| HALROACH | US silent film producer and director portrayed by Danny Huston in 2018 biopic Stan and Ollie |
| ROACH | Silent-film producer portrayed 9 by Danny Huston in 2019's Stan & Ollie, Hal (5) |
| WARHOL | Artist/film director portrayed by David Bowie in Basquiat (6) |
| LAUREL | Surname of the comedian portrayed by Steve Coogan in the 2018 film Stan & Ollie (6) |
| HANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN | Author of The Tinderbox and The Tin Soldier, portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1952 film |
| OLLIE | Steve Coogan and John C Reilly play the title roles in the biopic, Stan & _ (5) |
| DEMILLE | Born in 1881, which US film producer and director is best known for his spectacular films based on the Bible? (2,5) |
| GISH | Lillian ____ was a US silent film star noted for playing waif-like characters with inner strength |
| PRESSURE | In which Danny Huston and Matthew Goode took a considerable dive (8) |
| MITTY | Walter -, vivid fantasist portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1947 motion picture (5) |
| DEAD | 'The --', story by James Joyce filmed by John Huston in 1987 (4) |
| ADRIAN | 'The List of - Messenger', story by Philip Macdonald filmed by John Huston in 1963 (6) |
| COOGAN | & 27A Comedian and actor whose new film, Stan & Ollie, is out this week (pictured) (5,6) |
| STEVE | & 27A Comedian and actor whose new film, Stan & Ollie, is out this week (pictured) (5,6) |
| JOHNCREILLY | American actor who plays Oliver Hardy in the film Stan & Ollie (4,1,6) |
| BUSTERKEATON | US silent film star |
| BUSTER | - Keaton, US silent film actor |
| VALENTINO | Rudolph - - -, Italian-us silent film heartthrob (9) |
| EMERIC | Mr. Pressburger, film producer and director who died in 1988 (6) |
| CORMAN | Roger, film producer and director of 1961's The Little Shop of Horrors (6) |
