Princess of Tap

1) Wilder originally cast Paul Douglas for the Fred MacMurray role. But Paul Douglas died of a heart attack before they started shooting.

9) Olivier was fond of telling the story how studio head Samuel Goldwyn was displeased with him in this, his first film role.

Maggie Smith!!!--- but Penelope will introduce me..... Next: John Nettle or David Suchet?

Lawrence, and that was too easy for you.... your turn--

This time you almost got me but I'll have to go with O 'Connor because I want to hear all about James Whale and the monster! Next: Edward Arnold or Eugene Pallette

The most popular French film in post- World War II America.(45-70).

Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon?

Emilio Estevez is the son of the great actor Martin Sheen.

Henry Fonda

You are right, Lawrence. Berkeley got all the credit but LLoyd Bacon did everything except the musical numbers in 42nd Street. My favorite musical by Bacon is Footlight Parade. He seemed to have a compatibility with Warner Brothers' is top star, Jimmy Cagney, that was remarkable. Several years ago I saw Picture Snatcher on DVD. In this movie, two years after Public Enemy, It seems like almost an autobiographical account of James Cagney. It's almost like you're a voyeur and you're seeing where James Cagney came from, what he is and what makes him tick. The camera doesn't intrude on the character, it's part of the environs. The movie moves so fast, along with Cagney's physicality, that when they were actually shooting it, Cagney would tell Bacon--"I'm ready for the take" and Bacon would say--"I already took it." Another notable Bacon movie is It Happens Every Spring a perennial baseball family favorite. And Lawrence, as you noted, there are many others such as, Bogie's Action in the North Atlantic, Lucille Ball in the Fuller Brush girl, Jane Russell in the French Line, and Al Jolson's follow up to the first talkie, The Singing Fool. Lawrence, well-done--your turn!

Hint: The series was a one hour drama.

This director would be comparable to Woody Van Dyke in terms of his output and his ability to put it out fast. He worked in a studio that was competitive with MGM. He was famous for his musicals, but his output was varied- - dramas, comedy and even movies about sports. Having started as a stage actor who did drama, he drifted into the silents-- westerns, comedy, and even worked as a stunt man. His beginnings as a versatile actor probably gave him the ability to handle a number of genres. At his studio, he worked with major motion picture stars who are still legends today. I bet everyone has seen his most iconic musical. When you identify this director and his studio, please name that musical and at least two other films he directed that you enjoyed.

Judy Holliday shoots at Tom Ewell in Adam's rib.

CA-- take it away!

Lawrence, I never cared much for Trader Horn maybe you can tell us about that a little bit. But apparently it was the first entertainment Hollywood film shot on location in Africa. You probably know more about it than I do.

Lawrence, all these years I have to admit I don't know very much but One-shot Woody--That's what they called WS "Woody" Van Dyke at MGM. MGM liked the fact that he didn't waste studio time or studio film, while getting a quality production. His masterpiece was San Francisco. If you had to pick one film that truly exemplifies the quality of MGM in the golden era, I think it would be San Francisco. It was at the techno cutting edge of its day. But I'm extremely grateful to Woody for giving us the Thin Man series. He was responsible for the original casting right down to the dog. There would have been no Asta, the scrappy little the Fox Terrier without Woody's intervention. The dog in Dashiell Hammett 's book was a large female schnauzer. What he saw was that small fox terrier would keep the action moving and be a fun character to work with. Some people would say more importantly he had to convince the studio to cast William Powell and Myrna Loy in the leads. So Woody is really responsible for giving us this eternally entertaining series. He directed four Thin Man movies before he died. Woody was Oscar nominated for both San Francisco and The Thin Man. Woody handle all the big stars at MGM. He got some great performances from Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and Spencer Tracy. MGM even put him at the helm of the gigantic extravaganza of Norma Shearer's Marie Antoinette. Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II was truly the directors director at MGM.

