MilesArcher Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I was waiting for pturman's guess, but it hasn't come yet, so I decided to contribute this much. As most of you know, the MGM musical, in it's heyday, was the product of the department known as the Freed unit, which was headed by producer Arthur Freed. Freed had been a songwiter and, with his partner Nacio Herb Brown, he had writtten many songs for early MGM musicals. They both appeared in "The Broadway Melody" in 1929. Later, in 1945, Freed appeared in "The Clock", a non-musical. He had been a singer in his early days and, in 1944, he dubbed the singing voice of Leon Ames in "Meet Me In St. Louis". That's as far as I can go with the question. I don't know the name of the mystery that he appeared in. I'm curious to find out what it is. Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 {font:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif}*arthur freed appeared in [The Clock|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037604/]* Man Who Gives Matches to Joe Allen in Grand Central Station {font} Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I already mentioned "The Clock". Link to post Share on other sites
pturman Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Sorry, Miles. Didn't mean to hold up the thread. Haven't been able to get to my computer the last few days. Yeah, Arthur Freed was who I had in mind & the musical (Meet Me is St. Louis) I knew. Didn't know he was in The Clock. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm thrilled with the all the responses and Miles, of course, yours was the most thorough. However, I also spied Freed, my favorite producer, in another MGM movie. In *After The Thin Man*, look at the New Year's Eve surprise party sequence in Nick & Nora's San Francisco home. That's Arthur Freed by the piano. Freed and Nacio Herb Brown wrote "Smoke Dreams" for this movie, which was performed at the Lichee Restaurant by Penny Singleton. Miles, you are our "Lucky Star", and so you're up next-- Edited by: cujas on Aug 8, 2011 7:25 PM Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 In France they're always waiting for Godot-- here we're waiting for Miles-- Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Well, you're wait is over. Cujas, I've got a feelin' you're foolin', but I thank you for the kind words. No wonder you like Arthur Freed so much. He came up with your motto: "GOTTA DANCE, GOTTA DANCE!" Now, There was a movie in which Raymond Burr, in his pre-Perry Mason days, played a lecherous cad who got a woman drunk and then tried to seduce her. She was alert enough to hit him with a fireplace poker and run out of his apartment, leaving her shoes behind. The next morning he turns up dead and she doesn't know if she killed him or somebody finished the job after she left. I think we all know how it turns out. There was a musical guest star in the movie who sang a romantic ballad when the couple were at a nightspot. Who was the singer, what was the song, and of course, what was the movie? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Nat King Cole---"Blue Gardenia"---THE BLUE GARDENIA Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yes, the woman was Anne Baxter, and the name of the night club was also "The Blue Gardenia". Your up next, finance. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 This classic film had 3 well-known actors playing members or future members of a certain distinguished profession. None of the 3 were known for playing professional men, and all of the 3 could easily be said to have been miscast. Film? Actors? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Correct, 6s. Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 is it one of our aircraft is missing Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 the spy in black? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 CONTRABAND (called BLACKOUT in the US) Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 finance .. take over thread Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 This early '60s dramatic film, taking place in Europe and starring a major Hollywood male actor, had a hit title song which was sung by a teenage idol-type singer. Film? Singer? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hint: Some of this singer's other hits were written by one of America's top pop composers of the time. Edited by: finance on Aug 17, 2011 9:36 AM Edited by: finance on Aug 17, 2011 3:10 PM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Big hint: the film takes place in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Correct, F.O.C. (Sorry. That's the abbreviation) Your thread. Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks, but I'll have to leave the thread open for others. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Jack Lemmon-----BELL BOOK AND CANDLE? Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 no..not that one hint...british film Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 squires weapons collection Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Is it "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" with Roland Young? I saw it a very long time ago, but I think it matches the clues. Link to post Share on other sites
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