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1. 1937. "The Awful Truth". Though they are divorced, Cary Grant and Irene Dunne meet again because they share custody of their dog, Mr. Smith. Before this film, the dog was already known for playing in several movies. What was this dog's first movie role?
2. 1938. "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife". Claudette Colbert marries Gary Cooper, an American millionaire. She loves him but when she learns he has already been married seven times, she refuses to be just another victim. So she plans a divorce in order to get a big alimony and remarry him as his equal. How much money is she to receive each year after the divorce?
3. 1940. "The Philadelphia Story". Blackmailed by a cheap magazine, Cary Grant is compelled to invite himself (and a couple of journalists) to his ex-wife's wedding. What is the name of the magazine?
4. 1940. "His Girl Friday" is the remake of "The Front Page", a 1931 Lewis Milestone film, adapted from a Ben Hecht play. In the play and the original film, Hildy Johnson is a man. Hawks also adaptated Ben Hecht but he changed Hildy's character into a woman. According to Hawks, how did he have the idea of this change?
5. 1940. "My Favorite Wife". After having spent seven years on a deserted island and being reported deceased, a woman comes back to civilization the very day her husband is getting married again. The director of "The Awful Truth" (another comedy of remarriage) wrote the script. Who is he?
6. 1949. "Adam's Rib". Prosecutor Spencer Tracy and his lawyer wife Katharine Hepburn fight in court, which leads them to divorce. But of course they finally get back together. What French words does Spencer Tracy say at the very end of the movie?
7. 1956. "High Society". This 1956 musical remake of "The Philadelphia Story" features Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly, but also a famous jazz man. Who is this jazz man?
8. 1962. "Something's Got to Give". This 1962 remake of "My Favorite Wife" stayed unfinished. At the time 20th Century Fox had major financial difficulties and had only two movies left in production. What was the other one?
9. 1974. "The Front Page". This 1974 film is another remake of the 1931 film. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau play Walter and Hildy. The director, Billy Wilder, had already formed this tandem eight years earlier. What was the movie?
10. A philosopher studied seven comedies of remarriage in a fabulous book titled "Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage". What's his name?
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