What was served at Babette’s feast?
In the movie Babette’s Feast (1987), the spread included, among other things, fresh terrapin soup, quail in vol-au-vents, blinis, caviar, and baba au rhum.
Daphne du Maurier wrote the short story that inspired Hitch-cock’s The Birds.
It Happened One Night (1934), from Harry Cohn’s then “Poverty Row” studio, Columbia, was the first movie to win all five top Oscars. In addition to winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the film brought honors to Frank Capra (director), Claudette Colbert (actress), Clark Gable (actor), and Robert Riskin (screenwriter).
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), directed by Jacques Demy had all the dialogue sung.
Charles Laughton played Captain Kidd twice, in Captain Kidd (1945) and in Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952).
Jessica Walter, playing Evelyn Draper requested that DJ Dave Garland (Clint Eastwood) Play Misty for Me (1971).
The first movie based on a TV series was Dragnet (1954). It was based on the NBC series of the same name (NBC, 1952-59, 1967-70).