Early Disney Live-Action Films Quiz

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1. A young orphan comes to live with her Aunt Polly. Polly's family founded the town and she is very rich. The young girl's parents were missionaries. She loves to play "The Glad Game" She also befriends orphan Jimmy Bean, mean hermit Mr. Pendegast and sick recluse Mrs. Snow. What movie fits this description?

Answer: Pollyanna

The 1960 film "Pollyanna" is a sweet story. In the end, Aunt Polly learns to love little Pollyanna. Pollyanna is played by Hayley Mills. Polly Harrington is played by Jane Wyman. The quote on Pollyanna's locket is, "When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." It is one of the main themes of the movie.

But the line is not a real quote by Abraham Lincoln - Director/screenwriter David Swift made it up.

2. Sharon is from Boston where she lives with her mother and grandparents. One summer, she goes to camp and learns a big secret: she has an identical twin, Susan, from California. The girls decide to switch places. What movie is this?

Answer: The Parent Trap

"The Parent Trap" delighted audiences in 1961. Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith play estranged parents of identical twins, while Hayley Mills plays both twins. When the girls meet at camp and switch places, hijinks soon ensue as the girls strive to reunite their parents and break-up their father's relationship with a much younger woman, played by Joanna Barnes.

The 1998 remake starred Lindsay Lohan.

3. Two children, determined to find their lost father, convince a ship's captain to follow a note in a bottle supposedly sent by their father. What movie would you rent if you wanted to see this story?

Answer: In Search of the Castaways

Maurice Chevalier and Wilfrid Hyde-White play two opposite old men - one a rich captain, the other a poor German schoolteacher - in this adventure movie from 1962. On their adventures, they are caught in an avalanche and a flood in South America. Their ship is stolen by pirates and they are captured by cannibals in New Zealand.

4. A family, who recently lost their father and their money, rent a yellow house in Maine. They proceed to fix it up, all the while dealing with life in a small town, while Nancy and her annoying cousin, Julia, try to court the same man. What movie does this describe?

Answer: Summer Magic

Burl Ives plays the beloved Osh Popham in this 1963 film. Most memorable are his songs "The Ugly Bug Ball" and "On the Front Porch". Other songs include "The Pink of Perfection" and "Femininity". Dorothy McGuire plays the mother of three children. Hayley Mills and Deborah Walley play Nancy and Julia, consecutively.

5. Patti is convinced that her cat holds the secret to a kidnapping. She convinces the FBI to help her track the cat to solve the crime. What mystery movie is this?

Answer: That Darn Cat

This silly mystery movie from 1965 showcases the talents of Roddy McDowall as Gregory Benson. The movie was remade in 1997, this time starring Christina Ricci. Interestingly, this was the last Disney movie Hayley Mills starred in, in the 1960's, and the last for Ricci in the 1990's.

6. Nikky's trip to a small Greek Island doesn't turn out as she expected, when she gets involved in a jewel theft and a murder. What movie is this?

Answer: The Moon-Spinners

Based on the novel by Mary Stewart, this murder mystery was actually filmed on location in Greece. Hayley Mills plays Nikky, Joan Greenwood plays Aunt Frances and Peter McEnery plays Mark Camford, Nikky's love interest and partner in the investigation.

7. A family, on route to Papua New Guinea, are abandoned and shipwrecked on an island. They build a tree house to live in, collect all kinds of animals, and the older sons have an adventure with pirates and rescue a damsel. What movie fits this description?

Answer: Swiss Family Robinson

John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran star in 1960's "Swiss Family Robinson". Some of the animals that the Robinsons have for pets are; two dogs, Duke and Turk, Rocky the elephant, Duchess the zebra, Clementine the ostrich and Lightning the donkey, as well as a pig and chickens.

8. The Willards go on a trip to Paris, thinking they'll only have to deal with the hazards of the water. But the biggest hazards on the trip turns out to be their three children. What movie is this?

Answer: Bon Voyage

Fred MacMurray and Jane Wyman play the parents on this 1962 sea adventure movie. Amy (Deborah Walley) is a lovestruck teenager, Elliot (Tommy Kirk) is eager to find love and Skipper (Kevin Corcoran), keeps getting lost. They also visit Monte Carlo, and find Europe very different from their home in Indiana.

9. Merlin adopts a strange child, and uses his hypnosis tapes to try and help the football team of Midvale College pass their finals. Then a benefactor offers the college $1,000,000, but only if they get rid of the football program. What movie does this describe?

Answer: The Monkey's Uncle

Tommy Kirk plays Merlin, and his unusual adoptee is a chimpanzee named Stanley in "The Monkey's Uncle", from 1965. Annette Funicello plays Merlin's girlfriend Jennifer. She sings the title song, "The Monkey's Uncle". Popular singing group, The Beach Boys, are back up singers for the song.

10. Who played the role of Pollyanna in the movie, "Pollyanna" and who played the role of Merlin Jones in 'The Monkey's Uncle'?

Answer: Hayley Mills and Tommy Kirk

Hayley Mills plays Pollyanna in the movie by the same name, Sharon and Susan in "The Parent Trap", Mary Grant in "In Search of the Castaways", Nancy Carey in "Summer Magic", Nikky Ferris in "The Moon-Spinners" and Patti Randall in "That Darn Cat!".
Tommy Kirk plays Ernst in "The Swiss Family Robinson", Elliott in "Bon Voyage" and Merlin Jones in "The Monkey's Uncle". He also appears in "Old Yeller" and "The Absent-Minded Professor".
Dorothy McGuire is in "Summer Magic" with Hayley and "Swiss Family Robinson" with Tommy.
Kevin Corcoran is in "Pollyanna" with Hayley and "Swiss Family Robinson" and "Bon Voyage!" with Tommy.
Deborah Walley is in "Summer Magic" with Hayley and "Bon Voyage!" with Tommy.

Source: Author bookworm78

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