The seven Pontabee brothers in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) were: Adam (Howard Keel) Benjamin (Jeff Richards) Gideon (Russ Tanriblyn) Frank (Tommy Rall) Daniel (Marc Platt) Caleb (Matt Mattox) Ephraim (Jacques d’Amboise) The seven brides were: Milly (Jane Powell) Liza (Virginia Gibson) Dorcas (Julie Newmeyer [Newmar]) Alice (Nancy Kilgas) Sarah (Betty Can) Ruth (Ruta…
The name of the spaceship in Silent Running (1971) was The Valley Forge. It got its name from the location used for filming some of its interiors, a decommissioned aircraft carrier called the U.S.S. Valley Forge.
Richard Pryor played The Wizard of Oz in The Wiz (1978). The following played the other leads. Dorothy—Diana Ross Scarecrow—Michael Jackson Tinman—Nipsey Russell Cowardly Lion—Ted Ross
Raymond Chandler thought Dick Powell, in Murder, My Sweet (1945), gave the best performance as Detective Philip Marlowe.
Screenwriter Robert Bolt won two Oscars, for Dr. Zhivago (1965) and for A Man for All Seasons (1966).