Can You Get 100% On This Classic Hollywood Quiz?
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In the days before multi-million dollar budget special effects, movies relied on entertainment's most precious commodity, actors and actresses that could give you a compelling story with nothing but emotion and brilliant presentation. Take this quiz and on these Hollywood classics!
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Question 1
What famous Hollywood bombshell was born Norma Jeane Mortenson?
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AMarilyn Monroe
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BVirginia Mortenson
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CJean Harlow
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DNorma Rae
Marilyn Monroe
On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson, later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker, was born to Gladys Pearl Baker in Los Angeles, CA. Norma Jeane became Marilyn Monroe in 1946 after signing her first studio contract, and she would legally change her name in 1956.
Question 2
Making 11 tumultuous films together, this on-again, off-again real-life couple had even more drama in their own lives than they shared on the screen which is saying a lot. Their performances in Cleopatra won critical acclaim and landed them in 10 more films together.
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ACary Grant and Dyan Cannon
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BElizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
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CGeorge Segal and Suzanne Pleshette
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DTony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton made 11 films together, the most memorable of them being the emotional rollercoaster film, <i>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf</i> about an alcoholic woman whose husband made up stories to help her cope with the death of their son. They also collaborated on <i>The V.I.P.s</i>, <i>Cleopatra</i>, <i>The Sandpiper</i>, <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>, <i>Doctor Faustus</i>, <i>The Comedians, Boom!</i>, <i>Under Milk Wood</i>, <i>Hammersmith Is Out</i>, and <i>Divorce His – Divorce Hers</i>. The couple was married two different times and divorced as many.
Question 3
This dancing duo tapped and spun their way into American hearts as they starred opposite each other in some 10 films, and their dance in "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is one of their all-time best dance numbers.
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AHedy Lamarr and Charles Boyer
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BFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
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CBing Crosby and Dorothy Lamore
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DIrene Dunn and Cary Grant
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made 10 films together, one of which was filmed a decade after the others and was called, "The Barkleys of Broadway." Astaire and Rogers were a household name, and their films were the type you could watch over and over. One of their best-loved films, "Top Hat" also starred Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore, the quintessential sidekicks.
Question 4
These two youngsters were paired for 10 performances and grew up together in front of America's eyes. They co-starred in the Andy Hardy movie series as well as a couple of special productions.
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AJane Wyman and Jack Oakey
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BMickey Rooney and Judy Garland
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CEddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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DLew Ayres and Sandy Dennis
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
The 10 films starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland co-starred in were <i>Thoroughbreds Don't Cry</i> (1937), <i>Love Finds Andy Hardy</i> (1938), <i>Babes in Arms</i> (1939), <i>Andy Hardy Meets Debutante</i> (1940), <i>Strike Up the Band</i> (1940), <i>Life Begins for Andy Hardy</i> (1941), <i>Babes on Broadway</i> (1941), <i>Girl Crazy</i> (1943), <i>Thousands Cheer</i> (1943) and <i>Words and Music</i> (1948). Their on-screen puppy love was irresistible at the box office.
Question 5
Hailed as a truly classic film noir, the 1946 gem The Killers featured a 23-year-old actor in a role that would make him an instant star. Which famous leading man played the part of a dreamy, thoughtful Swede in danger from multiple plots?
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AJames Earl Jones
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BBurt Lancaster
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CCharlie Chaplin
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DKlaus Kinski
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster was paid $20,000 for his starring role in <i>The Killers</i>, but this work got him noticed. His cool detachment combined with wholesomeness gave him an unworldly air that audiences still love.
Question 6
Spellbound, a 1945 film noir with deliciously complex characterizations, stars Ingrid Bergman as a psychoanalyst who is trying to help an amnesiac played by what well-known actor?
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ABruce Dern
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BGregory Peck
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CBrian Keith
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DAlan Alda
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck starred in <i>Spellbound</i> during a productive period in his career. However, he continued to have roles in major films through the 1980s.
Question 7
The classic, genre-defining gumshoe in the 1941 film noir The Maltese Falcon is played by which actor?
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AHumphrey Bogart
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BSpencer Tracy
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CKirk Douglas
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DRichard Widmark
Humphrey Bogart
Directed by legend John Huston, Humphrey Bogart's iconic character Sam Spade still influences detectives in television and film. In an enduring scene, Bogart's character slaps Peter Lorre's character and tells him "When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it."
Question 8
This on-screen couple were the best of friends in real life and stayed in touch until he died of AIDS in 1985. Who was this couple that starred in the fan-favorite film Pillow Talk?