Lav, everytime put your head on my shoulder came on the radio, I would just melt. He made every girl feel a little special. LOL Next-- This record is a satire of my favorite TV show. It's a fictional episode of the show with the plot described by break-in hits of the day. Some of the hits were - - Artificial Flowers by Bobby Darin, You're 16 by Johnny Burnette and Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee. The top 40 hits should give you the correct chronological setting for the record. Please name the artist, the title and the TV show that they were so cleverly satirizing.

Yeah-- Fra, you know so much about rock and roll-- do you want to tell everybody about who was there and what happened? Apparently there's still controversy about what actually happened. Have you seen the movie?

Oshima is not well known I think to American audiences. He saw his cinema as diametrically opposed to Kurosawa. Cruel Story of Youth, 1960, was the earliest of his films that I've seen. It depicts youthful rebellion in a turbulent Japan-- young people protesting American military dominance in Japan, while getting embroiled in anti-social self-destructive sexuality and criminality. Oshima doesn't judge individuals; he puts them into the society they were born into and shows how this society has forced them to operate. Taboo is a breathtakingly beautiful film. That this film would be a surprise to the American conception of the samurai-- fearless fighters indeed, but also warriors embedded in a male environment intertwined with homosexual desire. Oshima does seem to link violence with sexuality. His masterpiece the 1976 In the Realm of the Senses brought it all together. This film is based on a true story of how a former geisha became sexually involved with a married resturanteur-- subsequently murdering him in sexual ecstasy-- leading to the most infamous pre-World War 2 murder trial in Japan. What made this film so controversial and problematic legally in the world was that the sexual acts depicted in the film were not simulated. The Japanese government wouldn't even let Oshima edit the film in Japan; he had to go to France to edit the film. Initially the film was banned in the United States and censored in the United Kingdom. Amazingly this film is still banned in Oshima's home country of Japan. And remains a controversial film to this day. Lawrence, thank you for your excellent overview of Oshima's cinema. Perhaps, before you give us another question, you could tell us if his work has been shown recently on TCM?

I always thought that Paul Anka wrote Tall Paul for Annette. But he didn't; it was Disney's Sherman Brothers. Anka Wrote Puppy Love and It's Really Love for Annette.

The Doctor Takes a Wife The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer The Man They could not hang The Best Years of Our Lives The Night of the Hunter

This movie is about an infamous 1960's rock and roll concert gone wrong. Filmed lived, some of the biggest names of rock and roll participated.

" Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden." That is a basic description of this director's work. As a Japanese director, he doesn't fit into any particular category. He is seen as being iconoclastic; I would describe his cinema as being simply realistic to the point of ugliness. Violent and seemingly cruel behavior - - with beautiful imagery. This director makes no excuses for the human condition he simply shows it on film. This has led to his work being entangled in legal barriers all over the world. But in the end his cinema has been well-received by film critics. When you identify this director tell us about some of his films that you have seen and/or his most famous film which involved him in a number of legal entanglements.

I'm truly and honestly appalled that somebody got to see this concert for free. Because I had to pay good money and stand in line for an hour at a local downtown movie theater. Of course, I'm talking about the Tami concerts-- teen awards music international of the summer of 1964. Showing at All local movie theaters in America. Of Course you are going to ask me who was in this show. The best way to describe this teen concert is that everybody who was anybody in the Rock and Roll world was in this concert except Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Having said that, let me see if I can jar memory. Seems like Jan and Dean were the hosts. The most bizarre group of all was Cannibal and the Headhunters. Aside from that, all my favorites were there: The Beach Boys, Chuck Beery, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles Rolling Stones, The Supremes, James Brown, Leslie gore, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, I can't remember anymore. I do remember that it's about the best live performance I've ever seen the Beach Boys do. & I think they got the best reception--and I'm not being prejudiced. LOL How I survived that 2 hour show I'll never know. Except you can scream for two hours non-stop without adverse effects.

Max Schell-- he always fascinated me. Next, one more time for salt and pepper or pepper and salt-- Sammy Davis Jr or Peter Lawford?