Huntington's Connection to 'Cool Hand Luke' - part 1 of 2

It's been 40 years since the release of Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman.
Before filming began, a Huntington family introduced Newman to parts of West Virginia that helped him produce one of his most legendary roles.
This story first aired in in September 2006 on the program "Outlook" on West Virginia PBS. It was rebroadcast Sept. 20, 2007. It was produced by Kristin Murdock and Russ Barbour

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[BigDtootall]

What we've got here is failure to communicate.- I loved the movie so much (it was a double feature with Bonnie and Clyde!) ; I actually read the book!

[cholulasaucehot]

one of the 5 best movies in the history of cinema......

the other 4 being.....

the good the bad and the ugly

one flew over the coockoos nest

apocalypse now

deliverance.............

[darrenrodd]

This is a great bit of film history. thanks so much for posting. WV Pub Broadcasting!