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1. Victor Mature's first leading role was in a 1940s caveman film; the 1966 remake might be better known thanks to a scantily clad Raquel Welch. Which film was it?

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: One Million B.C.

Victor Mature played the main role of Tumak, a caveman who worked to unite two tribes (John Richardson played the role in the remake entitled "One Million Years B.C.", but most people were probably watching Raquel Welch). In "One Million B.C.", Carole Landis played the role of Loana, a cavewoman from the Shell tribe who cared for Tumak after he was rejected by his tribe. Both films were criticized for portraying humans as living at the same time as dinosaurs.

From Quiz Roddy McDowall Film Sampler

Answer: How Green Was My Valley

"How Green Was My Valley" was the story of the Morgans, a coalmining family in turn of the century Wales, and the changes the Industrial Revolution made in their lives and their beautiful village over the course of several years. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, "How Green Was My Valley" won five Academy Awards in 1941: Best Director (John Ford), Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp as Mr. Morgan), Best Art/Set Direction, and Best Cinematography. The large ensemble cast included Sarah Allgood as Mrs. Beth Morgan, Roddy McDowall as Huw Morgan, Maureen O'Hara as Angharad Morgan, and Walter Pidgeon as Mr. Gruffydd.

From Quiz Fred MacMurray

Answer: Alice Adams

Katherine Hepburn was nominated 12 times for Best Actress and won four times. "Alice Adams" is about a young woman trying to fit in with the more affluent people in her town. She begins dating Arthur Russell, and her attempt to impress him with a family dinner is both funny and poignant.

From Quiz John Malkovich Movies

Answer: Eleni

This 1985 movie, directed by Peter Yates, featured flashbacks to Second World War Greece.

From Quiz Shirley Maclaine Movies

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

James Garner played the male lead.

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: My Darling Clementine

Although historically and geographically inaccurate, "My Darling Clementine" portrayed the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, in which Wyatt Earp, his brothers and Doc Holliday faced off against the Clantons and McLaurys. John Ford embellished the story a bit, adding the character of Clementine (a fictional former girlfriend of Doc Holliday who became the romantic interest of Wyatt Earp) and using the death of James Earp as the catalyst for the gunfight (he wasn't involved in the real battle, and the actual cause was simmering tensions over a stagecoach robbery). Besides Victor Mature, the film also featured Henry Fonda (as Wyatt Earp), Walter Brennan and Ward Bond, and it earned its place in cinematic history when it was selected to the National Film Registry in 1991. The film was also a favorite of "MASH"'s Colonel Sherman Potter, and the theme song was often sung slightly off-key by cartoon dog Huckleberry Hound.

From Quiz The Works of William H. Macy

Answer: The Cooler

This was a critically acclaimed film, with Macy playing Bernie Lootz, a man with the unfortunate distinction of being the unluckiest man in Las Vegas. Baldwin plays a casino director named Shelly, who employs Bernie as a "cooler", a man whose extraordinary bad luck is thought to be contagious, and whose mere presence can cause the hot streaks of casino patrons to suddenly turn very cold.

From Quiz Roddy McDowall Film Sampler

Answer: Lassie, Come Home

Set in Yorkshire, England, during World War II, the heartwarming 1943 film, "Lassie, Come Home", told the story of a devoted dog who would not be separated from the boy she loved even when moved hundreds of miles away. "Lassie, Come Home" was based on the novel by Eric Knight. Young Joe Carraclough was played by Roddy McDowall. Donald Crisp and Elsa Lanchester played his parents, and Elizabeth Taylor was Priscilla. Pal, a beautiful male collie, played film's first Lassie.

From Quiz Una Merkel

Answer: 4

Una and Jean appeared together in "Red-Headed Woman", in 1932, "Bombshell", in 1933, "Riffraff", in 1936, and "Saratoga", in 1937. Una played Jean's best friend in each film.

From Quiz John Malkovich Movies

Answer: In the Line of Fire

This 1993 movie also features Rene Russo. Malkovich is trying to assassinate the President, while matching wits with Eastwood (playing an agent who failed to protect JFK).

From Quiz Shirley Maclaine Movies

Answer: James Jones

Jones also did 'From Here to Eternity'

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: Samson and Delilah

Victor Mature played the role of Samson, an Israelite whose superhuman strength came from his hair. In the story, Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) seduced Samson, whom she held responsible for her sister's death, so that she could destroy his strength by cutting his hair. The weakened Samson was tortured by the Philistines and, after regretting her actions, Delilah helped him defeat them. The Cecil B. DeMille film also featured Angela Lansbury and George Sanders. Interestingly, Victor Mature's last role was in a 1984 TV movie of "Samson and Delilah" in which he played Samson's father.

From Quiz The Works of William H. Macy

Answer: Fargo

Another highly praised film, "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Writing for Ethan and Joel Coen. It was also listed as #84 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movies of all time. Macy plays Jerry Lundegaard, an inept used car salesman whose tragically flawed plan to extort his father-in-law of $1,000,000 goes horribly wrong. This is the film that really put William H. Macy on the map.

