Enter Stage Right [3] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Great Expectations

All four of the movies listed were directed by David Lean and Guinness played a role in each of them. "Expectations" was released in 1946, "Twist" in 1948, "Kwai" in 1957 and "Arabia" in 1962. Guinness also acted in two other of Lean's films, "Doctor Zhivago" in 1965 and "A Passage to India" in 1984. Guinness won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work as Colonel Nicholson in "Kwai".

In his later years he also became well known for his role as Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original "Star Wars" movie trilogy.

Answer: Give Us the Moon

"Moon", released in 1944, starred Margaret Lockwood as Simmons' older sister who shields and assists a group of folks who eschew the concept of working for a living. Simmons also had roles in the other three films listed, which all were released in 1960.

In "Gantry" she played Sister Sharon Falconer opposite actor Burt Lancaster. In "Spartacus" she played Varinia alongside legendary actors Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. In "Greener" she played Hattie Durant; the film also starred actors Cary Grant and Robert Mitchum and actress Deborah Kerr.

She was nominated twice for Oscars but did not win any. Her first nomination was for her supporting role as Ophelia in 1948's "Hamlet" and her second nomination was for her lead role in 1969's "The Happy Ending".

Answer: A Face in the Crowd

Starring alongside him in 1957's "Crowd" were actors Walter Matthau and Anthony Franciosa and actresses Patricia Neal and Lee Remick. He played an Arkansas hayseed who in truth is a savvy media manipulator and a snake in sheep's clothing. In 1958's "Sergeants" he played Private Will Stockdale, a simple hillbilly who takes everything literally.

In 1961's "Around" he and actor Steve Forrest played the love interests of Debbie Reynold's lead character widow Lucretia 'Lu' Rogers. In 1969's "Pocket" he played Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead, a family man minister trying to win over a new congregation.

In the end, Griffith's movie career was far over-shadowed by his television roles as the iconic 1960s Sheriff Andy Taylor and the 1980s lawyer Ben Matlock.

Answer: The Incident

Martin Sheen and Tony Musante played the two young hoods. Other actors and actresses of note who appeared in the 1967 film included Beau Bridges, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford and Thelma Ritter. In 1973's "Rip-Off" he played money-launderer Duncan who arranges for the murder of lead character Slaughter played by former football star turned actor Jim Brown.

When the attempt fails, Slaughter comes after Duncan and his cronies for revenge. The film was a sequel of sorts to 1972's "Slaughter" though McMahon was not involved in the initial movie.

In 1977's "Fun with Dick and Jane" he played a supporting role to the lead titled characters played by George Segal and Jane Fonda. The movie was remade in 2005 with Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni in the lead roles. In 1982's Pia Zadora bomb "Butterfly" he had a small role as a drunken Irish man named Mr. Gillespie.

Answer: Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

He played the role of Cobbler, a snivelling, fussy character reminiscent of his later television role of Felix Unger. The 1957 film was a light sex comedy also starring Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey, Barbara Rush and Natalie Schafer. In "Hunter" he played the lead titular character opposite Jayne Mansfield.

This was his second film also released in 1957. In 1959's "Pillow Talk" and 1961's "Lover Come Back" he played a reliable third-banana in two staple Rock Hudson/Doris Day light sex comedies.

Answer: Orchids and Ermine

He was six years old at the time of his feature film debut in 1927. The star of the film was Colleen Moore a then popular and financially successful silent film actress. In 1932's "King", he played King Charles V, a child king of a fictitious country in a Tom Mix cowboy picture. 1937's "Affair" was the first entry in his popular Andy Hardy movie series. Lionel Barrymore played his father Judge James K. Hardy in this first film of the series but was replaced by Lewis Stone for the balance of the series.

In 2006's "Museum", he played Gus in the popular Ben Stiller film. Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais all also had roles in the picture.

Answer: The Geisha Boy

1958's "Boy" had Lewis playing Gilbert Woolley, a less than stellar magician who, while entertaining troops stationed in the pacific, becomes enamored with a young orphan boy. Pleshette's character is a female army sergeant on the same entertainment tour.

The other three listed movies are also Jerry Lewis film comedies and were all released in 1960 but Pleshette was not in them. Probably her most memorable movie role was a supporting one as school teacher Annie Hayworth in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor were the leads in the movie.

She is best known for her television work as Emily Hartley on "The Bob Newhart Show" (1972 to 1978).

Answer: Wind Across the Everglades

Plummer played an ornithologist trying to thwart a gang of bird poachers led by Ives. Falk was one of the poachers. Famed Clown Emmett Kelly and famed Stripper Gypsy Rose Lee also had small parts in the movie. The other three listed movies were also films Plummer had a role in.

He played Commodus in "Empire", Captain Von Trapp in "Music" and Field Marshal Rommel in "Generals". Falk had a decent movie career having significant roles in films such as 1960's "Murder Inc.", 1978's "The Brink's Job" and 1987's "The Princess Bride" but he will forever be remembered for his signature role as television's Lt. Columbo.

Answer: The Seventh Victim

Jean Brooks played her missing sister in this 1943 movie. Tom Conway was the lead actor and Hugh Beaumont played Brooks' husband. Many years later Beaumont become well known as the iconic father Ward Cleaver on the "Leave It to Beaver" 1950s television series.

In 1952's "U.S.A.", she acted alongside Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore and Ed Begley. She played a supporting role in 1968's Burt Lancaster tour-de-force water journey performance in "The Swimmer". Although she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Stella Kowalski in 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire", she is probably most well known for her work as Zira in the original 1968 "Planet of the Apes" movie series.

Answer: That Hagen Girl

She played her role as Julia Kane alongside Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and Rory Calhoun in this gossipy tale about the identification of Mary Hagen's (played by Temple) true birth parents. "Death" and "Song" are the films she appeared in uncredited in 1946. "Death" starred David Niven and Kim Hunter while the leads in "Song" were the British Peter Graves and Carol Raye. 1962's "No" was her first appearance as the original Miss Moneypenny is the successful James Bond movie series.