A Do You Know Your Classic Movies Quiz.

Bruce

My first thought was "Passage to Marsailles" and I checked those lobby cards and it wasn't that. I thought that Passage to Marsailles was one of the better Bogart WWII movies (having most of his usual co-stars).

But I remembered starting Action in the North Atlantic back in my "see every Bogart movie" phase half a century ago and not wanting to finish it. So for me it wasn't a classic, but I guess for  Turner Classic Movies it is!

And you are 100% correct. Limiting this to "true" classics wouldn't work! Kind of like most "Halls of Fame". They don't want a few dozen members, so they end up with hundreds of members, and the original meaning is really watered down.

HONDO

One film that is thought generally to be a classic is The Piano from 1993. I actually found the film slow going, and to be very over rated film.

I cannot comment on Action In The North Atlantic as I have never seen it myself, but there are bound to me people out there that most likely love it.

Perhaps this thread should be renamed A Do You Know Your True Classic And Pretenders Classic Movies Quiz.  

theartofmovieposters

I love The Piano!  But I can understand why its a hard slog for some.
But in general I agree, one persons classic, not so much for the next one.
Many films considered classics I just dont get!

HONDO

 C308
 C309
A couple of new images to test your memory or detective skills.

Bruce

C308 is On the Waterfront. I don't know that this is ANY image from this I would not instantly recognize!

HONDO

Bruce said:

C308 is On the Waterfront. I don't know that this is ANY image from this I would not instantly recognize!

Correct. On The Waterfront from 1954, and well spotted Bruce.

Being a very well known film I attempted to include an image the least recognisable that I could locate, yet still including two of the stars of the film in the image,, therefore making it possible to answer. 

 

Rick

C309 - Apocalypse Now? My first thought was Southern Comfort

HONDO

Rick said:

C309 - Apocalypse Now? My first thought was Southern Comfort

Two good thoughts regarding the film's identity. but unfortunately neither are correct.

 A clue then appears won't go astray. A friendship formed in a difficult hostile environment hopefully will provide the correct answer. A bonus clue is that the film was remade over forty years later.

Sven

C309 Bridge on the River Kwai ?

HONDO

Sven said:

C309 Bridge on the River Kwai ?

Good guess also, but not the right answer.

HONDO

Another clue for C309 is that two Oscar winners played the same role in both this film and the later remake.

jayn_j

Papillon?

jayn_j

Yep.  Found the image

And yes, the clues were what did it for me

HONDO

      jayn_j said:

Papillon?

Yes indeed C309 is Papillon from 1973. The film was based on a true story. Best actor Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Rami Malek both played the real life Louis Dega in the original and the 2017 remake.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

HONDO

 C310
 C311
 C312
Three images this time around to put your thinking caps on for.

jayn_j

C311 is The Trouble With Harry.  Iconic image.

HONDO

jayn_j said:

C311 is The Trouble With Harry.  Iconic image.

Correct. The Trouble With Harry from 1955. I like to throw in some easy recognisable images every so orten.

Bruce

C310 is Marnie



I auctioned the above two stills and the consignor of them told me this:

"these two stills are from the sequence in the movie where Tippi Hedren, with her hair supposedly "dyed black", but actually wearing a dark wig, is preparing to steal a lot of money. When this sequence appears in the movie, you only see her from behind, so that you don't know for sure whether Hedren's character has really stolen the money, which adds a lot to the movie.

But the person preparing stills did not know this, and they included these two, which clearly show Hedren's face from that sequence, completely killing the suspense in the movie! We don't know if these images actually made it to theaters, or if this mistake was caught in time! Our consignor purchased these over 40 years ago, and they are the only such stills he has ever seen, so they would seem to be incredibly rare!"

dedeposter

C312 Rebecca (1940)?

HONDO

Bruce said:

C310 is Marnie



I auctioned the above two stills and the consignor of them told me this:

"these two stills are from the sequence in the movie where Tippi Hedren, with her hair supposedly "dyed black", but actually wearing a dark wig, is preparing to steal a lot of money. When this sequence appears in the movie, you only see her from behind, so that you don't know for sure whether Hedren's character has really stolen the money, which adds a lot to the movie.

But the person preparing stills did not know this, and they included these two, which clearly show Hedren's face from that sequence, completely killing the suspense in the movie! We don't know if these images actually made it to theaters, or if this mistake was caught in time! Our consignor purchased these over 40 years ago, and they are the only such stills he has ever seen, so they would seem to be incredibly rare!"

Correct. Marnie from 1964. Interesting inrormation Bruce.

  

HONDO

dedeposter said:

C312 Rebecca (1940)?

Correct answer for the third entry in the selection of Alfred Hitchcck film images. 

HONDO

 C313  C314

I am thinking that  one of the above images could be a lot easier to solve than the other.

HONDO

C313 clue is a new kid on the block, and two veterans are involved.

C314 clue is the Philippines.

Bruce

Is C313 Ride the High Country?

HONDO

Bruce said:

Is C313 Ride the High Country?

It is Ride The High Country ( aka Guns In The Afternoon ) from 1962.

 

Bruce

It is funny. I was pretty sure it was Mariette Hartley, and being on a horse meant surely RTHC (or GITA) but I didn't want to be wrong again, and I looked and looked and could not find that image anywhere (and for most of the movie she had bangs over her forehead).


Incidentally, if any of you want to see a GREAT western, watch this! It is the prescence of Scott and McCrea that make the movie, but be warned it has some really brutal moments (it IS Sam Peckinpah). The only not so good part is the prescence of Ron Starr who was a TV actor who got his big break in this movie, but was a total stiff, and had no career afterwards. It should have been James Caan or someone like that. And Mariette Hartley was excellent, and she could have had a better career than she did.

jayn_j

C314 is They Were Expendible.
Was waiting for someone else to jump in

HONDO

jayn_j said:

C314 is They Were Expendible.
Was waiting for someone else to jump in

Correct, and good work.They Were Expendable from 1945.

 

HONDO

 C315
 C316 C317
The great outdoors this time around, featuring scenes from three undisputed classic films.

jayn_j

C316 is easy.
Is c317 Lord of the Rings?