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| old spy movie | 8/31/2009 |
Q: A movie has been floating around in my head for a very long time. I cant remember what it was ...
A: Joe.. You are correct about me misidentifying Edwards.. he was not in TAG... if the movie you are ...
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| Black and white movie question | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I saw a movie on tv many years ago and have never seen it since. I have often wondered the name of ...
A: .. Thought you might have been talking about the Italian movie that was remade a few years back ...
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| bette davis | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I am not even sure if this would be considered a classic film, but I think it came out in the late ...
A: Pam... You are quite correct, actually.. closer than you think... The movie was a two-part ...
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| Sidney Poiter film No Way Out | 2/4/2009 |
Q: Towards the very end of this film, Poitier is in a scuffle with bad guy Richard Widmark. Poitier is ...
A: Rita... Well, I have been over the thing with every way I know to do it, and I hear him saying ...
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| Older movie no idea what the title was | 1/28/2009 |
Q: So there is this movie that I watched with my parents in the 80's... Kind of like a funky sci-fi ...
A: Oh, Daniette... You're talking about "Westworld".. a classic directed by Michael Crichton, who ...
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| Comedy Movie | 1/24/2009 |
Q: An old comedy movie, probably 60s or 70s, had a scene in a dark (blackout) bedroom. The guy had on ...
A: John.. Sadly, I know this movie... it hangs in my memory like a bad night of tequila and Mexican ...
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| Four Films - Zorro, Vietnam, Cartoon, Irish Vs. Vikings | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I have four (!) films I would like to see again, or at least know what they are. The ...
A: Al.... Can only offer one answer to you.. the Zorro film... I think the one you are referring to ...
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| Classic Movie Search | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to find the name of a movie I saw yrs ago. It's about a man and wife who live in NYC (I ...
A: Ryan... You're looking for The Gift of the Magi... it's a famous short story about the commitment ...
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| A itch that needs desperately scratched | 7/29/2008 |
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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| Clark Gable | 7/10/2008 |
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 ...
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| Movie question | 4/14/2008 |
Q: In 1974, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I saw a movie in the theater that scared me, and I'm ...
A: Margo... You warm my heart... you are looking for one of my favorite scary movies... "The Wicker ...
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| "Train Wrecks" | 4/1/2008 |
Q: Recently I saw something on popcrunch.com -- the 54 Worst Celebrity Trainwrecks. It was mainly ...
A: Jim, Definitely Marilyn and Judy... probably Fatty Arbuckle... Errol Flynn, for all his daring-do, ...
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| "To Sir with Love" | 3/2/2008 |
Q: If it was a joint that the students were burning, why did he send the boys out of the room to ...
A: Nora... A possibility has been brought to my attention... someone emailed me that, in England, it ...
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| Scene Stealers/Small Roles with Big Impact | 7/19/2007 |
Q: ew.com)which often has themed photo galleries to Hollywood history & its stars. I'm 40 & really ...
A: Jim... Ned Beatty???? That's as far back as that list goes???? Leave it to friggin' EW to wipe ...
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| old movie about man falling in love w/ daughter | 6/28/2007 |
Q: Ijust happened on this site today, and noticed that someone else over a year ago, asked the same ...
A: Christina... I remember the question well, because it's one of the few I could never find an answer ...
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| Film noir maybe | 5/30/2007 |
Q: You'll have to forgive my lack of details... but I'm trying to recall the name of a movie I watched ...
A: Kristina... A little help here... was the film in English, or was it subtitled? Asking because you ...
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| Old prison movie | 5/24/2007 |
Q: Ok I am not sure if this is a classic film, but I am pretty sure I saw this on TV. I know is was a ...
A: Antonio... You're talking about "Midnight Express," starring Brad Davis. It was the story of a man ...
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| Old black and white movie | 2/21/2007 |
Q: When I was younger i just happen to catch a black and white movie that came on TV It was about this ...
A: Keico... Pretty sure the film you ar elooking for is "The Bad Seed." It starred a young and VERY ...
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| Looking for movie from 1944 | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I have been looking for the movie, "The Very Thought of You," starring Dennis Morgan and Eleanor ...
