scsu1975

No, it was Ralph Meeker. He took the eye patch he wore in the 1961 version, then directed the 1980s version and tried to convince everyone he was John Ford.

#2 is Beryl Mercer # 5 is Michael Forrest

Correctimundo. The thread is yours.

Bingo

Yes, that is Benzino Napaloni. That leaves #1 and #3. #1 picked up a few Oscar nominations, while #3 won one. Here they are again: 1. 3.

That's because #2 is Buster Keaton. Nice job. However, #4 is not Bert Wheeler. This actor was nominated for an Oscar.

Additional clue on #2: some of his films were featured recently on TCM.

Good guess, but no. However, the actress in question was a big star at the same studio.

There was a 1980s film entitled Something Wild, which, of course, had nothing to do with the 1961 film of the same name.

Some assorted other clues: #1 retired in the 1940s. #2 and #4 worked well into the 1960s.

Not Jean Arthur. This actress retired in the early 1940s.

No theme Miles. #1 is not Buddy Rogers, although I did find a childhood photo of him. #3 is not Jacqueline Wells/Julie Bishop.

The Elephant Man

Correct on #5 Miles. As for #3, this actress never wore her hair as pictured, as far as I can remember. While she appeared in a few silents, her heyday was the 1930s and early 1940s. This one is particularly tough, because while all the other photos bear a slight resemblance to the performers, hers does not.

Thanks, Lawrence. Here are five well-known performers as youngsters. Can you identify them? Here are a few clues to get you all started. Both #1 and #5 generally played leading men. Both #2 and #4 generally played comic parts. #3 played leading ladies. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

(the restoration of this thread continues) The Crawling Eye (1958) Directed by Quentin Lawrence (originally posted here: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/26221-the-crawling-eye-1958/page-2) AKA The Trollenberg Terror, this film is not to be confused with The Hypnotic Eye, The Crawling Hand, or The Creeping Terror, all of which stink. Forrest Tucker investigates strange goings-on in a Swiss town. A cloud has descended around a mountain, and anyone who goes up the mountain tends to end up dead and decapitated. Seems a similar thing happened in the Andes some time back, so Tucker wants answers. Janet Munro and Jennifer Jayne play sisters who have a mind-reading act; Munro's ability turns out to be real, as she can "sense" what is going on in the cloud. This puts her in jeopardy, because the things in the cloud are aware of her ability and want to knock her off. There are some very eerie scenes in this film, with fog, strange noises, and people under the control of the monsters. Also, several heads get removed offscreen. But once the monsters actually appear, the movie goes into the dumper. The monsters are apparently giant scungilli Cyclops. Along with normal tentacles, they seem to have a long thin one, kind of like linguini, which they like to wrap around the actors necks. In the climax, the cast is holed up in an observatory atop the mountain. A United Nations jet saves the day, and fries the calamari. At 84 minutes, the running time is just about right. However, this film could have been greatly improved by not showing the monsters at all. Personally, I would have liked to have seen more of Jennifer Jayne. Jennifer Jayne and Forrest Tucker read the morning head lyin'. Laurence Payne watches his arm and career go up in smoke. Forrest Tucker tries his hand at Pac-Man. This is when you know you're ready for AA. Janet Munro should have quit while she was a head. Terry Bradshaw tries to get some Pittsburgh Steelers tickets for Tucker. In the film's creepiest scene, Ludwig Stossel hits on Jennifer Jayne. Tucker tries his hand (and neck) at interior decorating, with disastrous results. Don't say you weren't warned.

Kathleen Burke

#1 is J. Farrell MacDonald #3 is David Landau

I know several, but I will pick off a few. #4 Karen Morley #9 Nat Pendleton

Not to be confused with Jack Lambert, who played linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was said to be so mean he didn't even like himself.

I am still trying to forget I saw this when TCM ran it several years ago. Carol Channing singing "Skidoo, Skidoo, between one and three there is a two" is particularly nauseating.

#4 Tom Tyler (Captain Marvel) #6 Phyllis Coates (Panther Girl)

I don't.

(the restoration of this thread is complete) The Manster (1959) (originally posted here:http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/27727-the-manster-1959/) This is a surprise - a Japanese horror flick with no giant monsters. Peter Dyneley plays reporter Larry Stanford. He works in Japan, and bags an interview with Dr. Suzuki, played by Satoshi Nakamura. Suzuki is working on a theory of "eeevolution," so you know this is going to be trouble. Suzuki's wife and brother have already been used in his experiments, which is what pharmaceutical companies would call "Phase One trials." The results are not good. So Suzuki gives Stanford a mickey, then injects something into his shoulder. Slowly but surely Stanford begins to change. He cuts off contact with his wife, who is in the States. Then he takes up with Suzuki's assistant, Tara, played by Terri Kimmern. Tara was apparently "found" by Suzuki somewhere. Judging by the way she looks in tight clothes, he didn't find her in a convent. Stanford's wife makes a surprise visit to Japan and doesn't like what she sees. Meanwhile, Stanford keeps rubbing his shoulder. In one of the film's key moments, Stanford rips off his shirt to reveal the cause of his distress. He eventually grows an entire second head, then goes around the city committing various acts of mayhem against women and the Japanese police force. He finally gets around to a confrontation with Suzuki, and, in the climax, splits into two beings (himself and something ape-like). And there just happens to be a volcano nearby. Not a bad way to kill 72 minutes. Dyneley is fairly convincing, or about as convincing as you can get with an extra head. He looks, sounds, and acts like Lon Chaney, Jr. Kimmern is good to look at, and sounds like Luciana Paluzzi. Nakamura sounds like Yul Brynner. "Tonight, the moon will be full, and I'll turn into a wolf." A long-lost scene from The Lady From Shanghai. "Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed." "Now show me 'sand the floor'." You can probably figure out why I posted this one. Kam Fong as "Chin Ho." Zulu as "Kono." "Don't take this personally bub, but your impression of Ming the Merciless stinks." I don't believe this condition will be covered under the "public option."

I am a big fan of McGraw. "Women have always loved the rough, tough guy," he once said. "And men like him too." His first role was a bit in the horror flick The Undying Monster, from 1942. He is pictured below with James Ellison. Both attempted British accents in the film and failed miserably. McGraw was a middleweight boxer early in life. His degenerative hip condition caused him to fall through his glass shower door, which ended his life at 66.