flashback42 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 She gets used to it; she gets better; starts to enjoy it. Comtemplates running in the Boston Marathon. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The night it first aired, this TVM was a ratings winner; part of the competition was a political speech. It is my strong impression that it was a newscaster and not a comedian who quipped "(The President) found out the country would rather watch ______ ________ run, than watch him run." Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The actress in the lead role is an Oscar winner. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 The actress -- In one of the long-term showbiz marrages; her husband also an Oscar winner. They worked together several times, to good effect. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 The woman does enter the Boston Marathon. She finishes it; goes the distance. The film ends after nightfall, everything over and most people gone home. Only a few friends and family members waiting at the finish line. The last one in, but some gave up. Just to finish was, for her, a win. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The star onece had a big screen title role as a woman with three faces. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 See How She Runs (1978) with Miss Joanne. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Correct, 'lana, Joanne Woodward. The President she outperformed in the ratings was Jimmy Carter. alaboutlana's thread. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 {font:Times New Roman}Thanks. This actress won the first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, in 1979, after the category was established, for a movie about a girl befriending a POW, and the next film this veteran actress made was a tv-movie adaptation of a novelist and poet’s autobiography, the first of six books chronicling her life. Name the actress and the two notable tv-movies.{font} Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Absolutely correct! Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks, 'lana. The POW reference stirred up some memories that I tracked down. This thread is rich with potential, and I would like to see more participate. Open thread. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 {font:Calibri}Here's another one then: A Two-time Oscar-winning actress (Best Actress/Supp. Actress) starred in television adaptations of two different films, a 1969 tv movie remake and a 1972 tv movie remake. In the original B&W movies of the same name, the two roles (of the two films) were played by the same actress, one of which she won an Oscar for. (Is this confusing?) We have two different actresses who played the same two roles in two versions of the stories, two original B&W films and two tv-film adaptations. Name the two actresses and the movie titles A hint: the characters they play are very sweet people! (“And don’t you be calling them the girls.”) {font} Edited by: allaboutlana on Oct 12, 2011 8:59 AM Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hints: The two-time Oscar winning actress holds the record for the longest span between Oscar wins.and one of the two films mentioned below is seen on TCM from time to time, but is more appropriately scheduled in October, especially on Halloween night. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Any guesses from flash, lavender, Miles or Mr6666? I'll let this go a little longer, I guess. The actresses in question are J.H. (who was in the B&W films) and H.H. (who was in the tv versions.) (They played the same character.) Quotes from B&W movies in question: "I know whose fault it is, and I'm not telling." and "Would you do me a favor?" "Well, we'd have to know what it is first." Edited by: allaboutlana on Oct 13, 2011 2:12 PM Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 OK here goes:Helen Hayes and Josephine Hull *Harvey* and *Arsenic and Old Lace* ????Helen Hayes won 2 Oscars, 1932,1971Ms. Hayes was Veta Louise Simmons in the 1972 TV movie of HarveyMs. Hayes was Abby Brewster in the 1969 TV movie Arsenic and Old LaceJosephine Hull was Veta Louise Simmons in 1950 film *Harvey (won the Oscar)*Josephine Hull was Abby Brewster in 1944 film *Arsenic and Old Lace* Edited by: lavenderblue19 on Oct 13, 2011 3:28 PM Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 That's it! I appreciate all your hard work! By the way, James Stewart was Elwood P. Dowd in the tv film also and said he preferrred his performance in the tv film over the original. Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Thanks. The thread is open Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 From early in the present century, a TVM. If you thought highly of the Neil Simon - George Burns - Walter Matthau opus *The Sunshine Boys*, well, the makers of this TVM liked it too. This take on the theme involves a reunion of several screen divas after a revival of their famous 1960s hit movie is re-issued, and again it makes a hit. A reunion performance is contemplated, and it seems to make good sense financially. But there are complications. Edited by: flashback42 on Oct 18, 2011 10:48 AM Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinPangborn Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Those Old Broads? Link to post Share on other sites
flashback42 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 "I would rather get a berium **** on TV than work with that tramp again!" Down in a matter of minutes. I suppose it's possible that a majority of viewers don't remember getting blow-by-blow-as-it-happened when the Elizabeth Taylor - Eddie Fisher - Debbie Reynolds triangle was daily news. And Carrie Fisher (Reynolds & Fisher's daughter) was one of the scripters. That lady knows how to grind an axe and can swing it with both hands. This story was by way of being a nation-wide inside joke. FranklinPangborn's thread. Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinPangborn Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 This vehicle has two main roles and has been on the screen and on TV. One of the stars has been in both versions, playing different roles and won awards both times. Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Is it Patty Duke in "The Miracle Worker"? As a young girl, she played Helen Keller, and as an adult, she played Annie Sullivan. Link to post Share on other sites
FranklinPangborn Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Correct! Your turn, Miles Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Thanks, I had posted about "The Miracle Worker" on another thread some months ago, so it was an easy one for me. Now, as you may know, actress Susan St, James has been a big supporter of the Special Olympics for handicapped athletes. She even made a TV movie where she played the over-protective mother of a mentally challenged boy. She learns to let go a little when he starts to train for the Special Olympics. Can you name the made for TV movie and the young man with Down Syndrome who played her son? Link to post Share on other sites
lavenderblue19 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The Kid From Nowhere ? - Ricky Wittman as the son? Link to post Share on other sites
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