phroso Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Thanks, Eve. Joel McCrea is one of my favorite underrated leading actors. Next set of clues: 1.) It's basically a remake, although the original source material is not mentioned in the credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 A STAR IS BORN (1937)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Not A STAR IS BORN, although a good guess, as it is loosely based on WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? 2.) Lots of flashbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 3.) Protagonist is a veteran with a drinking problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 4.) A renowned athlete plays a supporting role; a different athlete played his character's counterpart in the original version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 *JIM THORPE, ALL AMERICAN*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Not Jim Thorpe, but that's an admirable guess. Next clue 5.) One of the first films ever to include a brief scene AFTER the closing credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 6.) Tragedy is avoided because of a group of heroes who had either steak or lasagna for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 7.) Barbara Billingsley plays a translator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 *AIRPLANE* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Ah, finally. I was almost ready to use the "Don't call me Shirley" clue. Nice work, visual feast. Your thread. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 the Beav's mom was the giveaway... This film is about getting water to a desert town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 CHINATOWN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Quick, quick, quick....you're correct, it's CHINATOWN, one of the greats of the sevevties....you're up, again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Mar 14, 2010 1:31 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 clue #1----a young woman is working as a teacher at a girls' boarding school Edited by: finance on Mar 14, 2010 3:56 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 *THE CHILDREN'S HOUR*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 *All This and Heaven Too* ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 No. Both of these are wrong. clue #2----she leaves her teaching position because her head is elsewhere. Edited by: finance on Mar 15, 2010 10:59 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 finance- they are not wrong- they both fit your 1 clue- they're just not the films that you are thinking about!- Edited by: lavenderblue19 on Mar 15, 2010 11:01 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 semantics, semantics clue #3--a cross-country train trip Edited by: finance on Mar 15, 2010 3:12 PM Edited by: finance on Mar 15, 2010 4:00 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 *Warm Nights On A Slow Moving Train* ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 No, that's not the one. clue #4---The young woman is very infatuated with a show business personality Edited by: finance on Mar 16, 2010 11:36 AM Edited by: finance on Mar 16, 2010 4:59 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Let's summarize the clues: 1) A young woman is working as a teacher at a girls' boarding school. 2) She leaves her teaching position because her head is elsewhere. 3) a cross-country train trip 4) She is infatuated with a show-business personality new clue #5---The show-business personality is a crooner. Edited by: finance on Mar 17, 2010 11:01 AM Edited by: finance on Mar 17, 2010 3:16 PM Edited by: finance on Mar 17, 2010 3:36 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Mar 18, 2010 10:33 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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