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Yes, you got it. I told you it was easy. You're on. Regards

I just had to comment here about Libby Blondell. I saw a photo of her, taken probably around 1900, and the image has always stayed in my mind (for obvious reasons). She was indeed a magnificently proportioned lady. Do you know anything about her ? I can't find any references to her on the internet. Was she related to the Hollywood Blondell's ? Regards

If I've told you once , I've told you a hundred times, the movie industry is a business. And business is about making money, not movies. The kind of movies that get made are based on carefull market research and profiling, and the product is tailored to suit the requirements of a specific demographic, i.e. the 18 to 35 age group. On average this group is not particularly intelligent or sophisticated. They are like children in an amusement park. The overriding criteria in any business is to maximize profits. The movie industry's concept of a 'GOOD' movie is entirely different from your concept of a 'GOOD' movie. The fact that a movie may be a piece of mindless crap, and despised by film critics is completely irrelevent. If it turns a profit, then it's a 'GOOD' movie. A director such as Clint Eastwood may be permitted to indulge in making quality product such as 'Million Dollar Baby', But he sure had to eat a lot of spaghetti and shoot a lot of punks before he could do so. Regards

Hint - CIA agent was very, very small. Microscopic in fact. Regards

An easy one. 'Interior decorator is stabbed in the back by a very small-time CIA agent upset about the tiles. He recovers with help from African missionary, and gets a job as driver for an inebriated judge. He then finds his sister living with an escaped convict from Mississippi'. Regards

The Pink Panther (1963) Peter Sellers - Mr. Topaze Claudia Cardinale - Circus World David Niven - Casino Royale Robert Wagner - 3 Austin Powers movies Regards

It's highly unlikely that this is a picture of Madge Ballamy the actress. This photograph looks like it was taken sometime in the 1920's or 1930's. Even if it was taken as late as the 1940's it's still unlikely. Maddge Bellamy was born in 1899. The woman in this picture is at least 60 years old. Regards

I started tis thread as an 'appreciation' of hammy actors, not as a critisism. Hammy actors can be fun to watch and are sometimes the best thing in a movie. One of the best was 'Robert Newton' who is always a treat to watch. I don't include comedians like Red Skelton or Danny Kaye, as their styles were intentionally silly or hammy. Regards

'Green For Danger' with Trevor Howard and Alistair Simm. 'The Family Way' with John and Hayley Mills. The first two 'St. Trinians' movies. The first few 'Carry On' movies (before they got too dumb and turned into episodes of the Benny Hill Show). The tragic Kenneth Williams was one of Britains funniest commediens. 'Brighton Rock' with Richard Attenborough. Anything, of course. by Powell and Pressburger. 'I'm All Right Jack' with Peter Sellers. 'A Taste of Honey' Rita Tushingham should have won an Oscar for this movie, but wasn't even nominated (Bastards ! ). There are dozens of others 'Hobsons Choice', 'Billy Liar', 'Georgie Girl'. But these will do for now until I can think of some more. Don't show any of these movies during June or July, besause the FIFA World Cup is on and I'll be watching that. Just looked at the groupings on the FIFA site. England should sweep through to the next round. USA 'might' squeak through behind Italy. Australia is grouped with Brazil and Japan - Ouch ! What the hell happened to Canada ? Regards

Dear MrWriteLA. Yes, it was Jack Hawkins. CineSage Jr, I'll treat your comments as a trivia question 'Hawkins also has the distinction of being one of only six (by my reckoning) featured actors to ever appear in three Best Picture Oscar winners' Jack Hawkins - 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', 'Ben-Hur' , 'Lawrence of Arabia'. I'll be back with the rest unless somebody beats me to it. Regards .

Which well known actor, after having his larynx removed due to throat cancer, continued to make movies, having his voice dubbed-in by other actors ? Regards

I would guess it was 'Doctor No' That great Hollywood classic "Because it has and it has, it does not accumulate' comes on next week. A good movie, even in Japanese. I swear that's how it translated ! ! ! Regards

I always thought Orson Welles wasted his considerable talents. I don't dislike him, but he was arrogant and undisciplined. I remember reading that the stuidio cut and re-edited "The Magnificent Ambersons' without his knowledge or permission. I thought this was just another example of a studio interfering with the work of a director. I tend now to think that the studio may have had good reason, and were merely trying to rein in some of Welles' considerable excesses. The 'Movie Business' is after all a 'Business', and subject to market forces. The fact that something 'Artistic' is occaisionally produced is just a coincidence. I imagine that most 'Artistic' directors are considered a pain in the **** by financially oriented studio executives. I don't know what Welles' reputation was within the industry. Regards

I must admit that the main reason I watched 'The Ghost Breakers' the other night was to see Paulette Goddard in her underwear. Beautiful. She had smoother lines than the other ladies mentioned here, but she was beautiful never the less. Regards

A guess 'The Time Machine' Rod Taylor - 'Trader Horn' Yvette Mimieux - 'The Black Hole' The only hole in my theory is that the little green men were blue. Regards

I agree about Ravel. Bernstein's music for 'The Magnificent Seven' always reminded me of Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's 'Pictures At An Exhibition', if only in style and power, the influence is apparent. The CD of Elmer Bernstein conducting The Scottish National Orchestra playing the full Orchestral arrangement of the 'Magnificent Seven' music is truly excellent. Go buy it, and play it with the sound cranked all the way up, and tell me I'm wrong. Regards

Dear YoungMissI4Classics, If only you understood what you were asking. Most of the people on these boards are many years older than you, and sadder and wiser as well. I hope that 'Joe' from 'Little Women' continues to be your inspiration and your 'story' for the rest of your life. Good luck and God bless.

You got it A supplimental question - At the end of 'Ice-Cold in Alex', what brand of beer were they drinking. It's said by many, including me, to be the best beer in the world. regards

Here's an easy one - Who directed the movie 'Ants In Your Pants' ? Regards

The Wrong Box Peter Cook - Bedazzled Dudley Moore - Arthur Tutte Lemkow - Fiddler On The Roof Sir Ralph Richardson - Time Bandits Michael Caine - Without A Clue Nanette Newman - International Velvet I've seen all these movies except 'The Wrong Box', so it took me a while to figure out who the 'high' violinist was. Regards

By the way. It's not Ishtar. Regards

Dear LuckyDan The link is to Photobucket, a very reputable Website, and the target is a jpeg I placed there myself. If you're plagued with viruses get Norton Anti-Virus. You should not be surfing the internet without some sort of anti-virus protection. Doing so is like......er......well, y'know......without protection ! Regards

The three films refered to in the puzzle have all been shown on TCM at least once. The main film featuring all the actors has never been shown on TCM (as far as I can recall), but should be. Have a beer while you're thinking about it. Regards

Yes, it was a tough one. I went on a few wild goose chases myself. The key to solving this, for me, was Murray Melvin, an actor I'm familiar with because he's in two of my top favorite movies. Regards

I revised my answer Helen Mack - His Girl Friday (1940) Mack David - Songwriter 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Cinderella' David Brian - Beyond the Forest (1949) Brian Murray - Treasure Planet (2002) Murray Melvin - Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) Melvin Frank - Screenwriter (with Norman Panama) Frank Finlay - The Three Musketeers (1973) Finlay currie - Great expectations (1946) Regards