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  1. 9 hours ago, cinemaman said:

    next:  Christopher  Strong  1933   Wings  in  the  Dark  1935   The  Court  Martial  of  Billy   Mitchell  1955  The  Spririt  of  St  Louis  1957  The  Great  Waldo Pepper  1975

    They all feature aviators as central characters?  (The third and fourth films depict real historical figures.  The others are loosely based on Amy Johnson, Amelia Earhart, and Ormer Locklear, respectively.)

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  2. On 10/24/2021 at 11:30 PM, cinemaman said:

    next:  Just  For  Fun  1963   To  Sir  With  Love 1967   Finian's  Rainbow  1968   Work Is  a  Four  Letter Word  1968  The  Girl  On  a  Motorcycle   1968

    British pop singers in leading roles?

    Just for Fun: Mark Wynter

    To Sir With Love: Lulu Kennedy-Cairns

    Finian's Rainbow: Petula Clark

    Work is a Four-Letter Word: Cilla Black

    The Girl on a Motorcycle: Marianne Faithfull

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  3. 14 minutes ago, cinemaman said:

    They  are  all  films  with  Asta  the  Fox  Terrier in  them.  Thanks

    You got it, C-Man!  (Apparently his real name was Skippy, but at least in the Thin Man films he was credited as Asta, since that was his name in the scripts.)

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  4. Some belated bathtub scenes:

    One Week (1920)

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    Splendor in the Grass (1961)

    Charade (1963)

    Little Big Man (1970)

    What's Up, Doc? (1972)

    Marathon Man (1976)

    Arthur (1981)

    Places in the Heart (1984)

    American Beauty (1999)

     

     

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  5. 8 hours ago, Terrence1 said:

    No need to apologize, Fausterlitz.  That was still a good question.

    I was actually waiting for the full answer, but here it is, just for the record:

    Sayonara:  Red Buttons (won AA as Best Supporting Actor)

    The Diary of Anne Frank:  Ed Wynn (nominated as Best Supporting Actor)

    Save the Tiger:  Jack Gilford (nominated as Best Supporting Actor)

    Harry and Tonto:  Art Carney (won AA as Best Actor)

    Driving Miss Daisy:  Dan Aykroyd (nominated as Best Supporting Actor)

  6. 29 minutes ago, Terrence1 said:

    My guess is that each movie featured an actor in a serious role, but was known for comedy.

    Yes, Terrence, nice work!  That's more than half the answer.  There's also an second commonality about these performances that involves awards.  Can you figure out what it is?

    (btw, the actor in question in Save the Tiger is not Jack Lemmon)

  7. Thanks, Broadway!  And thanks for joining this thread (it can have a tendency to become ping-pong between only a few players otherwise).  🙂

    Next:

    Sayonara (1957)

    The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

    Save the Tiger (1973)

    Harry and Tonto (1974)

    Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

  8. 1 hour ago, _Broadway_ said:

    Here is another hint, in connection with my last hint: It also has to do with actors who aren't in these movies.

    Well, other actors were almost cast in lead roles in each film:

    His Girl Friday: Walter Winchell as George Burns (Harry Cohn's idea, before they hit upon the gender switch concept)

    The Maltese Falcon: George Raft as Sam Spade (he turned it down, not wanting to work with a first-time director)

    Ball of Fire: Lucille Ball as Sugarpuss O'Shea (Gary Cooper recommended Stanwyck instead; Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard had already turned it down)

    Gilda: Humphrey Bogart as Johnny Farrell (he turned it down, feeling Hayworth would draw all the audience's attention)

    High Sierra: George Raft as Mad Dog Earle (Bogart talked him out of it, and Raft "didn't want to die at the end" anyway)

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  9. On 10/15/2021 at 5:13 PM, _Broadway_ said:

    Next:

    His Girl Friday (1940)

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    Ball of Fire (1941)

    Gilda (1946)

    High Sierra (1941)

    Lead characters with Irish last names?

    His Girl Friday:  Walter Burns (Cary Grant)

    The Maltese Falcon:  Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Mary Astor)

    Ball of Fire:  "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck)

    Gilda:  Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford)

    High Sierra:  Roy Collins (Humphrey Bogart)

  10. On 10/15/2021 at 5:13 PM, _Broadway_ said:

    Next:

    His Girl Friday (1940)

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    Ball of Fire (1941)

    Gilda (1946)

    High Sierra (1941)

    Hi Broadway, since this was posted three days ago, it looks like everyone needs a hint (including me)...  🙂

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