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When British Shilling Hope moved into television, he lost the chance to hold his book in his manus , something he had gotten used to working in radio. The presentation would look too stiff to his audience. He tried to memorise his monologues, but that proven to be too cumbrous of a undertaking and it took away from his golf game game. The solution was cue cards, or imbecile cards as they are known in the industry. This worked well for the performer, but was risky for others. On one of Hope's early NBC broadcasts a well meaning helper manager held up the cards so his star could read them, then tossed them back over his shoulder almost decapitating respective members of the studio audience.

Idiot cards are a manner for performing artists to lose the regard of their co-stars. Jesse James Caan, Henry Martin Robert Duvall and the remainder of the cast of characters of the 1972 classic, The Godfather , were thrilled to ran into the star of the film Marlon Brando. Actor Lenny Montana, who played the thuggish fictional character Luca Brasi was so in awe of Brando he kept fumbling his lines when they both shared the same scenes. Director Francis John Ford Francis Ford Coppola made it work by having the fictional character of Luca nervously rehearse what he was going to state anterior to meeting the Don, making the state of affairs look seamless. But if Treasure State was willing, if not able to larn his lines, Brando was not. In his scenes there were cue cards everywhere, causing Duvall to cry at him," Marlon, why don't you larn your lines you fat #*^%*@!"

Brando stubbornly refused to change. A twelvemonth later when performing in the controversial and sexual activity charged Last Tango In City Of Light he wrote some of his lines on the underside of his shoe and in a few scenes had to hop around awkwardly to read them.

For some actors, imbecile cards are the ultimate security blanket. Shortly before he died the great Toilet John Barrymore had a scene where he only had to present one line: "Yes". Dutifully, his personal helper stood ready to hold up a cue card. One of the movie technical schools informed the manager that Barrymore's assistant was standing in the way, they would not be able to illume the scene properly. The manager waited for his star to arrive. "Jack, Can I speak to you?" "Certainly." "Would it be possible for you make this 1 scene without your imbecile card?" "Absolutely Not". The manager sighed," Jack you only have got to state yes, that's it. What haps if I order your friend to leave?" John Barrymore looked at him coldly. "I might state no." Inch the end new lighting agreements were made.