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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.
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I am thinking of a movie made in the 1940's.
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1. Shari, was does the movie take place in the U.S. in the 1940s? (I realize this is a two-part question and I'll get an overall "no" if either part is wrong.)
ReplyDeleteRick: 1) Yes
ReplyDelete2. Is it a film noir, suspense, or mystery?
ReplyDeleteRick 2) No
ReplyDelete3. Is it a comedy, romance, or musical?
ReplyDeleteRick: 3) Yes
ReplyDelete4. Is it a comedy?
ReplyDeleteRick 4. No
ReplyDelete5. Gee, Shari, my questions are going quick! Does it star any of the following: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Dorothy McGuire, Jennifer Jones, Ronald Colman, or Greer Garson?
ReplyDeleteRick 5) No
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shari! I'll be back tomorrow...if no one has guessed it!
ReplyDeleteSee ya then Rick. Any more players? Rick has narrowed it down a bit.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sharilee!
ReplyDelete1. Does the movie feature at least one memorable song?
Hi Toto: 1) I would have to say no.
ReplyDelete1. Is it a romance?
ReplyDelete2. Was the film nominated for any Academy Awards?
ReplyDeleteSazball: 1) Yes, in part
ReplyDeleteToto: 2) No
ReplyDelete2. Was it made before 1945?
ReplyDeleteSazball: 2) Yes
ReplyDelete3. Does it take place on the homefront during World War II?
ReplyDelete3. Were one or more of the following actors in the movie: James Stewart, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Laurence Olivier, Clifton Webb, Gregory Peck, Montgomery Clift, Kirk Douglas, or John Wayne?
ReplyDeleteSazball: 3) Yes
ReplyDeleteToto: 3) No
ReplyDelete4. Is it "Tender Comrade"?
ReplyDeleteSazball 4) No
ReplyDelete4. Were one or more of the following actresses in the movie: Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, Olivia de Havilland, Mary Astor, Teresa Wright, Jean Arthur, Jennifer Jones, Gladys Cooper, Agnes Moorehead, or Rosalind Russell?
ReplyDeleteToto 4) No
ReplyDelete5. Is it "Gangway for Tomorrow"?
ReplyDeleteSazball: 5) No
ReplyDelete1. Did any of the principal cast members go on to be nominated for an academy awards for any future film?
ReplyDelete2. Were any of the following actors in the movie: Dana Andrews, Orson Welles, Irene Dunne, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwick, Tyrone Power, Lassie, Deanna Durbin, Shirley Temple, Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Olivia deHavilland, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, Lena Horne, Jimmy Durante, Joan Crawford, Carol Lombard, Jack Benny, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Claudette Colbert, Monty Wooley.
Tom 1) Yes 2) No
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sharilee. Hope to play tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNice playing with you too Sazball.
ReplyDelete3. Did the actor or actress win the Academy Award during the 20 year span of 1940-1950?
ReplyDelete(I meant 10 year span)
ReplyDeleteTom 3) No
ReplyDelete5. Is it "Major Barbara"?
ReplyDeleteSummary of What we know so far:
ReplyDelete1) Made between 1940 & 1945
2) Not a film noir, suspense, mystery, or comedy
3) A romance film in part
4) Takes place in the US in the 1940s during World War II
5) at least one of the main stars is later nominated for an academy award but not winning during 1940-1950
6) the film was not nominated for an academy awards
7) no memorable songs came from the film
8) The following actors are not in the film: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Dorothy McGuire, Jennifer Jones, Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Laurence Olivier, Clifton Webb, Gregory Peck, Montgomery Clift, Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Dana Andrews, Orson Welles, Irene Dunne, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwick, Tyrone Power, Lassie, Deanna Durbin, Shirley Temple, Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Olivia deHavilland, Frank Morgan, Van Johnson, Lena Horne, Jimmy Durante, Joan Crawford, Carol Lombard, Jack Benny, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Claudette Colbert, Monty Wooley.
9) the film is not Gangway for Tomorrow or Tender Comrade
10) by most sources it is considered a musical
Toto 5) No
ReplyDelete4. Was the Oscar won (by one of the leading actors/actresses) during the 1950s?
ReplyDeleteTom 4) Yes
ReplyDeleteThank, Sharilee! That is a very helpful summary you posted. I really appreciated all of the questions from Rick, Saz, and Tom, too. Good luck to everyone tonight!
ReplyDeleteGreat playing with you Toto
ReplyDelete1. Is it Buck Privates?
ReplyDelete2. Is it In the Navy?
ReplyDeleteHey Kim 1) No
ReplyDeleteIs it The Fleet's In?
ReplyDeleteKim 2) No
ReplyDeleteKim, you are the winner! It is The Fleet's In.
ReplyDeleteKim correctly guessed The Fleet's In (1942) musical part romance with William Holden, Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken. I saw this movie the other night and it is a delightful movie. And for those who have not seen it, William Holden does not sing and does not dance.
ReplyDeleteOMG!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Kim! Are you up for selecting the film next week? If so, let me know by sending an e-mail to classic.film.tv.cafe@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Kim!
ReplyDeleteThanks Toto and Rick. Sharilee's pick was a rare one and I freaked.
ReplyDelete