A Gentleman of Paris (1931)

They"re taking the colored man away.Atticus, dressed [Expand All]

They"re taking the colored man away.Atticus, dressed in a three-piece white linen suit, is appalled that his children are there and sends them back home immediately.To facilitate their escape, Caesar made a PA announcement to all keepers and handlers: "There"s $50,000 worth of apes in jeopardy.The beast was stirred from its slumber by the thrush opening a nut on a rock.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)A fantasy film from Warner Bros.(New Line) - the first of a three part trilogy of epicHobbitfilms, adapted from J.R.R.Tolkien"s beloved fantasy novel about Middle Earth, first published in 1937.It has inspired many other fantasy tales, including the author"s ownThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy.Guillermo del Toro was originally hired to direct, but dropped out, so Peter Jackson (producer and co-writer) took the job.Coates).Its nominations for Best Actor (Peter O"Toole, with his first of seven unsuccessful Oscar nominations), Best Supporting Actor (Omar Sharif), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Robert Bolt) were unrewarded - O"Toole lost to Gregory Peck for his performance inTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962).The Snyder-Gray case in the late 1920s prompted the release ofPicture Snatcher (1933)- it starred James Cagney as the daring newspaper photographer who took the taboo picture of a woman dying in the electric chair.[Collapse Section]