What was the first sound film about the life of Christ?
The French Golgotha (1937), directed by Julien Duvivier was the first sound film about the life of Christ.
It starred Robert Le Vigan as Jesus, and Jean Gabin as Pontius Pilate.
The baseball legend Lou Gehrig played himself in a western called Rawhide (1938). In the film, Gehrig quits baseball to retire out West, where he tangles with ranching racketeers.
Jack Hawkins played Pharaoh in Land of the Pharaohs (1955).
Props or scenery such as barroom tables and walls that are constructed to break easily during action sequences are called breakaways.
Steve McQueen in the 1965 movie of the same name was the Cincinnati Kid. John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939) was The Ringo Kid. Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles (1974) was The Waco Kid.
The Brass Bottle (1964), starring Tony Randall, was about a genie and featured Barbara Eden. Eden played not the genie but Randall’s girlfriend Sylvia. Burl Ives played Fakrash, the genie.
Composer, Rod McKuen sang the hit song “Jean” over the credits of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). But the single that reached Billboard magazine’s “Hot 100 Chart” in 1969 was sung by folk singer Oliver.