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...