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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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Thought it was a Bing Crosby Movie - but must have been wrong11/30/2008Mel
  Q: I saw a movie in the late 60's...it was a black & white and I thought it starred Bing Crosby. It ...
  A: I think you are thinking of the 1953 film "Little Boy Lost", which did star Bing Crosby....... "A ...
name of movie11/28/2008David Menefee
  Q: Need the title of this movie about 2 young boys and the dad has them live with their grandma (who is ...
  A: If you can give me some specific details, I will try to help you with the answer. What is needed is ...
actor's name11/27/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I am searching for the actor's name who had major parts (but not the leading man) in gangster films ...
  A: I'm pretty sure you must be thinking about the wonderful character actor, Peter Lorre,..who made ...
trying to track down an old wartime movie11/26/2008Mel
  Q: Can you help please. I watched this movie about 34 to 35 years ago on British TV. It was in black ...
  A: This is the 1946 film "To Each His Own", for which Olivia DeHavilland won the Oscar for Best ...
A Christmas carol11/25/2008Andrew
  Q: Do you know which version of this movie has the scene in the village square where hand bell ringers ...
  A: Hmmm, I can't say I am 100% sure but they did a musical version of scrooge with Albert Finney in the ...
A Christmas carol11/25/2008Andrew
  Q: Do you know which version of this movie has the scene in the village square where hand bell ringers ...
  A: I know in the George C Scott version when Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit are walking home they go to ...
guardian angels11/24/2008Mel
  Q: Sometime in the 1980 to 1990 range i saw a movie about a boy growing into a man who had 3 guardian ...
  A: That sounds like the 1993 film "Heart And Souls", which starred Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, ...
Old 1930 /40 Black and white Film11/23/2008Mel
  Q: I remember watching a chiller about a group of people who were in possession of a piece of paper ...
  A: This film is not quite as old as you think. It was actually made in 1957 and was called "Night Of ...
For My Daughter11/23/2008Mel
  Q: Several years ago my daughter and I watched a wonderful b/w film(possibly late 1930s-40s)about a ...
  A: I didn't recognize this one myself, but an Internet colleague believes you are referring to the 1944 ...
Make Way For Tomorrow11/23/2008Mel
  Q: First I want to thank you for the answer you provided for"Make Way For Tomorrow" It cleared up a two ...
  A: Unfortunately, this film is just not available in either VHS or DVD to the general puclic at the ...
Old Western Movie11/23/2008Mel
  Q: I saw a strange western movie when I was about 6 or 7, around 1973 or so. I have been trying to find ...
  A: Although originally I didn't recognize this movie, I've been doing some further checking into your ...
classic Christmas movie11/22/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I have been looking for a film about Santa Claus who owns a fancy dress shop and hires out all the ...
  A: I'm pretty sure the film you're asking about was one made for TV, called "The Man In The Santa Claus ...
The name of a movie11/19/2008Mel
  Q: I'm having a hard time finding the name of this movie. It's a black and white film. I think it's a ...
  A: That scene appears in a 1942 film called "Stand By For Action". It starred Robert Taylor, Charles ...
film question11/18/2008Mel
  Q: I am wondering the title of a movie that was filmed in Alaska. It is european film about a girl ...
  A: That's a film from 1997 called "When The Light Comes" (German title: Die Stunde des Lichts / Dutch ...
Baby Face 193311/17/2008Mel
  Q: Who was the woman who played the singing maid in the 1933 Baby Face movie?
  A: That character's name was Chico and she was played by Theresa Harris. Here's a mini-biography...... ...
Can you find out the name of this movie?11/16/2008Mel
  Q: When I was 12 or 13 (1960 or 1961) I watched an old war movie.I do not know if it was WW1 or WW2 but ...
  A: This sounds very much like a film called "Seventh Heaven". It's set in France during World War I, ...
b+w movie11/16/2008Mel
  Q: I am desperately seeking the title of a movie - it opens in an office. A lawyer and another man ...
  A: That was "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" from 1956. It starred Dana Andrews and Joan Fontaine and was ...
Trying to find old b&w movie from the 50's or 60's11/12/2008Mel
  Q: I am trying to find a movie that I saw on tv back in the 70's. I believe it was in b&w and from the ...
  A: That was a "B" movie from 1964 called "The Cavern" (Italian title: "Sette Contro La Morte"). It was ...
re: B&W movie about aman with amnesia11/3/2008Mel
  Q: Looking for the name of a black and white movie I saw about a man who has temperary amnesia after ...
  A: That sounds like a 1965 Gregory Peck film called "Mirage"........... "An accountant's memory ...
Black and White Widescreen films11/2/2008Mel
  Q: I recommended this movie THE INNOCENTS an older 1960's ghost story movie to a friend, who ...