A: Janice.... The only way I've been able to even find a chance of getting this movie on video is thru ...
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| PSYCHO | 10/21/2006 |
Q: I have a question on Psycho that nobody seems to be able to answer. When I was a kid my parents went ...
A: Donald... I have seen Psycho literally a hundred times, on home video and in special screenings at ...
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| name of movie-40's film noir | 10/13/2006 |
Q: Sorry I can't give you more to go on...A Detective breaks into an office to steal papers. (possibly ...
A: Deann.. I am about 75% sure the film you are looking for is called "Murder My Sweet." It was one of ...
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| Name of movie? | 9/15/2006 |
Q: I'm trying to find out the name of a classic older movie. It's a black and white...I know it starred ...
A: Kenya.... I'm pretty sure you are looking for a movie called "Spellbound. It starred Peck and ...
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| movies w/both Lugosi and Karloff in them | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I am looking for the title of a certain movie with both Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in it. In it ...
A: Ruth... You're definitely looking for "The Black Cat." The only times the two worked together in a ...
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| movie | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I think it stars Betty Davis but I am not for sure. It seems to me in the movie she lives out in ...
A: Robert... Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, but I'm nto finding anything on this movie ...
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| Romance/Drama, Father/Daughter Fall in Love While Overseas | 9/5/2006 |
Q: The genre is probably drama/romance and I believe is in TechniColor. The main characters are an ...
A: Robert.... When exactly was this movie made? It sounds a lot like the mid-70's film Obsession, with ...
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| You did??? | 6/27/2006 |
Q: With all due respect, I don't think you have. I have only posted this question on two other boards ...
A: Cheyenne... Not sure where the anger is coming from... I sent a "duplicate question" form only ...
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| Black Sunday | 4/24/2006 |
Q: This will probably be one of the toughest questions you'll be asked, so my apologies in advance. ...
A: Augusto... Gee, thanks.... like I'll be able to think about anything else but this for the next few ...
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| Monkey Boy? | 4/23/2006 |
Q: My son used the phrase “laugh, monkey boy� the other day. I have heard “laugh it up, monkey ...
A: John... I could kiss you on the mouth, my friend... you have raised a genius child!!! Your boy is ...
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| Classic Actresses | 3/21/2006 |
Q: I'm 20 years old and finally deciding to see how good these all time great actresses really were. I ...
A: Matt... Wow.. you want the $20 lecture on classic film, huh? Kate Hepburn was in a class all her ...
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| In a past episode of "The... | 3/20/2006 |
Q: In a past episode of "The West Wing" President Bartlett (Martin Sheen) says to Leo McGarry (John ...
A: Jason... I hate to tell you this, but I gave up on "The West Wing" about three seasons ago, and ...
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| Name of a classic film? | 1/30/2006 |
Q: I am trying to find a name of a classic movie. The movie is from the 40-50 era. The movie has a ...
A: Lane... I'm striking out with this thing... can you tell me anything else about it at all? Actors, ...
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| Black and White movie | 1/14/2006 |
Q: Do you know what it's called? It's about 2 sisters who are complete opposites. One pretty much gets ...
A: Barbara... Sorry aobut the delay with this... been rather busy with the new year... I'm close to ...
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| movie about a man's topcoat | 1/4/2006 |
Q: A man's formal topcoat changes hands several times, affecting the lives of each wearer. One robs ...
A: Cindy... Not having a lot of luck so far with this.... can you tell me anything else about the ...
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| name of movie | 7/18/2005 |
Q: The movie which starts out as a war movie but ends up an horror. I think it is german with english ...
A: RICHARD!!!! If you got my earlier message, ignore it... I FOUND IT!!! In the rummaging though the ...
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| Which Joan Crawford movie am I remembering ? | 6/18/2005 |
Q: I just watched "Harriet Craig" starring Joan Crawford. I didn't really know too much about her when ...
A: Jerry... No, you're thinking of the correct film... now, let me tell you this... it has been YEARS ...
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| Cat Ballou, Lonely Are The Brave | 6/15/2005 |
Q: Cat Ballou question. Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye play two troubadours in Cat Ballou. At the end ...
