Smoking Lens Films

GLORY DAYS

Here's some pictures from a time when we were young, dumb, and healed a lot quicker than we do now.  

Here’s something you ain’t gonna see very often – Thomas in tights (4th from left).
The ‘emotation’ of Shakespeare with a Philadelphia accent is also a real treat.

“The Serpent Warriors ” - 1985
(L to R) Dan Thomas, Chris Mitchum, Eartha Kitt

“Breaker! Breaker!” 1977
(LtoR) Chuck Norris, Dan Thomas (aka Dan Vandegrift), George Murdock.

Chambers with the boys on the set of ‘The Monkees’ (1966)

They said, “Take the first left”… So I did. They didn’t say, “The first left after the gate"

Rigging a '47 Plymouth
Beaumont, Texas (1986)

The kid said he’d give his right arm to be in show biz… we took him at his word.
(Justin – “The Clint Howard Variety Show” – 2001)

Thomas yelling at somebody on the ground
(It’s one of the things he does best)

Here’s Clark drinking beer out of a jump boot. The guys with cups are pansies.
(Of course they didn’t get ‘foot in mouth disease)

They said, "Park it over by the boats" ... So I did

Thomas with one of his Emmys for sound editing (1985)

This is either the stunt crew from “Texas Sno- Line” 1986, or the current graduating
class of the Dade County chain gang. I’m not sure which.

What can I say? When I’m hungry I’ll eat anything – dead or alive.
(“The Serpent Warriors” – 1985)