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Jan. 5, 1965 *[brass Ring|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583938/|Brass Ring]* Richard Kimble ('David Janssen' ) finds a temporary job along the Santa Monica Pier as a personal aide for the paralyzed Leslie ([Robert Duvall|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000380/]), who owns and operates a gift shop along the pier with his attractive sister Norma ([Angie Dickinson|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001141/]). Leslie received a large financial settlement after the car accident that paralyzed him, and Norma and her lover, Lars ('John Erickson' ) are secretly plotting to kill Leslie and take the money. Kimble throws a monkey wrench into their plans...

Giveaway clue:... The leading man, who became a superstar, was apparently not proud of his performance. When the film was broadcast on [television|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television|Television] in 1966, he took out an [advertisement|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertisement|Advertisement] in a Hollywood trade paper apologizing for his performance, and requesting people not to watch the film. This backfired, and the broadcast received unusually high ratings. ^[[2]|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Chalice_%28film%29#cite_note-1]^The film is sometimes referred to as ____ _______ and the Holy Grail.^[[3]|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Chalice_%28film%29#cite_note-2]^ He called the film "the worst motion picture produced during the 1950s". He once screened it for guests at his home, handing out pots, wooden spoons, and whistles and encouraging the audience to offer noisy critiques. This was the actor's first film....

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" Again? What do you mean again ? Didn't you hear what I just said?... I missed this month!"

Ok...That's Gary Cooper as Capt. Christopher Holden and Virginia Grey as Diana in 1947's "Unconquered"... Thread Open

Ha! Ha!...Persistence pays, doesnt it ? That's him....Your thread.

No, Edythe...More letters: __ __ __ __ R T __ H __ __ M A N

Correct, Lavender...Your turn.

In the 1976 all-star comedy/mystery/parody "Murder By Death", starring Alec Guinness and Peters Falk and Sellers, Fay Wray's screams were used as a doorbell...

This actress took her stage and professional name from a character she portrayed in her first film, a comedy/musical...Name?

I don't know, Fi, maybe you're just not musically-minded...ha! ha! (just kidding).

REYNOLDS: Well, Eastwood was -- I always tell the story that we were fired the same day, but we weren't. We were fired the same year. And he was fired because his Adam's apple stuck out too far. He talked too slow. And he had a chipped tooth and he wouldn't get it fixed. And I said, "Why are you firing me?" And they said, "You can't act." And I thought... KING: Was that a blow, Burt? REYNOLDS: No. I said -- no, I said to Clint, you know, you are really screwed, because I can learn how to act. You can't get rid of that Adam's apple.

That's right, Lavender...Your thread.

That's it ! Your turn, Flash...

Next:...The island of Naboombu

No, wrong author...Clue: Prior to this movie, the leading lady was in five movies with a Borst Belt comedian of the Catskills famous for his tongue twisting songs...

" Man, that's the first time I ever seen a Texan beat himself to the draw..."

Dorothy Parker ...

"Fried Green Tomatoes at Whistle Stop" was a novel by Fannie Flag made into a movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes", starring Kathy Bates...

Don't strain your brain, Flash...Think of a toga and sandal movie set in Antioch. Another clue: The author of the book is a very famous writer who had several historical novels made into epic movies. (You can unravel that string if you want.)....The quote is a narration at the beginning of the movie...

"Oklahoma!", Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical collaboration, opened at New Haven's Shubert Theater on March 11, 1943 with the title "Away We Go!"... The first title given to the work was Away We Go! which opened for out-of-town-tryouts in New Haven's Shubert Theatre on March 11, 1943.[13] Expectations for the show were low; Hammerstein had written six flops in a row, and the show had no star power. Producer Mike Todd walked out after the first act during the tryout and wisecracked ?No legs, no jokes, no chance.?[11] But Rodgers and Hammerstein were confident. The New Haven audiences and then Boston critics were enthusiastic. Only a few changes were made before it opened on Broadway, but two would prove significant: the addition of the show-stopping musical number, Oklahoma! and the decision to retitle the musical after that number.

Of course...Your thread, Fi.

Not Barrabas...Not Ben-Hur either...This is a famous movie, in more ways than one. It featured a big star in one of his well-known pictures...The cast also included a future supporting actor Oscar winner...

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