Trivia Time - Part 74

Although those of you who did play TT last week did very well, we had a number of questions left over; here are the answers:

Who Am I? Of the films directed by me in the 1960s, there were two of them (approximately five years apart) in which the leads won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Who Am I?

Answer: Ralph Nelson

Who Are We and Which Film is This? We were in the supporting cast of an MGM film starring Robert Taylor. We are: an Academy Award winner, a future TV star/producer, and a future U.S. senator. Who Are We and Which Film is This?

Answers: Thomas Mitchell, Desi Arnaz and George Murphy; Bataan

1. Name the films and the actors mentioned in Who Am I?.

Answers: Charly, Cliff Robertson; Lilies of the Field, Sidney Poitier

3. This 1950s film is considered by some to be the first wide-screen "disaster" film. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards, and won one. Name the film, director, and the specific wide-screen format used.

Answers: The High and the Mighty, William Wellman, Cinemascope

6. Upon seeing a film, Gary Cooper said, "I should have made this movie!" Name the film and the star.

Answers: Foreign Correspondent, Joel McCrea


7. Name one thing these films have in common: Dead End, The Women, and Test Pilot.

Answer: Marjorie Main

9. Name one thing these films have in common: Show Boat (1936), A Night at the Opera, and A Day at the Races.

Answer: Allan Jones

Because of the large number of unanswered questions last week, we decided to make this week's TT a bit shorter, although not necessarily easier. Becks, please note the "gratuitous" Errol Flynn picture....we need to keep you happy, LOL!

Who Said This? "I am decent. I also happen to be naked." Who Said This?

Who Are We and Which Film is This? We made our film debuts together in a movie banned from the Venice Film Festival through the influence of the US Ambassador to Italy. A Senate committee had decided it would not have positive effects on young people. Who Are We and Which Film is This?

Who Said This? "Get your finger out of the end of my gun!" Who Said This?

1. Name 4 films that Paul Newman made with Strother Martin.

2. Name the character played by Paul Newman, Joel McCrea, and Louis Calhern (in different films of course!).

3. Name the three Warner Brothers films made by George Tobias and John Garfield during the 1940s.

4. Randy Sparks and the New Christy Minstrels did the music for this MGM film. Name the film and the stars.

5. Name the film featuring Glenn Ford, Claude Rains, Lloyd Bridges and Cedric Hardwicke.

6. One of the actual naval pilots in this 1941 film went on to become one of the early top aces in WWII. After his death, a major U.S. airport was named for him. Name the film, the top 3 actors in order of billing, and the airport.