daneldorado Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 How about these three: "Superman Returns" (2006) w/Brandon Routh "Superman" (1978) w/Christopher Reeve "Atom Man vs. Superman" (1950) w/Kirk Alyn Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneldorado Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Post deleted, duplicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 You've got them, Dan. Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneldorado Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Thanks, Miles. Name the famous film that opens with an aviator completing a record-breaking flight, and landing safely on his home field, to be greeted by masses of well-wishers. When the broadcaster tries to get the aviator's thoughts for his program, however, the new hero is downcast rather than triumphant. Give us the name of the film, the name of the actor who plays the aviator, and the reason WHY he is bummed out instead of happy. Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneldorado Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Add to the previous question: I asked you to name the film where a successful aviator lands his plane but is dejected instead of happy. Yeah, I realize that would be a pretty minor incident in most films. But the reason I ask this question is that the movie is VERY famous. If it were just another "B" film, I wouldn't ask such a question. Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 "Von Richtofen and Brown"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneldorado Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Hiya, mudski... No, not "Von Richtofen and Brown" (1971). Please note that I said the film in question is very famous, which VR&B is not. Also, the scene I described, with the aviator flying in to his home field, is, as I said, the first scene in the film. Here's a new clue: The director of this film pulls a Woody Allen, giving himself a plum part in the movie and a chance to kiss the lovely female star. So... what is the title of this famous film, who plays the triumphant aviator, and WHY is he displeased after his heroic flight? Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Can we wrap up this question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneldorado Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 fi wrote: Can we wrap up this question? Yes, by all means let's wrap it up. Shame, shame on all of you that claim to be lovers of classic films. The answer is: "The Rules of the Game" (1939). The thread is open. Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Out of all the performers who starred in Hitchcock's poet-1939 films, which one was the closest friend of the "master of suspense"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Total guess- wonderful Norman Lloyd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 He may be wonderful, but I said "starred". Hint: There is a connection between the friendship and the fact that Hitchcock did the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Another hint: This was an unusual film for Hitchcock, and the primary reason he did the film was the friendship. Edited by: finance on Oct 30, 2010 10:03 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Still another hint: It's a female. Edited by: finance on Oct 31, 2010 3:23 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclecharlie Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Carole Lombard? Mr. & Mrs. Smith? a Hitchcock ....comedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Correct, Charlie. Hitchcock rented Lombard's house when he first came to the US. Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclecharlie Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 thread open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Here's one...The World War II Battle of Bataan was, of course, the subject of "Bataan"(Robert Taylor) and "Back To Bataan"(John Wayne)...Name two other classic movies from the forties set in Bataan during the war.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Clue: ...There were nurses in both movies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 "So Proudly We Hail" was loosely based on the stories of Army and Navy nurses captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during the war. There is a very good book, "We Band Of Angels", which chronicles their experiences. During the filming of the movie, one of the advisers was a nurse who was able to return to the U.S. before Bataan fell. A few of the nurses were derisive of some of the scenes in the movie, especially the scene where Veronica Lake exploded the grenade... Donna Reed played a nurse in "They Were Expendable", a movie about PT boats in the Philippines during the war. It included a scene based on fact---MacArthur leaving Corregidor on a PT Boat bound for Australia... Your thread, Six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 "Ol' Man River"? SHOWBOAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Nov 4, 2010 4:03 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 In a previous question, it was noted that "Oliver Stone" was the name of a '30s film character, and also the name of a contemporary director.........There is another name which was the name of a famous classic TV character, and also the name of a contemporary film actor. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclecharlie Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Ed Norton would qualify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireSea Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Movie "Showboat" 1951 which aired tonight on TCM - Who played the toddler Kim Ravenal in the number she danced with her grandfather (Joe E. Brown)? Also who played Kim Ravenal at her 1st birthday party onboard the Cotton Blossom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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