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AAudrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck
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BDoris Day and Rock Hudson
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CJohn Barrymore and Dolores Costello
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DJane Wyman and Don Ameche
Doris Day and Rock Hudson
Doris Day and Rock Hudson's three films included <i>Pillow Talk</i> about two apartment dwellers forced to share a party line. Another, <i>Lover Come Back</i>, was about a man who pretends to be an innocent from Texas to fulfill a business proposition. They also made <i>Send Me No Flowers</i>, in which Hudson plays a hypochondriac husband who thinks he is going to die.
Question 9
This couple of the silver screen only made two films together, years apart, each with one-word titles: Notorious and Indiscreet. Though they each acted with other people many more times, these two films were box office hits and gave each of their careers a boost. Who were these rock-solid Hollywood stars?
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ACary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
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BJames Mason and Eva Marie Saint
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CRita Hayworth and Glenn Ford
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DClaude Rains and Dolores Del Rio
Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
Both Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman had already enjoyed solid careers and great success in Hollywood before working together. First paired in the Hitchcock thriller <i>Notorious</i> in 1946, and 12 years later in the lighthearted romantic comedy <i>Indiscreet</i>, this pair enjoyed great reviews for their on-screen chemistry and were friends in real life.
Question 10
In the 1953 black and white film noir Angel Face which actor has the starring male role as a hapless race car driver turned ambulance jockey?
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AJohn Wayne
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BWoody Allen
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CBing Crosby
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DRobert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum is more than a handsome presence in <i>Angel Face</i>. He put great effort into developing the role of Frank, a man who has fallen on hard times after World War II. He is engaged to a dependable woman but lets himself fall for a wealthy femme fatale. Part of the beauty of this film is that director Otto Preminger never judges or imposes labels on its characters.
Question 11
What actress and singer signed her first movie contract with MGM at just age 13, and had one of her biggest success in 1939 when she went "Over the Rainbow" at 16?
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AJudy Garland
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BShirley Temple
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CAnn Margret
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DBrigitte Bardot
Judy Garland
Garland began performing in vaudeville at just two and a half years old, and earned a movie contract at age 13 with MGM. After a few successful films, she starred in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> at age 16.
Question 12
The feisty Girl Friday in the 1946 film noir The Dark Corner gets involved in the dangerous troubles of her private detective boss when he asks for her help. Who plays this spirited secretary?
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AJane Fonda
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BSally Field
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CVivien Leigh
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DLucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Though famous for her comedic exploits, Lucille Ball delivers a rich performance in this shadowy film noir.
Question 13
What prolific actress and quintessential girl-next-door is best known for her role in Pillow Talk opposite the dashing Rock Hudson?
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AJulie Andrews
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BDoris Day
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CGrace Kelly
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DMarilyn Monroe
Doris Day
Well known for her girl-next-door appeal, Day began acting on the screen in 1948 with a role in <i>Romance on the High Seas</i>. Although she had hits in the early 1950s, <i>Pillow Talk</i> is probably one of her best-known films.
Question 14
The "Road" pictures became quite a hit and were filled with inside jokes and miscommunication. Which of these two actors usually found romance on the road in these campy, tongue-in-cheek romantic hijinks films?
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ARex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn
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BDanny Kaye and Virginia Mayo
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CRichard Taylor and Vanessa Redgrave
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DBing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour
Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour
Technically, these films included Bob Hope as well, though it was always Bing Crosby that ended up with Dorothy Lamour. They made a total of seven so-called "Road" pictures between 1940 and 1962, including the Road to... Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali and Hong Kong.
Question 15
Together off-screen as well as on, who was this couple that brought us classic film noirs the likes of To Have and Have Not and Key Largo?
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AMelvyn Douglas and Margaret Dumont
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BRobert Mitchum and Susan Hayward
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CDick Powell and Ruby Keeler
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DHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Twenty-five years her senior, Humphrey Bogart was drawn to Lauren Bacall's sultry voice and perfect, pouty-lipped face. She became his fourth and final wife. Bacall, or Betty as she liked to be called, was just a nice "kid" as he called her, who couldn't resist Bogart's appeal. Together, they gave us four films; <i>To Have and Have Not</i>, <i>The Big Sleep</i>, <i>Dark Passage</i>, and <i>Key Largo</i>.
Question 16
Released in 1953, the noir film The Big Heat chronicles the fictional tale of an everyman police officer targeted by the mob because he wants to shut down illegal activities. Who plays this sympathetic policeman?
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AGlenn Ford
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BWilliam Hurt
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CClark Gable
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DDanny Glover
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford had Hollywood star power, and the casting of him in the lead male role of Dave Bannion gave this film instant public interest that would make it a success.
