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1. It is a dark and stormy night on the planet Thra. A young puppet Gelfling named Jen from the Valley of the Stones is in search of a crystal shard in Aughra. The malicious Skeksis will stop Jen if he cannot restore peace to Thra. What film am I describing?
2. It is a dark night, and Judith Traherne has a severe headache. She is seeing things out of focus, and experiencing dizziness. She has a fast life. She's quite wealthy, socialises with the elite, and likes driving fast in her car. Her best friend suggests she should see a doctor, and she does, and he gives her the worst news of her life: she doesn't have very long to live! What Bette Davis film is this?
3. It is a dark and empty space... outer space! The ship "Dark Star" is travelling to find unstable planets and destroy them. They pose a threat to other planets that could be colonized. However, the ship has no Commander, the crew is bored to death, and the ship itself is falling apart. The ship has smart bombs. They think for themselves, and since they're bombs... they explode! What science-fiction John Carpenter film is this, I wonder?
4. This darkened story has a young woman named Ruth Rutherford from Long Island, New York engaged to a Lord Wellington. After she is crippled by a horse she breaks her engagement to Wellington who returns to his regiment in Egypt in a deep depression. Ruth learns of his plight and goes to Egypt where she meets a doctor named Muhammad Ali who says he'll heal her of her injury if she marries him. She agrees, and after she is healed the good doctor is murdered by Ruth's servant! This Victor Fleming film does have a happy ending but before you go out looking for it to see how it ends tell me first the name of this 1923 film?
5. It's a dark night in Czechoslovakia. Frantisek Sláma, a former RAF pilot, is imprisoned. He's reflecting on his past service when Germany invaded his homeland. He remembers how he and a good friend and fellow pilot flee to the United Kingdom and fight in the Battle of Britain. He remembers the tribulations he endured throughout his service. Where he thought there was happiness, there was only torment in the end. This film, "Tmavomodrý svět" was directed by the Academy Award winner Jan Svěrák. What's the English title of this film?
6. One late night in Hotel Casablanca a manager of the hotel has been murdered! And he isn't the first. Nazi war criminal Heinrich Stubel is looking for his stolen loot that he has in the hotel. I wonder what this horrific Marx Brothers film could be called?
7. It's a late night for a serial killer. Reverend Harry Powell loves to marry women... and then murder them! But don't fret! The good ol' reverend is arrested for driving a stolen car, and is sent to jail. His cellmate was sent to jail for murder and robbery of a bank. They found him but not the money. Powell wants that money. His cellmate dies, and Powell gets out and marries his cellmate's widow! What terrifying film am I describing?
8. Tonight isn't the night to go flying. There is a killer in the skies! A Skymaster flies over our heads with a serial killer who kills his victims in a similar fashion of a vampire! On his tail is a reporter, and he will get his story if it kills him. Written by Stephen King and directed by Mark Pavia, what is this film called?
9. Oh no! There's a pest in the theatre's audience. Are you thinking it's some type of creepy crawly? I shiver at the thought. No. No, it's much, much worse. It's Charlie Chaplin! He's going from one seat to the next. None of them comfortable, I suppose. In what film is Chaplin bothering theatre goers, and starting a brawl?
10. An older gentleman is alone, cold, and just got kicked out of his house by his wife. He's a recognizable man with his tacky white pants. Somehow he hooks up with his daughter's punker boyfriend and gets involved in sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. I really don't see the problem but that's me. What white pants film is this?
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