The last picture show in The Last Picture Show (1971) was Red River (1948). The name of the theater was The Royal.
Fandango (1985), Costner’s first starring role, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) were films Kevin Costner made with director Kevin Reynolds. Reynolds also shot second-unit footage on Dances With Wolves (1990), directed by Costner.
Joel McCrea regularly listed acting as his hobby. He listed his occupation as “rancher.”
Elizabeth Taylor’s first film was There’s One Born Every Minute in 1942. Taylor was nine at the time.
Meryl Streep’s theatrical film debut was Julia (1977).
In a triumph of odd casting, Desi Arnaz, Jr., played Marco Polo and Zero Mostel played Kublai Khan, for the musical adaptation of Marco Polo’s journey to the Orient.