Classic Movie Trivia: Can You Name These Classic Hollywood Leading Men?

Motion pictures have changed a lot since Hollywood's Golden Age. For starters, next to nobody calls them "motion pictures" anymore; we go to the "movies". (That's if we leave the house and our 75-inch flat-screen TVs in the first place.) The studio system, which forced aspiring actors and actresses to sign away their freedom — and often the next decade of their lives — is dead and buried. Franchises and reboots are surefire winners, and the more CGI wizards you can pack into the shot, the better. Movie tickets no longer cost 25 cents, the Oscars now nominate up to 10 films for Best Picture each year, and the venerable leading man is virtually a thing of the past.

During Hollywood's heyday in the first half of the 20th century, the name above a movie's title was often its most important selling point — both to producers and filmgoers. Actors from John Barrymore to John Wayne put butts in seats by sheer name recognition. Humphrey Bogart could star in a film where all he did was recite the American presidents by shoe size, for example, but as long as his name was on the poster, movie fans would flock to the show to see Bogey's latest picture.

In the 21st century, very few movie stars have that kind of pull. In fact, many would argue that there are very few "movie stars" left, period. For every Tom Cruise, there are 15 Tom Hiddlestons and a dozen Tom Feltons. Gone are the days of megastars such as Greta Garbo and Monroe, Dietrich and DiMag— OK, now we're just quoting Madonna lyrics. 

This movie trivia quiz is a step back in time to the height of Hollywood's studio system and the era of leading men whose charisma, sophistication, elegance, machismo, and sheer star power packed cinemas across the country. Think you know the gods of Hollywood's Golden Age? Now's your chance to prove it.