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About Mel
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A moviegoer for fifty years, I will attempt to answer practically anything that deals directly with films (silents and talkies), directors, actors etc..... If you can take the trouble to ask it...then I will spend the time to try and answer it.

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Ex-Cinema Manager and Film Publicist with a lifelong love of movies/

   

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aladdin9/6/2008Jim Kason
  Q: There is this very old aladdin movie but im not sure if its called aladdin. All I know is that the ...
  A: I'm pretty sure the film is "The Thief of Bagdad" (which was an Alexander Korda production made in ...
question9/6/2008Jim Kason
  Q: Im looking for a movie about this puppet rabbit and the rabbit is suppose to go to its grandmothers ...
  A: I think you may be referring to the puppet/animated film (originally made for TV) called "Here Comes ...
Please help me find the names of these movies. Thanks!9/4/2008Jim Kason
  Q: "I emailed you about this before, however, I received a response with no answer, perhaps because I ...
  A: ( I never received a question from you before;...it must have gone to one of the other Experts.) ...
Please help me find the names of these movies. Thanks!9/4/2008Mel
  Q: "I emailed you about this before, however, I received a response with no answer, perhaps because I ...
  A: I don't know what's happened, but I replied to your question yesterday, September 3rd. Your ...
classic movies9/4/2008Brad Lang
  Q: I emailed you about this before, however, I received a response with no answer, perhaps because I ...
  A: I just checked and see that you asked about four movies and I answered your questions, though I ...
Titles of 4 old movies9/3/2008Brad Lang
  Q: I believe all these movies were in the 50s. 1st Movie: It was an old Christmas movie they used to ...
  A: You've asked more than one question here, which is normally discouraged, but I'll try to answer them ...
Titles of 4 old movies9/3/2008Mel
  Q: I believe all these movies were in the 50s. 1st Movie: It was an old Christmas movie they used to ...
  A: I can help you with the titles of the first two..... #1 "All Mine To Give" (1957). In the UK it ...
help me, please!?8/27/2008Brad Lang
  Q: i need help finding the name to this movie.... all i know is... man meets woman. they fall in love, ...
  A: While this isn't really my area of expertise (my focus is on movies from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and ...
Anjei Vaida8/26/2008Brad Lang
  Q: I am looking for the movie that can be titled in English like "The conductor" The spelling of the ...
  A: Is this the movie you're talking about? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0079090/ If so, it appears to ...
can't remember the name of a old black and white film...driving me nuts8/24/2008David Menefee
  Q: so about a year and a half ago i was watching a black and white movie on tv and i can't remember the ...
  A: The movie you are recalling is probably the 1973 Academy Award winning film, PAPER MOON, starring ...
re: movie8/17/2008Brad Lang
  Q: There is an old movie that I think was made in the 50's titled : "Remains to be seen" with June ...
  A: Yes, the title is "Remains to Be Seen" (1953). Here's the Internet Movie Database page on it: ...
classic movies8/16/2008David Menefee
  Q: i am looking for the following movies: imitation of life, the burning bed,and flowers in the attic. ...
  A: It's wonderful that you enjoy classic movies, Lynda. Thank you for contacting me about your interest ...
Religious Movie Information8/7/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I would like any information you can give me on a religious movie entitled, "The Miracle of ...
  A: The film, "The Miracle of Marcellino" is a VCI Entertainment film from 1955 in B&W. ( I believe it ...
Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings8/7/2008Robert Demoss
  Q: I am trying to collect those "Our Gang" shorts that contain shots of the Roach studio lot, i.e. ...
  A: Right after our conversation regarding Video Classics, a message was posted at silentcomedians.com ...
Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings8/6/2008Robert Demoss
  Q: I am trying to collect those "Our Gang" shorts that contain shots of the Roach studio lot, i.e. ...
  A: The only VHS I've come across with "Playin' Hookey" was from Video Classics, which was also marketed ...
Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings8/6/2008Robert Demoss
  Q: I am trying to collect those "Our Gang" shorts that contain shots of the Roach studio lot, i.e. ...
  A: since you've now brought up the subject. About a year ago, I decided to make vidcaps from each Our ...
Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings8/5/2008Robert Demoss
  Q: I am trying to collect those "Our Gang" shorts that contain shots of the Roach studio lot, i.e. ...
  A: " since that one is also set at a movie studio. "Dogs Of War," "No Noise" and "Cradle Robbers" all ...
Our Gang strange episode8/3/2008Robert Demoss
  Q: When I was a kid, we used to go to Shakeys Pizza and watch silent films. There was an Our Gang ...
  A: Spanky and Buckwheat are in the woods playing hooky from Sunday school. There's a black congregation ...
War Movie8/1/2008Mel
