What was director John Ford’s (1895-1973) real name?
Director John Ford’s (1895-1973) real name was Sean Aloysius O’Feeney.
No, the Atlanta Civil War scenes were not shot on location. Atlanta was built on the MGM studio back lot. Many of the burning buildings were recycled from movies like King Kong (1933), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936), and The Garden of Allah (1936).
The biggest-grossing movies, by decade were: 1910-19 The Birth of a Nation (1915) 1920-29 The Big Parade (1925) 1930-39 Gone With the Wind (1939) 1940-49 Song of the South (1946) 1950-59 The Ten Commandments (1956) 1960-69 The Sound of Music (1965) 1970-79 Star Wars (1977) 1980-89 E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Walter Matthau directed only one movie, Gangster Story (1959). He both directed and starred in it.
Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek) and Milly Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall) are fellow Texans who work in an old-age home in Robert Altman’s Three Women (1977). Willie Hart (Janice Rule) is a painter whose husband owns a motorcycle bar. The three interact.
The Big Clock (1948) was the basis for No Way Out (1987), set in the world of magazine publishing instead of at the Pentagon. Ray Milland played the role later taken by Kevin Costner and Charles Laughton played the Gene Hackman role.
Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century was released on July 25, 1953. Chuck Jones directed; Daffy Duck and Porky Pig starred.