Old Books and Movies

  Hamlette's Soliloquy made this Christmas tag back in 2019, but I just saw it a few months ago, and thought it looked liked a lot of fun to do.   The rules are: #1 Use a different movie for each prompt #2 Add photos and/or explanations of how your choices fit the prompts #3 Tag a few friends to play along  I don't know anybody in particular to tag, so I'm just tagging anybody who wants to play.     1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree -- movie that involves agriculture   Tammy and the Bacholor (1957) Peter Brent (Leslie Nielsen) tries to grow a tomato that will make Brentwood Hall self-sustaining. 2.  Turtledoves -- movie about a long-lasting relationship   The Glenn Miller Story (1953) Biopic movie about bandleader Glenn Miller and his wife Helen. 3.  French Hens -- movie that takes place in France   Monkeys, Go Home! (1967) A fun Disney film about an American (Dean Jones) who inherits an olive farm in France . 4.  Calling ...

 I haven't written about a radio show before, but I wanted to write about the Adventures in Odyssey radio show remake of It's a Wonderful Life for the It's a Wonderful Life Blogathon hosted by The Classic Movie Muse.  The people who created the characters and shows for Adventures in Odyssey must of really liked It's a Wonderful Life ; 'cause they named the Barclay family after Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed and the characters they played in It's a Wonderful Life .   George and Mary Barclay, and their kids Donna, Jimmy, and Stewart Reed.  On December 13 and 20, 1997 a two-part episode of Adventures in Odyssey , called "It's a Pokenberry Christmas" aired.      George Barclay (Chuck Bolte) is a pastor in Pokenberry Falls.  When George discovers that Ellis Birch (Howard Morris), the church treasurer, lost the $800 dollar deposit slip, they needed to pay the church bills; George goes to Barry Lionel (Tom Williams), the sole financial supporter of...

 I am writing this post for the Thursday Movie Picks hosted by Wandering through the Shelves .  The theme for this Thursday is: Book Adaptations.     Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)  This is a very charming movie loosely based on the 1913 book by Earl Derr Biggers. (I think it was more based on the 1913 play with George M. Cohan.)   Piccadilly Jim (1936)  This is a very fun adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's 1917 novel.   A Damsel in Distress (1937) This musical is a very fun adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's 1919 novel.  It's not extremely accurate, but its a very fun movie with Fred Astaire and George Burns and Gracie Allen.