Classic Cinema Trivia Questions
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Which director worked with Grace Kelly on three of her 11 feature films in the 1950s?
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alfred hitchcock
Who masqueraded as a WAC, seamed stockings and all, in the 1949 film 'I Was a Male War Bride'?
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cary grant
Who played the character Howard Beale in his final film appearance in 'Network'?
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peter finch
What is the title of the 1925 film often regarded as Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedy?
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gold rush
Which actor, known for his bald appearance, played Jean Lafitte in 'The Buccaneer'?
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yul brynner
Who portrayed Brick Pollitt opposite Elizabeth Taylor's Maggie in the 1958 film 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'?
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paul newman
Which director collaborated with Toshiro Mifune on the films 'Rashomon' and 'The Seven Samurai'?
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akira kurosawa
What was Greta Garbo's first MGM sound film, for which she was nominated for an Oscar and which is based on a play by Eugene O'Neill?
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anna christie
Which film features the 'Odessa Steps' sequence that a critic compared to the beach panic scene in 'Jaws'?
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battleship potemkin
What undergarment, often worn by Scarlett in Gone with the Wind, is featured in the Gone with the Wind Movie Museum?
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corset
Which 1927 German film did director Fritz Lang create after being inspired by the skyscrapers of New York City?
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metropolis
What series did the 1937 movie 'A Family Affair' initiate, starring Lionel Barrymore and Mickey Rooney?
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andy hardy
Which actress did Timothy Bottoms and Peter Bogdanovich fall in love with while making 'The Last Picture Show'?
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cybill shepherd
In which 1946 film did Humphrey Bogart portray the detective Philip Marlowe?
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big sleep
Which actor's son, Fraser, played the baby Moses in the 1956 film 'The Ten Commandments'?
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charlton heston
Which colorized 1949 film starring Orson Welles, associated with the character Harry Lime, won the Cannes Palme d'Or?
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third man
Which actor did Harry James provide the trumpet playing for in the film 'Young Man With A Horn'?
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kirk douglas
Which actor starred as the titular character in the 1936 film 'My Man Godfrey'?
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william powell
Which famous filmmaker had his children Michael, Josephine, and Geraldine play street urchins in his 1952 movie 'Limelight'?
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charlie chaplin
Which French actress, discovered by Gene Kelly, danced with Fred Astaire in 'Daddy Longlegs'?
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leslie caron
Which actress starred in the silent films 'The Torrent' and 'Flesh and the Devil'?
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greta garbo
Who played a whip-cracking role opposite Dorothy Lamour in 'Road to Singapore' and is known for his role in 'Zorba the Greek'?
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anthony quinn
Which 1958 classic film features Rosalind Russell raising her orphaned nephew?
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auntie mame
Who played a swashbuckler for the first time in 1935 as Captain Blood?
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errol flynn
What 1939 John Wayne film is based on the Collier's magazine short story, 'Stage to Lordsburg'?
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stagecoach
Which film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola after 'The Godfather', stars Gene Hackman as a wiretapper?
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conversation
Which pianist from 'Animal Crackers' mentioned, 'I'll play you one of my own compositions by Victor Herbert'?
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chico marx
Which actress nearly plunged over the falls on an ice floe in the silent film 'Way Down East'?
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lillian gish
In which 1962 film does Laurence Harvey play Raymond Shaw, a brainwashed assassin?
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manchurian candidate
In 1942, Charlie Chaplin provided a spoken narration to which 1925 silent film set in Alaska?
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gold rush
Who does Max Von Sydow's character play chess with in 'The Seventh Seal'?
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death
In which 1949 film about WWII did Gregory Peck remark that he thought he was too young to play a general?
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twelve o'clock high
What was the title of Francois Truffaut's first feature film released in 1959?
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400 blows
Which action star, active from the '30s to the '70s, headlined the films 'The Fighting Seabees' and 'Flying Tigers'?
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john wayne
Which actress replaced Vivien Leigh in 1954's 'Elephant Walk', although Leigh can still be seen in long shots?
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elizabeth taylor
Who created the Little Tramp character in his second film, 'Kid Auto Races at Venice', in 1914?
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charlie chaplin
Who was the third sailor alongside Jules Munshin and Gene Kelly in the MGM musical 'On the Town'?
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frank sinatra
What is the classic film in which Gloria Stuart was the leading lady, released 64 years before her appearance in 'Titanic'?
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invisible man
Who played White Arm Joe in 'The Birth of a Nation' and is also known as the first actor to portray Tarzan on screen?
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elmo lincoln
Which actress, known for her role as Mary Stone on 'The Donna Reed Show,' was the only one to co-star in three Elvis Presley films?
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shelley fabares
Who starred in the last film 'Giant'?
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james dean
Which actor's film career began with 'Splendor' in 1935 and ended with 'Curse of the Pink Panther' in 1983?
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david niven
Who is the actress Cary Grant refers to when he asks, 'How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you?' in 'North By Northwest'?
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eva marie saint
Which actress, once married to Garson Kanin, played Maude in the film 'Harold and Maude'?
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ruth gordon
Which 'Gone with the Wind' star made 'Adventure' as their first film after World War II combat service?
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clark gable
Which actor portrayed the main character in the 1971 film 'Klute'?
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donald sutherland
In 'For Me and My Gal,' Judy Garland's character shares a pivotal scene with which actor, who was making his film debut?
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gene kelly
Which well-respected English actor took his first U.S. role in the film 'Anna and the King of Siam'?
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rex harrison
Who played the adult Paula in the 1944 classic film 'Gaslight'?
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ingrid bergman
In the film Casablanca, to which city is the crucial flight at the end headed?
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lisbon
Who was the actor that played the title roles in the 1930s films 'Louis Pasteur', 'Emile Zola', and 'Scarface'?
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paul muni
Who portrayed Wyatt Earp in the film 'My Darling Clementine' alongside Victor Mature as Doc Holliday?
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henry fonda
Which actress known for her peekaboo hairstyle starred alongside Alan Ladd in 'The Blue Dahlia' and 'This Gun for Hire'?
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veronica lake
Which actor starred in the 1966 film 'Alfie'?
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michael caine
Which 1931 classic cinema movie features the line: 'Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.'?
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dracula
Who is the French actress, 32 years younger than Fred Astaire, who starred with him in the 1955 film 'Daddy Long Legs'?
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leslie caron
In the 1978 western spoof where Don Knotts plays The Denver Kid, what are the title appendages paired with 'Hot Lead'?
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cold feet
Which actress starred as the beauty in the 1933 film 'King Kong'?
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fay wray
Which actress was cast as Laurence Olivier's wife in 'Rebecca', replacing Vivien Leigh who was Olivier's original choice?
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joan fontaine
In which 1944 Oscar-winning film did Bing Crosby sing 'Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral'?
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going my way