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Barbara L. Baker U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.90 Clarity of Response 9.92 Politeness 9.97 Response Time(hr) 30.1 --Last 90 Days(hr) 48.2 Total Questions 324	I am a professor of communication at a midwest university, who has expertise on subjects related to film. I can answer general questions on U.S. film comedy (especially satires of the 1960s and 1970s) and comic theory. I also could answer questions related to specific comic genres, such as comedian comedies, screwball comedies, "stupid" comedies, and so forth. The more specific you can make your question, the better (e.g. main plot details, main characters, possible character names, possible actors, how you viewed the show, etc.). I also need to have a release date (or range of dates, or at least the year you viewed the film). Plesase do not just provide a set of links to someplace else (e.g. imdb discussion threads). I am less able to answer questions about comedies from other countries, made-for-TV movies, and recent comic films and actors (although I would do my best to find out). I cannot answer questions about specific TV shows or series, "Our Gang" episodes, anime/magna or about film collectables. I generally cannot provide movie recommendations, since what I find funny others may not. Nor will I answer obvious homework (although I will point you to resources .....
April U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.73 Clarity of Response 9.94 Politeness 9.90 Response Time(hr) 22.3 --Last 90 Days(hr) 7.7 Total Questions 611	I know funny. My husband knows slapstick. between the two of us, we know most of the funny movies and who stars/directed them. we`re particularly fond of movie bloopers, and can recite verbatim from films like caddyshack, meatballs, animal house etc. huge bill murray fans, as well as robin williams and steve martin.

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Barbara L. Baker

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I am a professor of communication at a midwest university, who has expertise on subjects related to film. I can answer general questions on U.S. film comedy (especially satires of the 1960s and 1970s) and comic theory. I also could answer questions related to specific comic genres, such as comedian comedies, screwball comedies, "stupid" comedies, and so forth. The more specific you can make your question, the better (e.g. main plot details, main characters, possible character names, possible actors, how you viewed the show, etc.). I also need to have a release date (or range of dates, or at least the year you viewed the film). Plesase do not just provide a set of links to someplace else (e.g. imdb discussion threads). I am less able to answer questions about comedies from other countries, made-for-TV movies, and recent comic films and actors (although I would do my best to find out). I cannot answer questions about specific TV shows or series, "Our Gang" episodes, anime/magna or about film collectables. I generally cannot provide movie recommendations, since what I find funny others may not. Nor will I answer obvious homework (although I will point you to resources .....

April

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I know funny. My husband knows slapstick. between the two of us, we know most of the funny movies and who stars/directed them. we`re particularly fond of movie bloopers, and can recite verbatim from films like caddyshack, meatballs, animal house etc. huge bill murray fans, as well as robin williams and steve martin.

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2012-01-10 Name of an old movie actor.:

Micky, I'm pretty sure the actor you are thinking of is the versatile, energetic, multi-talented Danny Kaye, a comedian who acted/starred in many movies during this time period, many of theme comedies

2011-12-31 Ghost movie:

Johanna, I'm pretty sure the film you recall is the 1944 version of "The Canterville Ghost" starring Charles Laughton as the ghost. I do have two hestitations, however. First is that the reason for the

2011-12-24 Movie Question:

Ricky, I've not seen this film, nor did I locate one with exactly this description. However, a title I located that came closest to your description was a 1990 movie called "Almost An Angel," starring