oh! The Crimson Pirate! my sister and I nearly drove our mother crazy when one of the local TV stations was showing it over and over and over again ... and we had to watch every. single. showing.

There's a kind of companion movie called The Flame and the Arrow - he plays kind of a William Tell (super archer) fighting to free his people (Lombards if I remember correctly) from their cruel overlords.

I'd like to add Trapeze, where he got to use his acrobatic training. The plot itself is fairly standard run-of-the-mill romantic triangle stuff. On the other hand, Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida play the sides of the triangle while wearing circus acrobat costumes. So there's at least a lot of eye candy.

The Crimson Pirate for sure. Plus he was Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams.

and that weird movie where he was swimming home through all the pools in his town, or something.

The Swimmer

Now that I need to see. Never even heard of it. I like weird movies.

Yes! The Swimmer. Thank you.

And also yes! The Trapeze! I thought I might have imagined that one, but Curtis and Lollobrigida brought it back. Liked The Flame and the Arrow, yes, but Crimson Pirate was better--less plot, more acrobatics. I loved his wee sidekick Ojo/Piccolo, played by Nick Cravat. They tried to out-acrobat each other. Rumor was, his character was mute because Nick's NJ accent was immutable and so unsuitable for the roles.

Lancaster and Nick Cravat were friends when they were young and ran off and joined the circus together. Learned acrobatics and stuck together - Cravat was always included in Lancaster's films (at least the ones where acrobatics were called for). I remember seeing a TV interview with his daughter who grew up with Lancaster as part of the extended family.

What a charming story! There certainly was an unspoken chemistry and communication apparent between them. I'd thought it was a product of hours of rehearsal for the stunts and an understanding and appreciation of the other's strong points. I guess that's true, just for much longer than being hired for a film. Thanks for sharing that.

We got the DVD of Batman v Superman at the library, because I decided I wanted to see it before Wonder Woman is released.

I like Batfleck a LOT. And Gal Gadot looks fantastic as Wonder Woman. And that's about all the praise I have for the movie. Oh! I like Jeremy Irons as Alfred a LOT, too.

I hope that whoever thought that was a good iteration of Lex Luthor was fired. Good lord.

But he's edgy and in your face. He's the Poochie of Lex Luthors.

Those were my exact thoughts about B v S. I was thoroughly surprised by Batfleck. Unfortunately, the same people who Poochied Luthor are still in charge for Justice League.