based on a novel by Norman A. Fox and produced by the Universal Studio in 1955.

Mid-1950's was several years after the World War II and Japan was in the midst of the reconstruction of the country. And the people's only pleasure in those days was going to see Westerns from Hollywood and Japanese Samurai (warrior) films. The stories were always good guys and bad guys fighting each other, and the good never fail to win.

The role by Tony Curtis in the movie was a cheat gambler who later turned to be a good guy. The story was little bit fresh to me and that might be a reason for me to remember it.

Twelve years later, I was a college student in Beverly Hills who lived in a house of the Jewish family. Coincidently, a maid at the house used to work for Mr. Curtis' house. She often told me about his private life, and I was very happy to listen to her.#