tomkilleen56 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Where can I find a definitive list of most appearances together in film?? What are the top combos.. male/female, male/male,female/female?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm not sure of the ranking, but for male/female, look up William Powell-Myrna Loy, Charles Farrell-Janet Gaynor, Walter Pidgeon-Greer Garson, and Spencer Tracy-Katherine Hepburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Also look up Errol Flynn/Olivia De Havilland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Any of the comedy duos. Don't forget Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts, for shorts. There is also Rathbone and Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emgee1 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Comedy duos are probably the most prolific:Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Lewis and Martin, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yes, for malemale partnerships I assume you're correct. Another malemale would be CagneyMcHugh. I believe they were paired even more than CagneyOBrien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 But I think the criterion should be partnerships of actors of equal stature or billing. McHugh always supported Cagney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emgee1 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sondra Locke did 6 films with Eastwood; surely not a record but still.,, Bob Hope- Bing Crosby , Diane Keaton-Woody Allen, Rogers-Astaire Edited by: emgee1 on Jan 8, 2014 3:26 PM Edited by: emgee1 on Jan 8, 2014 3:31 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyphils31 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yeah, finance I think you have a great point on billing because I was thinking John Wayne/Hank Worden/Harry Carey Jr. or Clint Eastwood/Billy McKinney/Roy Jenson worked quite a bit together, but only one in each of those trios saw his name on the marquee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Are you making up the rules as you go along? Ok, I see your point, but if equal status The Three Stooges is the likely winner. Of course, than you're tell me that short films don't count! Why can't you just let me win!!!! But really, if equal status, I don't think any malemale or femalefemale 'teams' would qualify since, if those stars were alive today neither one would say they were equal. So then we are back to pairings like PowellLoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The one that really merits attention is Farrell and Gaynor, who have slipped into, yes, obscurity. Unless you're a fan of reruns of "My Little Margie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Even though they only made four films together, I'd say that Bogie and Bacall were definitely one of the most famous and beloved, maybe as much as Tracy/Hepburn, Powell/Loy and Flynn/De Havilland. I think there is also a difference between prolific partnerships (or groups) and actors who happened to appear in a lot of films together. For example, Flynn/De Havilland would be a much more prolific partnership than Errol Flynn and Alan Hale even though they appeared in more films together. A Flynn/De Havilland marquee would bring a lot more filmgoers than a Flynn/Hale marquee. But then groups like The Three Stooges, The Marx Brothers and the Rat Pack, I'm not sure where they'd fit in. I think we could also look at prolific partnerships in different ways, like partnership of actor & director, movies that were co-directed and things like that. For example: Bogart and John Huston John Wayne and John Ford Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant Alfred Hitchcock and Grace Kelly Tim Burton and Johnny Depp Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly Judy Garland and Vincent Minnelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceinthecrowd Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Tracy and Hepburn Laurel and Hardy Greenstreet and Lorre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well my favorite parings would be FlynnDeHavilland and PowellLoy. Anyhow, I understand the point you're making here. With the studio system and the contract players, there are a lot of common parings of stars with supporting players like your FlynnHale example (which is why I mentioned CagneyMcHugh). Another prolific pairing I'm really starting to get into is GableCrawford (but don't worry, I'm will not keep pushing this point on you after this!). Are you a fan of the Speed Racer Cartoon? I loved that show back in the day. My mom is from Japan so I had my relatives send me a lot of neat SR stuff that one couldn't get in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 and Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon.....I was also able to get into "Information Please" through a side door. Now I can get into "General Discussions" and "Information Please", but none of the other forums. This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thanks. I wasn't aware that there was a Gable/Crawford pairing! I recorded "Dancing Lady," so hopefully that won't disappoint when I get around to watching it. In regard to star/supporting player partnerships, I'm curious if this was just coincidence that the two actors were cast together or whether studios found that the pairings were lucrative. Were Flynn/Hale and/or Flynn/Hale/Williams seen as a moneymaking group? Or was it Flynn that specifically requested these actors to be his cohorts in his films? Did studios notice that these actors worked well together? I can imagine that back then, screenplays were either written or purchased with specific actors in mind. Since the actors were employees of the studio and not freelance, it was probably not difficult to ensure that these actors were available to make this film. Occasionally, a star would refuse to make a film and were suspended or what not as punishment. I would also imagine that sometimes the more prolific character actors were also envisioned for specific roles. Other than that though, I envision producers and casting departments landing the leading star roles first, supporting star roles (lesser stars or even major character actors), landing any desired character actors second, then casting other random actors to fill in the remaining roles. Re: my user name. I have to admit that I haven't really seen any episodes of the cartoon. I have heard the theme song, which I enjoyed and for whatever reason, I have appropriated the name and used it as my user name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captbrittles Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Alfred Hitchcock & Bernard Herrmann Elia Kazan & Marlon Brando Steven Spielberg & John Williams John Ford & Victor McLaglen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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