MilesArcher Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Here's a hint: Some years after this photo was taken, this actress won an Oscar. She is not from the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Judi Dench ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Yes, that's Dame Judi playing a dame. She did not wear that outfit when she played Queen Elizabeth I. Shutoo, you get to post the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 How about this guy with a famous name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 hint: he never had a starring role, just a handful of bit parts...most famously performing a 'cheap trick' in a well known film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Would it be Edward G. Robinson Jr. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Yes it would be..from a scene in INVASION USA, and looking far less 'cool' than the coin-flipping hood in SOME LIKE IT HOT. Your thread,MilesArcher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Here are photos from three different movies made at the same studio within a year or so of each other. Can you name all of the people pictured in each, as well as the names of the movies? Some faces are easily recognizable, some not so easy. You may have to scroll left and right to see the photos in their entirety. Besides the adults, can you identify the kids in the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Here are photos from three different movies made at the same studio within a year or so of each other. Can you name all of the people pictured in each, as well as the names of the movies? Some faces are easily recognizable, some not so easy. You may have to scroll left and right to see the photos in their entirety. Besides the adults, can you identify the kids in the photo? Here's a hint: These movies were all made at Paramount between 1937 and 1938. The swing in the first photo is part of the title of that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 The top photo is from College Swing. Top row (from left to right) -- Bob Hope, Ben Blue, John Payne. Bottom row (from left to right) -- Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, George Burns, Betty Grable, Florence George. The second photo is from The Big Broadcast of 1938. From left to right -- Ben Blue, Dorothy Lamour, W.C. Fields, Shirley Ross, Bob Hope, Martha Raye, Lynne Overman. The last photo is from The Big Broadcast of 1937. It's hard to identify the faces because most of them are in profile, but I'll try my best. The adults (from left to right) -- Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Ray Milland. I think that the little girl is Virginia Weidler. Unfortunately, I can't identify any of the other children in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I think the little boy is Billy Lee ? I recognize him from Nobody's Children with Edith Fellows and also The Biscuit Eater. Great work Azure for answering the question. and we should all Thank Miles for always coming up with great photos. I appreciate all the thought and effort you always put into keeping the thread going 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Great work, Azure and Lavender. Yes, that's little Billy Lee of "The Biscuit Eater" fame facing the camera. The other boys with their faces turned away are Donald Hulbert in the page boy uniform and David Holt in the white outfit. In the "College Swing" photo, the pretty young lady on the extreme right is indeed Florence George. She was the romantic interest of John Payne in the movie. Florence George was a lyric soprano who sang in the same style as Jeanette MacDonald, Grace Moore, and Lily Pons. This was her only musical. She was only in one other movie, a non-singing role in the 1939 film "Tell No Tales". She married Bing Crosby's older brother and business manager, Everett. With several sopranos in films already and others like Deanna Durbin and Gloria Jean breaking in, he guided her career away from movies and into concerts, stage work, and recordings. The one well known cast member missing from that photo was Jackie Coogan, who was married to Betty Grable at the time. So you see, Martha Raye was in all three films, Bob Hope, Ben Blue, and Burns And Allen were in two of them. All of them were under contract to Paramount at the time. Thank you Azure for all of your research. I find that kind of research to be both fun and informative. And thank you Lavender for the kind words. Azure, would you like to post the next photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Thanks, Miles. Those pictures were great, especially the one from College Swing. Thanks for the info on Florence George. It's too bad that she didn't get the chance to make more films. And thanks, Lavender, for identifying the little boy. He's such a cutie, isn't he? == Next: Here are two pictures of the same actress. Do you know who she is? How about this young man? Do you recognize him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think it's the stars of My Little Chickadee--Mae West (what an outfit!) and W.C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I think it's the stars of My Little Chickadee--Mae West (what an outfit!) and W.C. Fields Correct! Excellent job, Shutoo. I thought that I would need to give more clues for this one. It's hard to believe that those pictures are of Mae West. She looks like a completely different person in those photos (at least to me). Your turn, Shutoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Thanks Azure! Recognize this actor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It looks like Leon Ames. He was known for playing the father of stars like Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, and Doris Day. Some may remember him from the "Mr. Ed" TV show. In his early career he was billed as Leon Waycoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Right MilesArcher! The still is from Get That Man (1935), his last billing as Leon Waycoff (his real name was Harry Wycoff). Both his career and marriage spanned 55 years...his last film role was the grandfather in Peggy Sue Got Married, when he was 84. Your thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Who are the men in these photos and what do they have in common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Will Rogers, Charles Winninger, Tom Ewell all played Abel Frake in the 3 versions of State Fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very good, Lavender. The scene where Abel adds a bit of sherry to his wife's mince meat is repeated in each film version. The 1933 version with Will Rogers was not a musical. The 1945 remake with Charles Winninger had songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein written just for the movie. The next remake in 1962 starred Tom Ewell and Alice Faye, who are pictured here. Some of the songs were the same, but some had much different arrangements. That film marked Alice Faye's return to 20th Century Fox after a seventeen year self imposed exile. Ironically, Alice had turned down the role of the band singer that was played by Vivian Blaine in the 1945 version. Now, if you have watched TCM for some time, you have seen this next actress on numerous occasions. Who is she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It looks like Andy Hardy's sister, Cecilia Parker ? p.s.: I don't want to be one of those nit-picky posters, but in the 45 version of State Fair (one of my favorite musicals), it's brandy that's added to the mincemeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 You are correct, Shutoo. You may also be correct about the brandy. It's been a long time since I've seen any of the three versions. Shutoo, it's your turn to post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutoo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 This cute little blonde changed her name, but not her hair color, and became a very big star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 This cute little blonde changed her name, but not her hair color, and became a very big star When I made this photo as large as I could to look at the face, it is so clear and she didn't ever change. That sweet little girl became the devastatingly sensual Jean Harlow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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