Question 17
This controversial couple made many films together, including Woman of the Year and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. They had an ongoing affair for 26 years in real life. Who is this couple?
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AMontgomery Clift and Syd Cherise
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BVan Johnson and June Allyson
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CClark Gable and Loretta Young
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DKatharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
The names of Hepburn and Tracy were as inseparable in real life as they were through the nine films they made together. Tracy, who was an alcoholic and already unfaithful to his wife, also cheated on Hepburn, and though she knew it, she stayed with him until his death, just 17 days after completing the film <i>Guess Who's Coming To Dinner</i>.
Question 18
The 1946 film Notorious is a romance and a thriller as well as a classic film noir. A US agent asks a woman of dubious reputation to spy on a group of Nazis in South America. Who plays this agent?
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AJames Stewart
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BSidney Poitier
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CCary Grant
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DWillem Dafoe
Cary Grant
Cary Grant, though English by birth, became famous as one of America's great actors in classic Hollywood films. Though praised for his excellent comic timing, he could also deliver serious performances, as he does in <i>Notorious</i>. He was born with the name Archibald Alec Leach.
Question 19
What actress co-starred with Maureen O'Hara in Miracle on 34th Street when she was just eight years old?
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AShirley Temple
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BJudy Garland
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CEva Marie Saint
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DNatalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Famous for several films throughout her career, including in <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i>, <i>West Side Story</i>, and <i>Gypsy</i>, it was her role as Susan Walker in <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i> that launched her career.
Question 20
The 1949 noir crime drama Port of New York is a study in police procedural dramas and features law enforcement efforts to stop an opium shipment from being distributed. Who plays the leader of the ring of drug dealers?
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ACharles Bronson
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BFred Astaire
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CYul Brynner
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DJeff Bridges
Yul Brynner
The role of the suave, merciless drug dealer Paul Vicola was Yul Brynner's first role, played with a full head of hair. While the film had mixed reviews, Yul Brynner's rich performance was noticed and led to other roles that are still famous.
Question 21
The atmospheric, shadowy 1958 noir Touch of Evil features a well-known Hollywood personality in his final direction of a studio film. In the film, he portrays a drunken sheriff in a dusty town bordering Mexico. Who is this actor and director?
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ABilly Crystal
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BOrson Welles
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CCharlie Chaplin
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DTom Cruise
Orson Welles
Orson Welles both starred in and directed <i>Touch of Evil</i>, a popular film known for its lush cinematography as well as its twisting, complex plot.
Question 22
Known as the "King and Queen of Hollywood," these co-stars shared the screen in eight films.
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AGreta Garbo and Robert Tayor
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BGrace Kelly and Cary Grant
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CClark Gable and Joan Crawford
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DRita Hayworth and Orson Welles
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford once said of the first time she met Clark Gable, “It was like an electric current went through my body…my knees buckled…if he hadn’t held me by the shoulders, I’d have dropped.” Their on-screen chemistry brought them together for eight films including the slightly tawdry "Possessed" and "Forsaking All Others" which also featured Robert Montgomery.
Question 23
What famous actress started her career in vaudeville before becoming on part of a famous dancing duo with Fred Astaire?
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AGrace Kelly
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BGinger Rogers
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CDebbie Reynolds
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DJulie Andrews
Ginger Rogers
Rogers and Astaire first starred in <i>Flying Down to Rio</i> in 1933 as supporting characters, and would go on to star in eight films together.
Question 24
What actress, nicknamed "sex kitten" starred opposite Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas in 1964?
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ALena Horne
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BJane Russell
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CClaudette Colbert
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DAnn-Margret
Ann-Margret
After some initial success as a singer, entering the Top 20 on the Billboard Charts, she moved into acting and found success with <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> and with <i>Viva Las Vegas</i> opposite Elvis.
Question 25
What famous actress left Hollywood after starring in 11 successful films in order to become the Princess of Monaco in 1956?
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AGrace Kelly
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BBrigitte Bardot
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CBette Davis
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DVivien Leigh
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, in 1956 and gave up her successful acting career to become Princess Grace, where she put her efforts into charitable work.
Question 26
This real-life husband and wife were also partners in 28 Hollywood films together, all westerns. Can you name this dynamic duo?
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ARobert Redford and Jane Fonda
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BTyrone Power and Betty Grable
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CRoy Rogers and Dale Evans
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DGeorge Burns and Gracie Allen
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
The on-screen pairing of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans treated audiences to 28 films in which they worked together. A few of their more well-known films include <i>My Pal Trigger</i>, <i>Rainbow Over Texas</i>, and <i>Roll On Texas Moon</i>. This married couple had a famous sidekick as well - Trigger, the horse.
