Discussion of the actors, directors and film-makers who 'made it all happen'
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February 21st, 2012, 2:51 pm
Bogart and Cagney
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knitwit45 »
February 12th, 2012, 2:13 pm
I searched, but couldn't find a thread devoted to Messrs Bogart and/or Cagney. There is an interesting article here comparing the similarities and...
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February 13th, 2012, 4:51 pm
Ed Wood directed TV pilot found
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Lzcutter »
February 2nd, 2012, 11:16 pm
Known mainly for low-budget fare like Plan 9 and Glen and Glenda , Ed Wood is less known for producing and directing a tv pilot, Final Curtain ....
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February 2nd, 2012, 11:16 pm
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January 9th, 2012, 5:51 pm
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January 2nd, 2012, 10:00 pm
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December 31st, 2011, 8:13 am
June Brewster
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Bilbo »
November 30th, 2011, 3:33 pm
I am trying to find out about the life of June Brewster - and have come up against conflicting information from different reliable sources and wonder...
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November 30th, 2011, 3:33 pm
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November 26th, 2011, 4:24 pm
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November 12th, 2011, 10:06 am
Billy Wilder
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movieman1957 »
January 25th, 2010, 4:15 pm
Billy Wilder interests me on more than a level as a filmmaker. Mostly his European upbringing being so well translated to an American...
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Last post by JackFavell
November 10th, 2011, 12:26 pm
Round 5 - THE FINAL - #5 Powell & #3 Hawks
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ChiO »
October 24th, 2011, 1:45 pm
This is it...for all the marbles...and the SSO Favorite Director crown.
The poll closes at the time indicated above. It's a bit shorter time, so...
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Last post by knitwit45
October 31st, 2011, 2:56 pm
Halloween - Classic Photos
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ambervioletta »
October 21st, 2011, 8:39 pm
Bela Lugosi Dracula 1931
Virginia Welles
Mary Brian
Vampira
Cyd Charisse
Ann Miller
Clara Bow & Charles Buddy Rogers in Get...
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October 28th, 2011, 3:18 pm
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October 25th, 2011, 1:28 pm
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October 25th, 2011, 8:58 am
Henry Winkler OBE
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stuart.uk »
October 21st, 2011, 10:30 am
I discovered this week that American actor Henry Winkler is an Honorary OBE. He was given this award, not for his acting or directing, but for his...
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Last post by Dewey1960
October 21st, 2011, 11:40 am
Sylvia Syms
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stuart.uk »
October 12th, 2011, 11:32 am
Having watched Run Wild Run Free for the first time in a long time, I was reminded of how good an actress Sylvia Syms was and still is. I was just...
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October 20th, 2011, 9:01 am
Margaret Lockwood
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stuart.uk »
October 16th, 2011, 11:18 am
Here's a 70s Lockwood interview. I only just found out she was mother in law to movie actor Ernest Clark, from Reach For The Sky and The Dambusters...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
October 18th, 2011, 12:59 pm
Baker or Burton
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stuart.uk »
October 8th, 2011, 10:40 am
IMO humble opinion Ray Milland, Anthony Hopkins and possibly even Timothy Dalton were better Welsh screen actors than Richard Burton. That leaves...
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Last post by RedRiver
October 13th, 2011, 10:44 am
NEW POLL! The SSO Favorite Director
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ChiO »
September 14th, 2011, 6:17 pm
I liked almost anybody that made you realize who in the devil was making the picture.... - Howard Hawks
It's been nearly six months, so it's time...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
October 10th, 2011, 2:31 pm
George Baker RIP
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stuart.uk »
October 8th, 2011, 6:00 am
The actor George Baker has died, aged 80. Though thought of as British George was born in Bulgaria
He's best known for The Ruth Rendall Mysteries,...
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Last post by stuart.uk
October 8th, 2011, 9:00 am
Vale Diane Cilento
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Fossy »
October 7th, 2011, 3:37 am
Diane Cilento 5-Oct-1933—6 Oct 2011
Actress Diane Cilento died yesterday in Cairns Base Hospital after a long battle with cancer.. She had appeared...
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October 7th, 2011, 12:24 pm
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October 6th, 2011, 1:05 pm
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October 3rd, 2011, 3:58 pm
English Actors with Oscars
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dickson »
September 23rd, 2011, 5:49 pm
The following English actors won Oscars but were not present at the awards. Thus there doesn't seem to be any photos of them, that I can find, with...
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Last post by dickson
September 25th, 2011, 3:55 pm
Michael Powell or Lewis Gilbert
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stuart.uk »
September 18th, 2011, 9:38 am
I may surprise many by saying I prefer Lewis Gilbert as a British film director than Michael Powell. Powell seems to be very high thought of in...
