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By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer
Published on Thursday, Oct 23, 2008
If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . .
Q: I have been watching a show called The Doctors. There are three male and one female doctors who answer questions about health problems, surgeries, etc. What are their names? The tall nice-looking blond man who wears blue scrubs — was he on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette show? And what kind of doctor is he?
A: The Doctors stars Travis Stork, Jim Sears, Lisa Masterson and Drew Ordon. (You can find out more about the series at http://www.thedoctorstv.com.) Stork, an emergency-room physician, starred on The Bachelor: Paris, where he chose Sarah Stone for an ongoing relationship. It didn't last.
Q: I'm hoping you can tell me who Slapsie Maxie was or is; also when he was in business. I think he had a supper club of sorts and I think it was in Hollywood. I have a program stating on the front: ''Slapsie Maxie's Presents/Once Over Lightly/A Don Loper production.'' On the inside of the cover it has ''dinner show'' and ''supper show'' with a list of six acts under each show.
A: Maxie Rosenbloom (1903-1976) — nicknamed ''Slapsie Maxie'' — was known first as a champion boxer in the 1930s. As his boxing career wound down, Rosenbloom appeared often in movies. He also lent his name to a ''Slapsie Maxie's'' nightclub — although he did not own it — in Los Angeles beginning in the 1940s. That is probably what your program is from. And the name goes on; there's a Columbus pub called ''Slapsy Maxie's,'' which includes a bio of Rosenbloom on its Web site.
Q: Rich! Please give info on the movie starring Humphrey Bogart. He played Capt. Queeg and constantly juggled two steel balls.
A: That would be The Caine Mutiny, the 1954 screen adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel, which also inspired a successful play. Bogart played military ship captain Queeg; his young officers — played by, among others, Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray — are at odds with Queeg, leading to their mutiny and a court-martial. The movie was nominated for seven Oscars but won none; the nominees include Bogart, in one of his best performances. It has been released on DVD, and Turner Classic Movies has a telecast scheduled for Jan. 9, 2009.
Q: You recently answered a reader's question regarding two movie show hosts in the Detroit area. There was another TV movie host that was typically on either Friday or Saturday night on, I think, Channel 50. He featured monster and horror movies. He called himself The Ghoul. He had the ''Ghoul's Vault of Golden Garbage,'' a number of really bad clips from various movies. He made disparaging remarks about a town named Parma. What can you tell me about this guy? Who was he?
A: That was Ron Sweed, a protege of Cleveland TV star Ernie ''Ghoulardi'' Anderson. The Ghoul borrowed several elements from Ghoulardi, with — Sweed made clear — Anderson's permission. The Ghoul first began appearing on the old WKBF (Channel 61), a Kaiser Broadcasting-owned station in Cleveland, in 1971; Kaiser later added The Ghoul to its other stations in Detroit, Boston and other cities. You can find out more — and get some Ghoul products — at http://www.theghoul.com.
Q: Years ago there was a movie called ''Backstreet Affair'' and I believe it starred Doris Day and a French actor. It was a story about the woman's life-long love affair with a married man. If it exists, is it on VHS or DVD? I enjoy your column and look forward to an answer.
A: You are probably remembering Back Street, originally a Fannie Hurst novel about a woman's long love affair with a married man, which was turned into a movie in 1932, 1941 and 1961. The 1941 version starred Margaret Sullavan and French actor Charles Boyer. I could not find an authorized DVD of any of them. There was a VHS of the 1961 film, starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin.
Do you have a question or comment about movies, TV and other popular culture? Write to rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309. Please mark the note for Mailbag and do not phone in questions.
Letters may be edited. Individual replies cannot be guaranteed.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal and in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com.
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