# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 324
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6463 "2020-08-07T19:00:42Z")
Films starring people named William (no nicknames, no repeats) 1. Family Plot - William DeVane 2. Mystery Men - William H. Macy 3. The Thin Man - William Powell 4. The Case of the Howling Dog - William Warren 5. Stalag 17 - William Holden 6. Children of a Lesser God - William Hurt 7. Black Hawk Down - William Fichtner 8. To Live and Die in L.A. - William Petersen ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6464 "2020-08-07T20:05:13Z")
Films starring people named William (no nicknames, no repeats) 1. Family Plot - William DeVane 2. Mystery Men - William H. Macy 3. The Thin Man - William Powell 4. The Case of the Howling Dog - William Warren 5. Stalag 17 - William Holden 6. Children of a Lesser God - William Hurt 7. Black Hawk Down - William Fichtner 8. To Live and Die in L.A. - William Petersen 9. Airplane II: The Sequel - William Shatner ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6465 "2020-08-07T20:22:35Z")
Films starring people named William (no nicknames, no repeats) 1. Family Plot - William DeVane 2. Mystery Men - William H. Macy 3. The Thin Man - William Powell 4. The Case of the Howling Dog - William Warren 5. Stalag 17 - William Holden 6. Children of a Lesser God - William Hurt 7. Black Hawk Down - William Fichtner 8. To Live and Die in L.A. - William Petersen 9. Airplane II: The Sequel - William Shatner 10. The Sugarland Express - William Atherton Although he’s better known for his supporting role in _Ghostbusters_. I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6466 "2020-08-08T00:35:47Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) The Penguin used various trick umbrellas. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6467 "2020-08-08T00:51:11Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6468 "2020-08-08T00:56:26Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) The mid-sixties were the peak of the umbrella movie genre. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6469 "2020-08-08T01:05:45Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6470 "2020-08-08T01:36:47Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6471 "2020-08-08T03:00:06Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6472 "2020-08-08T03:17:13Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 7. JFK (1991) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6473 "2020-08-08T03:52:58Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 7. JFK (1991) 8. Mon Oncle. M. Hulot (1960) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6474 "2020-08-08T04:10:19Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 7. JFK (1991) 8. Mon Oncle. M. Hulot (1960) 9. [Iron Monkey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvd0meL8260) (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6475 "2020-08-08T06:17:25Z")
Movies with prominent umbrellas. 1. Batman (1966) 2. Mary Poppins (1964) 3. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 4. My Neighbor Tortoro (1988) 5. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 6. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 7. JFK (1991) 8. Mon Oncle. M. Hulot (1960) 9. [Iron Monkey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvd0meL8260) (1993) 10. Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989) Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6476 "2020-08-08T06:33:39Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6477 "2020-08-08T08:18:00Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6478 "2020-08-08T08:26:02Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation 4. Attlcus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6479 "2020-08-08T11:40:49Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation 4. Attlcus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird 5. Pola Debevoise, How to Marry a Millionaire ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6480 "2020-08-08T13:45:30Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation 4. Attlcus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird 5. Pola Debevoise, How to Marry a Millionaire 6. Clark Kent, Superman ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6481 "2020-08-08T15:07:04Z")
Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation 4. Attlcus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird 5. Pola Debevoise, How to Marry a Millionaire 6. Clark Kent, Superman 7. Moe Greene, The Godfather ---
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Movie characters with glasses 1. Matt Hooper, Jaws 2. Major Ernst Toht, Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Harry Caul, The Conversation 4. Attlcus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird 5. Pola Debevoise, How to Marry a Millionaire 6. Clark Kent, Superman 7. Moe Greene, The Godfather 8. Adolf Hitler, Downfall [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=325)