Question 27
Who are these actors that played in three movies based on real-life people, the most famous of whom was major league baseball player Monty Stratton in The Stratton Story?
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AGene Kelly and Ida Lupino
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BJimmy Stewart and June Allyson
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CRed Skelton and Lucille Ball
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DZsa Zsu Pitts and Milton Berle
Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson
Playing such a great, solid married couple on screen landed Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson three films together. These classics included <i>The Stratton Story</i> (1949), <i>The Glenn Miller Story</i> (1954), and <i>Strategic Air Command</i> (1955). They were popular at the box office because of their portrayal of solid marriages and problem-solving.
Question 28
What actress was born in England but is best known for playing two beloved Southern belles?
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AMae West
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BBette Davis
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CJudy Garland
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DVivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh starred as Scarlett O'Hara in <i>Gone with the Wind</i>, which was her first film role in 1939, and later as Blanche DuBois in the Broadway play and 1951 film adaptation of <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i>.
Question 29
What actress starred opposite Rex Harrison in the stage production of My Fair Lady, for which she won a Tony Award?
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AAva Gardner
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BJulie Andrews
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CAudrey Hepburn
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DJudy Garland
Julie Andrews
In 1956, Julie Andrews starred in the Broadway debut as Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrison, although she later lost out to Audrey Hepburn for the film role.
Question 30
This dynamic duo had too much fun filming together and were great friends off-screen. On screen, they made audiences roar with their film Bringing Up Baby. Who are they?
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AJack Oakey and Loretta Young
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BWC Fields and Mae West
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CJune Lockhart and Tyrone Power
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DCary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn were paired in four films, each of them romantic comedies. There was the slapstick <i>Bringing Up Baby</i>, the poignant <i>Holiday</i>, the sophisticated <i>Philadelphia Story</i>, and <i>Sylvia Scarlett</i> where Hepburn pretends to be a boy to help her father escape the country.
Question 31
The 1945 film noir Mildred Pierce features a famous actress who plays a hard-working mother in the clutches of her spoiled, manipulative daughter. Who plays the eponymous role of this woman who cannot see through her daughter's deceit?
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AEva Gabor
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BJoan Crawford
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CDyan Cannon
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DAngie Dickinson
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford is known for her powerful, mesmerizing performances in many roles throughout her lengthy career. She was named one of the top actresses in classic Hollywood cinema.
Question 32
This couple was more the outdoorsy type - at least in their films. He gave us a rugged and athletic Tarzan, and she gave us a beautiful and tender Jane. Who was this couple that shared the screen in the Tarzan films Tarzan the Ape Man and Tarzan and His Mate?
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AHarold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels
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BDon Ameche and June Lockhart
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CJohnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
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DMaureen O'Hara and Roddy McDowell
Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weissmuller was the undefeated men's swimming champion, winning five gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles. He was good-looking, so he seemed a natural for the athletic role of Tarzan. Maureen O' Sullivan, who would later give birth to actress Mia Farrow, was also an expert swimmer. The two were paired for six films including <i>Tarzan the Ape Man</i>, <i>Tarzan and His Mate</i>, <i>Tarzan Escapes</i>, <i>Tarzan Finds a Son!</i>, <i>Tarzan's Secret Treasure</i>, <i>Tarzan's New York Adventure</i>, and 28 years later the couple was reunited in <i>The Phynx</i>.
Question 33
What classic Hollywood actress was the first to win a Best Actress Oscar for a performance in a foreign language film?
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AGreta Garbo
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BMarlene Dietrich
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CBrigitte Bardot
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DSophia Loren
Sophia Loren
In 1961, Loren won an Academy Award for her performance in <i>Two Women</i>, an Italian film, making her the first actor to win a performing Oscar for a foreign language film.
Question 34
The 1950 gothic noir Sunset Boulevard tells the story of a fading silent film star clinging to the past and to a youngish male writer who is content to be kept by her. Who portrays this intelligent and sometimes cruel writer in his breakthrough role?
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AMichael Caine
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BJohn Carradine
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CJames Brolin
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DWilliam Holden
William Holden
William Holden earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Joe Gillis in <i>Sunset Boulevard</i>. His casting in this film was a good break, as the actor originally cast broke his contract, and William Holden's career took off. He went on to become one of Hollywood's most popular leading men for the next 20 years.
Question 35
Skilled character actors are vital in the genre of film noir. John Huston's 1948 action-packed movie Key Largo features one of Hollywood's greatest character actors, this time in a wheelchair. Who is he?
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ALionel Barrymore
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BGene Kelly
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CJames Coburn
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DLee Marvin
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore began his career on the stage, moving into film roles around 1911. The wheelchair was no prop. He broke his hip, then arthritis made it increasingly difficult for him to walk. However, he continued to work. He is also the great-uncle of actress Drew Barrymore.
