Can You Name All of These Hollywood Couples That Co-starred in Multiple Classic Films Together?
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Many actors and actresses in classic Hollywood films shared the screen more than once over their careers. Challenge yourself to this exciting quiz and see if you know as much about these popular co-star pairings as you thought you did. Test your knowledge of these old classic Hollywood film couples.
There were many times over the history of classic films that handsome leading men and swoon-worthy femme fatales were paired together due to their on-screen chemistry and box office draw. Can you name all of these on-screen couples? Take this quiz and challenge what you think you know about these Hollywood pairings.
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Question 1
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 2
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 3
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 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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 17
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 18
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 19
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 20
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 21
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 22
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 23
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 24
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 25
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 26
Most remembered for their work together in "That Hamilton Woman," these stars of both British and American stage and screen were married in real life, and their chemistry was palpable.
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ASIr John Gielgud and Vanessa Redgrave
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BVivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
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CJean Harlow and John Gilbert
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DErrol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh and Lawrence Olivier appeared together in the stage play of Hamlet before ever appearing together on the silver screen, most notably in "That Hamilton Woman." They also starred in "Fire Over England" and "The First and the Last." They were married in real life, but their relationship ultimately failed due to her severe bipolar depression.
Question 27
Who was the musical couple, most famous for their pairing in "Naughty Marietta," that was also in love in real life, but were never able to marry because of interference from studio bosses?
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AHelen Hayes and George Raft
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BJeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
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CMerle Oberon and Lawrence Olivier
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DClark Gable and Carole Lombard
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Heavy on the lung power, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were both operatic singers, and fans loved how their voices sounded together. This resulted in eight films where they starred together including "Naughty Marietta," "Rose-Marie," "Maytime, Girl of The Golden West," "Sweethearts," "New Moon," "Bittersweet" and "I Married an Angel." They were in love for years and got engaged at one time, but red tape was involved, and tragically, they were unable to end up together in the end.
Question 28
What leading man and lady joined forces to bring us a run of romantic comedies, starting with the pre-code film "Loose Ankles"?
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ANita Naldi and Rudolph Valentino
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BDouglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young
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CCharles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester
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DRonald Colman and Vilma Banky
Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young
Douglas Fairbanks and Loretta Young were paired for four films including a pre-code farce called "Loose Ankles," about a rich girl who wants to marry for love but is pursued only by a man who wants her money. "I Like Your Nerve" was about a bookworm who travels to Latin America to save a politician's daughter from an arranged marriage, and "The Life of Jimmy Dolan," based on a true story, was about a boxer who accidentally kills a man and hides out.
Question 29
Which comedic actress took on a very serious role in the film "Night Must Fall" opposite another actor who was as adept at making you laugh as he was at scaring you to death.
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ARandolph Scott and June Lockhart
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BBobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson
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CJohn Barrymore and Mary Astor
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DRosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery made a total of five films together including "Forsaking All Others," "Trouble for Two," "Live, Love and Learn," "Night Must Fall" and "Fast and Loose?" The two were not always love interests in their films, but they played well off of one another and drew a crowd at the box office.
Question 30
This film pairing brought a darker and more mysterious flavor to the movies, often involving spies or secrets, such as in "The Devil Is a Woman." He grew a mustache to appear more intimidating and was unkind to fellow actors, while she was referred to as "Mother Teresa with legs." Who was this couple making American films with heavy French and German accents?
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ACharles Farrell and Janet Gaynor
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BBetty Grable and Dan Dailey
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CGreta Garbo and John Gilbert
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DJosef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich made a total of seven films together, including the well-known "Shanghai Express." There was no love lost between them in real life, however, as von Sternberg tried to make it look as though she was nothing without his guidance and that he had taught her how to act and brought out everything the public loved about her. In reality, she was a skilled actress and a kind and giving person. She was glad when they stopped making films together.
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