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1. The eponymous protagonist of this 1939 western, his brother and their gang started by robbing trains and graduated to banks, and have often been portrayed as folk heroes rather than outlaws. Many movies have been made about the exploits of this man, played in this instance by Tyrone Power. Who is he?
2. The "3 Godfathers" in John Ford's 1948 movie were in fact bank robbers on the run from a posse out to get them "dead or alive". Which actor portrayed the youngest of the three, who had been wounded during their getaway?
3. The bank robbers of the 1954 movie "The Raid" were not outlaws, but Confederate soldiers, who were intent on taking the Civil War to a small town in Vermont. Who played the group's leader, who posed as a Canadian whilst he reconnoitred the town?
4. The bank robbers of 1955's "The Ladykillers", a classic Ealing Studios comedy, were led by Alec Guinness and included Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. What did the gang pretend to be to keep their landlady in the dark as to their real plans?
5. "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England" (1960) was based on a novel by John Brophy, and portrayed the robbers as Irish rebels who were after the gold kept in the bank's vault. How did they plan to get to the gold?
6. In the 1966 comedy "Penelope", the title character was the bank robber, but nobody believed it was her. What was her connection to the bank that she robbed?
7. Remember "Bonnie and Clyde"? They weren't the only people who robbed banks in that 1967 movie. Which of the following did *not* play a member of their gang?
8. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" were wanted for robbing both banks and trains in this 1969 movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. What language did they try to learn near the end of the film which allowed them to continue their bank robbing ways in a new location?
9. "The Long Riders" (1980) was a sympathetic retelling of the story of Jesse James that used real sets of brothers to play members of his gang. Which acting brothers played the bank robbing James brothers?
10. In 1991, "Point Break" took viewers from bank robbery to the world of surfing, where one FBI agent thought the robbers might be hiding. What name was given to the gang?
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