Question 36
What singer and actress starred in many films in the 1940s, including Stormy Weather, and was one of the most famous African-American performers of her time while refusing to only play stereotypes?
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ANina Mae McKinney
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BEthel Moses
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CLena Horne
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DEthel Waters
Lena Horne
Horne was a popular performer, thanks to a long run at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, and signed a seven-year contract with MGM. With the help of NAACP and her father, she created a contract stating that she would not just play domestic workers.
Question 37
What sex symbol, actress, and early Playboy playmate's career was cut short when she tragically died in a car accident at just 34 years old in 1967?
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AHedy Lamarr
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BJayne Mansfield
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CRita Hayworth
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DMarilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Mansfield was a singer, nightclub entertainer, stage actress and had several hits in the 1950s and 1960s in her short-lived screen career, until she was in a fatal automobile accident in New Orleans. Her death led to additional safety requirements on tractor-trailers.
Question 38
These two fresh-faced and wholesome actors made a great couple in films and were paired in three movies together including most notably Two Girls and a Sailor.
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AVan Johnson and June Allyson
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BAlland Lad and Claire Bloom
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CMiriam Hopkin and Robert Walker
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DCary Grant and Joan Bennett
Van Johnson and June Allyson
Van Johnson's affable charm and boyish good looks were a perfect complement to June Allyson's girl-next-door persona. They created magic on screen and though they only made three films together, they were box office draws. Their first film was <i>Two Girls and a Sailor</i> in 1944, followed by <i>High Barbaree</i> in 1947 and <i>Too Young to Kiss</i> in 1951. Both popular actors, audiences would have liked to see more of this on-screen couple.
Question 39
Who plays the title role of a sexy femme fatale who uses her beauty to manipulate in the 1946 noir Gilda?
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AJudy Garland
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BGinger Rogers
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CMia Farrow
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DRita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth's smoldering sexuality in <i>Gilda</i> shot her to superstardom. In person, she was retiring and rather shy, but her acting talents shone when the camera was on her. The movie is iconic today for Rita Hayworth's quick and famous hair flip.
Question 40
Which beautiful actress starred with handsome leading men such as Clark Gable in, Mogambo, Gregory Peck in The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Tyrone Power in The Sun Also Rises, but was married to boyish actor Mickey Rooney?
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AAva Gardner
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BRhonda Fleming
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CJoan Fontaine
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DMabel Normand
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was a brunette bombshell who often played a troublemaker in her films. She was often portrayed as some form of royalty because of her regal looks. In real life, she was playful, witty and a joy to be around - part of what drew her to a marriage with Mickey Rooney. She was married for a time to Frank Sinatra as well. Gardner was nominated five times for best actress, three times by BAFTA for best foreign actress.
Question 41
In the shattering 1945 noir The Lost Weekend, a writer struggles with alcoholism. What actress portrays his girlfriend, who tries to save him from his plunge into addiction?
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AJane Wyman
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BHelen Hayes
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CMitzi Gaynor
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DShirley Temple
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman's role as the patient girlfriend in <i>The Lost Weekend</i> helped her acting career and she became the first wife of future President Ronald Reagan. This movie won the 1945 Oscar for Best Picture.
Question 42
Which stars brought us the tender story of Penny Serenade and the lively romantic comedy My Favorite Wife?
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AGary Cooper and Teresa Wright
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BDana Andrews and Dana Wynter
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CCary Grant and Irene Dunne
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DJames Garner and Doris Day
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne
Cary Grant's name was synonymous with sophisticated comedies and romance. Along with co-star Irene Dunne, they brought us some of each with the films named above. In addition, they made <i>The Awful Truth</i>, another romantic comedy. Dunne found working with Grant was a good deal more fun than working with other actors. He once said of her, “Her timing was marvelous. She was so good that she made comedy look easy. If she’d made it look as difficult as it really is, she would have won her Oscar.”
Question 43
In the 1954 neo-noir Dial M for Murder, a jealous husband wants to kill his wife by hiring someone else to do the dirty work. However, he fails to consider that his wife might fight back. Who plays this plucky woman?
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AAnne Bancroft
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BGreta Garbo
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CMae West
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DGrace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly had a strong career, starring in both <i>Dial M for Murder</i> and <i>Rear Window</i> in 1954. After that she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco and became a bona fide princess.
Question 44
Who were the actors, also great real-life friends, that appeared on the silver screen together a whopping 14 times over their careers including the comedy I Love you, Again?
