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Who portrayed the title character in "The Eddy Duchin Story"?

Tyrone Power. Peter Duchin (Eddy's son) was the pianist in the movie's score.

Who portrayed the title character in the movie "Lillian Russell"?

Alice Faye. Alice Faye was 20th Century Fox's hottest property after Shirley Temple.

Who portrayed the title characters in "The Fabulous Dorseys"?

Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey. They were brothers for real!

Who portrayed the title character in the movie "The Helen Morgan Story"?

Ann Blyth. Paul Newman was the co-star in this film.

Who portrayed the title character in the movie "Madam Curie"?

Greer Garson. Walter Pidgeon was her co-star in this film as well as quite a few others.

Who played the title character in the film "Houdini"?

Tony Curtis. Jaimie Leigh Curtis' dad.

Who played the title character in the movie "The Story of Louis Pasteur"?

Paul Muni. Paul Muni won an Academy Award for his performance in this film.

Who played the title character in the film "The Babe Ruth Story"?

William Bendix. This film was made many years before John Goodman's portrayal.

Who played Al Jolson in "The Jolson Story"?

Larry Parks. Larry Parks also starred in the sequel "Jolson Sings Again".

Who starred as the title character in the film "Joan Of Arc"?

Ingrid Bergman. She was nominated for an Academy Award for this film, but lost out to Jane Wyman in "Johnny Belinda".

Who played the title character in the film "The Great Caruso"?

Mario Lanza. At the time this movie was made, Mario Lanza was just about the only one with that kind of voice to play Caruso.

Who starred as the title character in the film "Sister Kenny"?

Rosalind Russell. Rosalind Russell was a very versatile actress who could play comedy, drama and musicals - she was a joy to watch in everything she did.

Who starred as the title character in the film "Valentino"?

Anthony Dexter. A great look alike for Valentino but that's as far as it went.

Who portrayed the title character in the film "W.C. Fields And Me"?

Rod Steiger. Valerie Perrine co-starred with Rod Steiger in this movie.

Who played the title character in the film "The Jackie Robinson Story"?

Jackie Robinson. The studio evidently couldn't hire an actor to play the part!

Who starred as the title character in the film "The Courtmartial Of Billy Mitchell"?

Gary Cooper. He said more than "yep" in this movie.

Who starred as the title character in the movie "Marie Antoinette"?

Norma Shearer. Irving Thalberg felt that his wife could do justice to this movie.

Who starred as the title character in the film "Tennessee Johnson"?

Van Heflin. Always a great character actor, this was one of his leading man films.

Who starred as the title character in the film "Christopher Colombus"?

Fredric March. This aging actor in the 1950s did a fine job in this epic film.

Who portrayed the title character in the film "Young Mr. Lincoln"?

Henry Fonda. All of the other actors have portrayed Lincoln in other films, Henry Fonda starred in this one and a great job he did with it.