  Q: I am trying to find the name of an old movie involving war (either WW1 or WWII). I'm pretty sure it ...
  A: That sounds like the Deborah Kerr-Van Johnson 1955 movie, "The End Of The Affair". It was re-made in ...
A itch that needs desperately scratched7/29/2008Popcorn Guy
  Q: Mr. Popcorn guy, I guess it goes without saying that I have exhausted my research abilities in ...
  A: Matthew... Not immediately finding anything on this... but the plot you describe sounds remarkaly ...
a older movie7/29/2008Brad Lang
  Q: years ago in the 70's when i was a child i watched a movie that i really enjoyed. Never seen or ...
  A: That sounds like "Hello, Down There" (1969). I've had quite a few people ask me about it over the ...
name of a movie7/29/2008Juli D.
  Q: years ago in the 70's when i was a child i watched a movie that i really enjoyed. Never seen or ...
  A: Good day, Susan! I'm afraid that I will need just a little more information. Can you ...
movie from the 40's or 50's7/28/2008Mel
  Q: Movie in which the female star goes upstairs to die at the end of the film. I seem to remember that ...
  A: That's the ending of the 1939 Bette Davis film "Dark Victory", but I don't recall "September Song" ...
Death trapped in fruit tree by grandfather7/26/2008Mel
  Q: When I was a child, back in 1972-3, I watched a few minutes of an old film (it seemed old even at ...
  A: That sounds like the 1939 film "On Borrowed Time, which starred Lionel Barry more as "Gramps" and ...
Gift of the Magi7/26/2008Jim Kason
  Q: Who starred in the black & white movie? Late 40's or 50's.
  A: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I was away for the weekend. I'm pretty sure you're ...
Old B&W Movie7/26/2008Brad Lang
  Q: As a small child I remember watching an old B&W movie and all that I can remember is that it had ...
  A: That sounds like "Crack in the World" (1965), although it was a color film (you may have seen it on ...
Old movies7/25/2008Mel
  Q: I remember as a small child watching and loving many of the old black and white movies, the ...
  A: The other film is probably "The Amazing Colossal Man" from 1957. "Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is ...
movie title7/22/2008Mel
  Q: I'm seeking the name of a movie telling the story of an Englishman hunting in pre-war Bavaria who ...
  A: "Early in 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolph Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the ...
Debbie Renolds Movie7/20/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I remember seeing a movie when I was younger with Debbie Renolds. I'm not sure what it's called and ...
  A: I'm pretty sure that the movie your'e referring to is MGM's 1954 musical "Athena" (in CinemaScope ...
HELP!7/19/2008Mel
  Q: Many years ago I saw a movie set in Ireland, it was on coast or on the countryside, two boys found a ...
  A: This is a 1953 film called "The Kidnappers". It was actually set in Nova Scotia, not Ireland. The ...
Frank Sinatra7/16/2008Mel
  Q: Sir....While watching Godfather (original one) on DVD, one of the senior members in room commented ...
  A: I really don't know the answer to that one, but I think it's fair to assume that he did know many of ...
Clark Gable7/10/2008Popcorn Guy
  Q: A couple of blocks of homes in our neighborhood of Merrick, Long Island, New York are called "Gable ...
  A: Rod... Traditionally, a "gable home" is a home with an outcropping including a window, or a ...
classic movie from approx. 50's era7/4/2008Jim Kason
  Q: "I saw this movie in the mid 80's, that was from the 50's, about a couple who met in wartime Europe, ...
  A: A ray of sunshine just came thru,...and I think I've found the film you're describing. A bit late, ...
Movie I saw on Tv in the 70s or 80s6/21/2008Brad Lang
  Q: Brad, I hope you can help me with this one. I remember watching a movie on the television when I ...
  A: I believe that in at least some of the Japanese movies featuring Gamera the flying turtle, there ...
Help6/20/2008Juli D.
  Q: Okay well im writing a screenplay about twin girls who one night start hearing voices and they ...
  A: Good day Julia! Sorry for the delay in answering your question. ...
Looking for Name of Sci-Fi / Drama6/19/2008Mel
  Q: I've spent hours googling as many keywords as I can recall, but without success...so now I'm turning ...
  A: I remember that one well, as it's one of my favourite flms of the 60's and I consider it to be a ...
plane crash movie6/16/2008Brad Lang
  Q: The pilot of the plane survived and walked around talking to ppl everyone else on the plane died in ...
  A: I believe the movie you're remembering is called "Sole Survivor," a 1970 TV-movie. (Also made as a ...
Fig Leaves6/9/2008David Menefee
  Q: Hey David, I see in one of your posts you mentioned that the silent movie Fig Leaves is available on ...
  A: The availability of silent films on DVD is increasing, but unfortunately, not all surviving titles ...
Names of movies6/6/2008Mel
  Q: 2 questions. The name of an old spy movie where a man sits in an eye doctor's chair....very ...
  A: I'm not certain about the first one. Possibly it's the Gregory Peck/Sophia Loren spy mystery ...
john wayne6/6/2008Mel
  Q: what major actor co-starred in more john wayne movies? also in watching more of his older movies I ...
  A: Although he appeared alongside many other big-name stars, there were not that many that were more ...

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