Originally Posted By: the G-man
Big fan of Wild Wild West and, of course, his greatest role:

G. Gordon Liddy Candle Trick (as portrayed by Robert Conrad)




I actually never saw that before now. With your special admiration for Gordon Liddy, I guess you have a special appreciation for that.

There's a scene in All the President's Men where Deep Throat refers to this talking to Woodward (Redford) in a garage, but it isn't shown on camera. I guess Liddy did this candle-display of toughness a number of times.