Dr. Pasteur in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)—Paul Muni
Dr. Ehrlich in Dr. Ehrlich’ s Magic Bullet (1940)—Edward G. Robinson
Dr. Newman, U.S. Navy, in Captain Newman (1963)—Gregory Peck
Dr. Strangelove in Dr. Strangelove (1963)—Peter Sellers
A Boy’s Life was Steven Spielberg’s working title for E.T. (1982).
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.
Louis B. Mayer’s first film star was Anita Stewart. She starred in Virtuous Wives (1918), the first film made by Mayer’s production company, Alco (later Metro).
The Variety headline “Stix Nix Hix Pix” refers to the idea that small-town residents do not like movies about small-town life.
Nine Barbara Stanwyck films have lady or ladies in the title. They are: Ladies of Leisure (1930), Ladies They Talk About (1933), Gambling Lady (1934), A Lost Lady (1934), The Lady Eve (1941), The Great Man’s Lady (1942), Lady of Burlesque (1943), The Lady Gambles (1949), and To Please a Lady (1950).
Cary Grant had five wives: Virginia Cherrill, Barbara Hutton, Betsy Drake, Dyan Cannon, and Barbara Harris.