Old Movies Quiz

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'If she can stand it, I can. Play it.'

Sam's Piano. More importantly, why would the Nazi's take any account of transit papers signed by General De Gaulle?

George C Scott for Patton? Or maybe Marlon Brando?

(ObTrivia : which Neil Young song contains the phrase 'maybe Marlon Brando'

One word, Ben. Plastics.

At the bottom of the stairs.

William Randolph Hearst

Weight loss advert in a newspaper.

Probably in one of the other facing apartments.

At the auction?

True

'He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind' (Proverbs, IIRC)

LOVE and HATE

Here's an additional punning question:

In which movie (the first of a trilogy) does someone named after a mystical energy force discover that a chain is as good as a wrist?

'Pocahontas'

Glenn Rhoads:

Which one? There's more than one line like that in the movie, which is *why* the parody version is 'Play it again, Sam'.

Gareth Owen:

Rick says that. Ilsa says 'Play it, Sam.'

They were signed by General Weygand. Ugarte slurs the pronunciation.

Well Christmas is coming, so another viewing of Casablanca is probably imminent, so I'll check...

It's been a long time since I have watched this movie, but I think it is the crucifixion of Jesus.

I don't really know, but if I had to guess, I would guess Rock Hudson. The other actors are of similar type to Charlton Heston, and I can easily see any one of them in the role.

During the opening credits, he appears as a person trying and failing to get on a bus.

I haven't seen this one in a long time, either. I want to say George Burns did not appear in the movie.

Chuck Rydholm

SPOILER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

(a) Earl Scruggs (b) Feuding Banjos

(a) 41 (b) Shepherd leading a flock past a hilltop with three empty crucifixes (c) Newman and Douglass

Beethoven's 'Eroica'

(a) 'I won't let them crucify you!' ... 'I don't care'...'I love you Spartacus as I loved my own father' (b) Charles Laughton

(1963)

Charles Bronson

(a) Tom Doniphon (b) Jesse James

(a) 'Play it, Sam'

Marlon Brando

(a) I'm stumped (b) Plastics

Under the carpet on the stairs

Queen of Diamonds

William Randolph Hearst

Strother Martin

I'll do the second half later.

Boyd Tinsley & Bela Fleck?

(b) is correct. (a) You posted this before my hint appeared. (it was not Earl Scruggs)

(a) Correct (b) Incorrect. Hint: it was a famous painting. (c) Only *one* of the four did not turn down the starring role.

Correct. ('Eroica' is Beethoven's 3rd Symphony). I'm not sure why I remembered this obscure fact but you did too. Nice going.

It was simply 'I love you Spartacus'

Correct.

(a) Correct (b) Right year but wrong movie.

Close. George C. Scott beat him by a few years.

Yes but do you remember which step?

For years, I didn't know his name. He just seems to have a small part in

(b) the shepherd/flock/cross image was at the end of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' wasn't it?

- Gary

Cecily and Gwendolyn Pidgeon