daneldorado
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Bartlett wrote:
"Are you Forrest Tucker?"
Nope. Sorry. Forrest Tucker began his film career in the Gary Cooper vehicle THE WESTERNER (1940), at which time he was at least twenty years old. But my career began earlier, when I was eight years old.
Here's another hint: I am listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Of course, I can't tell you the category, for that would give the game away.
To sum up: I have enjoyed a long film career, with more than 150 movies to my credit, and almost that many TV appearances. I was in the movies as a child. I became a stunt man, but still continued to work in credited roles. I am a war veteran (U.S. Air Force), and was an amateur boxing champion.
Do you know me?
Dan N.
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iglis wrote:
"okay Dan I am going to take a guess was it Broadway Musical of 1940 and was it Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell?"
Nope. Sorry, Carol. Johnny Brett (Astaire's character in THE BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940) was much too shy to say anything like that to Clare Bennett (Eleanor Powell). It would have been out of character for him.
However... if it's any consolation, you are now in the right decade...AND the right studio!
Dan N.
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Nope, afraid not. Larry Duran was never a child actor, as I was. Also: I've said that there are more than 150 movies in my filmography. Larry, may he rest in peace, didn't make half that many.
Do you know me?
Dan N.
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Nope, not Bob Hope and not Paulette Goddard.
This trivia question is getting kind of old, so... allow me to repeat it for you, here.
Who said this:
"Hold me in your arms for 30 days. If nobody claims me, I'm yours."
Who said that, to whom, and in what movie?
I was sure this line would "click" with at least one of you right away, but I guess not. Anyway, we now know that the movie in question was released in the 1940s, and that the quote is spoken (not sung) during a musical number.
Whodunnit?
Dan N.
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Nope, not Fred to Judy in "Easter Parade" (1948).
It's been a while since I saw that one... but if anyone had said this in "Easter Parade," wouldn't it have been Judy to Fred? Anyway, that isn't the film.
Dan N.
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No. Buster Keaton was not in movies as a child, as I was. He did pull army duty in WW I, but I don't find where he was ever listed as an amateur boxing champion.
Remember I told you that one of my movies was made for less than $100,000, and grossed more than $13 million? Well, that film took only 13 days to shoot... so it took in a million dollars for every day we worked on it!
Who am I?
Dan N.
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Do you know me?
I have enjoyed a long film career, with over 150 movies to my credit and almost as many TV shows. I began as a child actor, then as I matured I became a stunt man and became as well known for my physical abilities as for my acting.
One of my movies was made for under $100,000 -- and grossed more than $13 million!
I am a war veteran, and was an amateur boxing champion.
Who am I?
Dan N.
http://www.silentfilmguide.com
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daneldorado
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No, not SUSPICION (1941).
Perhaps if I offered a hint:
The quote in question is spoken during a musical number. Although there is music involved, the line is definitely spoken, not sung.
Dan N.
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LueBMone wrote:
"This is one year off the decade. How about Only Angels Have Wings? Jean Arthur talking to Cary Grant."
Nope, afraid not. The IMDb "memorable quotes" for that film does contain a similar exchange between Jean Arthur and Cary Grant:
"I'm hard to get, Geoff. All you have to do is ask me."
And it's in the wrong decade. Nice guess, though.
Dan N.
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"The Palm Beach Story" (1942).
Dan N.
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I think they were Kopalski, Iranoff and Buljanoff.
In the remake, "Silk Stockings" (1957), they were named differently. Ivanov, Brankov, and Bibinski.
Such confusionski!
Dan N.
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filthgrinder wrote:
"I allmost hesitate to ask this....but whats 'Pre-Code'?
For a internett nerd like me it sounds like movies made before Divx/Xvid...haha!
Or is it just a term for the 'squeaky clean' movies back in the day? Were actors said "Oh golly!" and have white picket fences kind of thing?"
Your question requires two answers.
First, "Pre-Code" refers to talking pictures made before the implementation of the movie industry's Production Code -- sometimes known as the "Hays Code." The Production Code, which severely restricted what could and could not be done and said in films, was adopted by The Association of Motion Picture Producers in 1930. However, it was not fully implemented until July 1934.
Thus, you can find a lot of pre-July 1934 movies that show risque elements, such as partial nudity, a man and woman sleeping in the same bed, crime going unpunished, etc. The film producers probably felt they could get away with it, since the industry wasn't strictly enforcing the code.
Then came the crackdown. Will Hays, president of the producers and distributors association, in connection with Joe Breen, president of the Production Code Administration, forced film studios and theater owners to conform strictly to the letter of the Code, which, after all, the movie industry itself had adopted, four years earlier.
