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1940s Movies

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76 A spoiled rich woman is about to re-marry when her ex-husband and a reporter show up and throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Answer: The Philadelphia Story

Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and Jimmy Stewart starred. This classic won Stewart a Best Actor Oscar.

Reference: Quiz: Read Plot Name Movie: 1940.

Quick Question

I am a 1942 movie directed by Michael Curtiz. I tell the story of "The Man Who Owns Broadway" - George M Cohan. What movie am I?

77 A humble Italian worker and his "son" wish for something that seems impossible.

Answer: Pinocchio

That's Gepetto and Pinocchio in one of Disney's best.

Reference: Quiz: Read Plot Name Movie: 1940.

78 To quote the imdb: "When a naive young woman marries a rich widower, they settle in his gigantic mansion, where she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants." If you know movies, you can fill this one in:

Answer: Rebecca

The Oscar-Winning movie of 1940, directed by Hitchcock, starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier (in his pre-Sir, pre-Lord period), and Judith Anderson, in her pre-Dame days, as the nasty Mrs. Danvers. Boo! Hiss!

Reference: Quiz: Read Plot Name Movie: 1940.

79 A prince is imprisoned, his throne is usurped, and he hooks up with a good-hearted criminal for lots of adventures that lead to the recovery of his power.

Answer: The Thief of Bagdad

The title role was played by none other than Sabu, the Elephant Boy. Wicked Vizier Jaffar was played by Conrad Veidt, best known for his later role as Major Strasser in "Casablanca". They spelled "Bagdad" without the "h" we use today. Hope you enjoyed my quiz. Brace yourself for the top movies of 1941.

Reference: Quiz: Read Plot Name Movie: 1940.