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AGig Young and Doris Day
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BWilliam Powell and Myrna Loy
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CJack Benny and Sambelia Jones
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DJanet Leigh and Robert Taylor
William Powell and Myrna Loy
William Powell and Myrna Loy starred opposite each other in 14 films over the years, including the 6 in the fan-favorite <i>Thin Man</i> movie series. Their sidekick, Asta, was played by Skippy.
Question 45
These two actors were a hit in their film Meet John Doe about a down and out-of-work baseball player that gets conned into pretending he's going to kill himself so the female lead - a journalist - can get a newspaper article out of the deal. Romance and mayhem ensue. Who are these popular actors that were paired in a total of three films?
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AWalter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine
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BDirk Bogarde and Janet Russell
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CRobert Mitchum and Lee Remick
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DGary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
Gary Cooper was very excited to work with Barbara Stanwyck, whom he thought could act the heck out of anything. He accepted the script for <i>Meet John Doe</i> sight unseen to work with her. Stanwyck was a consummate professional, refusing to act in any roles opposite a "nobody". She was happy for the chance to work with Cooper, and their on-screen chemistry made them a box office crowd-pleaser in their other two films as well.
Question 46
Beginning their eight-film career as Ma and Pa Kettle in the movie The Egg and I, this screen couple's films always featured comedic misunderstandings and a passel of noisy kids.
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AJoel McCrea and Jane Wyman
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BFred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert
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CMarjorie Main and Percy Kilbride
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DShirley Jones and Dan Durea
Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride
Marjorie Main, who changed her name to avoid embarrassing her family, joined forces with Percy Kilbride as the on-screen couple known as Ma an Pa Kettle. There were eight enjoyable films in all, featuring Main's squeaky and whiny voice hollering at the kids and Pa, while Kilbride played a more passive, somewhat dimwitted and put-upon husband. In real life, they were both articulate and intelligent people.
Question 47
Which actress portrays the strong yet inexperienced femme fatale in the 1946 film The Postman Always Rings Twice?
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AJudith Dench
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BDiane Keaton
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CLana Turner
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DAudrey Hepburn
Lana Turner
Lana Turner was not discovered at a drugstore counter as the persistent story would have it. She worked hard for her roles, and her abilities, which shone in her complex portrayal of Cora Smith in <i>The Postman Always Rings Twice</i>, proved she was more than just a pin-up girl.
Question 48
What actress made her film debut in A Bill of Divorcement opposite John Barrymore in 1932?
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ANatalie Wood
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BGinger Rogers
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CKatharine Hepburn
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DAudrey Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
After taking success on Broadway, Hepburn was cast in the hit film <i>A Bill of Divorcement</i>, which launched the start of her film career, and she soon won her first Academy Award in 1933 for <i>Morning Glory</i>.
Question 49
What actress famously starred with John Wayne in five films, the most famous of which was The Quiet Man?
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AJane Russell
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BShirley McLaine
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CHayley Mills
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DMaureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
O'Hara had the honor of starring opposite several famous leading men, including James Stewart, Rex Harrison, and Tyrone Power. She is well known for working with John Wayne in five films, with the pair directed by John Ford.
Question 50
Who was this film couple that made a total of eight films together, highlighted by the fan favorite, "The Adventures of Robin Hood"?
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ATyrone Power and Eleanor Parker
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BJimmy Stewart and Joan Fontaine
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CRay Milland and Ginger Rogers
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DErrol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland first made "Captain Blood" in 1935. Audiences loved them, and that film was soon followed by "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "The Adventures of Robin Hood," "Four's a Crowd," "Dodge City," "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" and "Santa Fe Trail" ending with "They Died with Their Boots On" in 1941.
Question 51
With her long mysterious bangs (a product of fine, thin hair that wouldn't stay put) and his blond-haired dark-eyed good looks, this couple made detective work look glamorous. Their most famous film was "This Gun For Hire."
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ALana Turner and John Garfield
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BLawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
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CAlan Ladd and Veronica Lake
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DDouglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake
Known for their work in film noir, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake made in all, seven films as co-stars. These include "This Gun for Hire" (1942), "The Glass Key" (1942), "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942), "Duffy’s Tavern" (1945), "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), "Variety Girl" (1947), and "Saigon" (1948). They appeared as themselves in three of the films.
Question 52
Which on-screen couple starred in a few films with difficult emotional and romantic situations? She played a teenager with a crush on him in Since You Went Away and a woman his equal in Duel in the Sun.
