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It’s an “Ashes Summer”, one of sport’s great rivalries, Australia v England at cricket, which dates back to the late 1800s. Here’s Boris Karloff playing cricket for the Hollywood Cricket Club. Other team members included Ronald Colman, Clive Brook and C. Aubrey Smith.
I can relate to this story, because I had an encounter with a huge spider this week.
When making Fu Manchu, the script called for Karloff to crush a huge hairy spider beneath his heel. He refused. “I can’t,” he said. “I simply can’t. Even that ugly thing has a right to live.”
@HannahHowe wait why the spiders hashtag?
@StrepsipZerg For the second part of the toot.
@HannahHowe Robert Finlayson - younger brother of #JamesFinlayson - played for Hollywood Cricket Club and was a some-time captain
