Princess of Tap

That's my favorite story too because Glen 's son, Peter, is also the son of my favorite tap dancer, Eleanor Powell. Good show, Shutoo, your turn--

They all performed musical numbers in movies in a staged setting-- meaning that the musical performance was actually supposed to be an actual staged musical show within the movie.

Destry Rides Again

I'm overwhelmed!-- I really had some good competition. Being a techno idiot girl, I can't post with my Ltd equipment, so I'll send it back to Lawrence-- you can decide what you want to do next. And thanks!

Peter O'Toole

Rock and roll and movies started with the use of this number as a theme song for a 1950's movie. It was reported in England that in some venues showing the film, youthful moviegoers got so excited they became riotous. We will need the name of the movie, the Rock and Roll number and artist and most importantly, who's idea it was to put this all together.

Kirk Douglas ended Dalton Trumbo's blacklisting when he gave the writer screen credit for writing his production of Spartacus.

Guess - Michael York?

Leslie Howard Next; Lovable conman

Jean Harlow had an acrimonious marriage with Wallace Beery in Dinner at 8.

China Seas

Yes, Lawrence-- Wesley Ruggles made quite a reputation for himself at Paramount in the 1930's. He started the popular romantic comedy duo of Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray with the Gilded Lily in 1935, bringing in Claude Binyon's script as part of the mix. A young Ray Milland played out the romantic triangle. The director and the actress continued that formula in 1937 with I Met him in Paris, using Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young to fill out the triangle. Ruggles also was instrumental in the career of Carole Lombard. He directed her in Bolero and True Confession, a cryptic farcical comedy co-starring Fred MacMurray and John Barrymore. His history with Carole Lombard was ironic; he directed her only film made with Clark Gable, No Man of her Own and he was directing Clark Gable in Somewhere I'll find You when Carole was killed. Lawrence--you're up--

Hint--this director was the brother of a popular Hollywood Golden Era actor.

Much more interesting to me was that Moss Hart directed My Fair Lady on Broadway. Moss Hart was always a part of Cole Porter's group in the thirties and forties. Along with Monty Woolley and occasionally Sir Noël coward. Nothing new about that.

George Sanders was Rebecca's favorite cousin, much to the dismay of Laurence Olivier.

Leave it to Hitchcock to combine dinner with murder. Good job, GPF, it's all yours--

Alan Ladd was menaced by Laird Cregar in This Gun for Hire.

I can't say about all 6 - - but the last time I saw him on the telethon Gary Lewis was on there. It was really cute; he picked his dad up and carried him around. And then of course the Playboys came out and they did a song. The relationship seemed quite cordial. And why not, it's well-known that Jerry Lewis promoted his son's rock and roll group.

Billy Wilder Next: David Lean or Sir Richard Attenborough?

Hint#1-- of course, there was a carving knife on the serving plate.

I'm so sorry to say I don't think I ever heard Frank jr. sing. I was in Vegas a lot of times when he was there but I couldn't get tickets. As for Nancy, she was sweet and pretty in the sixties and she's still sweet and pretty, but as far as her singing goes I would say it was a challenge for her that sometimes was quite daunting.

Does anybody know what a Half Nelson is?

Hint#3-- this TV drama was what you might call a period piece.

Thanx, Azure. This next director had a very promising career cut short due to several unfortunate box office failures. Like many directors from the Golden Era, he started out as an actor in the silent movies. His success with romantic comedies in the 1930's should have led to a solid career, but he ventured into other genres that proved to be unsuccessful for him at the box office. He directed a handful of top movie stars repeatedly to excellent performances including-- Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Irene Dunne and Carole Lombard. When you identifiy this director, also name some of his outstanding work with several of the above mentioned stars, or any others that you remember.

Barry Fitzgerald Next: Sophisticated lady with a lap dog