To what does the Variety headline “Stix Nix Hix Pix” refer?
The Variety headline “Stix Nix Hix Pix” refers to the idea that small-town residents do not like movies about small-town life.
Cary Grant had five wives: Virginia Cherrill, Barbara Hutton, Betsy Drake, Dyan Cannon, and Barbara Harris.
Lana Turner’s teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, stabbed Turner’s boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato on April 4, 1958.
The story of three sailors in On the Town (1949) on a twenty-four-hour leave in New York City was based on the ballet Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins. The movie starred Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin.
The warring tribes in the original One Million B.C. were the Rock People, represented by Tumak (Victor Mature), and the Shell People, represented by Loana (Carole Landis). The roles were taken by John Richardson and Raquel Welch in the remake, One Million Years B.C. (1967).
“Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don’t be stingy, baby.” were Greta Garbo’s first spoken words on film. She said them in Anna Christie (1930).
Serge, played by Bronson Pinchot was the art gallery worker with the funny accent in Beverly Hills Cop.