Gone With The Bushes

Episode 292 - Lady In The Lake (1947)

“Perhaps you’d better go home and play with your finger print collection.”

Lady In The Lake (1947) directed by Robert Montgomery and starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Jayne Meadows, Lila Leeds and Leon Ames

Next Time: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

Episode 291 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

"Was 1 a good year?"
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) directed by Richard Lester and starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern and Michael Crawford

Next Time: Lady in the Lake (1947)

Episode 290 - Cleopatra (1963)

"How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library!“

Cleopatra (1963) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison and Roddy McDowall

Next Time: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum (1966)

Episode 289 - A Piece of the Action (1977)

"What do you do with a talented black girl? You elect her President."

A Piece of the Action (1977) directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke and Sheryl Lee Ralph

Next Time: Cleopatra (1963)

Episode 288 - Island In The Sun (1957)

"One of the most important fights is against tradition."

Island In The Sun (1957) directed by Robert Rossen and starring James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins and John Williams

Next Time: A Piece of the Action (1977)

Episode 287 - Neptune's Daughter (1949)

"Betty, dear, you've got to stop throwing yourself at men."

Neptune's Daughter (1949) directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, Xavier Cugat and Theresa Harris

Next Time: Island In The Sun (1957)

Episode 286 - To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar (1995)

"Little Latin Boy, why are you crying?"

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

Directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Chris Penn, and RuPaul

Next Time: Neptune's Daughter (1949)

Episode 285 - Auntie Mame (1958)

“Should she know that I think you’ve turned into one of the most beastly, bourgeois, babbity little snobs on the Eastern seaboard?”

Auntie Mame (1958) Directed by Morton DaCosta and starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass and Yuki Shimoda

Next Time: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

Episode 284 - The Birdcage (1996)

"I don't want you to see me.  I'm hideous"

The Birdcage (1996) directed by Mike Nichols and starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Calista Flockhart, Dan Futterman and Christine Baranski.

Next Time: Auntie Mame (1958)

Episode 283 - Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

"Let's fold scarves."

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo and Alan Cumming

Next Time: The Birdcage (1996)