lavenderblue19 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 For the actress who actually took the role, I left out the word NOT in musicals. Coincidentally, Betty Grable IS one of the actresses who turned the role down. Now who was the other actress who turned the role down, who was the actress who played the role and the title of the film ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I have an answer. Betty Grable and Judy Garland turned down the role of "Sophie" in "The Razor's Edge" The role eventually went to Anne Baxter. The hit song introduced in the movie was "Mam'selle". You can hear it in this clip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Perfect answer Miles. Betty Grable and Judy turned down the role of Sophie in THE RAZOR'S EDGE. They both said the role was too depressing. Anne Baxter WON a Best Supporting Oscar for that role, and she deserved it. As much as I like Betty, just can't see her pulling that role off, and Judy would have been interesting in the role, and might have pulled it off judging from her great performance in A Star Is Born later on, but Anne was great. Yes Mam'selle was the song that became a big hit because it was heard in the film and many artists including Sinatra recorded that beautiful song. By accident DGF did get Betty, but have to give this one to Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Perfect answer Miles. Betty Grable and Judy turned down the role of Sophie in THE RAZOR'S EDGE. They both said the role was too depressing. Anne Baxter WON a Best Supporting Oscar for that role, and she deserved it. As much as I like Betty, just can't see her pulling that role off, and Judy would have been interesting in the role, and might have pulled it off judging from her great performance in A Star Is Born later on, but Anne was great. Yes Mam'selle was the song that became a big hit because it was heard in the film and many artists including Sinatra recorded that beautiful song. By accident DGF did get Betty, but have to give this one to Miles Edmund Goulding, who directed the film, co-wrote "Mam'Selle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 What prolific character actor of the classic film era played characters named Pop in six different unrelated movies in a two year span? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Well, the first person that - if you'll excuse the expression - popped into my mind was Guy Kibbee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You are correct, Starliteyes. Guy Kibbee was in the following: 1931 - City Streets - Pop Cooley 1932 - Taxi - Pop Riley 1932 - Fireman Save My Child - Pop Devlin 1932 - The Crowd Roars - Pop Greer 1932 - The Strange Love Of Molly Louvain - Pop - A Policeman 1932 - Winner Take All - Pop Slavin Strangely, he made many movies for quite a few more years and was never called Pop again. It's your turn now, Starliteyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 These two actresses were very good friends and even, at times, resembled one another. They both wanted to play a particular role and eventually, on stage, they did. The older actress played the part first in a play with music and, a few years later, the younger actress starred in a musical version of the play. Name the 2 actresses and the title role that they played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hint: Although the younger actress made some movies, she enjoyed much more success in the theater, especially in musicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I can't help but think the younger actress could be Carol Channing. What about Ruth Gordon as the older actress?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Wrong on both counts. Remember, these two actresses resembled one another at times and they both played the same title role. Another hint: The older actress had appeared in silent films, but didn't really come into her own until the mid-30's. The younger actress started out as a dance instructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Starlit, could we have another hint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Why certainly, Terrence. The older actress left movies at the height of her fame in the mid-40's, returning only twice to make a film. The younger actress became a Broadway star when, in a supporting role, she stopped the show with her rendition of a Cole Porter song that became famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I never noticed that much of a resemblance. Check out these photos. Jean Arthur played Peter Pan on Broadway in 1950. Mary Martin followed a couple of years later with the version that we are more familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starliteyes Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You got it, Miles. As for the resemblance, I always thought Jean Arthur looked like Mary Martin in The More the Merrier. Apparently others thought there was a resemblance, too, because in a biography of Jean Arthur that I have the author writes that "the two boyish-looking women began to resemble each other increasingly over time," and then goes on to cite particular instances and critics' comments. Anyway, it's your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks. What well known comedian was first introduced to the woman who would become his wife by Zeppo Marx. It was not one of Zeppo's brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks. What well known comedian was first introduced to the woman who would become his wife by Zeppo Marx. It was not one of Zeppo's brothers. Zeppo introduced Jack Benny to Mary Livingstone. Zeppo was invited to Mary Livingstone's house for a Passover Seder and brought Jack with him. Jack and Mary were married for 47 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 100 % correct, Lavender. Although Mary Livingstone's real name was Sadie Marks, she was not related to the Marx brothers. Mary was just a teenager at the time. It would be several more years before she and Jack would even begin dating. Although she worked with Jack for quite a few years on radio and TV, she retired from performing because of severe stage fright. Your turn, Lav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks Miles This actor's character complains about something in a film. In real life he made commercials endorsing what he was complaining about in the film! Name the actor, the film and extra credit for what he complained about in the film and endorsed in commercials ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 1960's film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 He was an Oscar winner (for a different film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Just a guess. In "Planet Of The Apes", the character played by Charlton Heston despises guns and the harm that they do. In real life, Heston was a gun proponent and was later elected president of the National Rifle Association, for whom he did a series of commercials.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Good thoughtful guess Miles, but I'm thinking of another actor and film I believe this actor did these commercials for this before Heston's endorsements for the NRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The actor made commercials for this for many years and there was a catch phrase that was well known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Here's my next guess. Karl Malden did commercials for American Express Travelers Cheques with the catch phrase "Don't Leave Home Without Them". I'm not sure of the movie where he complained about them, but I'll guess it was "Come Fly With Me". Here's Karl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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