Who was Louis B. Mayer’s first film star?
Louis B. Mayer’s first film star was Anita Stewart.
She starred in Virtuous Wives (1918), the first film made by Mayer’s production company, Alco (later Metro).
Yes, Barbara Hershey changed her name to “Seagull”. In 1972, at age 24, she officially changed her name to Barbara Seagull. She has since gone back to using the name “Hershey.”
How Green Was My Valley. The year High Noon was eligible ( 1952 )? The Greatest Show on Earth. The year The Searchers was eligible (1956)? Around the World in 80 Days. The year Casablanca was eligible (1943)? Casablanca.
The sun sets in the east in the closing moments of the movie The Green Berets (1968).
Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century was released on July 25, 1953. Chuck Jones directed; Daffy Duck and Porky Pig starred.
Blackboard Jungle (1955) was the first film to feature rock music. Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” played over the opening credits.
Geoffrey Unsworth and John Alcott were the cinematographers on 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Alcott was also Kubrick’s cinematographer on A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), and The Shining (1980).