TopBilled Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 In CITIZEN KANE (1941) the news causes people to react differently. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 When Jimmy Durante literally kicks the bucket, a lot of people are affected in It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World In Executive Suite, the death of the company president brings a power struggle to employees and their familiers People all over the country are affected by Polly Phelps' death in Radio Days Senator Sam Foley's death sets the stage for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 My first thought was of A CHRISTMAS CAROL where Scrooge sees all the people reacting to his death. In the musical SCROOGE there is a whole number where the people who owe him money dance for joy on his casket. Also thought of the many movies where several interested parties gather for the reading of the will. I could only think of these titles though I know there are more— THE CAT AND THE CANARY MURDER AT THE GALLOP KNIVES OUT 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Julius Caesar 1953 King of Kings 1961 JFK 1991 Lincoln 2012 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Fausterlitz Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Rebecca (1940) (Rebecca de Winter's death haunts many of the other characters) The Big Chill (1983) ("Alex Marshall"--the whole film is motivated by his death) Frankenstein (1931) (death of a little girl incites an angry mob, who wrongly assume the monster deliberately killed her) The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) (lynching of three innocent men leads to much soul-searching) Saving Private Ryan (1998) (entire mission is motivated by the death of Ryan's three brothers) The Third Man (1949) (several characters' actions are motivated by the mistaken belief that Harry Lime is dead) Atonement (2007) (Briony's rewriting of history is an attempt to "atone" for Robbie Turner's death) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) (Ratchett's death directly affects all twelve suspects) September 30, 1955 (1977) (characters affected by James Dean's death) Love Field (1992) (characters affected by JFK assassination) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BunnyWhit Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Mr. Roberts (1955) -- I choke up every time Jack Lemmon says, "Mr. Roberts is dead." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 two thousand two hundred twenty-eighth category Released posthumously SARATOGA (1937) was released a month and a half after Jean Harlow’s death. THE MISFITS (1961) was released two and a half months after Clark Gable died. SOYLENT GREEN (1973) was released almost three months after Edward G. Robinson had passed away. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Giant--James Dean The Bohemian Girl--Thelma Todd Plan 9 From Outer Space--Bela Lugosi Jailhouse Rock--Judy Tyler 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Walt Disney worked on several movies that didn’t come out til after his death such as JUNGLE BOOK and BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS Ditto for Pixar story genius and voice actor Joe Ranft who died before BUG’S LIFE came out but worked on Pixar’s next several films and is even listed as co-director on CARS 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Massimo Troisi died just after shooting rapped for IL POSTINO Another Disney story — Howard Ashman died of AIDS before BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was released, and also wrote lyrics for ALADDIN 3 Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Something's Got to Give (1962) with Marilyn Monroe remained unfinished. The Defector (1966) appeared months after the death of Montgomery Clift. Brainstorm (1983) was released two years after the drowning of Natalie Wood. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009) was being shot while Heath Ledger died. Three masked actors continued his part. Something Wicked (2014) was released five years after Brittany Murphy's death. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BunnyWhit Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Greed (1924) -- released nearly a year after Frank Hayes' death To Be or Not to Be (1932) -- released one month after Carole Lombard's death Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) -- released six months after Spencer Tracy's death Little Women (1949) -- released four months after C. Aubrey Smith's death The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) -- released six months after Robert Donat's death High Society (1956) -- released two months after Louis Calhern's death The Naked Edge (1961) -- released a month after Gary Cooper's death A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) -- released seven months after Buster Keaton's death The Thrill of It All (1963) -- released a month after Zasu's Pitts' death The Carpetbaggers (1964) -- released over two months after Alan Ladd's death The Thirteen Chairs (1969) -- released two months after Sharon Tate's death Enter the Dragon (1973) -- released a month after Bruce Lee's death The Crow (1994) -- released one year after Brandon Lee's death 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 two thousand two hundred twenty-ninth category Old time movie star with newer star SUNSET BLVD (1950) has Gloria Swanson with William Holden BREEZY (1973) has William Holden with Kay Lenz MAVERICK (1994) has James Garner with Mel Gibson MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) has Clint Eastwood with Hilary Swank Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Tom Hanks and Paul Newman in Road to Perdition Jane Darwell with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart in Sabrina Bruce Willis and Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Desilufan Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke are in Night At The Museum with Ben Stiller 3 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Jack Lemmon and William Powell in Mister Roberts Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Goldie Hawn and Ingrid Bergman in Cactus Flower Tom Selleck and Don Ameche in Folks! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 David Niven and Helen Hayes with a young Jodie Foster in CANDLESHOE 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomePolecat Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Quite a few previous Oscar winners and nominees with a young Hayley Mills in POLLYANNA but in terms of “stars” we have Adolphe Menjou and Jane Wyman (is Karl Malden a “star”?) Hayley Mills with Rosalind Russell in TROUBLE WITH ANGELS Natalie Wood with Rosalind Russell in GYPSY 3 Link to post Share on other sites
_Broadway_ Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Funny Face (1957) - Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn 4 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 Humphrey Bogart & John Derek in KNOCK ON ANY DOOR (1949). Maureen O'Sullivan & Mia Farrow in HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
CoraSmith Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Entrapment: Sean Connery & Catherine Zeta-Jones Dogville: Nicole Kidman & Lauren Bacall Silver Linings Playbook: Robert De Niro & Jennifer Lawrence Mr. Morgan's Last Love: Michael Caine & Clémence Poésy 4 Link to post Share on other sites
BunnyWhit Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Zasu Pitts with Doris Day in The Thrill of It All (1963) Thelma Ritter with Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable with Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BunnyWhit Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Lionel Barrymore and Edward Arnold with James Stewart and Jean Arthur in You Can't Take It with You (1938) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Arsan404 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in The Country Girl William Holden and Susan Blakely in The Towering Inferno Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill in Star Wars 2 Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaman Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Shirley Temple with Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in Now and Forever 1934 Sandra Dee with James Stewart in Take Her, She's Mine 1963 Kim Darby with John Wayne in True Grit 1969 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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