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Yes, it could

Skinner's score for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is quite good.

No, not Gielgud, and not a "famous" British actor. The movie is a remake of a silent.

British film, early 30s

Ah, the perils of not reading the original posts.

Do we need a clue on this one? (Great captions by the way.)

>Regarding Alfred Newman, THE MARK OF ZORRO was probably written (for the most part) by Hugo Friedhofer, under Fox music head Newman's guidance, a not-uncommon occurrence for the vastly talented but unlucky Friedhofer at that stage of his career. I would disagree. The score sounds too much like Newman to be attributed to Friedhofer. Newman was so good at opening fanfares (including the 20th Century Fox fanfare), and The Mark of Zorro has much in common with Captain from Castille. Unless Tony Thomas is lying on his album notes, Newman did both of these. On the other hand, I understand your point about other composers often not getting credit for film scores. In fact, this happened with Alfred when his brother Lionel got screen credit for The Bravados, even though Alfred wrote the opening theme and some of the score. It also happened with Henry Mancini and others, while working at Universal under musical director Joseph Gershenson. Mancini wrote the scores for Tarantula and The Creature Walks Among Us. Obviously, Mancini had better films ahead of him. Friedhofer was a wonderful composer. I would also list Hondo, Broken Arrow, and Above and Beyond as my favorite Friedhofer scores, but The Best Years of Our Lives is still tops.

I've always felt that Franciosa was the inspiration for this:

I give Max Steiner a thumbs up for the Adventures of Don Juan. I also want to add three Alfred Newman scores: 1. The Mark of Zorro 2. Wuthering Heights 3. Airport (his last) Also, he was born in CT, so that helps.

>Crack in the World is the winner. >What do I win?

"Delinquency is a disease." So says the narrator of *The Delinquents*, Robert Altman's first foray into directing (he also produced and wrote the script). This film was part of Monday's deliquency lineup. The only recognizable figures in this movie are Tom ("Billy Jack") Laughlin and Dick Bakalyan, who has made a good living playing crumbs. Altman's daughter, Christine, plays Laughlin's young sister. Laughlin, a good kid, gets mixed up with the wrong crowd, headed by Peter Miller, last seen as the punk attacking the female teacher in The Blackboard Jungle. Along the way, Laughlin gets mixed up with a wild party (they served alcohol!!) and a gas station robbery (the gang ordered a dollar's worth of "cheap"). Laughlin is at his best in two scenes: first, when he is getting sick on liquor and looks like he's about to hurl, and second, when he takes down Bakalyan, giving the audience a glimpse of the prowess he would later display in the "Billy Jack" films. Laughlin's girlfriend is played by Rosemary Howard, who appears in her first and last film, if you believe imdb.com. After seeing her performance, I believe imdb.com. The same fate held for many of the actors in this movie. One of the gang members does look like Adrien Brody. Helen Hawley, who plays Laughlin's mother, was in a silent film. Julia Lee sings "The Dirty Rock Boogie," as part of the "Bill Nolan Quintet Minus Two." So wouldn?t that be called a "trio"? The movie was filmed in Kansas City, MO, which was Altman's hometown. At 72 minutes, it's worth catching on TCM, but don't waste your time/money renting it.

Thelma, some of these have reviews on imdb.com, so there may be prints somewhere.

Yes, I see your point. Agreed.

Actor and film:

I'm too apathetic to answer your question This happens all the time, so don't worry about it. Some posts just don't strike a chord for one reason or another.

There were several films made, before Aelita, which could be considered science fiction. As mentioned, certainly Melies' film applies. Others include: The Motorist (1905) The Airship Destroyer (1909) The Aerial Anarchists (1911) The Pirates of 1920 (1911) The Madness of Dr. Tube (1915 - directed by Abel Gance) Heaven Ship (1917) First Men in the Moon (1919) Source: Science Fiction in the Cinema, by John Baxter

P & D, sorry we couldn't help you overcome your childhood trauma. Maybe you should post the question in the *Information Please* forum.

Well, it's from the 80s, so if they show it again, no doubt everyone will complain that TCM is showing "newer" movies.

I think it is also played at the end of Ocean's Eleven (the remake).

>"What does #174 mean?" >Why, that's the most important movie award of all time. Forget those five Oscars. Very few films have ever been given a #174. LOL ... thanks, that clears that up!

Yes, that clarifies it ... Zulu as "Kono" ... I should have remembered the credits. And Herman Wedemeyer as "Duke," not to be confused with John Wayne.

Sounds like The Naked Prey (1966).

I think it was Bravo that showed the restored version quite a few years ago, and I was able to watch it. That finale was something, with triple screens.

>five Oscars® What does #174 mean?

I thought Zulu was a cop on Hawaii Five-0