
1. All the suspects are guilty in this "moving" mystery.
2. Two biographical films about this classic-era star were made in the same year with the same title.
3. A librarian fights censorship in the 1950s.
4. There's a mutiny en route to Skull Island.
5. The star of this film is a formal coat.
6. Cowboy has a bell on his saddle...which plays an important role in the climax.
7. Baseball pitcher rubs his catcher's hair--but it's not for luck.
8. Woman gives away gold to save the man she loves.
9. A dog has the better-known animal part in it, but there's a tarantula, too, in at least one of the adaptations.
10. It's about a black sheep. Literally.
11. The title lyrics call it a lonely train and implies that the sound of its wheels are like a sad sigh.
12. A portrait of a man and his best friend causes family discord.
13. A pair of glasses and a lighter. Those are the only clues for this movie.
14. A man on a train tries to avoid receiving a piece of paper.
15. As it turns out, he hated his wife (who is dead).
Love this quiz! #2 - Harlow. #14 - Night of the Demon. #15 - Rebecca (lovely name, I must say). Did I get 'em?
ReplyDelete11. 3:10 to Yuma?
ReplyDeleteBecky, you are right on counts. Very good! And, DKoren, you know your 3:10 TO YUMA lyrics!
ReplyDelete#15: Rebecca. #5: Christmas in Connecticut?
ReplyDeleteOh, and is #12 Harvey?
ReplyDeleteBacklots, REBECCA and HARVEY are correct! There's a better answers for #5.
ReplyDelete#5: Tales of Manhattan
ReplyDeleteWell done! Surprisingly, not many people have seen that movie.
DeleteIs there any chance #3 is Rome Adventure?
ReplyDeleteNo, Suzanne didn't fight any censorship in ROME ADVENTURE.
Delete#6: The Far Country
ReplyDelete#10: So Dear to My Heart
Now, I'm impressed! I thought SO DEAR TO MY HEART might be a stumper.
Delete#1 Murder on the Orient Express?
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed correct!
Delete3. Storm Warning
ReplyDelete13.Strangers on a Train
4. King Kong
Right on three counts. I would expect no less from a veteran movie game master like yourself!
DeleteThanks. Well, Skull Island was a real giveaway. Great quiz!
Delete7. Bull Durham
David, there's a better answer to 7...but you're on the right track. It's a comedy.
DeleteHere's a quick recap: All questions have been answered correctly except for 7, 8, and 9.
ReplyDelete7 Field of Dreams
ReplyDelete8 On Golden Pond
9 Charlotte's Web
Good guesses, Tom, but there are better answers for each.
Delete8. The Hanging Tree
ReplyDeleteWell done, Toto. It's perhaps my favorite Western of the 1950s.
Delete#7 - It Happens Every Spring
ReplyDelete#9 - The Thing (or perhaps Things)
beelzabub
#7 is correct!
Delete7. Major League
ReplyDeleteIt's a 1950s baseball comedy. See answer from Anonymous if you're curious.
DeleteOnly #9 remains to be answered. It's a mystery.
ReplyDelete9. The Hound of the Baskervilles
ReplyDeleteYou are right, David, and that concludes this edition of our game. Thanks to everyone who played. All of you certainly know your movies.
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