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Cleaning? Pressing? Del Floria's Tailor Shop!

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Cleaning & pressing? Don't forget: Del Floria's Tailor Shop. Nobody does it better in all Manhattan. "Yes, we're open until six!" Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO Amazon Spain -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z Amazon UK-  http://goo.gl/RDkUxB

UNCLE gadgets - the laser weapon

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  In episode 18, the mysterious Mr Hemingway (Richard Haydn) drives a toy plane to UNCLE HQ building. Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) coordinates the defense and order agent Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) to use the laser weapon installed in the building roof.  Illya sets up the laser command against the toy but... it fails. And they find out that the plane was just a warning from Mr Hemingway, in one of the most imaginative episodes in the whole series. Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -...

Man From UNCLE Episode 18 Guest Star: Richard Haydn

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George Richard Haydn (10 March 1905 – 25 April 1985), known as Richard Haydn, and born as George Richard Haydon, was an English comic actor in radio, films and television. Some of his better known performances include Ball of Fire (1941) as Professor Oddley, No Time for Love (1943) as Roger, And Then There Were None (1945) as Thomas Rogers, The Emperor Waltz (1948), Alice in Wonderland(1951) as the Caterpillar, as Baron Popoff in The Merry Widow (1952), as William Brown in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), and The Sound of Music (1965) as Max Detweiler. Haydn was born on 10 March 1905 in London. After working as a music hall entertainer and overseer of a Jamaican banana plantation, he joined a touring British theatre troupe, and then moved into television and film. In the DVD commentary of Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks said that Haydn eschewed the Hollywood lifestyle, and that he used gardening and horticulture as a means of escape. Following a heart attack, Haydn died on 25 ...

The Man From UNCLE "Travia" Answers

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1) What is Napoleon Solo's badge number? Answer : 11 2) What is the middle name of Illya Kuryakin? Answer : Nickovich 3) What is Section Two? Answer : Operations and Enforcement 4) What was the title of the episode where THRUSH had created a double for Napoleon Solo? Answer : The Double Affair 5) How many episodes made up season one? Answer : 29 episodes 6) What was the Christian name of Vulcan in The Vulcan Affair? Answer : Andrew 7) In wich episode does Illya disguise himself as a Mongolian warlord? Answer : The Hong Kong Shilling Affair Al questions and answer from the book The Man From UNCLE Travia Quiz Pocket Book by Paul Mohamed. Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany - ...

Episode 17 Guest Star: Kamala Devi

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Kamala Devi was born on October 8, 1933 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. She was an actress, known for Geronimo (1962), The Brass Bottle (1964) and Harry Black (1958). She was married to Wallace Guberman and Chuck Connors. She died on November 29, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. ( IMDb ) Filmography and Television series   (Wikipedia) Year Title Role Notes 1958 Harry Black Nurse Somola 1960 Tales of the Vikings Dara 1961 Aas Ka Panchhi 1962 Geronimo Teela with Chuck Connors [1] 1964 The Rogues Glana Lupescu The Brass Bottle Tezra Arrest and Trial Sandra My Three Sons Siranee 1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Deirdre Purbhani 1965–1966 Branded Laurette Lansing 3 episodes, with Chuck Connors 1966 I Spy Felicitas Broken Sabre Laurette Lansing Branded, with Chuck Connors 1967 Cowboy in Africa M'Koru with Chuck Connors The Rat Patrol Sallah Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -...

The Man From UNCLE Trivia

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The Man From UNCLE Travia Quiz Book was writen by Paul Mohamed and published in 2014. Try your UNCLElogy degree with some of Mohamed questions: 1) What is Napoleon Solo's badge number? 2) What is the middle name of Illya Kuryakin? 3) What is Section Two? 4) What was the title of the episode where THRUSH had created a double for Napoleon Solo? 5) How many episodes made up season one? 6) What was the Christian name of Vulcan in The Vulcan Affair? 7) In wich episode does Illya disguise himself as a Mongolian warlord? Answers soon in this blog. Or in Open Channel D: The Man From UNCLE Affair . To get more information about author Paul Mohamed click here . Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq...

Episode 17: somewhere in India

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Episode 17 ("The Yellow Scarf Affair") have India as the adventure background. Everything seems to be exotic and/or suspicious. In the 1960 india was a kind of far away kingdom. The Beatles helped to bring India a little closer to the West a few years later, through their music. Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the  Open Channel D  book: Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO Amazon Spain -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z Amazon UK-  http://goo.gl/RDkUxB

Episode 17 Guest Star: Murray Matheson

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Born July 1 ,  1912   in Casterton, Victoria, Australia Died April 25, 1985  in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA Birth Name Sidney Murray Matheson Height 5' 10" (1,78 m) Urbane, grey-eyed, silver-haired Australian-born character actor, notable for his smooth manner and clipped upper-class English diction. A grazier's son, Matheson first worked as a clerk in a bank in Geelong, Victoria. However, his overriding ambition to become an actor caused him to abscond to Melbourne, where he eventually joined the Little Theatre and spent two years being trained by the celebrated actress  Ada Reeve . He made his theatrical debut at His Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in 1934 and then spent a year with touring companies, afterwards making the inevitable move to England. Matheson's first appearance on the London stage was in the 1937 revue "And On We Go", followed by performances in "Oscar Wilde" and "Candida". In the cours...

Summertime Blues: 15 August Movies That Didn’t Stink

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Summertime Blues: 15 August Movies That Didn’t Stink Posted on Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 by  Lindsey Romain 13.  The Man From U.N.C.L.E.  (2015) There’s no reason for this Guy Ritchie-directed reboot of a ‘60s TV spy drama to work as well as it does. But the end result is an honest-to-god blast from start to finish. It’s a great end-of-summer movie, with its brisk and breezy action, cool humor, and zest for fun. Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer – who play rival spies that must come together for a joint mission – have a natural chemistry, and a then-unknown Alicia Vikander is excellent as their coconspirator. Though technically a box office bomb,  The Man From U.N.C.L.E.  has seen a recent reappraisal from movie buffs, who’ve come to recognize the film for its stylish diversion from typical studio fare. A sequel is allegedly in the works. To read the complete article click here . Much more about the  Man From UNCLE  in the...