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Skis and Dog Sleds
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Train conductor Sig Ruman ejects a group of flyers from Hermann Goering's private boxcar...Movie?
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Probably college professors or teachers...
Reagan in "Bedtime For Bonzo" and "She's Working Her Way Through College"
Van Johnson in "Mother Is A Freshman"
Fonda in "The Male Animal"
Loretta Young in "The Lady From Cheyenne"
Ray Milland in "It Happens Every Spring"
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Correct, Lana.
h1. Joseph Crehan (1883–1966) [Actor|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003277/#Actor]
h4. Trivia: Portrayed President/General Ulysses S. Grant nine times.
Your thread..
Edited by: mudskipper on Nov 14, 2011 9:52 PM
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George C. Scott shoots himself in "The New Centurions" by Joseph Wambaugh
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7) With a gross of $30.5 million equating to earnings of $12.2 million, From Here to Eternity was not only one of the top grossing films of 1953, but one of the ten highest-grossing films of the decade. Adjusted for inflation, its box office gross would be equivalent to in excess of $240 million U.S. in recent times
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"It's Raining Sundrops" and "It Could Only Happen In Brooklyn" w/ Virginia Mayo or "B'klyn" or "Military Polka", they were all danced by James Cagney, take your pick.
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Tommy Rall---
*Thomas Edward "Tommy" Rall* (b. December 27, 1929, [Kansas City, Missouri|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri|Kansas City, Missouri]) is an American [ballet dancer|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_dancer|Ballet dancer], [tap dancer|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_dancer|Tap dancer] and [acrobatic|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobatic|Acrobatic] [dancer|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancer|Dancer] who was a prominent featured player in 1950s musical comedies. He later became a successful [operatic|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera|Opera] [tenor|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor|Tenor] in the 1960s, making appearances with the [Opera Company of Boston|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Company_of_Boston|Opera Company of Boston], the [New York City Opera|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Opera|New York City Opera], and the American National Opera Company.
Rall was raised in [seattle|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle|Seattle]. As a child he had a crossed eye which made it hard for him to read books, so his mother enrolled him in dancing classes. In his early years he performed a dance and acrobatic [vaudeville|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville|Vaudeville] act in Seattle theaters, and attempted small acting roles.
His family moved to Los Angeles in the 1940s, and Rall began to appear in small movie roles. His first film appearance was a short MGM film called Vendetta. He began taking [tap dancing|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_dancing|Tap dancing] lessons and became a member of the jitterbugging Jivin’ Jacks and Jills at [universal Studios|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios|Universal Studios].
Rall joined [Donald O'Connor|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_O%27Connor|Donald O'Connor], [Peggy Ryan|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Ryan|Peggy Ryan] and [shirley Mills|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Mills|Shirley Mills] in several light wartime [Andrews Sisters|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrews_Sisters|Andrews Sisters] vehicles including Give Out Sisters, [Get Hep to Love|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Hep_to_Love|Get Hep to Love], [Mister Big|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Big_1943_film|Mister Big 1943 film], and others. He also appeared in the films [The North Star|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_North_Star_%281943_film%29|The North Star (1943 film)] and [song of Russia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_Russia|Song of Russia].
Rall took ballet lessons and danced in classical and [broadway|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre|Broadway theatre] stages ([Milk and Honey|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_and_Honey_%28musical%29|Milk and Honey (musical)], [Call Me Madam|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_Madam|Call Me Madam] and [Cry for Us All|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_for_Us_All|Cry for Us All]). He is best-known for his acrobatic dancing in several classic musical films of the 1950s, including [Kiss Me Kate|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me_Kate_%28film%29|Kiss Me Kate (film)], [seven Brides for Seven Brothers|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Brides_for_Seven_Brothers_%28film%29|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film)], [invitation to the Dance|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Dance_%28film%29|Invitation to the Dance (film)], [Merry Andrew|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Andrew_%28film%29|Merry Andrew (film)] and [My Sister Eileen|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sister_Eileen_%281955_film%29|My Sister Eileen (1955 film)].
Rall's film career waned as movie musicals went into decline. He had a role in the movie [Funny Girl|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Girl_%28film%29|Funny Girl (film)], as "The Prince" in a spoof of the [ballet|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet|Ballet] [swan Lake|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Lake|Swan Lake]. On [broadway|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre|Broadway theatre] he danced to considerable acclaim as "Johnny" in [Marc Blitzstein|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Blitzstein|Marc Blitzstein] and [Joseph Stein|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stein|Joseph Stein]'s 1959 musical, [Juno|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_%28musical%29|Juno (musical)] (based on [sean O'Casey|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_O%27Casey|Sean O'Casey]'s play [Juno and the Paycock|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_and_the_Paycock|Juno and the Paycock])
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Correct, Lavender...The Glenn Ford movie was "The Fastest Gun Alive."
Your thread.
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That's the one, Six...Now you know the name of Lady Godiva's horse...Your thread.
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That's right. Good old U.S. Grant present and accounted for...See, I told you it was simple...Your thread.
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Clue: This guest star also played a gunslinger in a Glenn Ford western...
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"The West Point Story" ?
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"Dodge City", in Kansas, is right...Your thread, Flash.
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Sorry...Wrong actors and wrong presidents...Try again.
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Loretta Young was in
h1. Ladies Courageous ([1944|http://www.imdb.com/year/1944/])
The story of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, a unit of female pilots during WW II who flew bombers from the factories to their final destinations.
Anyway, am not sure about Henry Fonda though. Maybe someone else can guess the answer...
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"Death In Venice"
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3) [Joan Fontaine|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000021/] was offered the role of Karen Holmes but had to decline due to family problems. She now regrets it and blames the failure of her late career to turning down the offer.
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Brian Donlevy was in "Never So Few" with Peter Lawford, who was in "Exodus" with Paul Newman...
Next:... Andy Devine
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Clue: ...The composer also appeared in a few films where he sang his songs. The title of his most popular song can be found in the lyrics below...
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There was an actor who had a lock on portraying a particular U.S. president. He played him nine times in different movies. Name the actor and the president he played.
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De Exupery's "Night Flight "(1933) w/ John Barrymore and Gable ?
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"Thief Of Damascus"
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A very young Anne Francis was in "Portrait Of Jennie" with Jennifer Jones, who was in "The Towering Inferno" with Paul Newman...
Next: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
Do You Know This Song?
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Clue: Both lead actor and actress die in the movie...