October 7, 1972 Leslie McFarlane Interview

tomswift2002 · March 08, 2010, 04:57:19 PM

Some one posted this link to an interview with Leslie McFarlane that he did with the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) on October 7, 1972 on another group, but I thought you guys would be interested in it here. It is audio only so there is no video.

http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/09/06/

SDLagent · March 09, 2010, 12:36:16 AM

Great interview. Thanks for posting.

MacGyver · March 09, 2010, 06:23:35 PM

Cool! Nice find.

hardygirl847 · March 12, 2010, 03:40:00 PM

I FINALLY was able to listen to this! It didn't work the first few times I tried. But I am glad I tried again. THANKS!!!!

"Bayport...located somewhere between New York and Florida..."

That narrows it down. hehe

Leslie McFarlane was lucky to have the Hardys as an assignment. Wow...interesting how it all came to be. Only $125 a book?! WHAT?! Back then it was a lot I know. He didn't get any royalties...?!

I wonder what he would think about my fave, the Casefiles? They definitely have a lot of violence and danger. Hmm...would he approve?

SDLagent · March 12, 2010, 04:06:28 PM

I haven't read any of Leslie's books in awhile, but I do remember a bit more violence then you might think from hearing the interview. Plus, in the Leslie's books the, sometimes, Hardys carry firearms which doesn't even happen much in the Casefiles.

tomswift2002 · March 13, 2010, 04:36:25 PM

In Leslie McFarlane's version of The Mystery of Cabin Island the Hardy's and their friends actually go on a fox hunt and kill two foxes with rifles. Plus in McFarlane's version of The Great Airport Mystery the boys even board a plane with pistols in their belts.

SDLagent · March 14, 2010, 01:19:00 AM

And in The Secret of the Caves, the Hardys and their chums take firearms on a camping trip.

hardygirl847 · March 14, 2010, 01:48:05 AM

Perhaps he forgot about these things when he was being interviewed? He was asked a particular question about a book and he said he didn't know and didn't care. To us, we hang on every word and note every detail. Perhaps Leslie didn't see it as so...

Even if they carried guns or used them for hunting...that is still very different than using them in a fight or the other types of violence that happened in the Casefiles. I believe my comment was based on something he said in the interview. I'll have to check later...eyeballs are swimming.