Det Jim McLeod

Robert Cummings was in Dial M For Murder with Ray Milland

Harper (1966) 8/10 Paul Newman plays the title role of a private eye searching for a rich woman's (Lauren Bacall) husband. The story is not the big draw in this film, it is the incredible supporting cast. Bacall makes the most her small role as the wife who is not very upset about her husband's disappearance. Robert Wagner is a jet setter who seems giddy about helping out this private eye. Julie Harris is a junkie jazz singer. Shelley Winters is hilarious as a blowsy, drunken former starlet. Strother Martin shows up as weird guru, just one year before he roughs up Newman in "Cool Hand Luke". Janet Leigh is Newman's estranged wife. The film also takes advantage of the new permissiveness in film in regard to language and violence. It came out the same year as "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?". Ironically Arthur Hill, who appears here as Newman's lawyer pal, played the part of George in the original Broadway play of "Virginia Woolf." Some of the violence is still pretty disturbing today.

Lugosi was originally supposed play the part of the doctor and Karloff was going to play the professor later played by Stanley Ridges. Karloff did not want to tackle the dual role so he was given the the doctor role, Lugosi was not suitable for the professor part so he was stuck with this minor role of a gangster. The publicity department thought up a scheme where Lugosi would be hypnotized for his death scene, supposedly making him feel like he is really suffocating. He screams and cries a bit in the scene but I'm pretty sure it was all a set up.

Alfred Hitchcock telling Paul Newman how he wants him to play a scene in "Torn Curtain". Newman telling Hitchcock how he will play the scene.

George Brent was in The Spiral Staircase with Dorothy McGuire

George Raft was in You And Me with Sylvia Sidney

Marjorie Weaver was in Young Mr Lincoln with Henry Fonda Henry Fonda was in Once Upon A Time In The West with Charles Bronson Charles Bronson was in The Dirty Dozen with George Kennedy George Kennedy was in Cool Hand Luke with Paul Newman Next-Tura Satana

Thalberg, so I could hear his Marx Brothers stories. On that note- Harpo or Chico Marx?

Donald Meek was in Stagecoach with John Carradine

Totally agree on this, I wish this was shown more often. Another Method student Eva Marie Saint plays Murray's loyal and pregnant wife. Murray loved working with her, since she was always prepared and on time, in contrast to his "Bus Stop" co star Marilyn Monroe was constantly late and did not know her lines.

He also had an acting role in "From Here To Eternity", he played a soldier who speaks to Montgomery Clift about his time in the stockade. He also has a shocking death scene when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Donald O'Connor was in There's No Business Like Show Business with Ethel Merman

John Dall was in Rope with James Stewart

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Next-Ship Of Fools (Oskar Werner double bill)

King Of Hearts Women In Love (Alan Bates double feature)

Of Mice And Men Next-Al Capp

Jack Oakie was in The Great Dictator with Charlie Chaplin

9) She appeared in the landmark 1972 TV movie "That Certain Summer"

I have seen this many times and never noticed that about Tally (played by cute Davey Davidson). Oh well, it's very clear what happens to Leo Kroll.

My favorite Doris Day song "Never Look Back",anyone else love this one?

I agree. It may sound ghoulish, but when big stars get into their 90s maybe they should have one ready for when the time comes?

My Top Five Love Me Or Leave Me-Doris as Ruth Etting, torch singer who is controlled by gangster Marty Snyder (James Cagney). She matches Cagney scene for scene and takes a slap without flinching. This has many great songs for her. My favorite is the underrated "Never Look Back" one of the most poignant songs about a broken heart that I ever heard. The Man Who Knew Too Much-She is a great Hitchcock blonde as an entertainer who son is kidnapped. Doris shows how great she is at performing with children, she saves her son with her singing voice. She said in her autobiography that Hitchcock never spoke to her during filming, she finally got a meeting with him to ask why. He merely said "You have not done anything that has displeased me". And that's high praise from him! Pillow Talk- her first with her best leading man Rock Hudson. She shows her great comic timing matching wits with womanizer Hudson. Their phone conversations are sharp and funny. She has a fun musical moment singing the song "Roly Poly". Lover Come Back-Just when I thought "Pillow Talk" was her best comedy, here comes one even better. She plays an advertising employee who once again is at odds with wolf in sheep's clothing Rock Hudson. He is an adman who pretends to someone else to steal her clients from her. The plot involves a candy made from pure alcohol and they both end up black out drunk. One of her funniest moments is waking up wearing a pajama top married to her hated rival! Send Me No Flowers- the last and least of the Day-Hudson pairings. However this one has the best title song, written by Bacharach/David she sings it over the credits. Her funniest scene is waking Hudson up with a resounding, perfectly timed slap.

Polly Moran was in Alice In Wonderland (1933) with Alison Skipworth

Mark Stevens was in The Dark Corner with Lucille Ball