"One Large Buttered Tub, Please."
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I had a long, sometimes troubling history, from a stampede in a Paris Salon over a hundred years ago, to yesterday's Smoking Gun.
A hearing-impaired inventor took a lot of credit for me, yet had his troubles as would the flyer son, heir to the fortune of a drill bit king. He would also be credited, but for too much exposure.
As strange as it sounds, for many, my 'Golden' age was in black and white, while today others feel I'm only eye candy in color.
And like a good child, once I was only seen and not heard. And as Dave might say, I'm 'full of stars'.
HintOne last clue if you need it. Once I only cost a nickel. Priced for the working class, I first recorded in 1895.
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Answer
A Motion Picture or same by any other name. Thomas Edison was the inventor. The first motion-picture studio made 'The Kiss' (1896), which was the first film ever made of a couple kissing in cinematic history. It was also the first film to be criticized as scandalous and brought demands for censorship. Howard Hughes was the aviator heir. The Motion Picture Association of America withdrew its seal of approval for his controversial 'sexy' western epic about Billy the Kid titled 'The Outlaw' (1943). Dave Bowman was from the epic film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968). One of the first films was made in 1895 by the Lumiere brothers titled 'Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory'.
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seanieb
May 09, 2006
| Interesting.   |
stormtrooper
May 09, 2006
| Agree with the above post. Interesting.  |
OldChinaHand
May 10, 2006
| Thanks for the comments. OCH |
zonahobo 
May 10, 2006
| This had several riddles blended through and even though I got most of them, a few were left. Liked the bit of history a lot! Thanks for lending your hand on this riddle!  |
blagh
May 10, 2006
| Got the answer but wasn't able to pick all of the references. Good title! |
nightowl19
May 11, 2006
| Fun! |
dabombz
May 12, 2006
| Nice |
TheEarthling  
May 13, 2006
| Rather easy, but very informative. Loved it. |
osunale
May 14, 2006
| Loved the little bits of history thrown in. |
AwwwSweet
May 19, 2006
| I really liked how this one was written! It's always nice when someone throws in some facts on an easy teaser so you can learn more about the topic than perhaps you knew previously. Teaser name was perfect as well. |
OldChinaHand
May 19, 2006
| Thanks alot. |
bookworm91
May 08, 2007
| Finally, one of yours that I actually got! Lol. Good riddle! |
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