Edythevanhopper Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 HINT: The 40's musical involved a branch of our services. The 90's movie played his Oscar nominated song through its opening credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Just a guess. Is it "Accentuate The Positive" By Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen? It was first heard in "Here Come The Waves" in the forties, and in the nineties film "L.A. Confidential". Check out this clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GLz5OjosOo Now it's no longer a guess. I found the other clip. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 There's no one that answers a question quite like you Miles. Entertaining! I had the original sheet music in my piano bench that was Mom's. When I watched LA Confidential, thought I'd track the original movie down. It's a great Johnny Mercer piece and I don't know which version I like better. Thanks for letting me see the original. Your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 There's no one that answers a question quite like you Miles. Entertaining! I had the original sheet music in my piano bench that was Mom's. When I watched LA Confidential, thought I'd track the original movie down. It's a great Johnny Mercer piece and I don't know which version I like better. Thanks for letting me see the original. Your turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thank you, Edythe. Like the lyric of the song says "To illustrate my last remark". If I can find a clip on YouTube or an article on another website, I like to use it to show everyone what I'm referring to. I think it helps familiarize people with the subject matter, and with classic movies being a visual medium, it oftentimes can be entertaining as well as informative. By the way, in the clip from "Here Come The Waves", Bing Crosby and Sonny Tufts appear in black face. This was a common practice in those days and was quite acceptable. Bing also appeared in black face in "Holiday Inn" and "Dixie". Now, Roy Rogers once appeared in a movie with Bing Crosby. They were part of a group that sang what came to be known as a very popular song. Can you name the movie, the song, and the songwriter? If you can also post a YouTube clip, that would be very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It isn't Alias Jesse James? A whole group of TV cowboys and Bing Crosby appear in a gunfight scene but I can't find a song they did together apart from San Fernando Valley. Any other clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 RHYTHM ON THE RANGE? Roy is part of the Sons of the Pioneers, Johnny Mercer wrote I'M AN OLD COW HAND???? is it this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That's the one, Lavender. Johnny Mercer wrote both the words and the music for this song. Roy was still known as Leonard Slye when he made this movie. The Sons Of The Pioneers had been formed in 1934. They were a popular radio singing group who specialized in western music, making them perfect for movie westerns. Other cast members that you saw in the clip included Martha Raye, Frances Farmer, Louis Prima, Leonid Kinskey, and Bob Burns. Thanks also for posting the clip. It's your turn now, Lavender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks Miles, that's a fun clip of Crosby, Martha Raye, Roy, etc next A man pretending to be somone he's not, falls in love with a woman whose boss is looking for an excuse to fire her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 stocks are involved in plot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 He's an oilman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 He's an oilman THE WHEELER DEALERS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yes THE WHEELER DEALERS is correct. Stars James Garner and Lee Remick. Your turn finance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes THE WHEELER DEALERS is correct. Stars James Garner and Lee Remick. Your turn finance A father who has always been proud of his son is flabbergasted by news relayed by the father's friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 A father who has always been proud of his son is flabbergasted by news relayed by the father's friend. The son is forced to appear before a tribunal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 1st thought is The Rack w/Paul Newman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 1st thought is The Rack w/Paul Newman ? Yes. Yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 What German silent melodrama film is based on two of Frank Wedekind's plays ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hint: the star of the film was intelligent, temperamental, quick on the trigger, at the forefront of liberated behavior for women between the wars, she made 24 films between 1925 and 1928, all but three made in Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 What German silent melodrama film is based on two of Frank Wedekind's plays ? Pandora's Box (1929) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Pandora's Box (1929) YAY! thanks, Kid you're up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Twenty-three years later, a word-for-word, and nearly shot-for-shot Metrocolor remake of this black & white 30s film was made in CinemaScope. The film was nominated for Best Picture and the lead actress for Best Actress. Both of the films were released by MGM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 1957's The Barretts of Wimpole Street was an MGM remake. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 That's the one, Edythe. Thank you! Your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edythevanhopper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 That's the one, Edythe. Thank you! Your thread That's the one, Edythe. Thank you! Your thread Thanks, Kid. In this classic 50's black and white Best Picture nominee, a Best supporting actor nominee from the 30's plays himself. Name the movie. Who was the star that played himself and his supporting character from the 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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