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Originally Posted by Wavytone
Speaking of things Biblical and fish... As a kid I was accustomed to spending Easter watching one or two Cecil B deMille epics - usually Ten Commandments or Samson and Delilah... replete with a long list of the big movie stars from that era.
Yvonne de Carlo and Hedi Lamarr... sigh...
Or Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire in Band Wagon... she was easily the most superb dancer Hollywood ever had, and what a figure...
Seems the FTA channels have forgone that tradition.
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You can still find those old movies on FTA occasionally, especially in non-rating periods around Christmas. White Christmas had some outstanding dance numbers with Danny Kaye and Vera Ellen (who would be my pick for the best dancers of the era.).
They also pop up on late night TV now and then. I wonder if nursing homes have a stock of these things on DVD.
There is a modern (2016) remake of Ben Hur appearing on Ch 9 tonight.