| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| The Gold Rush: assignment | 9/29/2008 | David 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, ...
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| what's the name of this movie? | 9/28/2008 | Jim 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" ...
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| Name a movie | 9/27/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| 1950's Black and White Movie | 9/26/2008 | Mel |
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 ...
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| Classic Movie Name | 9/26/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| Old B&W movie on TV... | 9/24/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| Film Studies Class Questions | 9/23/2008 | Andrew |
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 ...
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| old cartoon | 9/22/2008 | Jim 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, ...
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| film title 1930's/40's | 9/20/2008 | Mel |
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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| Our Gang/The Little Rascals | 9/17/2008 | Robert Demoss |
Q: Hey Robert, Can you tell me if the following any of the Gang members are still alive; Elmer ...
A: Whew! That's a rough list! Those are all kids that sort of fell off the radar over the years. Even ...
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| Ghost in a well | 9/14/2008 | Jim Kason |
Q: I am looking for the title of a B&W movie from the 30's to possibly the 50's. The plot included a ...
A: Sorry to have taken so long to get back to you,...but I think I 've come up with the film you're ...
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| old film | 9/13/2008 | Jim Kason |
Q: can you help me to find the name of an old black and white film. It was about a chinese man who ...
A: I'm not certain that this is the film you're talking about, because it's in color,...but the plot is ...
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| What are the chances? | 9/10/2008 | Mel |
Q: I'm about to become one of those annoying people with vague and indistinct information that makes ...
A: That sounds very much like a 1953 MGM film called "Lili", which starred Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer and ...
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| would like name of movie | 9/7/2008 | Mel |
Q: I only caught part of an old movie I think on TCM - 8 to 10 yrs ago - that has intrigued me since ...
A: It was called "You Never Can Tell" and was made in 1951. Dick Powell starred as Rex Shepherd, with ...
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| aladdin | 9/6/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| question | 9/6/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| Please help me find the names of these movies. Thanks! | 9/4/2008 | Jim 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.) ...
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| Please help me find the names of these movies. Thanks! | 9/4/2008 | Mel |
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 ...
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| classic movies | 9/4/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Titles of 4 old movies | 9/3/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Titles of 4 old movies | 9/3/2008 | Mel |
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 ...
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| help me, please!? | 8/27/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| Anjei Vaida | 8/26/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| can't remember the name of a old black and white film...driving me nuts | 8/24/2008 | David 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 ...
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| re: movie | 8/17/2008 | Brad 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: ...
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| classic movies | 8/16/2008 | David 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 ...
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| Religious Movie Information | 8/7/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings | 8/7/2008 | Robert 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 ...
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| Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings | 8/6/2008 | Robert 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 ...
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| Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings | 8/6/2008 | Robert 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 ...
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| Our Gang films that show Roach studio trappings | 8/5/2008 | Robert 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 ...
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| Our Gang strange episode | 8/3/2008 | Robert 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 ...
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| War Movie | 8/1/2008 | Mel |
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 ...
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| A itch that needs desperately scratched | 7/29/2008 | Popcorn 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 ...
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| a older movie | 7/29/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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| name of a movie | 7/29/2008 | Juli 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 ...
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| movie from the 40's or 50's | 7/28/2008 | Mel |
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" ...
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| Death trapped in fruit tree by grandfather | 7/26/2008 | Mel |
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 ...
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| Gift of the Magi | 7/26/2008 | Jim 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 ...
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| Old B&W Movie | 7/26/2008 | Brad 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 ...
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