Classic Cinema Trivia Questions
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In what '50s film did the actress known as the 'fair lady' give a radiant performance that earned her a 1959 Oscar nomination for 'The Nun's Story'?
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audrey hepburn
Who was the actor that starred in 'Key Largo' and made the film with his fourth wife, Lauren Bacall?
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humphrey bogart
Which actress, known for her violet eyes, was only 12 years old when she starred in the 1944 movie 'National Velvet'?
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elizabeth taylor
Which giant ape was promoted by Carl Denham as the 'eighth wonder of the world'?
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king kong
What campy rock movie musical starred Little Nell, Richard O'Brien, and Barry Bostwick among others?
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rocky horror picture show
Which child actress starred in the 1935 films 'Our Little Girl', 'The Little Colonel', and 'The Littlest Rebel'?
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shirley temple
Who was the actor that appeared as the Little Tramp in the 1936 film 'Modern Times'?
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charlie chaplin
Which Wild West woman was portrayed by Doris Day in a 1953 film?
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calamity jane
Who was in her teens when she made her first film with Montgomery Clift titled "A Place in the Sun"?
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elizabeth taylor
In the 1939 sequel to 'Angels with Dirty Faces,' what do the angels do to their faces?
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wash
In which 1939 classic film does Irish actress Geraldine Fitzgerald play the woman who marries Heathcliff?
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wuthering heights
In which film did Humphrey Bogart say, 'If she can stand it, I can. Play it!'?
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casablanca
Which actor received his first 'Best Actor' nomination for the 1934 film 'The Thin Man'?
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william powell
In this 1969 movie, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper star together, what is the title?
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easy rider
In which 1970 film does Karen Black play a small-town waitress who falls for Jack Nicholson?
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five easy pieces
Which iconic film almost featured Mae West as Norma Desmond before Gloria Swanson was cast for the role?
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sunset boulevard
In the movie 'On The Waterfront,' about which sport does the character played by Marlon Brando say, 'I coulda been a contender!'?
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boxing
Who co-starred with Judy Garland in his first feature film, 'For Me and My Gal', in 1942?
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gene kelly
In which 1937 film, based on a novel by James Hilton, were Tibetans portrayed by Pala Indians from California?
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lost horizon
What is the name of the Western film co-written by Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks, originally titled 'Black Bart'?
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blazing saddles
In the movie 'The Prince & the Showgirl,' who played the Showgirl alongside Laurence Olivier's Prince?
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marilyn monroe
Which actor featured in his last film 'On Golden Pond'?
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henry fonda
Which comedian, who was in his 90s, switches bodies with his grandson in the movie '18 Again'?
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george burns
What equine film did Producer Pandro S. Berman plan to star Katharine Hepburn as Velvet Brown?
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national velvet
Who was the lovable co-star in 'Gigi' that was an officer of the Legion D' Honneur?
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maurice chevalier
Which actress, known as 'America's sweetheart', starred in a film that could have been called 'Little Lady Fauntleroy'?
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mary pickford
What title group did 'The Seven Samurai' become in a 1960 U.S. film?
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magnificent seven
What was the title of the first 'Beach' movie featuring Frankie and Annette?
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beach party
Who starred in the 1956 version of 'The Ten Commandments' and was also the voice of God in the film?
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charlton heston
In the movie 'Desire Under the Elms', which 'Psycho' star did Sophia Loren's character lust after while being married to Burl Ives?
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anthony perkins
Which Roman figure did Richard Burton portray in a 1963 film?
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mark antony
In the movie 'Jezebel,' what color dress did Bette Davis's character wear to shock New Orleans society at a ball?
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red
What does the middle initial 'S' in the cowboy star William Hart's name stand for?
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william s. hart
Who portrayed Cleopatra in the 1963 film featured in the Egyptian Film Festival?
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elizabeth taylor
Who was the silent comic who starred in 'The Saphead' and 'Sherlock Jr.', but not in 'The General'?
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buster keaton
Who popularized the windbreaker and t-shirt look in the movie 'Rebel Without A Cause' that remained fashionable 43 years later?
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james dean
Who did Shirley Temple dance with in the 1936 film 'Captain January', who later became famous as a TV hillbilly?
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buddy ebsen
Which 1942 film featured a score by Max Steiner and includes the song 'As Time Goes By' by Herman Hupfeld?
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casablanca
Which star filed for divorce from Orson Welles immediately after finishing the film 'The Lady From Shanghai'?
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rita hayworth
In which 1963 movie did Rex Harrison and Elizabeth Taylor share a romantic storyline?
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cleopatra
In which historical film did Norma Shearer portray a queen while John Barrymore took on the role of her father-in-law, Louis XV?
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marie antoinette
Who did Ingmar Bergman direct in her final theatrical film, 1978's 'Autumn Sonata'?
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ingrid bergman
Which actress kept her underwear in the icebox in the movie 'The 7-Year Itch', despite still not cooling off Tom Ewell?
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marilyn monroe
In the film 'North by Northwest', Martin Landau's character falls to his death from which famous American landmark during a climactic scene?
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mount rushmore
Which actress known as 'America's Sweetheart' played a 12-year-old girl in 'Pollyanna' at the age of 26?
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mary pickford
Whom did James Cagney portray in the film 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'?
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george m. cohan
Who appeared in 'The Hudsucker Proxy' 31 years after starring in 'Hud'?
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paul newman
Which actor's son, Patrick, appeared with him in the films 'The Searchers' and 'The Comancheros'?
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john wayne
What is the name of the famous Biblical film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, made silently in 1923 and colorfully in 1956?
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ten commandments
Who played the role of the ambassador to Lichtenburg in 'Call Me Madam' and sang Irving Berlin songs?
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ethel merman
Who is the dancer known for performing on the ceiling in the movie 'Royal Wedding'?
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fred astaire
Which actor starred in his final film, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?'
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spencer tracy
Who played Samson in the 1949 film 'Samson and Delilah' and also portrayed Samson's father in the 1984 TV remake 'Samson and Delilah'?
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victor mature
Who is the handsome actor who appeared in both 'Gigi' and the 1982 movie 'Swamp Thing'?
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louis jourdan
Who was the little girl who first sang 'Animal Crackers in My Soup' in the film 'Curly Top'?
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shirley temple
What process, introduced on film around 1915, is referred to when someone is overly optimistic or 'dreaming in' it?
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technicolor
Which silent film actress known as the 'Queen of the Vamps' played Cleopatra in the 1917 film 'Cleopatra'?
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theda bara
Who did Gary Cooper portray in 'Pride of the Yankees' as a proud but ailing player?
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lou gehrig
Which glamorous star born in Hungary played the owner of a strip joint in Orson Welles' 'Touch of Evil'?
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zsa zsa gabor
For which 1972 film did Marlon Brando stuff his cheeks and wear a special mouthpiece?
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godfather
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