Dangerous (1935) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Heath

She's Joyce Heath, a former Broadway star from the past. He decides to leaves her alone, and then goes into a Gentleman's Club, and talks about Joyce Heath with others and we're introduced to Don Bellows, the man who later falls for Joyce.

Answer: The lead actor in a play she did during her glory days was killed on her opening night.

During her glory days on Broadway, the lead actor in the play she was in was tragically killed. Other people in her life started to go through horrible situations (suicide, divorce) and at first she laughed about it but then started believing the gossip of those around her; that something terrible would happen to every person, especially men, she came in direct contact with. If something did actually happen, she blamed herself for it.

Answer: Gail Armitage

Don is engaged to Gail, a wealthy socialite (played by Margaret Lindsay). She and his old polo buddy Teddy (played by Dick Foran) go to a club one night where Don sees Joyce. They spend some time together but Joyce is just looking for that next drink. She ends up passing out and he takes her back to his place to sleep it off.

Answer: Juliet from "Romeo and Juliet"

Don tells Joyce how when he was younger and working on Wall Street he saw her in the play "Romeo and Juliet" and how her performance as Juliet inspired him into wanting to become an architect.

Answer: She's already married.

Don wants to bring fame and glory back to Joyce and finances the play "But to Die". After telling her he wants to make her a star again, he asks her to marry him but she knows she can't because she's already married. She talks her way out of saying "yes" that day but then promises to marry him the following Monday after the first showing of the play.

Answer: False

Sadly, it is not true. He rushes to the hospital after finding out she was in a car accident and finds out by a doctor that his beloved Joyce is married to another man and he becomes enraged with her. He realizes the financial ruin he is in, the other woman he gave up, and the hatred he feels for Joyce.

Answer: A selfish woman

As she lies in the hospital bed she attempts to explain to Don but Don is volatile. What he says to her in its entirety:

Joyce: "I was willing to sacrifice my life for you! Is that selfishness?"

Don: "Yes, because you were afraid to risk losing me by telling me you had a husband. So instead you lied, and ruined me! And your husband: what it's cost him to love you. Why, you never paid for any happiness in your whole life! You owe for it! It cost everybody else but you. [sighs] I can't afford anymore...if there's one thing I know: if you're ever going to be anything but a jinx, you better start paying off because you're in debt for the rest of your life!"

After Joyce gets better she thinks about killing herself but ends up deciding against it and reopens the show. Don ends up forgiving her after the show becomes a success.

Answer: No

Even though Joyce dearly loves Don she feels he should go back to his fiancée so she can go back with her husband and see if she can work it out with him.

Answer: Bette Davis

Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis on April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She won her first Academy Award for the film "Dangerous" at the 1936 award ceremonies. She went on to play in such films as "The Petrified Forest" (1936), "Jezebel" (1938), "The Letter" (1940), "Now, Voyager" (1942), and "All About Eve" (1950). She died on October 6, 1989 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Answer: Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone was born Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone on February 27, 1905 in Niagara Falls, New York. He attended Cornell University, and after college he gave up the family business to pursue a career as an actor on stage. His first production was in "The Age of innocence" in 1929.

He went on to a successful film career in such films as "Moulin Rouge" in 1934, "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1935, and "Five Graves to Cairo" in 1943. He died on September 18, 1968 in New York City, New York.