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AJoseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones
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BSpring Byington and S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall
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CLionel Barrymore and Janet Gaynor
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DMarie Dressler and Walter Beery
Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones were paired in four films in four years. Cotten's droll monotone voice was offset by Jones' animated speech and childlike demeanor. The most famous of the films, <i>Portrait of Jennie</i>, portrays her as a young girl that grows a few years older each time he sees her. In the end, he finds she has already died, and he passes as well to a place where they can be together. All four of their films tugged at the heartstrings.
Question 53
What actress grew tired of playing the foil for male stars in movies and reinvented herself as a sexy vixen in 'From Here to Eternity'?
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ADeborah Kerr
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BMaureen O'Hara
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CMae West
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DJoan Crawford
Deborah Kerr
Although Kerr did well in the early days of her career, she grew tired of playing what she called "goody, goody" roles and chose roles that broadened her image, which led to the invention of heroine "who looks like a lady but acts like a harlot".
Question 54
An unlikely pair, this duo made two films together. The first, Min and Billwon her an Academy Award as Best Actress. The second, Tugboat Annie enjoyed great popularity as well. No love was lost behind the scenes for these two though. Their relationship was all business.
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AGeorge Brent and Ida Lupino
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BWallace Beery and Marie Dressler
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CGeorge Burns and Gracie Allen
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DRobert Young and Dorothy McGuire
Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery was a self-admitted oaf and hated to rehearse. He was more content to play the role of a lovable slob. He was always joking it up which irked the more disciplined Marie Dressler, of whom actor Robert Young said, "She was really lovely, a wonderful person." They were both older when their on-screen union first took place, and she died just a year after <i>Tugboat Annie</i> was filmed.
Question 55
This actress was well-known for her dramatic roles in such films as "Citizen Kane," "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" and "The Magnificent Ambersons" long before taking on perhaps her most memorable role as Endora in the television series "Bewitched."
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AMarilyn Monroe
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BLoretta Young
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CEva Marie Saint
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DAgnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Classic films such as "Jane Eyre" with Orson Welles, "Dark Passage" with Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart and "Johnny Belinda" with Jane Wyman were what actress Agness Moorhead became known for. She frequently played wise, sympathetic and neurotic characters and was the actress we loved to hate in many of her films. She had a few leading roles but ultimately was a great supporting actress.
Question 56
Which actor and actress were paired together in four movies, but not always as love interests? They most famously gave us "Now Voyager."
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AEdna Purviance and Charles Chaplin
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BCharles Boyer and Angela Lansbury
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CClaude Rains and Bette Davis
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DRoscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Normand
Claude Rains and Bette Davis
Claude Rains and Bette Davis worked together on screen to bring us four dark films including "Now Voyager," "Sr. Skeffington," "Juarez" and "Deception." Rains was a consummate actor and a gentleman. He had to wear lifts in his shoes to make him appear 5 inches taller. Davis said she loved and respected Rains from the beginning although it took some time to overcome her fear of him in the movie, "Juarez."
Question 57
In the 1949 film noir 'The Third Man', a pulp fiction writer investigates his friend's death in the war-torn city of Vienna. In doing so, he also must struggle with complex questions of morality. Which actor plays this writer?
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AGregory Hines
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BAnthony Hopkins
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CDavid Jason
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DJoseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten plays the American writer Holly Martins in 'The Third Man'. Interestingly, this is a British-made noir that smashed the idea this genre is solely for Americans. This film fast became a global hit.
Question 58
The bleak 1950 noir 'D.O.A.' is a classic nihilistic drama as well as a police thriller. Who plays the man who has been murdered with a slow-acting poison and is desperately seeking his killer?
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ADennis Hopper
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BMichael Douglas
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CEdmond O'Brien
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DBrian Dennehy
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien was respected in Hollywood circles. He conversed intelligently and drank heavily, and he gave everything he had during every performance. He even was a magician, having been coached when he was young by his kindly neighbor, Harry Houdini.
Question 59
This couple was a solid draw at the box office, so they were paired repeatedly in films the most well known of which is "Mrs. Miniver." Who are these actors?
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ARobert Donat and Celeste Holm
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BCary Grant and Besty Drake
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CBobe Hope and Virginia Mayo
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DGreer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon made eight films together including "Blossoms in the Dust," "Mrs. Miniver," "Madame Curie," "Mrs. Parkington," "Julia Misbehaves," "That Forsyte Woman," "The Miniver Story" and "Scandal at Scourie." Their on-screen chemistry was undeniable, and in real life, they were great friends.
Question 60
In the 1949 noir 'Criss Cross', a scheming woman gets her honest ex-husband involved with her criminal husband and a disastrous robbery. Who portrays this devious femme fatale?
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ADonna Reed
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BEthel Merman
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CYvonne De Carlo
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DLena Horne
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo finally had a chance to let her acting talent shine in 'Criss Cross', and her conniving character plays beautifully against the leading man's otherworldly qualities.
