metz44 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 yes...you got it..congrats well worth seeing again your thread Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 The screenplay was by two famous writers, one who later became a Acadamey Award winning director. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Are the writers Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett? Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Yes, they are. And you probably know the name of the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE? Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 You are correct, Finance. Now it's your thread. Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Was it Grant Withers? The two supporting actors were James Cagney and Joan Blondell and the movies were Sinners Holiday (which aired last night) and Other Men's Women. Watching both those movies, you can see that Cagney grabs the screen effortlessly and does Blondell. Withers' performance was kind of hokey -- looking at from our perspective. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 That didn't take long. Back to you. Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'm going to leave the thread open for someone else to take up. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 This novelist can be compared to playwright William Inge in that both of them wrote about small-town rural life in the region where they were born. This novelist's first novel was made into a movie that was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the 60's. The film was a drama, but it's director was extremely famous for directing in another genre. Novelist/film/director Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hint 1: the star of the aforementioned movie is in the top 25 of the AFI Hollywood legend list, but he never won an Oscar. Hint 2: Whereas the movie's director has won the Oscar. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Here we're looking for a famous novelist whose first novel was made into a MGM movie in the 1950's. The novelist resembles William Inge, in that, he wrote primarily about small-town life from his place of birth. The MGM director of the film was an Oscar winner who was famous for directing another genre of film. Hint: the Film's star is in the AFI's Top 25 Film Legends list, although he never won the Oscar. Does anybody know what I'm talking about??? Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I think I got it -- Movie is Home from the Hill Robert Mitchum is the star -- and he never won an Oscar Vincente Minnelli is the director -- he won Oscars directing musicals William Humprey is the writer of the novel Sorry but I like Minnelli's musicals and comedies best. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Fan of Cary--Hello! Cary is my favorite movie star too! Of course, we all love the MGM musicals--but with *Home From the Hill*, Minnelli proved he was a great dramatic director as well! Cary, it's all yours! Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks, Cujas. What a challenging question. I will have to watch "Home from the Hill" again. Unfortunately, I'm heading out on a business trip, so I'm going to leave the thread open for someone else to take over. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 This Hollywood director started in Europe. He even brought one of his French stars over and directed him in a big budget film. The director worked at many studios, but got his American reputation at Warners, where he married one of their leading ladies. Hint: He was very successful directing female movie stars--a number of them were nominated under his direction, 2 won the Oscar. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Michael Curtiz? Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Curtiz is not my answer; but if you fill in all the slots with his credits, then it can be the correct answer.-- French actor movie in France and Hollywood with French actor studio actress-wife actresses in Oscar roles-- as Yul said in The King & I, etc, etc Hint: This director's wife was a rival of one of the director's Academy-nominated actresses. Edited by: cujas on Sep 3, 2011 6:07 PM Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Haven't given up on this on yet-- --This film director was from Europe --He brought his French star to Hollywood and they made a classic 40's period piece --His wife was a big studio actress --This director was famous for bringing Academy Award Nominated and Winning performances out in Hollywood Movie Star Actresses Hint: He's not French. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Anatole Litvak? (William Wyler doesn't fit all your clues) Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Am I correct, cujas? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 This well-known director's two most famous films starred, respectively, William Powell and Ginger Rogers. Who was he? Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Would it be Gregory La Cava? My Man Godfrey for Powell and Stage Door for Rogers. Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Name the movie based on these clues: -- A former song-and-dance man protects the President-elect. Link to post Share on other sites
FanofCary Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Yes, Mr 6666, you are correct. It's your thread now. Link to post Share on other sites
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