Every time you bring up "Spartacus" I think of Peter Graves as the pilot in "Airplane" as he asks the little kid visiting the cockpit if he likes gladiator movies.

I just saw "Love Letters" (1945) for the first time and I absolutely loved it!. Its the story of a soldier returning from WWII (Joseph Cotten) hooking up with the widow (Jennifer Jones) of one of his war buddies. The twist is Cotten used to write love letters to the lady as a favor for his friend (and she has amnesia). Its a mystery/melodrama and a great romance story.

Ayn Rand has the writing credits and Cotten and Jones are superb together (they paired in a few other films together as well). If you get to see this little known classic (perhaps on TCM) make sure to tape it! (Its not available on DVD).

The ladies will LOVE it, and us guys can be happy to just look upon Jones, a classic beauty.