A Movie Scene Quiz

Last week I watched "Lili" (1953) with Leslie Caron. I loved that movie. While watching it I remembered a Broadway musical in 1961 that was adapted from Lili - "Carnival" with Jerry Orbach as the puppeteer, Anna Marie Alberghetti (actress Pier Angeli's sister) in her first B'Way role as Lili and Kaye Ballard. I had recorded it on tape from DMX in the 80s and thought the music was delightful. Robert Merrill wrote both the music and lyrics and Gower Champion choreographed it. I just read in my Broadway book that although Lili had but one song, Hi Lili Hi Lo , it did have two extended dance sequences which qualified it as the first screen musical to be adapted as a stage musical. I mention it now because, just when I was wondering why "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" had never been revived, Bree saw a production of it. I'd like to see the same thing happen with "Carnival" and am sending a wave length out.

Raggedy, you're clearly on the same wavelength as the folks who put together the "Encores" series (which A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was part of), because they did Carnival as part of their 2002 season! Anne Hathaway (the young actress who was so charming in The Princess Diaries) played Lili, and Brian Stokes Mitchell (be still, my heart) was the puppeteer. I remember I walked around singing "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" for days after seeing the show.

I haven't forgotten I owe you a question. Maybe tomorrow .. I'll find what I'm after, throw off my sorrow, beg, steal, or borrow my share of laughter. (Oops, I got carried away there. Did you recognize my Anthony Newley impersonation?)

Great imitation, Bree.

My heart wants to know and so I must go where destiny leads me
With no star to guide me and no one beside me
I'll go on my way and, after the day, the darkness will hide me......

Yes, sounds good Bree.

Oh, that's funny about Carnival, but my wave length is three years behind schedule. hmmm That's probably because my thinking processes are slowing down. Brian Stokes Mitchell would be great. I think Robert Merrill also did some of the puppet's voices in the original .
Let me know what other shows the Encore Series will be doing. They have good taste. (lol)

The rest of this year's Encores series consists of Purlie and The Apple Tree.

Purlie has a book by Ossie Davis, and is based on his play, Purlie Victorious. If memory serves, loislane17 and I (and some of her college chums) saw the original Broadway production of Purlie in 1970, but I remember next to nothing about it. (We also saw Company that weekend, which may be why I remember so little about Purlie.)

I never saw the original production of The Apple Tree, which starred Alan Alda and Barbara Harris. Kristen Chenoweth will be in the Encores production.

Oh, I remember Melba Moore was in Purlie (and I think Cleavon Little and Sherman Hemsley), but I don't remember any of the music. I heard The Apple Tree on DMX in the 80s, but wasn't familiar with any of the songs. I remember Larry Blyden was also in it. (I love Kristen Chenoweth's voice.)

Next question:

This actor appeared in four movies, the titles of which included either the word "man" or the word "men".

I've got two actors who fit the category five times.
Does it have to be four?

Oooh. Could it be Dustin Hoffman?

The Rain Man
The Maraton Man
All the President's Men
Little Big Man

For the actor I'm thinking of, there are only four: three "man" movies, and one "men" movie. The movie with "men" in the title is an appropriate one for the holiday that's being observed tomorrow.

You posted just before me, so I know you didn't see my hint! Yes to Dustin Hoffman and all the movies.

Would you like to try for five with "man". I have two stars that fit that bill, exept one of them has one "men" in the title?

or would you like a change of pace?

I got the idea from when we gave clues after three guesses. I have a paragraph that contains for or more clues for the movies the actor appeared in. It will be easier than our story format, I think. You just have to name the star and the movies without the answers formulating a story.

that should read "four" or more clues.

The new format sounds good to me, but you've also piqued my curiosity with the five "man" or "men" titles question. How about if I think about that one for a while (probably not until tomorrow morning), and then we try the new format after that?

I think I know what you have in mind, but you may have to ask the first question in the new style, just to illustrate how it will work.

Good idea. Try for the five. I'm not trying to break away from this format, it's just that I'm running out of ideas. So, I thought it might make it easier if we could switch back and forth. Easier for me. (lol)

Caramel has just posted that John Raitt died.

Wow, my first hunch paid off! (I should buy a lottery ticket today.)

Jimmy Stewart

The Murder Man
After the Thin Man
The Man from Laramie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Now, who was the other one?

I concur. You should buy a lottery ticket, Bree. Were you by any chance born in April or October?

Oh, and I hope you all are enjoying a day off from work.

The other actor is Henry Fonda.

The Wrong man
12 Angry Men
The Man Who Understood Women
The Best Man
There Was a Crooked Man

At work as usual here. (If I were home, I'd still be sleeping!)

Next company day off is 3/25/05 for Good Friday, but I am entitled to a half day "flex day" (personal day) before the end of the month. I haven't decided which afternoon this week to take off and go to the movies.

I just assumed because it is a National Holiday, you all would be off today. Mac, the company owes you double pay today. Check out the fine print. The half day sounds good though. Oscars are around the corner. If you haven't seen all the Oscar nominated pics, may I suggest The Phantom of the Opera.

I still want to see Sideways and Hotel Rwanda. I'm afraid they'll both disappear after the Oscars.

Sadly, PotO will probably not be on my list anytime soon. But then you knew that!

Nope -- August.

Hey, I did it (I think)!