The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game

Here's a motley band of merrymakers - the fair maiden will soon give away the winning prize to a brave contestant who will defeat a knight.

As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to the Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game or the prize, click here.


Good luck! 

That Funny Feeling (1965)

Sandra Dee is just too cute... and how adorable was it that she found a sweetheart just as cute as she was - Bobby Darin! The twosome met while making Come September in Italy in 1960 and after a whirlwind courtship by Darin (who sent Dee 18 yellow roses every day), they married in December 1960. They remained married for seven years and in that time made two more romantic-comedy films together where they played the junior-set version of Rock Hudson and Doris Day: If a Man Answers (1962) and That Funny Feeling (1965).

That Funny Feeling is about swinger Tom Milford (Darin) who uses a maid service to clean his apartment after his nightly parties. He has never seen this maid and she (Dee) thinks the playboy that she cleans after is a horrible man judging from the aftermath of his messy wingdings. He is about to be sent on an assignment in California so he leaves a note for his maid telling her she doesn't have to come by for 10 days. That same day he meets Joan Howell (Dee) and when he offers to take her home she gives the cab driver Milford's address since she is embarrassed of her tiny one-room apartment. When Milford insists taking her to her door, he is naturally surprised when she opens up his apartment with a key! He is even more surprised when she tells him her name is Joan Milford!

The story to That Funny Feeling is about a simple mix-up like this and that's all it takes to make a very amusing comedy. Of course, having two cute stars with a natural acting flair helps make the film so entertaining. This could easily have been a script written for a Rock Hudson and Doris Day comedy but one can't picture Doris Day living in such a tiny apartment with a roommate, nor being a maid. That's why a college-aged actress was needed and Sandra Dee was perfect for the part. Playing her roommate Audrey is Nita Talbot who is best known for portraying Russian spy Marya on the television series Hogan's Heroes. She's the younger version of Thelma Ritter, complete with the snarky remarks and New York accent. 

Also co-starring in the film is Donald O'Connor as a Tony Randall-ish boss to Tom Milford. He is all in a tither about his valuable paintings (which are being stored in Tom's apartment) being in danger of getting damaged. Donald is always good to watch and his character adds a nice addition to the chaos Tom is already experiencing. Also in the cast is Larry Storch as another roommate and Leo G. Carroll as a nosy pawnbroker. 

Bobby Darin sings the title song "That Funny Feeling" (which he also wrote) but, other than that, we don't get to hear him croon any tunes in this picture - darn. Aside from that minor disappointment, there's not much to dislike about That Funny Feeling, it's genuinely funny and delightful to watch - especially for Valentine's Day. 💗

From the Archives: Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

It looks like Rudi (James MacArthur) has a sweetheart! Who can resist the charms of cute Janet Munro? You just know she'll snag him by the end of the picture. This lobby card features a scene from the entertaining Third Man on the Mountain (1959), a Walt Disney film based on the Newbury Honor book "Banner in the Sky" by James Ramsey Ullman. Click here to read our full review of the film. 

From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pictures collection. Some of these may have been sold in the past, and others may still be available for purchase at our eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Silverbanks-Pictures