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September 19th, 2011, 1:42 pm
Can Fox's rival Redgrave dynasty
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stuart.uk »
September 9th, 2011, 9:32 am
I like many regard the Redgrave's as the UKs, if not the worlds greatest all time acting dynasty, but was wondering if the Fox's might in time be as...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
September 15th, 2011, 2:50 pm
James Mason
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charliechaplinfan »
September 24th, 2010, 2:47 pm
I want to share members opinions on this very English of actors. The wonderful voice that he had, one of the best, if not the best in the movies, was...
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Last post by JackFavell
August 26th, 2011, 6:29 pm
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August 26th, 2011, 11:21 am
Lean's Oliver Twist has died
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stuart.uk »
August 24th, 2011, 10:02 am
Comedy Producer and child actor John Howard Davies has died at 72. In the UK he's perhaps better known as a producer with classic sit-coms like...
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August 24th, 2011, 2:52 pm
Helen Mirren hottest over 50 survey
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stuart.uk »
May 27th, 2011, 9:37 am
Not just me, but a survey carried out voted Helen Mirren the hottest and most stylish woman over 50.
There appear to be 2 sections with Kim...
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August 13th, 2011, 2:51 pm
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August 12th, 2011, 12:23 pm
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August 6th, 2011, 2:38 pm
Ronald Colman
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Ann Harding »
January 12th, 2008, 4:59 am
As I already mentioned in my introduction, I am very fond of this British actor who made (nearly) his whole career in America.
He is very sadly...
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Last post by Gary J.
August 4th, 2011, 10:36 pm
On Cukor
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srowley75 »
August 3rd, 2011, 6:21 am
Has anyone else seen this American Masters episode (if episode is the correct term)? Very, very informative, intereresting piece on George Cukor and...
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Last post by srowley75
August 4th, 2011, 11:22 am
Celia Johnson, a great Dame
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stuart.uk »
February 1st, 2008, 10:57 am
She didn't make many films, but Celia Johnson made a handful of classics. she played the supportive stiff upper lip wife of naval Captain Noel Coward...
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Last post by kingrat
August 1st, 2011, 3:04 pm
Worthy of a Knighthood and a Damehood
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stuart.uk »
June 19th, 2011, 5:37 am
If I can start, if you can forgive me, with sport before going onto movie stars, one person I think worthy of a Knighthood is football legand Kenny...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 31st, 2011, 4:56 pm
Ramon Novarro
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moira finnie »
July 20th, 2011, 7:12 pm
I'm surprised that we don't have a thread for Ramon Novarro , an actor who can grow on you.
Helen Chandler with Novarro.
Tomorrow, July 21st,...
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Last post by moira finnie
July 22nd, 2011, 6:56 pm
Googie Withers has died
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stuart.uk »
July 17th, 2011, 2:17 am
British actress Googie Withers has died at age 94. I don't pretend to known much about her film career, but remember her as the still attractive...
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Last post by moira finnie
July 17th, 2011, 7:35 am
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July 15th, 2011, 6:34 am
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 14th, 2011, 12:56 pm
Carleton Carpenter Double Feature
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moira finnie »
July 9th, 2011, 12:19 pm
TCM is offering a Carleton Carpenter Double Feature on July 10th. Carpenter, the 6'3 actor who may be best remembered for singing Abba Dabba...
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Last post by JackFavell
July 11th, 2011, 12:34 pm
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July 7th, 2011, 12:33 pm
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Last post by ChiO
July 6th, 2011, 7:49 am
Fake Hollywood sets of Britian
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stuart.uk »
July 1st, 2011, 9:02 am
I was wondering about films set in Hollywood, but set in the U.K. In some cases it didn't bother me to much like with Random Harvest.
One I found...
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Last post by stuart.uk
July 4th, 2011, 2:53 pm
William R "Billy" Wilkerson
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Bilbo »
July 1st, 2011, 10:15 am
An interest in Las Vegas and its growth from the 1940's led me Billy Wilkerson and his involvement with Benny Siegel in the building of the Flamingo...
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July 2nd, 2011, 1:50 pm
Tallulah Bankhead
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Libertine »
June 13th, 2011, 5:54 am
Tallulah Bankhead - what a name! I have to admit this was what made me interested in her - her first name. I found it actually pretty amusing:...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 29th, 2011, 1:11 pm
Henry Fonda
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movieman1957 »
September 29th, 2007, 5:17 pm
I saw the SOTM promo for him lovingly done by Peter and Jane. (It's a rather long promo and available on the TCM media section.) It covered a wide...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 26th, 2011, 11:21 am
Joan Crawford
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Guest »
August 4th, 2007, 5:38 pm
Love her or hate her, Joan Crawford gave her all, in every single performance. It didn't matter if the film was Mildred Pierce or Trog , she gave it...
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Last post by Libertine
June 20th, 2011, 2:04 pm
Are they part British actresses
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stuart.uk »
April 4th, 2008, 11:57 am
sometimes i have difficulty in picking my top British actresses. i would have top of my list Olivia De Havilland, who along with sister Joan Fontaine...
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June 19th, 2011, 11:10 am
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