flashback42
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uh, stick?
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Thanks, 'lana. Let's piggyback this one.
I was in one of Mr. Allen's six movies, In a juvenile role. Also had some walk-ons and cameos in other films, some quite well known, and with some pretty big names. Then I was star of a popular TV series that ended in the late 1950s. Never big in adult roles. Some work in guest appearances, some assistant producer gigs. Showed up also at some nostalgia events.
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Fred Allen, profitable antagonist of Jack Benny on their respective radio shows.
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Wingin' it here...*Portrait In Black* ??
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Right all five times, at 230 Views. I was holding a mention of Lassie in reserve.
'lana's thread.
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At over 200 Views:
Professor knew Flika in his youth.
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The 1931 *Dracula* ? Bela Lugosi?
Edited by: flashback42 on Feb 22, 2012 9:12 AM
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Not *The Ring*, and not a remake. USA setting.
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Dyslexia: 1990s. Horror from a dependable source.
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Theatrical. Late 1009s. Lead actor (investigative reporter) a second-generation musician and actor with a background mostly in support positions.
The competitive reporters on this case are not attractive or sympathetic characters. Cutthroat get-the-scoop muckrakers, not limited by ethics.
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OMG! Carpetbagger Howard Hughes?
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Welcome back. lavender. You can see in various threads around the Boards, a number of people have been trying to help you.
Recapping on the current TVM question.
Mid-1960s.
Popular child star who grew into a widely respected character actor.
Series title names a widely-used food product.
Episode title is a scrap of poetry from Homer.
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Professor -- A popular child actor. Unlike some such, was able to continue working into adulthood and became a steadily employed character actor.
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Yep. I steal only from the best. A 1960s Jerry Lewis filck, *The Errand Boy*, involves a family-run studio, Parimutual, and several executives named Paramutual.
I don't go out and buy biographies; I'm limited to the mini-bios on line, The closest I can find to what you describe is Marcus Lowe. His Lowe's Metro theater and others he controlled were the part of the business that interfaced directly with the consumer. (He is the "Metro" in Metro Goldwyn Meyer.) His field was real estate, and even as a studio executive he saw himself in that light.-- renting out theater seats. Is this the person your question referred to?
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yep, that's who it is. mtez44's thread.
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lavender's login troubles continue; are under study by TMCADMIN Continuing the thread:
A prolific American stage and screen star did a performance of *A Christmas Carol* every Christmas Eve from 1934 to 1953. He missed only one of these performances -- the Christmas Eve that his wife passed away. Who was that?
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stick, I've spent some time trying to trace this one down. The only encouragement is a reference to a 2009 Austrian movie, *Dead In Three Days*, about teenagers getting cryptic text- messages. Is that the one you mean?
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Going out-of-turn to get back from page 3:
Tybalt -- Michael York in *William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet* (1968)
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Over 200 Views, no bites; retiring the question.
Angie Dickenson, (the wayward wife), had played "Feather" and "Pepper Anderson"
Mel Ferrer, (the suspicious husband). had played "Robert Cohen"
Robert Mitchum had twice portrayed gumshoe Phillip Marlowe in remakes of earlier movies.
The deceased was found on the sidewalk fully dressed, but wearing just one shoe. The Matching shoe was found in the middle of the room he had left, many stories up. The detective surmised he had been dragged across the room and thrown out. The TVM takes this clue for the title -- *One Shoe Makes It Murder* (1982).
Thread open
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Professor follows through on his determination; Sobers up, cleans up. Has contact with a friend from his academic days. He's offered a job on condition of keeping it if his performance is satisfactory (construction). Makes fair wages, accumulates a little money ahead. Then he hires a private investigator to look into the case of his friend's death.
In his fadeout scene, Professor is settling into his new existance, and he shows confidence that he will not relapse. In the TVM's final scene, the P.I, showing around the rich merchent's photo, finds a witness who saw that guy give a ride in his limo to Professor's friend. Fadeout on a hopeful conclusion.
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Leo Paramount?
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Dumb law enforcement has been a staple of comedy for centuries. It goes back to comedia del arte, and it includes Shakespeare's "Constible Dogberry" in *Much Ado About Nothing* (Michael Keaton played that role a couple of decades back).
As a plot device, the police often have to be inept in order for the vigilante (Batman) or the P.I. (Lew Archer, say) to be right.
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> {quote:title=TCMWebAdmin wrote:}{quote}Fred,
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> She's in contact with me and the folks in the TCM HQ.
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> Michael
One of our other regular posters has suggested a ploy that I had almost forgotten...My own experience. Some time back I did idon'tknowwhat and could no longer log on to TCM. I closed out that username (I forget how) created a new account, different name (my present one), and was accepted under this identity. If TCM ADMIN can reach lavender and make this suggestion, she may find that solution worth trying.. maybe come back as dillydilly. Than anyone communicate this to her?
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The villain has a cast-listed character name made famous in Horror fiction. // Developing pattern: The crimes take place at or near small rural light-craft airports, the type that are often closed and unmanned at night. The killer is a pilot.
describe the scene game
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}Good guess. But it's not *Stage Door*.
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> I have to say, I haven't done this before...Because I didn't want to pick a movie that was too easy, I'm concerned I might have gone the opposite route and picked one that's too hard. I will say, this is not a very well-known film And it's kind of rare, not that easy to see. Is that ok? Should I have chosen something a bit less obscure?
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> ( I suppose that in itself is a hint.)
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ms. w., it's a choice. Obscure film, maybe detailed clues. Well-known film, obscure and criptic clues.
Uh, the cupcake in the silks and mules. -- Debbie Reynolds in *The Rat Race* ??