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Is that all there is . . . If that's all there is, my friend, Then let's keep dancing . . . Let's break out the booze And have ourselves a ball If that's all There is . . . Et tu, Leo?

FINALLY, I CAN LOG IN AGAIN! HALLELUJAH!!!! Thanks to Mongo for taking over for me while I was trapped on the outside looking in. Thursday's question: In what film does Elaine Stewart say, "There are no great men, buster. There's only men"? Good luck!

Yes, I did! I wrote two e-mails to TCM on Tuesday, one through the Feedback section and the other through their all-purpose e-mail address (tcm@turner.com -- write it down, it's a keeper). And just for the heck of it, I tried to sign in before I left for work last night, and I got on! I'll be back on the trivia boards later today . . . Message was edited by: coffeedan

I think Lynn's right. In both a corporate and supportive sense, TV in Great Britain is a very different animal from what we see here. The changes in TCM UK seem to reflect the local market, and don't look like they'll be exported.

It's called STAR IN THE NIGHT, the first film that Don Siegel directed. It won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject in 1946, and is available as an extra on the new DVD of CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT.

Friday's question: What movie ends with John Lund saying, "I think that this is our dance, Mother"? Good luck!

That's THE GOLD RUSH (1925), currently available on DVD.

Thursday's question: What actor was originally cast as editor Walter Burns in the 1931 version of THE FRONT PAGE, but died three weeks after production began? Good luck!

Feaito, you're on a roll! 'Way to go!

Wednesday's question: What is the name of the lost spaceship Commander John Adams (Leslie Nielsen) is looking for in the 1956 film FORBIDDEN PLANET? Good luck!

That's it, feaito! Good job!

Tuesday's question: In the 1988 film WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, what was the password at the Ink and Paint Club? Good luck!

Correct, feaito! DeMille played a cameo role as a card dealer in the first film he directed (with Oscar Apfel), THE SQUAW MAN (1914).

Monday's question: What was the only cameo role that Cecil B. DeMille played in one of his own films? Good luck!

Greetings, everybody! Brrr, it's gotten really cold in Cincnnati the last few days -- temperature was at the freezing mark when I went to bed last night, and it's even colder now! Since this is my day off, I think I may crawl back into bed and watch some more movies. Speaking of which, I just got the collector's tin edition of KING KONG, which is really well-stocked with extras, including a replica of the program given out at its premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater on March 24, 1933. But first, on to this week's movie trivia . . .

Rejoice, gagman! Paramount will release the 1923 version of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS as an extra on its 50th anniversary release of the 1956 remake next year. I think that's the first of Paramount's silent films to see an official DVD release. Let's hope it's the first of many!

Thursday's question: In the 1955 film MISTER ROBERTS, what book has Ensign Pulver (Jack Lemmon) been reading for over a year? Good luck!

Good guess, feaito! You are correct!

Wednesday's question: What film actress was an "unacknowledged virtuoso" on the musical saw? Good luck!

You got it, feaito! Both of them were born on April 3, 1924.

Sorry for my tardiness, friends -- had a long session with my dentist across the river this morning. The novocaine is just starting to wear off . . . Tuesday's question: What common trait is shared by Doris Day and Marlon Brando? (Be specific!) Good luck!

Not quite, vallo, but it's someone who's been around almost as long -- Paul Newman.

Monday's question: What film actor, upon receiving an honorary Oscar, remarked, "I hope this award doesn't come with a gift certificate to Forest Lawn"? Good luck!

Greetings, everybody! Temperatures have been way up and way down in the last few days here -- down to 20 degrees last Thursday night, and today it's almost 70 degrees, but windy. Usually we see a little snow by this time, but nothing has stuck so far. Still watching the skies . . . Meanwhile, the film discussion group at our church is going to be watching the 1930 film OUTWARD BOUND next month, and my friend Jerry and I are busy dubbing off a few VHS copies for members and others to borrow. We just watched Albert Brooks's DEFENDING YOUR LIFE, which provoked a spirited discussion, so this should prove an interesting contrast. And now, on to this week's movie trivia . . .

Here in Cincinnati, it happened the other way around. TCM used to be part of a "family tier" which you had to pay extra for, but a few years ago Time Warner Cable did away with it and packaged TCM with the standard cable package, which saved me a TON of money.