Alonzo Hawk character also returns in Herbie Rides Again
That was my father, Keenan Wynn. And I was in both Flubbers. I played an unnamed student in the first one and I was the Medfield Team Manager in The Son Of...
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That means your grandfather was Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins. I sing the laughing song all the time.
I'm only 27, but my parents fed me a TON of old Disney movies, and the "Alonzo Hawk" trivia was something I've held onto for years. Of course, everyone thinks I'm crazy. I'm glad at least one person knows this trivia.
I'm watching Absent Minded on TCM today for lack of anything better to do, I also just noticed that they have to break into hawks warehouse to get his car, just like in Herbie.
Holy cow! I just Fred Wynn as the fire chief! I forgot all this, it's been 20 years since I watched this.
Of course the young Hawk in this goes on to be in all sorts of Disney movies, like Swiss Family Robinson
Is Ed Wynn, the fire chief related to Keenan?
I notice there is listed a Ned Wynn ... Boy (uncredited).
Ed Wynn is Keenan's real life father. While Ned is Keenan's real life son. Three generations of Wynns were in this film classic. According to the starter of this thread, Keylimepie, he happens to be Ned Wynn himself...
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