Smiley Bates prompted other recording ventures. When the Instrumental hit "Duelling Banjos" from the film "Deliverance" was popular, Smiley, on Flat-Top Guitar, was teamed with Eddie Poirier on 5-String Banjo. Though he had not seen the film, it only took a couple of tries to arrive at an arrangement, which, while not representative of Smiley's recording output, was nevertheless a commercial success. A further album was issued with Eddie and Smiley, and based upon its success, the two teamed up with Rose (Eddie's wife) to record another big-selling Bluegrass album, titled "The Best of Bluegrass". To illustrate how successful Smiley's recordings were,
Under Milk Wood (1972 film) exercise". In "The Guardian", Derek Malcolm wrote: The film was not a box office success and the main stars wrote it off as a tax loss. In December 2012 the director of the film, Andrew Sinclair, gave its rights to the people of Wales. In 2014 the film was digitally remastered and re-released to celebrate the centenary of Thomas's birth. Under Milk Wood (1972 film) Under Milk Wood is a 1972 British drama film directed by Andrew Sinclair and based on the 1954 radio play "Under Milk Wood" by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. It featured performances from many well-known