The Color Purple (1985), Anne of Green Gables (1934), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Big Broadcast (1932), Blue Montana Skies (1939), Colorado Sunset (1939), Reveille With Beverly (1943), Stage Door Canteen (1943) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Actress Shares Last Name With Character movies.
Storyline: This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...
Plot Keywords: racial discrimination, african american protagonist, lesbian kiss, letter, piano, mailbox, loss of father ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to help with their farm work. However, they accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: character name as title, adopted daughter, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, saving a life, young love, orphan girl, horse and buggy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Composer George Gershwin is driven by his need to succeed. Unfortunately his drive destroys his romantic relationships with singer Julie Adams, who is desperately in love with him, and aloof socialite Christine Gilbert.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: composer, paris france, blackface, reference to ludwig van beethoven, opera, reference to johann sebastian bach, dutch angle ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his fiancée, Anita Rogers, station manager Leslie McWhinney buys the station, gives Hornsby his job back, and goes on a honeymoon with Anita.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: loss of job, 1930s, quartet, radio announcer, radio program, radio show, singing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Hendricks is smuggling furs across the border. Gene's partner sees them and is murdered. But before he died he wrote the initials HH. So Gene and Frog head to the HH dude ranch to investigate. They eventually get wise to Hendricks game but as soon as they find the furs they are made prisoners.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, shoot out, ruse, treachery, greed, grief, bushwhacker ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Gene and the boys arrive at their new ranch to find themselves in the dairy business instead of punching cows. They soon become victims of Doc Blair's outlaw gang that is keeping all milk shipments from reaching the market. Gene eventually learns that Blairs's men get their instructions in code when his medical bulletins are read over the radio. Gene obtains the code and hopes a false message will lead the gang into a trap.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, jail break, murder, radio broadcasting, runaway horse, sabotage, scooter ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is a wealthy sponser, the other used to be his chauffeur, but before she can decide, which of them she likes more, the soldiers have their marching orders and are away to their destination.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Plot Keywords: headline, quartet, pop music, piano, performer, patriot, parade ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: "Dakota" Smith (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass in New York City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theatre and movies appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. Dakota meets a pretty young hostess, Eileen Burke (Cheryl Walker), and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, slang, bellhop, minister, wedding ceremony, classical music, swing music ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.
Plot Keywords: woman in jeopardy, mysterious killer, red dress, bound and gagged, tied to a chair, duct tape over mouth, revelation ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Air Force fliers Rick Williams and Mike Nolan attempt to meet film star Nell Wayne, with whom Rick shares a hometown but not much else. Fellow film stars Doris Day and Ruth Roman mistakenly believe Rick to be very close to Nell and arrange for him to meet her. The pair begin to form a match, especially after Nell, Doris, and Ruth arrange for Hollywood stars to perform for G.I.s in transit to and from the Korean War, at Travis Air Base. But Nell thinks Rick is getting ready to ship out to the war, when in reality, he and Mike ferry troops part of the way then return to Travis Air Base with returning soldiers. Nell is furious with Rick for letting her believe he was headed to a war zone, especially because the press has made a huge story of their romance. Meantime, a new program, Operation Starlift, has been set in place by the Air Force and the Hollywood studios, whereby stars are flown to San Francisco to perform for the outbound and inbound troops. Movie stars such as Randolph Scott, Phil Harris, and Jane Wyman pitch in to entertain the troops. Rick volunteers for duty in a combat zone, and Nell begins to think she's been wrong about him.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, song, filmmaking, airplane pilot, u.s. air force, movie theatre, korean war ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Army private Johnny Grey (Victor Mature) and his company get a week's leave before shipping out. Learning from a radio program that he is heir to $100,000 from his great grandfather, Johnny and three of his fellow soldiers travel to New York to retrieve the inheritance. There they discover a provision that Johnny must marry into the Havelock-Allen family to inherit the money. Johnny, who is already engaged, hesitates -- until he meets the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen (Lucille Ball).
Plot Keywords: number in title, dancing, engagement, fight, tank, u.s. army, will ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (Kay Kyser), plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident. Highlights are the singing of Ginny Simms and a rumba by Lupe Velez; lowlights already cited.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, show business, singer, social climber, tax, teacher, telegraph ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Plot Keywords: actor shares first name with character, grindhouse film, newspaper story, brawling, bartender, u.s. marine, mistaken identity ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. Her Uncle Willie signs it for her, however, as she is under age. Taking the name and credentials of Susie Smith, the secretary of her employer, Hartman, she disappears and enrolls at Rawley College. There she meets Buzz, leading a college band, and Scoop, running a college newspaper, who induces her to become a reporter. The Crunchy-Wunchy company institute a search for Joan via a publicity stunt, and Scoop assigns Joan to write an editorial against this kind of bad publicity. The Abernathy Products Company institutes a nation-wide contest to find the best college band, and Rawley College is entered, with Babs, the band's soloist, coached by Joan. Cynthia, girl friend of Buzz, is jealous of Joan, suspects she is the missing "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush" and notifies Uncle Willie. The night of the nation-wide band-contest broadcast, Babs gets sick, Joan replaces her... and the Monogram musical formula-finale begins.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: independent film, confusion, turmoil, retribution, reprisal, damsel in distress, actress shares last name with character ...
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