Terrence1 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 OK, here's a real brain teaser for you. Let's see who's first to come up with the answer. What do the following have in common?: Vanessa Redgrave, Audrey Hepburn, and Twiggy. Good luck! Terrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Besides being European born actresses, they all played parts on film that were originated on stage by Julie Andrews. Twiggy was Polly in "The Boyfriend", Vanessa Redgrave was Guinevere in "Camelot" and Audrey Hepburn was Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Congratulations, Miles Archer. You're absolutely correct. I really thought it might take longer than a few hours for someone to come up with the answer. I'll have another question very soon. Terrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 While your working on the next question, Terrence, you and everyone else can try this one. What do actors John Derek, Errol Flynn, and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. have in common? Hint: It involves another actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Actually the star that connects all three is Alan Hale...He played Little John to Flynn's and Fairbank's Robin Hood Movies and also to John Derek's "Son Of Robin Hood" movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Mudskipper got it. Alan Hale Sr. played Litttle John in three movies. The one with John Derek was released after Hale's death in 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Here's an easy one...Besides winning the Oscar, what do actors James Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Burt Lancaster have in common ?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 They've all played Wyatt Earp. You could have also included Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, and James Garner, twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 ...and Hugh O'Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Right Miles, Your thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Thanks, mudski. What do these three movies have in common: "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982), " The Old Dark House" (1932), and "Peter Pan" (1924) ? "The Old Dark House" was just on TCM on Halloween weekend. By the way, we have two of these "What Do They Have In Common" threads going right now. Let's get down to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 They all have females playing male roles...Linda Hunt played Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously"; Betty Bronson played Peter Pan in "Peter Pan"; and Elspeth Dudgeon played Sir Roderick Femm, the father, in "This Old House"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Exactly right, muddy, except that the last title is "The Old Dark House". Peter Pan is traditionally played by a woman. Most of you recall Mary Martin doing a televised version and former gymnast Cathy Rigby toured in the show for several years. Now the question is can you think of female characters played by male actors? Other than Lassie being played by male dogs and drag queen Divine doing some films for John Waters, the only one that I can think of is when the Buckwheat character was first introduced in the Our Gang films, the character was a girl. I believe little Billie Thomas played the character as a girl for just a few films, and then as a boy for the rest of the series. Your turn now, mudski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Actors playing female roles ? Well, the first one that comes to mind is Alastair Sims playing the school headmistress in "The Belles Of St. Trinians", one of the best English comedies.... "Destination Tokyo", "Action In The North Atlantic", and "Now, Voyager"...What do they have in common ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Clue: To those three movies mentioned below, you can add "Sweethearts" starring Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald...What ties them together ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 When you just had the first three films listed, I knew they were all made at Warner Bros. during World War II and all featured scenes either on or under the ocean. Somehow I figured that wasn't what you were looking for. Then when you threw in a musical from MGM in the thirties, I started to think of music and lo and behold if that wasn't it. Cole Porter's "Night And Day" is featured in the soundtrack of all four of those films. Of course, it was featured prominently in "The Gay Divorcee" because it was the only song from the Broadway show "The Gay Divorce" to be included in the movie version. "Night And Day" was also the title of the Cole Porter biopic that starred Cary Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 You got it...There are at least two more movies with "Night And Day" in their soundtracks, and I was going to keep adding them if nobody got the right answer, but you did...Your thread, Miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Thanks. Besides being movie stars, what do George Murphy and Tom Cruise have in common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Each one starred in different films titled "Risky Business"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Very good. I see you did your research again. OK mudski, It's your turn. Let's see what you can come up with now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Alright, here's one:... What do Anthony Quinn, Alfred Molina, and Val Kilmer have in common ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Clue: It has something to do with their movie roles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Did they all play characters with the nickname "The Butcher" because of their prowess with knives? Mind you, I'm just taking a wild stab at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 No they each played famous people in a particular profession...So, you haven't done your research yet, have you ?...And to those three, you can add Christopher Lee.. Edited by: mudskipper on Nov 13, 2010 2:46 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudskipper Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Clue: Each of the actors named played supporting roles depicting well-known people in the same profession... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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