cmvgor Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 The wronged author: War hero (WWI Ace), adventurer, brilliant and popular writer. Now aging, ill and going blind. Married to a local blueblood, and the wife is the one complaining about the unpaid royalties. An official of the pubishing firm, now deceased, seems to have diverted the royalties elsewhere, and the checks were cashed by a woman. The wife's verdict: "___'s been buying black panties for some ****!" The lawyer is finding it difficult to get a face-to-face interview with the writer himself. Edited by: cmvgor on Apr 20, 2010 12:14 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 A few more facts come in: Inquiries sent to a contact in the city where the checks were mailed reveal that they were cashed at a farmers' market in a Black part of town that catered mostly to Black customers. As the wife suspected, the deceased executive may have been routing the funds to this woman, but now there was a possibility that there was an interracial relationship. The lawyer still needed to know what the author could tell him about it. Finally, through the wife, an appointment is set for him to meet with the author in the pleasent garden on his estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 *The View From Pompey?s Head* - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 At 52 Views. Correct, Eve. I dug this 1955 film up from memory, having seen it on TV in about 1964. I had read the source novel a couple of years before. Researching before posing clues, I found a pretty strong sentiment for both a TCM airing and a DVD print. *The View From Pompey's Head* is on the TCM list, and has a very full plot summary for anyone who is interested. (The same is true of the last movie I posted here, *Five Finger Exercize* ). I'd like to know what clued you in to the answer. Richard Egan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks, cmvgor, what clued me in was that *Pompey?s Head* started as a book? a book I read long after it was published (one of mom?s) - and the plot rang a bell?will be back with a movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 A woman, trying any way she can to earn money desperately needed at home, she eventually becomes involved with a gorgeous playboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhodag Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 MANNEQUIN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Good guess, but it?s not *Mannequin* ?the woman in question is married and returns to her nightclub roots to make $$$?but things get complicated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 She?s quite a sensation at the club with her blonde hair and jungle number. Though I understand that she loved her little boy and was devoted to her husband (who found out what she?d done and cast her off)?I find it hard to believe she would walk away from the gorgeous, rich charmer she got met in the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Is it "Blonde Venus" with Marlene Dietrich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lady Eve Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 That's right, Miles, great work - the thread is yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Thanks, Eve. I saw "Blonde Venus" many years ago at a college screening. I wish TCM would show it. I do recall that in the movie Marlene Dietrich encountered a woman of, shall we say, questionable morals. Dietrich asked her what she did. The woman replied "I'm a taxi dancer". Then Dietrich asked "Do you charge for the first mile?" Now, what movie featured a future star of the Lawrence Welk show in a small role as a young singer in a college musical production? By the way, if you don't know what a taxi dancer was, think of the song "Ten Cents A Dance" or perhaps one from "Sweet Charity" called "Hey, Big Spender". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Norma Zimmer in the Bing Crosby film, MR. MUSIC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 You got it, finance! Your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Apr 27, 2010 10:57 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Thanks, Miles. Just a disclaimer----I am NOT a fan of Lawrence Welk. Next: Two brothers head West. They are short of funds. Edited by: finance on Apr 27, 2010 4:59 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 A random stop on their trip West leads to some money for one of the brothers and a possible future career opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 deleted Edited by: finance on Apr 28, 2010 3:30 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 The two brothers arrive in California, where a business opportunity involving a restaurant/bar supposedly awaits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Timeframe of story? Issue period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 The restaurant/bar opportunity doesn't work out as hoped, but one of the brothers marries a woman who is the daughter of the man who operates the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 OK, this is what we've got for this one so far. Name the movie. Two brothers head West. They are short of funds......A random stop on their trip west leads to some money for one of the brothers and a possible future career opportunity......The brothers arrive in California, where a business opportunity involving a bar/restaurant supposedly awaits.....The restaurant/bar opportunity doesn't work out as hoped, but one of the brothers marries a woman who is the daughter of the man who operates the establishment. This is a very well-known film. Edited by: finance on Apr 29, 2010 2:19 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 That's the one, Mr.6s, and you got it without me mentioning boxing. Your thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmvgor Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 *Monster's Ball* ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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