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312 Yep, gotcha now "Yes, they're there all right. Anybody asks, just tell'em to ask me."

312 Maybe someone should call the Warden and see if the notorious White-X Gang managed a breakout.

That's correct, Liam. There were, uh, other reasons he never got married, but that was the one he gave. BTW, his position on the Hollywood Squares panel resulted in him being called on often. This was an asset, because his contributions were often screamingly funny. Your thread.

312 Psssst! Am I the only one that has nothing but a tiny white "X" on a tiny black background in the 312 space?

Nivins, Sue Ann -- Betty White on 45 Episodes of Mary Tyler Moore

Sounds like it could be, but no. Said in an interview. A witty man who's ad-libs were often quoted. "Mr. Center Square."

311 "...Alas, poor Yorick...PTSD on top of Scandahoovian flux...Never had a chance."

Eye of the Cat (1969) Cleaver

Irvin, Clifford -- Richard Gere in The Hoax (2006)

Makes sense that that's the correct response. Next clue? Or open thread?

Not Jimmy. Much later in timeline, career more heavily involved in TV than in bigscreen fare.

311 ...hmmm...But did he have a history of palsy?

310 ...and does anybody know where to get a decent pair of nylons in this town?

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Thanks, Kid. Next up: "I don't meet enough women outside show business, and I won't marry anyone in the field."

Correct. Ms. Provine was the voice talent. That wasn't her on the screen. The prolific Johnny Mercer was the composer. Your thread.

310 "I don't have enough useless hassle. I have to draw Prince Valiant's hairdresser!" Pssst, Emgee66; Please help us keep track of sequence, by remembering to number your photo entries. Thanks.

Night Passage is correct. Previously both stars had played the title role of Tom Destry : Stewart in Destry Rides Again and Murphy in Destry . Brandon de Wilde played the juvinile role. LiamCasey's thread.

309 "Like Elvis said in Jailhouse Rock , Babe, 'Music changes every six months, and you gotta change with it.' "

Caught Foxes this morning myself. Third viewing. Enjoyed. Not the Wayne Morris film. The good sibling, a railroad detective, has a blot on his record. He once gave his outlaw brother his own horse, allowing an escape. He's still trying to live that down.

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Next up: ♫ He sleeps out there on the prairie, Out where the coyotes wail, The reason he ain't at the bar drinking with the boys Makes quite a dismal tale -- ♪ ♫ He shouldn't-a hadn't-a oughtn't-a swang on me! He oughtn't-a hadn't-a shouldn't-a nossiree! You don't get many callers out on the lone prairie -- He shouldn't-a hadn't-a oughtn't-a swang on me! ♪ ..... ♫ The message on his tombstone Is simple as can be: He shouldn't-a hadn't-a oughtn't-a swang on me! ♪ Film? context?

The quote clued up here is in a speech to Willie Nelson. Extra hint.

The two stars were, in their offscreen lives, authentic combat heros from WWII.

309 Toro Tanaka lost face on a national scale when he failed to make the catch that likely would have put his team, the Yokohoma Bay Stars, into the Nippon Championship playoffs. Only years later was it discovered that he found employment as a children's entertainer, and that he worked in public, but inside a costume, entertaining fans of the nation's film industry.