A: Andy... First off... no problem with the multiple experts thing... my ego is not burnt... and, hey, ...
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| Old Movies | 6/4/2005 |
Q: What is the name of the movie with a young girl (maybe Syd Charisse?) who befriends a puppet and the ...
A: AC... You were close enough to it for it to have bitten you... the film is called "Lili." It ...
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| Classic Movie | 4/21/2005 |
Q: I'm searching for the title of a film that I believe was made in the 40's. It is about a Pastor & ...
A: Charles.... I think the film you are looking for is called "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain," ...
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| Western Movie Culture | 4/21/2005 |
Q: I'm an American ESL teacher in China. I've been asked to present a lecture on "Western Movie ...
A: Eddie... Sorry this has taken so long.. been wracking my head, trying to figure out how to sum up ...
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| Valentines | 2/6/2005 |
Q: I teach a Pop Culture course in h.s. & am trying to develop a Valentines Day theme lesson. My ...
A: Jim... First and foremost, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn have to be the lead story... some 30 ...
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| Old Yeller | 2/2/2005 |
Q: What was the specific cause of Old Yeller's death? What gave Old Yeller Rabies? Was it a wild boar?
A: Paul... Old Yeller was fending off a rabid wolf when he got bitten. Travis tried to pen him up in ...
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| Vera Lynn | 1/10/2005 |
Q: Well now you've opened up a Pandora's Box as my husband has a number of questions about Vera Lynn: ...
A: Hey Dee.. Dame Vera Lynn appeared in three or four movies and was a major recording star in the ...
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| "Charley's Aunt" | 12/25/2004 |
Q: I'm trying to locate a movie that brings back fond memories -- "Charley's Aunt." It included a song ...
A: Patricia... You sort of answered your own question... the movie you remember is not exactly ...
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| spy movie | 12/10/2004 |
Q: Recently I watched the last half of a great action/spy movie. I'm pretty sure it was made in the ...
A: Colby... I haven't had any luck finding this movie based on what you told me, but I have a friend ...
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| Multiple Roles | 11/15/2004 |
Q: I'm teach a Pop Culture class in a Va. h.s. Over the weekend I saw "The Polar Express" where Tom ...
A: Jim... Boy, take your pick... Eddie Murphy has played multiple roles in "Coming to America," as did ...
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| What is the name of this movie? | 10/24/2004 |
Q: Here's all we know. It was set in post war Europe and feature a blind man who plays "Mona Lisa" on ...
A: Don... Well, you have me talking to myself.. this sounds so familiar I can almost see it... but I ...
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| God and a radio | 9/9/2004 |
Q: I have vague memories of watching a movie late one night that involved a whole town receiving ...
A: David... Trust your vague memory, pal... the movie you are thinking of is called, "The Next Voice ...
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| What is burning in | 6/29/2004 |
Q: Now, respectfully, that answer came out of nowhere for me. A joint? Then why does he tell boys ...
A: Jonathan... Well, I went back and watched that scene again after I got your follow-up, and, you are ...
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| What is burning in "To Sir With Love"? | 6/26/2004 |
Q: In "To Sir With Love", When Thackeray enters the room, the students are milling around--and he ...
A: Jonathan... I've always been under the notion that it's a joint that someone was smoking and threw ...
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| scenes about getting names | 6/24/2004 |
Q: I'm a teacher and I'm starting a unit on names and where they come from. I have a lot of literature ...
A: Mel... Well, the obvious choice is "National Lampoon's Animal House." The scene where John Belushi ...
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| Citizen Cane | 3/20/2004 |
Q: Hey Tony OK Citizen Cane is suppose to be one of the best movies ever. But what was the meaning ...
A: Ron, I don't know if you're kidding me or not with this, so I'll play it straight with you.... The ...
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| a good horror flick | 10/31/2003 |
Q: I subscribe to the Netflix rental site and have been getting dvds from them since mid-summer... ...
A: Mike... Horror with a classic feel... hmmmm... grab you and make you jump... hmmmmm again... Well, ...
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