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Sylvia Sidney was in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with Fuzzy Knight.

Betty Field was in The Shepherd of the Hills with Beulah Bondi.

Welcome back, Meingast. But I don't get all the Vortex references. To me, The Vortex is an early play by Noel Coward, about sex and drugs. What are you saying?

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki Wedding Rings

Sophia Loren Next: Lived to 100 at least

One of the best endings is the last scene of The Last Hurrah, directed by John Ford and one of his best (and most underrated) films. Spencer Tracy has died. The VIPs and family members have paid their last respects and left. This final scene depicts Tracy's closest friends/aides, walking up the stairs to bid farewell to their beloved boss. The very end of the scene actually shows Edward Brophy wearily bringing up the rear, alone on the staircase, as the others have reached the top and are out of sight.

"Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" -- played at the election ball in The Sisters (1938) Next: Played on an accordion or a harmonica

The Triplets of Belleville (2003) Next: Long French film

And it's your thread, Princess!

Regarding Amarcord/Radio Days, yes of course there are similarities; after all, there are only so many stories in the world, and stories involving the memories of youth represent a major genre. I had forgotten that Corman directed It Conquered the World. Yes, it's another example of his good early period. My father took me to see it when I was six, and I still remember it fondly. I argue with a friend as to how to pronounce the title. I say it's "It CONQUERED the World." She says it's "IT Conquered the World." What do you think? (Please don't tell me you think it's "It Conquered the WORLD.!")

Although he played a vicious villain in one of his earliest films, he became one of the most prolific character actors of the old Hollywood, most always playing wise and sympathetic roles, one of which earned him an Oscar She was a playwright/screenwriter who was Oscar nominated for one of her screenplays, written in collaboration. After her marriage to the husband, her partner (it is uncertain as to whether they ever married) was a man who encouraged her to buy a then famous dog star. Name the husband, his villainous early role; and his Oscar-winning role. Name the wife, her Oscar-nominated screenplay, and the name of the dog she later owned.

Radio Days is not just funny and enjoyable. It's one of the best encapsulations of an era, and of various New York communities of that era, as has ever been put on film. Although I would place Manhattan as my second choice, and I love Zelig, Broadway Danny Rose, and a few others, Radio Days is Allen's magnum opus. His more highly acclaimed films -- Hannah, Annie, etc. -- are nice depictions of contemporary NY angst and neuroses, but as a New Yorker of three generations, Radio Days is the best. And Radio Days no more plagiarises Bergman/Fellini than Shakespeare plagiarises Chaucer. Regarding Corman, there is charm in his unique early films -- The Undead, Little Shop of Horrors, etc. that transcends the overblown camp of the Vincent Price shlock/camp films. Not that I have anything against shlock and camp! Although I did enjoy, as a young teen, going to a cinema in White Plains, NY, where Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre made a personal appearance on a Saturday afternoon, promoting the film: The Raven.

Reposting my response to Lavender: I think the couple is Anne Baxter and John Hodiak, who appeared together in Homecoming and Sunday Dinner for a Soldier. Her grandfather was Frank Lloyd Wright.

I think the couple is Anne Baxter and John Hodiak, who appeared together in Homecoming and Sunday Dinner for a Soldier. Her grandfather was Frank Lloyd Wright.

1. Woody Allen Radio Days (1987) 2. Roger Corman The Undead (1957) 3. Andre De Toth House of Wax (1953) 6. Sam Fuller Pickup on South Street (1953) 7. Mervyn Leroy Anthony Adverse (1936) 9. Norman Z. McLeod Horse Feathers (1932) 10. Ronald Neame The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

Curt Jurgens was in The Blue Angel (1959) with May Britt.

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) Godzilla (1954) (Godzilla makes an appearance in Austin Powers in Goldmember.)

I met Mordden at a party once, many years ago, and had a discussion with him. I didn't like him. I remembering disagreeing with him a bit, but don't recall the details.

The last time I had the pleasure of seeing Ronald Pickup on stage was in Amy's View. Judi Dench, Ronald Pickup in Amy's View, National Theatre, 1997.

The name of Denis Quilley always brings a smile to my face. I've seen him on stage around a dozen times, in so many varied projects. Thank goodness his brilliant performance in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Privates on Parade was preserved in the film version. The film itself was disappointing, partly due to script revisions; but primarily due to the stupid antics of John Cleese, who was no replacement for the brilliant Nigel Hawthorne, in the main supporting role. Kingrat, you reminded me of all the times I've seen Quilley on stage. Here's a list, I think this may be all of them: Troilus and Cressida (Nestor)Money (Sir John Vesey)Waste (Cyril Horsham)King Lear (Gloucester)The Tempest (Prospero)The White Devil (Brachiano)The School for Scandal (Sir Oliver Surface)Privates on Parade (Captain Terri Dennis)King Arthur (Narrator)Candida (Rev. James Mavor Morell)The Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff)Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin)

The great English actor Ronald Pickup has died. A prolific presence on stage, television, and in movies, Pickup was 80 years ago. I had the good fortune to see him on stage and also remember him as the annoying but lovable Prince Yakimov in the TV miniseries The Fortunes of War. I believe the first time I saw him onstage was at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, as Astrov in Uncle Vanya, with Donald Sinden as Vanya. The last time I saw him on stage was in his Olivier Award-winning performance at the National Theatre, in Amy's View. His films include The Day of the Jackal and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and many others, but those represent only a fraction of his diverse and distinguished career. Ronald Pickup in The Fortunes of War https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb/26/ronald-pickup-a-theatrical-great-from-a-golden-generation

On Svengoolie tomorrow, February 27, 2021 (This 1964 film has nothing to do with the earlier film of the same name.)

Julian West (star of Vampyr; real name Nicolas de Gunzburg) Next: Haughty

A trio of creepy characters played by fine but not famous actresses Lucy Pavey in The Fall of the House of Usher (1948) Dorothy Neumann (right) in The Undead (1957) Elsie Wagstaff in The Snake Woman (1961)

"Isn't It Romantic" -- Love Me Tonight (1932) -- Part of this great musical sequence is sung in a taxi. Next: One of your favorite songs from an early 1930s movie