Movies with Gun in the Title Trivia Quiz

Answer: Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster was cast as Wyatt Earp. Kirk Douglas portrayed Doc Holliday. The movie was directed by John Sturges and the screenplay written by Leon Uris. The movie loosely depicted the gunfight involving the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday versus the Clantons.
Other notable actors appearing in the film were Earl Holliman as Deputy Charlie Bassett, John Ireland as hired gunslinger Johnny Ringo, Dennis Hopper as Billy Clanton and Martin Milner as James 'Jimmy' Earp.
Lancaster and Douglas also appeared together in other movies such as "I Walk Alone" (1948), "Seven Days in May" (1964) and "Tough Guys" (1986).
Although none of the actors were nominated for Academy Awards the film was nominated for Film Editing and Sound Recording.

Answer: The Face of Death

"Death Wish V: The Face of Death" was a 1994 film starring Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey.
The three "Naked Gun" movies were "From the Files of Police Squad!" (1988), "The Smell of Fear" (1991) and "The Final Insult" (1994).
Although the television series "Police Squad" was cancelled after only six episodes the three films inspired by the show fared well at the box office. Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley appeared in all three films. A fourth film was planned after Nielson's death but has yet to be developed.
The actors portraying villains were Ricardo Montalban, Fred Ward and Robert Goulet. George Kennedy was cast as Lieutenant Drubbin's supervisor, Captain Ed Hocken, a role played by Alan North on the TV series. Dr. Joyce Brothers made an appearance in the first movie in the series, "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" and had also made a cameo on one of the televisions episodes.

Answer: Roger Moore

Roger Moore's first appearance as James Bond was the 1973 film "Live and Let Die". The following year he had the role in "The Man with the Golden Gun" and appeared in a total of seven Bond films ending with "A View to a Kill" (1985).
Moore began his acting career in the fifties after signing with MGM. He played the lead for one season in 1959 in "The Alaskans" and was cast as Beau Maverick ion the ABC/WB Western series "Maverick" (1957). He gained international exposure starring from 1962 to 1969 in "The Saint".
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) was George Lazenby's only role as James Bond. Timothy Dalton was Bond in "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "License to Kill" (1989). Sean Connery began his role as Bond in "Dr. No" in 1962.

Answer: Aegean Sea

The fortress fortified by the German army was a threat to Allied ships on the Aegean Sea. A group of Allied commandos were on a mission to overtake the fortress so they could rescue British prisoners. James Robertson Justice, Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn were among the international cast of the film based on a 1957 Alistair MacLean novel of the same name.
This film was made on location at several Mediterranean islands including Gozo and Tino.
After filming a water scene David Niven became severely ill jeopardizing the future of the film and causing the production company to consider abandoning the project. Fortunately Niven recovered enough to finish his remaining scenes within a few weeks.

Answer: True

Despite Westerns being a large portion of his filmography John Wayne was never cast in a film with the word "gun" in the title. He began his career in 1929 as an uncredited football player in the movie "Brown of Harvard". His first Western genre film was "The Big Trail" released in 1930.

He continued to act in a variety of genres, even playing a corpse in "The Deceiver" (1931), until he obtained star billing in "Stagecoach" in 1939. In 1946 he received second billing after Claudette Colbert in "Without Reservations".

It would be the last time he didn't received top billing on a film. His final film was the 1976 release "The Shootist".

Answer: Judd Nelson

His roles in "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire" solidified Judd Nelson's membership in the "Brat Pack". In 1987 he was in the cast of "Billionaire Boys Club" and in 1989 he was in "Relentless" but was not cast in a major motion picture released in 1988.
Emilio Estevez played Billy the Kid in "Young Guns" a film about ranch hands becoming deputies set in New Mexico circa 1878. Sutherland's character was Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock and 'Jose' Chavez y Chavez was portrayed by Phillips. Jack Palance played the antagonist rancher Lawrence G. Murphy.

Answer: Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress after her performance in "Annie get Your Gun". The film was based on the life of the famous sharpshooter. Howard Keel was cast in his first starring role as Frank Butler. The musical earned the Academy Award for Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture. "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "Anything You Can Do" were some of the show tunes that have endured from the movie. Judy Garland was originally cast but was unable to fulfill her commitment. During interviews later in her career Hutton related that the cast and crew treated her poorly because she had replaced Garland. Betty Garrett was considered for the lead before Betty Hutton finally got the nod. Doris Day had the lead role in "Calamity Jane" (1953).

Answer: Maverick

Tom Cruise went by the name of Maverick in "Top Gun". His character faced attitude issues with other fighter pilots when attending the Top Gun Naval Flying School while trying to excel. "Top Gun" was warmly received at the box office and received the 1987 People's Choice Award. None of the actors were nominated for any Academy Awards.
The movie was inspired by a 1983 article by Ehud Yonay titled "Top Guns" about pilots attending the Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego known as "Fightertown USA".
Iceman was played by Val Kilmer. The part of Jester went to Michael Ironside and Wolfman was played by Barry Tubb.

Answer: Bat Masterson

"The Gunfight at Dodge City" was a fictional movie about legendary lawman Bat Masterson. After Masterson got involved in a gunfight in Hays City with an Army officer he relocated to Dodge City and eventually became sheriff. Julie Adams played his love interest and saloon partner Lily was played by Nancy Gates. John McIntyre had a role as "Doc" Sam Tremaine.
The movie was shot at the Melody Ranch studio in California.
Joel McCrea was a popular actor who portrayed a variety of characters beginning in the twenties until he was cast primarily in Westerns during the forties and fifties.

Answer: At Gunpoint

"At Gunpoint" was directed by Alfred L. Werker and featured Fred MacMurray as a store owner who killed an escaping bank robber. Although initially hailed as a hero the townspeople turned on him when the man's gang vowed retribution. Skip Homeier played the brother of the dead robber who was seeking revenge.

He was cast opposite MacMurray again in "Day of the Bad Man" (1958) with MacMurray playing a judge. "Gunslinger" was a 1958 movie starring John Ireland. James Arness starred in "Gun the Man Down" (1958) with Angie Dickinson in her first film role. "Fastest Gun Alive" was a 1958 Western that starred Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.