  A: "When a Woman Ascends the Stairs" ("Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki") a 1960 Japanese film was shot in ...
old movies11/1/2008Mel
  Q: A Train) starring Glen Ford. You knew exactly the movie title that I've been trying to find for ...
  A: Have a look here......... http://www.vicpine.co.uk/Terror-On-A-Train.htm ...
Name of a classic movie10/31/2008Mel
  Q: I have been trying to find the title of a classic movie I watched many years ago and would like to ...
  A: That's a Glenn Ford film from 1953 called "Time Bomb" in the UK and re-titled "Terror On A Train" ...
Twins one dies one lives her life10/27/2008Mel
  Q: Black/White: The actress is a brunette I believe, she and her twin (same person obviously)are on a ...
  A: This sounds like the 1946 Bette Davis film, "A Stolen Life". STORY OUTLINE: Kate Bosworth (Bette ...
Paper Moon10/27/2008Brad Lang
  Q: Whatever happened to P.J. Johnson the actress who played Imogene in the 1973 Movie Paper Moon? ...
  A: The only information I have about her is from the Internet Movie Database: ...
name of a movie10/26/2008Mel
  Q: the movie im looking for is about workers get trapped underground and they start dying of starvation ...
  A: That was a 1973 film called "The Severed Arm". "When a deadly cave-in traps a group of men, they ...
Henry Fonda10/25/2008Mel
  Q: Did Henry Fonda star in a movie named Never Give A Inch? It was about logging if I remember right. I ...
  A: "Never Give An Inch" was the U.K. title of a 1971 film that was originally called "Sometimes A Great ...
family film festival10/21/2008Mel
  Q: I am also looking for the movie about a blue rose. I belive it came out in the 70's or late 60's it ...
  A: This was the 1961 Italian fantasy-adventure film starring Steeve Reeves as Karim, "The Thief Of ...
christmas movies10/19/2008Andrew
  Q: I'm 27 and as a child my mother and I used to watch a movie with Santa as a baby surrounded by ...
  A: I'm hoping this answers yourThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ ...
The Blue Rose or The Black Rose10/17/2008Mel
  Q: It was a fantasy or a mythology type movie. I think that Tyrone Power or someone who looks like him ...
  A: I've continued to look for the other film for you and, yes, I've found it! It was a 1961 Italian ...
Need Movie Title!10/17/2008Mel
  Q: Im looking for the title of a movie that is from the 80's. Sorry thats as close as I can get. I ...
  A: That sounds a bit like a 1986 movie called "The Supernaturals", which starred Maxwell Caulfield and ...
classic movie name10/15/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I am looking for the name of a movie not sure when it was made. I am pretty sure it was a b&w movie. ...
  A: I'm pretty sure that the movie you're describing is the 1938 Warner Bros. film, "Four Daughters", ...
The Gold Rush: assignment9/29/2008David Menefee
  Q: Hey David, I am taking a film studies class and I was given a question in regards to the movie The ...
  A: Silent films were a blend of the vocal art of stage acting and pantomime and the art of ballet, ...
what's the name of this movie?9/28/2008Jim Kason
  Q: This movie must have been based in the '40s. The opening scene involves a woman whose husband was ...
  A: I think that the film you're referring to might be The Wald/Krasna production, "The Blue Veil" ...
Name a movie9/27/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I remember watching this movie on PBS 30 or more years ago. First off, this is not "Goodbye Mr ...
  A: This is really not an answer to your question. Because, if the film you're describing is not ...
1950's Black and White Movie9/26/2008Mel
  Q: I'm trying to find for my boss the name of an old black and white movie he saw back in 1953. The ...
  A: I've continued to check on this film for you and think that I may have found it. Ask your Boss if ...
Classic Movie Name9/26/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I was wondering if you could help me with the name of a movie I saw when I was The movie was about ...
  A: Yes I know the film you're describing. It's "Imitation of Life", released in 1959 in color by ...
Old B&W movie on TV...9/24/2008Jim Kason
  Q: I once watched a movie on television with my mother (B&W, in the late 60's or early 70's on TV, but ...
  A: Yes, I know the film, It's an MGM release from 1950 called "The Next Voice You Hear". ( It's a ...
Film Studies Class Questions9/23/2008Andrew
  Q: I am taking a film studies course, which i am not doing so hot in i might add, and we just watched ...
  A: I hope you do recieve this in time. Jeff and Thornwald are similar because they are both alone and ...
old cartoon9/22/2008Jim Kason
  Q: There was this old cartoon it was about 10 mins or less. There was a little boy who use to sing and ...
  A: I hope that this is the animated cartoon you're thinking of: It was a "Mel-o-toon" from the 1960's, ...
film title 1930's/40's9/20/2008Mel
  Q: I would love to find the title to a film I have seen. It looked to be made around the 30's 40's in ...
  A: That's a film from 1950 called "For Heaven's Sake". It starred Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett and Robert ...

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