From Quiz Una Merkel

Answer: Daddy Long Legs, Red-Headed Woman, Evelyn Prentice

"Daddy Long Legs" was released in 1931, and stars Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter. "Red-Headed Woman" was released in 1932, and stars Jean Harlow and Chester Morris. "Evelyn Prentice" was released in 1934, and stars William Powell and Myrna Loy.

From Quiz John Malkovich Movies

Answer: Being John Malkovich

A 1999 movie, directed by Spike Jonze, and featuring numerous cameos.

From Quiz Shirley Maclaine Movies

Answer: Jack Lemmon

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: Million Dollar Mermaid

Victor Mature played the love interest of Annette Kellerman, an Australian swimmer who became a sensation in the early twentieth century for her long distance swimming and diving abilities and for wearing of scandalous swimsuits (for the times). The story covered Kellerman's life from her introduction to swimming as a disabled child in Australia to the beginning of her silent film career. The film ended with Kellerman recovering from a serious injury incurred while filming "Neptune's Daughter"; in a case of life imitating art, swimming star Esther Williams (who portrayed Kellerman) broke her neck while filming a diving scene in "Million Dollar Mermaid". Also appearing in the film was Walter Pidgeon as Kellerman's "stage parent" father.

From Quiz Roddy McDowall Film Sampler

Answer: The Greatest Story Ever Told

"The Greatest Story Ever Told" followed the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The cast included Max von Sydow as Jesus, Roddy McDowall as Matthew, David McCallum as Judas Iscariot, Angela Lansbury as Claudia, Dorothy McGuire as the Virgin Mary, Claude Rains as King Herod, Robert Blake as Simon, and John Wayne as a centurion at the crucifixion.

From Quiz Fred MacMurray

Answer: Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker and Fred MacMurray are wonderful in this screwball comedy that was released in 1951.

From Quiz John Malkovich Movies

Answer: Places in the Heart

This 1984 movie won two Oscars, including Best Actress for Sally Field.

From Quiz Shirley Maclaine Movies

Answer: Promises, Promises

Bacharach and David music

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: Androcles and the Lion

In the film, Victor Mature played Androcles, an escaped slave who befriended a lion after removing a thorn from the lion's paw. The lion later repaid the favor by not eating Androcles when the latter was tossed into an arena with the lion. Besides Mature, the film also featured Jean Simmons, Elsa Lanchester and Jim Backus (a.k.a. Mr. Howell from "Gilligan's Island" and "Mr. Magoo").

From Quiz Roddy McDowall Film Sampler

Answer: Cornelius

"Planet of the Apes" was a chilling tale of astronauts who ended up in a place where apes ran society and humans were their slaves. Charlton Heston was astronaut George Taylor and Roddy McDowall played Cornelius, his ape friend. The cast also included Kim Hunter as Zira and Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius. The theme of apes vs. humans really caught fire with the audience and during the '70s and early '80s many theatrical and television sequels and a television series were produced, all of which featured Roddy MacDowall in various roles. In 2001, Tim Burton's remake of the original "Planet of the Apes" was released.

From Quiz Una Merkel

Answer: The Maltese Falcon

This version of "The Maltese Falcon" was released in 1931, and is also known as "Dangerous Female". Ricardo Cortez plays Sam Spade, whose search for a jewel-encrusted statuette, and for the killer of his partner, lead to the same place. Effie Perrine is Sam's secretary. Bebe Daniels and Dudley Digges also star.

From Quiz Fred MacMurray

Answer: The Apartment

Also starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, "The Apartment" was released in 1960. It is about a man (Lemmon) working for a large insurance company who hopes to advance himself by loaning his apartment to executives for them to rendezvous with their mistresses. Shirley MacLaine plays the mistress of Jeff Sheldrake who tries to kill herself in Lemmon's apartment. He saves her, and they fall in love. MacMurray plays a real cad.

From Quiz John Malkovich Movies

Answer: Con Air

This 1997 movie also featured Steve Buscemi as a Hannibal Lector wannabe, and a spectacular airplane crash in Vegas.

From Quiz Shirley Maclaine Movies

Answer: Mike Todd

His biggest claim to fame

From Quiz Be Sure You're Mature

Answer: The Robe

Victor Mature portrayed Demetrius, a former slave who was devoted to the man who freed him, Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton). Gallio won Jesus's robe after leading the detail of soldiers who crucified Jesus, but the robe soon began to affect his conscience. Besides Mature and Burton, the film also featured Jean Simmons and Richard Boone. Mature played the same character a year later in "Demetrius and the Gladiators".

From Quiz Roddy McDowall Film Sampler

Answer: The Poseidon Adventure

Everybody seems to enjoy disaster movies and one of the most popular was Irwin Allen's "Poseidon Adventure". It was the story of how a brave group of survivors tried to find a way out after their luxury cruise ship, Poseidon, capsized. A large and stellar cast included Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Ernest Borgnine, and Roddy McDowall appeared as Mr. Acres.

From Quiz Una Merkel

Answer: Lily Belle Callahan

"Destry Rides Again" was released in 1939, and stars Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart and Mischa Auer. James Stewart plays Tom Destry, Jr., who is brought in to help the new sheriff of Bottleneck keep things in order. Una is the one who has the hair-pulling fight with Frenchy, played by Marlene Dietrich.

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