Put on your game face, Café patrons, because I am thinking of a movie.
Rick’s Rules Reminders:
1. You may ask up to five yes or no questions a day. Each guess does count as one question.
2. Please number each question or each guess to make it easier for me to respond to them.
3. The player who is the first to guess the movie correctly will be the one to make the selection for the following week’s Name the Movie Game.
4. The game will end on Saturday night if the movie is not guessed before then.
I will be able to answer questions tonight until 11 p.m. Eastern.
Here we go! I am thinking of a movie that was made in the 1950s. This movie was adapted from a play. Good luck!
The Classic Film and TV Cafe is a blog devoted to classic movies and television series, ranging from the silent film era to the 1980s. Come into the Cafe and join in the conversation!
Hey, Toto! You know, this is our third straight movies from the 1950s (an entertaining decade, I always thought). Anyway, my first question is: Does this movie take place in the 1900s?
ReplyDelete1. Yes.
ReplyDelete1. Is this movie set in San Francisco?
ReplyDelete2. Is it set in the United States?
3. Is there only one really famous star in it?
4. Is it about a foreign family in U.S.?
5. Is it "I Remember Mama"?
1. No
ReplyDelete2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. No
But I do like "I Remember Mama" very, very much! Thanks for your questions, Becky!
1. Does the movie take place before or after WW2?
ReplyDelete2. Did any of the actors win an Oscar?
1. Tom, I cannot answer this question as it is written so I will not count it as a question yet. It should be reworded to ask either Does the movie take place before WW2? or Does the movie take place after WW2? Then I will gladly answer it!
ReplyDelete2. No, not for this movie that I am thinking of.
As far as you know, has this film ever been remade?
ReplyDelete1. Yes. This film has been remade. Very inightful question, Sark!
ReplyDeleteWould you classify this film as a thriller?
ReplyDelete2. No, Sark.
ReplyDeleteDoes it take place in the 1950s?
ReplyDelete2. Yes, Rick, this movie is both made in the 1950s and set in the same time.
ReplyDeleteTom, Rick's second question effectively answered the first one you asked. You still have four questions tonight, until 11 P.M. Eastern.
ReplyDelete2. Was there a remake of this film released after the 1950s?
ReplyDelete3. Is this film in Black and White?
(Sorry, I forgot about the yes-or-no only rules)
ReplyDelete3. Would I classify it as a thriller? Just kidding! That's not my question. Would you classify this film as a romantic comedy? (Sorry for not numbering my previous questions.)
ReplyDelete2. Yes, Tom, there was a remake of this film released after the 1950s.
ReplyDelete3. No, not in black and white.
Tom, I would so be hosed playing Jeopardy where you are supposed to put your response in the form of a question. Rules can be challenging! :)
3. No. It is not a comedy. But . . . (And she left him hanging at that point!) You are forgiven for not numbering. :)
ReplyDelete4. Is the film animated?
ReplyDelete5. Was the remake of this film released in theaters in the past 10 years?
Tom:
ReplyDelete4. No.
5. This is a challenging question because it really is a two part question asking 1. if the remake was released in theaters and 2. if the remake came out in the past ten years. If I answer as a unified whole question and part of the answer is no, then the whole answer has to be no. Therefore, I answer No. But, yes, you would be correct in thinking there is a big hint in this over lengthy response, Tom! But you have to wait until tomorrow because you have 5 questions for today. Sorry!
4. Have any of the actors appearing in this film also had a starring role in an Alfred Hitchcock film? (And I'm trying to be PC with "actors," so, of course, I mean male and female.)
ReplyDelete4. Sark, Yes!
ReplyDelete5. Is it PICNIC? (Fingers crossed...)
ReplyDelete5. YES! Awesome guess, Sark! And the lovely Kim Novak starred in "Vertigo," of course. Your question about "romantic comedy" was a No but my hint was that part of it, the romantic part, was correct. And Tom's question that I was vague about was correct for a 2000 TV remake.
ReplyDeleteSark, you are next up to pick a movie for our Name the Movie Game. Next week is, of course, Thanksgiving. Would you prefer to skip next week and do the quiz in two weeks?
ReplyDeleteOkay. So I'm perusing the rules, and I'm not seeing the one which states that the winner earns a monetary prize and/or a week long cruise...
ReplyDeleteI can skip a week if that's okay.
ReplyDeleteNo stinkin' monetary prize and no stinkin' cruise, week-long or otherwise. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteSark, that is fine with me. I will notify Rick that this game will resume in a fortnight, give or take two weeks.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Picnic was remade in 2000. I'm afraid to ask -- who was in it, and was it any good. (I would be extremely prejudiced going in because I love Picnic)
ReplyDeleteBecky, I couldn't watch this remake. It featured Josh Brolin, walking in William Holden's shoes, and Gretchen Moll, taking over Kim Novak's role. Like you, I have trouble with why anyone would want to remake a classic. By the way, I dearly love the music scored by George Duning in the original. I think the theme is especially beautiful when the two leads are intently looking at one another and walking toward the dance area. Duning's work received a nomination but unfortunately lost out to "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing."
ReplyDeleteJOSH BROLIN! I'm gagging. And yes, the music was one of the stars of the show. Did you know that Steve Allen wrote the beautiful Picnic theme? It was particularly beautiful when melded with "Moonglow".
ReplyDeleteBecky, I read your comment and then decided to do some research because I knew that only George Duning was nominated for an Oscar for the music.
ReplyDeleteAccording to thecolumnists.com Duning combined his score to "Picnic" with the popular song "Moonglow" and it was such a hit that later Steve Allen wrote lyrics to the "Moonglow-Picnic" combination, creating another hit. The site allthelyrics.com has these lyrics and lists all involved from both the original "Moonglow" and "Picnic." For "Picnic" it states: "Words by Steve Allen and Music by George Duning 1956." I didn't know about Steve Allen's contribution so thank you for telling me. I love learning new things!
Toto, I always thought it was Allen who did the music. I heard that years ago. Goes to show you can't always go by an unsubstantiated remark! One of the best things about movie blogs is finding out interesting things you never knew -- I love it too.
ReplyDeleteBecky, you are a sweetheart! I enjoy knowing that all of us come from different places yet we share a joy for movies and love to share that feeling with one another. I think the "Moonglow-Picnic" music is breathtakingingly beautiful. I am delighted that I am not the only one who loves it, too.
ReplyDeleteHey! I thought the polls closed last night at 11? I logged off at 10 PM central. Did you continue to take questions past 11 ET?
ReplyDeleteTom, the purpose of posting a cut-off time for taking questions was to let folks know why they might not receive a quick answer. We have visitors from many different time zones. It wasn't ended to be a precise time. I probably should have clarified that in the rules. I will let folks know in the future that it's a general end time for the night, not a precise one. Sorry about that!
ReplyDelete