Second: "Pre-Code" does NOT refer to "squeaky-clean movies"... just the opposite!
Squeaky-clean films with the white picket fence around every suburban home were ushered in by the enforcement of the Code, in July 1934.
The Code was finally scrapped by the movie industry in 1968, but it had already been flouted by post-WWII films which "pushed the envelope," e.g., "The Moon is Blue" (1953) and "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959). By the dawn of the 1960s, it was pretty clear that audiences were ready for more "adult" movies, so the Code died a quiet death.
As I wrote in an earlier post, I still prefer Pre-Code films to modern movies, because in those early days, the producers seemed to at least have a conscience. You have so much filth in some of today's films, you have to wonder if modern film makers have even heard of a conscience.
Dan N.
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Mmm... and I like talking to a man who likes classic films enough to remember their quotes.
CineSage_jr wrote:
"What did the Ancient Order of St. John of Jerusalem send to the Emperor Charles?
By gad, sir! Why, they sent him a jewel-encrusted falcon (otherwise known as the Dingus, the Black Bird, the stuff dreams are made of)."
Also sometimes known as... The Maltese Falcon!
Good answer, CineSage... Your turn at bat!
Dan N.
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Stooge wrote:
"This sounds familiar. I'm going to guess it's from Madame X. Did John Van Dreelen say it to Lana?"
No, he didn't... but why waste a guess? MADAME X, starring Lana Turner and John Forsythe (with John Van Dreelen in a supporting role), was made in 1966. And if you recall, I just told the previous poster that, in guessing THE PALEFACE, he was at least "in the right decade."
Nice try, though. The quote sounds like something the Van Dreelen character might have said.
Dan N.
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Bartlett wrote:
"Bob Hope To Jane Russell in 'The Pale Face'"
Nope. Nice guess, though. You're in the right decade.
Dan N.
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Okay, here's an easy one that all of you should know.
What did the Ancient Order of St. John of Jerusalem send to the Emperor Charles?
Dan N.
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Okay, here's an easy one for you.
Who said this:
"Hold me in your arms for 30 days. If nobody claims me, I'm yours."
Who said that, to whom, and in what movie?
Dan N.
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YES!! Ben Blue it is!
Bill, you are some researcher. I was hoping to fool some of you into thinking the mystery guest was someone who appeared with Shirley Temple at the top of her game, i.e., when she was a child. But YOU were able to discern that no, it was the ADULT Shirley... and Ben Blue was on her TV show!
BTW: It's true that Ben Blue took a hiatus from film making after 1948. He was lured back to films for the blockbuster comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in 1963.
Dan N.
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pintorini wrote:
"Douglass Dumbrille?"
Man, I like your spirit... but no, Dumbrille is not the one.
Like me, Douglass Dumbrille was indeed born in Canada and made his biggest mark in American films. He was the quintessential "heavy," a villain throughout the 1930s and '40s, even in ancient days, in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956).
And, like me, Dumbrille did appear with Bob Hope and Shirley Temple. But he never appeared on film or TV with Doris Day.
Also, Dumbrille never had his own TV show which bore his name.
Nice, try, pintorini! That's the spirit.
Who am I?
Dan N.
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Bill McCrary wrote:
"Richard Arlen? Doesn't quite match up, but I thought maybe...."
Richard Arlen served in the Canadian armed forces in WW I, but he was born in the American state of Virginia, not in Canada as was our mystery guest. Also: The IMDb shows no record of Richard Arlen ever appearing in a film or TV show with Bob Hope, Shirley Temple or Doris Day.
Guess what I'm saying is: No.
WHO is our mystery guest?
Dan N.
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Okay. Let's try this one:
Like many Hollywood performers, I was born in Canada. I made nearly 40 movies and appeared in a handful of TV shows over a 48-year period. I worked with all the big names of the day -- Bob Hope, Shirley Temple, Doris Day -- and even had my own TV show, for a while.
After several years of film work, I went into semi-retirement, but came out again to appear in a big blockbuster movie, and continued to work in films and TV for another dozen years.
Who am I?
Dan N.
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I believe it's Bill McCrary's turn to try and stump us.
Dan N.
Trivia Quiz for Beginners
in Games and Trivia
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CineSage wrote:
"Actually, the middle one is spelled Irjanoff, Comrade."
So, Comrade... Is that a yes or a no?
If you're in the U.S.A., have a happy Thanksgiving day. If you're not in the U.S.A., have a great day anyway.
Cheers,
Dan N.
http://www.silentfilmguide.com