lavenderblue19 Posted January 24, 2011 A small town guy moves to NYC to pursue his dream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted January 25, 2011 He meets a young woman in NY- they get married. He's a musician she's a singer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted January 25, 2011 sorry, good guess They have a daughter, she contracts a disease while they're on the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted January 25, 2011 Guilt ridden, he quits being a musician. They move to LA because the climate is better for his daughter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted January 25, 2011 He throws his musical instrument off the Golden Gate Bridge. He buys a little house, works in the shipyards and the couple help the daughter with her physical therapy. Years pass she is a teenager and able to walk with a cane. ( no cracks about LA and SF bridge. please) the daughter was in an boarding school in SF when they are on the road. That's when she gets a disease that was a big scare in the 50's. They move to LA after they pick her up in SF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 25, 2011 *The Five Pennies* Tuesday Weld had polio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted January 25, 2011 Yes, *The Five Pennies* - Red Nichols bio starring Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes and Tuesday Weld.I've always liked this film. Good work, your thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 25, 2011 A very rich business man falls for an avatrix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 26, 2011 The rich business man is gauche in affairs of the heart, so he turns to his valet for instruction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 27, 2011 No, this movie appeared before Kate Hepburn came to Hollywood. The valet in the movie is famous for supporting the top movie stars--but he doesn't usually play servants. He usually plays professors, lawyers or imparsarios and became a famous part of a classic series of musicals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 29, 2011 While the valet is showing the business magnate how to approace a lady romantically, an electrician comes to change a light bulb and gets the wrong impresssion.--Obviously a pre-code movie Edited by: cujas on Jan 29, 2011 4:10 PM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted January 31, 2011 Millionaire business may is stood up and decides to "chercher la femme" on a steamliner to Europe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted February 3, 2011 Can we move this along, please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 4, 2011 Exactly where do you want to move to? The star of this film 1930 film, also starred in a silent film with the same title. He was an Iconic Mega Silent Movie Star trying to break into the talkies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 5, 2011 No--but the director transitioned into the talkies and had great success and worked up into the 1950's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 7, 2011 Back to the plot--the star, a millionaire Wall Street Whiz Bang, is wiped out by the crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 9, 2011 The actor playing the business tycoon in this movie was one of the biggest stars of the silent era. With all the clues--can you name this pre-code movie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted February 9, 2011 Thinking E.E. Horton is the valet in the clue, I came up with *Reaching for the Moon*, with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 10, 2011 I knew it would take a lady--to have the patience to break through on this one! It's a cute piece of history. And now it's all about Lana-- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted February 10, 2011 Men are impatient? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted February 10, 2011 Gentlemen are not impatient and they're very considerate like Ashley Wilkes in *GWTW*. To the victor belongs the spoils--It's Lana! Edited by: cujas on Feb 10, 2011 5:41 PM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks. A B&W film where the good guys aren't allowed to have guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted February 11, 2011 That?s exactly it. I was about to give another clue, in some way referring to Ann Dvorak, who was great in it. Your turn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