Question 61
The scheming yet vulnerable character of Phyllis Dietrichson in the noir 'Double Indemnity' wants to get her husband out of the way. What actress plays her?
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AAnn Blyth
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BCloris Leachman
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CBarbara Stanwyck
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DIrene Dunne
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck gave this character great depth and set the standard for noir's femme fatales. Stanwyck's portrayal of this multi-faceted, restless woman still entrances audiences today.
Question 62
Who directed and starred in the 1947 film noir 'Lady in the Lake'?
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ACharlton Heston
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BJames Dean
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CRobert Montgomery
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DAlan Ladd
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery's 'Lady in the Lake' is special for two reasons. First, the camera angles are meant to be the audience's eyes. Viewers are meant to feel as if they are watching the action unfold themselves, without a fixed camera point. Second, Montgomery plays Raymond Chandler's classic detective Philip Marlowe differently than it is written and portrayed in other noirs.
Question 63
This popular song and dance couple graced the screen with seven films which involved a great deal of singing and dancing. True entertainers, who is this couple that gave us "42nd Street" and "Gold Diggers of 1933"?
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AJames Stewart and Margaret Sullavan
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BJohnny Weissmuller and Margaret Sullavan
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CTyrone Power and Gene Tierney
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DDick Powell and Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell managed to transform himself from a boyish song and dance man into a film noir star. However, the seven films he made with Ruby Keeler put him right back in the middle of a musical extravaganza. Together, they gave us "42nd Street," "Gold Diggers of 1933," "Footlight Parade," "Dames," "Flirtation Walk," "Shipmates Forever" and "Colleen." These films came during wartime and were a popular way for audiences to get some much-needed distraction.
Question 64
This actress had a child with actor Clark Gable, whom she worked with in the films "Key to the City" and "Call of the Wild." She was adept at comedic roles as well and "The Farmer's Daughter" is a fan favorite. Who is this high-fashion beauty?
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ADeborah Karr
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BGreer Garson
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CLoretta Young
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DElizabeth Taylor
Loretta Young
Beautiful actress Loretta Young was one of three siblings who all began acting careers. Sisters Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane had less success in their careers. Known for her beauty and stylish wardrobe and hairstyles, Young made a mark in films, "The Bishop's Wife" being among fan favorites. Comedies included "It Happens Every Thursday" with John Forsythe, "The Farmer's Daughter" with Joseph Cotton and "Mother is a Freshman" with Van Johnson. She also made many serious films as well as thrillers and many pre-code films.
Question 65
Often paired with actor Jimmy Stewart, she portrayed his mother as well as the mother or grandmother of many other actors. This actress had a sweet demeanor and quiet wisdom in most of her roles. Because of the character in her face, she would play aging mothers, though she was only in her forties.
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ABeulah Bondi
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BVanessa Redgrave
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CMaureen O'Hara
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DJean Simmons
Beulah Bondi
Beulah Bondi was an educated woman with both bachelor's and master's degrees in oratory from Valparaiso University. She began her acting career at only 7-years-of-age. Although she was nominated for her supporting roles, she never won an award. There was only one film in which she was the leading lady - a sad commentary on the abandonment of the elderly titled, <i>Make Way for Tomorrow</i> playing opposite Victor Moore.
Question 66
Who plays the mentally unstable but somehow sympathetic character of Bruno Anthony in Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film 'Strangers on a Train'?
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AFrank Sinatra
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BGlen Campbell
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CJack Lemmon
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DRobert Walker
Robert Walker
Robert Walker, normally cast as a wholesome, likeable character, was Hitchcock's surprise choice for this film. His two sides, likeable yet dark, shone in his portrayal of the psychopathic Bruno Anthony.
Question 67
The 1944 noir 'The Suspect' is unusual in that it is set in Edwardian England where a man decides to kill his vindictive wife. Which trans-Atlantic actor plays him?
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ACary Grant
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BAnthony Andrews
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CJohn Houseman
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DCharles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton expertly played the kindly shopkeeper threatened by his wife in 'The Suspect'. He was also a classically-trained Shakespearean actor and Daniel Day-Lewis has cited him as one of his greatest inspirations.
Question 68
In the hands of director John Huston, the 1950 noir crime thriller 'The Asphalt Jungle' puts a sympathetic face on criminals. Which male actor stars as a man trying to pull off a heist?
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AJohn Hurt
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BTommy Lee Jones
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CSterling Hayden
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DJeremy Irons
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden's career got a boost when he was cast in 'The Asphalt Jungle' as a member of a crime gang. Many later heist movies paid homage to this icon of the genre.
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