A fairly recent editorial here in our “Daily News” advocating a film festival seems a splendid idea.

Just having a showing of the films our own Murray Hamilton was in would be a treat, and quite probably a bit surprising to so many who aren’t all that aware of Murray’s many film roles.

And of course a showing of films Andy Griffith was in is an absolute “must” as well. His role of “Lonesome Rhodes” in “Face in the Crowd” is now considered iconic. Andy’s performance was a genuine tour de force.

Then, of course, we want to see “No Time For Sergeants.” Murray and Andy are in it together, and the man who penned this classic, Marion Hargrove, was also a native Tar Heel.

Back in the summer of ’56 my mother and I went with my father on one of his regular buying trips to New York. While there we took in a Broadway play. You guessed it: “No Time for Sergeants.” Murray and Andy were both in it, of course, and after the show we went backstage to speak with Murray. During his school days Murray worked part-time at the store my father managed. He was also a good athlete at Washington High.

In later years I was fortunate to chat with Murray on occasion, and I got to know Andy when we lived in Manteo.

This proposed film festival — I’d recommend calling it the “Film Festival of the Pamlico” — would most certainly feature movies with other acting notables from North Carolina, to include Ava Gardner and Catherine Grayson, to name only two. Sidney Blackmer, whose name you don’t recognize but one who had a strong presence in films as a supporting actor lo, these many years ago, was a Tar Heel also.

And, though not a native, Jack Palance played football at Carolina, so we could justify his movies as well.

It would be great to have a showing of “Lafayette Escadrille,” which had its premiere right here in Washington. A native son was in that famous French flying unit in the Great War (WWI). Young James (Jim) Henry Baugham lost his life in that terrible war.

The movies made by Cecil B. DeMille most definitely should be on the playbill. All of them. His family roots here were deep.

Movies made from New Bern resident Nicholas Sparks’ books would be appropriate to feature.

Much of what I propose here is just a reiteration and endorsement of that which the aforementioned editorial stated.

There would seem to be no discernible downside to having such a “Film Festival of the Pamlico.” Just think of the potential economic benefits, which might, which should, derive from such an undertaking. Provided, of course, that it is well and widely publicized and promoted.

But what of the following year, you may ask? Good question. Who says it has to be an annual event?

A one-time, several days film-fest would be wonderful. We’d be rekindling old memories and making new ones.

I can smell the popcorn.