shutoo Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 The Honeymoon Machine Rain Man Lost in America 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Some casino scenes in James Bond movies-- Roger Moore plays backgammon with Louis Jourdan at a casino in OCTOPUSSY (1983). Timothy Dalton antes up in LICENCE TO KILL (1989). Pierce Brosnan demonstrates skill in a high stakes game in GOLDENEYE (1995). Daniel Craig figures out an opponent's strategy in CASINO ROYALE (2006). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 CASABLANCA Riverboat casinos in SHOW BOAT & SILVER RIVER TO CATCH A THIEF FUNNY GIRL THE BIG SLEEP DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS CASINO ROYALE (and every other Bond movie, I know) PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF -- the kids gets bewitched into staying in a casino called the Lotus CONTAGION -- the disease is traced back to a Casino in Hong Kong MR MONK GOES TO VEGAS -- Leland asks Monk to join him in Vegas then forgets why PINKY AND THE BRAIN -- Brain builds an All Baccarat Casino BLACKBEARD'S GHOST 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Atlantic City (1980) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nice work everyone on the casino category. one thousand seven hundred sixty-first category Fever…you give me fever SPRING FEVER (1927) JEZEBEL (1938) A FEVER IN THE BLOOD (1961) Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ARSENIC AND OLD LACE -- Teddy thinks all the bodies in the cellar are Yellow Fever victims LITTLE WOMEN -- Beth dies of Scarlet fever SWING FEVER 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Jungle Fever (1991) Tulip Fever (2017) Yellow Jack (1938) yellow fever The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) yellow fever 4 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Dr. Johnny Fever, WKRP 6 Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 How about the song "Fever" by Peggy Lee Camille (just ran it this am) Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet Arrowsmith The Painted Veil Is AIDS considered a virus? If so, Long Time Companion Both Upstairs Downstairs (prefer to) and Downton Abbey dealt with the outbreak after WWI. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 6:53 AM, TopBilled said: one thousand seven hundred sixtieth category At a casino ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY (1949) OCEAN’S 11 (1960) BUGSY (1991) Gilda (1946) Monte Carlo Story (1956) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, chaya bat woof woof said: How about the song "Fever" by Peggy Lee Here's Rita Moreno's hilarious version with the Muppets ANother Muppet song -- "Cabin Fever" from MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND 4 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Another "fever" song -- "I'd say that I had Spring Fever, but I know it's isn't spring!" 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Spring Fever (1927) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 one thousand seven hundred sixty-second category Fraudsters THE BARON OF ARIZONA (1950)...Vincent Price forges documents to gain control over the state of Arizona. F FOR FAKE (1973)...Orson Welles discusses illusion and trickery. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)...Matt Damon commits murder then identity theft and takes over a dead man's life. PARASITE (2019)...everything about the parasitic Kim family is fraudulent. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Desilufan Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Catch Me If You Can (2002)- based on a true story Frank Abagnale Jr. (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) forges checks and commits identity theft. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Shattered Glass (2003) true story of a reporter who wrote totally fabricated stories 4 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Victor, Victoria --pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman, when she was...well, you know The Mind Reader --Warren William cons the crowds with a phony mind reading act The Princess Comes Across --Carole Lombard is a fraudulant royal to get on a ship Rings on Their Fingers --Gene Tierney is groomed to join a family of cons Hot Millions --Peter Ustinov fakes computer credentials to embezzle corporate money Can You Ever Forgive Me? --Melissa McCarthy's 'famous letters' are fakes Let's Fall in Love --Ann Sothern poses as a famous Swedish actress Six Degrees of Seperation --Will Smith presents himself as Sidney Poitier's son to gain entrance into NY society The Music Man --he was a fraud, but Robert Preston could sell ice at the North Pole edit: I've been trying to think of a film where a B'way producer has a 'nobody' pretend to be a French singing star, but I can't remember who was in it...anybody know? (the category made me think of it...) 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The Spiritualist (1948), also known as The Amazing Mr. X Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), starring Melissa McCarthy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Nightmare Alley (1947) I see that I repeated Shutoo's mention of Can You Ever Forgive Me? so I'm adding this Tyrone Power movie before someone beats me to it! 😀 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 They just remade Nightmare Alley in Buffalo (saw pictures when they were here. Guys and Dolls The Rainmaker (I think that is the one with Burt L. and Katherine H.) Elmer Gantry Ghost (Whoopi G.'s character) Danny Kaye and Walter Slezak in The Inspector General Danny Kaye in The Court Jester Gregory Peck posing as a Jew in Gentleman's Agreement Jewish Boy posing as non-Jewish in Europa Europa Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie and Jack and Tony in Some Like it Hot (many movies have men dressing as women and women dressing as men) 4 Link to post Share on other sites
starliteyes Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, shutoo said: edit: I've been trying to think of a film where a B'way producer has a 'nobody' pretend to be a French singing star, but I can't remember who was in it...anybody know? (the category made me think of it...) I think the movie you're thinking of is Broadway Melody of 1936, although it's not Broadway producer Robert Taylor who has 'nobody' Eleanor Powell pretending to be a French singing star, but newspaper man Jack Benny. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, shutoo said: Victor, Victoria --pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman, when she was...well, you know I love how you worded this. Funny! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 8 hours ago, TopBilled said: PARASITE (2019)...everything about the parasitic Kim family is fraudulent. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, starliteyes said: think the movie you're thinking of is Broadway Melody of 1936, although it's not Broadway producer Robert Taylor who has 'nobody' Eleanor Powell pretending to be a French singing star, but newspaper man Jack Benny. Yes, thank you! I can't believe I forgot Eleanor Powell! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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