Post by mattgarth on Aug 15, 2021 18:53:57 GMT
01) THE INTRODUCTION:
Hitchcock galore!
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02) THE SONG: (Vocals by Gene Kelly)
I got PSYCHO
I found TOPAZ
I nabbed FRENZY
Those are bound to increase my score
This one's SPELLBOUND
I spy STAGE FRIGHT
That's two more right
My tally is starting to soar
I know Hitchcock
I'll track down ROPE
Matt won't say 'Nope'
Till I post four
I'll find LIFEBOAT
And TORN CURTAIN
Now I'm certain
There are still correct ones in store
Garth couldn't ask for anything more
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03) THE QUOTE:
"Garth Game players are cattle!"
--- Alfred Hitchcock (well, almost)
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04) THE SET-UP:
-- Listed below in BLUE are 50 questions devoted to the life and theatrical films of Alfred Hitchcock
-- Ten categories (A-J) containing five questions each (1-50).
-- All answers are certified by published accounts.
05) THE CHALLENGE:
-- Locate the answers to the 50 Hitchcock questions.
-- Just ONE response per post, and only THREE consecutive guesses before another player participates.
-- Correct answers will convert to RED when solved, along the name of the clever player who nabbed it.
-- Entire categories will change to PURPLE when all five responses are located.
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06) THE EXAMPLE:
Category K : OSCARS
Question #54. The only Hitchcock film to win the Oscar as Best Picture.
-- a) Place CATEGORY LETTER and QUESTION NUMBER in the Message Box first.
Ex.: K-54
-- b) Place ANSWER in the Message Box second.
Ex. REBECCA
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07: THE HITCHCOCK QUESTIONS:
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CATEGORY A: CAMEO APPEARANCES
-- Identify the FILM TITLE in which the Director makes the following scene appearance:
01) Subway passenger trying to read while being pestered by a young boy -- BLACKMAIL (isapop)
02) Spectator at an arrest scene -- THE LODGER (isapop)
03) Man being pushed in a wheelchair by a nurse as he boards a plane -- TOPAZ (isapop)
04) Gawking photographer taking a picture of a courthouse scene -- YOUNG AND INNOCENT (isapop)
05) Man sitting in hotel lobby with a baby on his knee -- TORN CURTAIN (isapop)
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CATEGORY B: CHARACTER TRAITS
-- Identify the PERFORMER and FILM TITLE from following character descriptions:
06) I am a compulsive gambler, habitual liar, and all-around fun guy -- SUSPICION / Cary Grant (isapop)
07) I may be a gorgeous socialite, but I'm not above a little breaking-and-entering -- REAR WINDOW / Grace Kelly (isapop)
08) I suffer from acute melancholia, together with a guilt complex -- VERTIGO / James Stewart (isapop)
09) That's the last favor I do for a friend -- he refused to keep his part of the bargain -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Robert Walker (isapop)
10) My husband had a difficult time accepting the fact that I agreed to marry his best friend and business partner
-- MR. & MRS. SMITH / Carole Lombard (bella)
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CATEGORY C: LANDMARKS
-- Identify the FILM TITLE in which these famous locations appear:
11) Covent Garden -- FRENZY (isapop)
12) Arc de Triomphe -- TOPAZ (bella)
13) Jefferson Memorial -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (jervis)
14) Isle of Man -- THE MANXMAN (jervis)
15) British Museum -- BLACKMAIL (isapop)
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CATEGORY D: TECHNIQUES
-- Identify the FILM TITLE containing these visual touches:
16) Luminous bulb in a glass of milk -- SUSPICION (isapop)
17) Film originally shot in 3-D -- DIAL M FOR MURDER (isapop)
18) Homicide viewed through dropped eyeglasses of victim -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (isapop)
19) First theatrical film in color -- ROPE (isapop)
20) Crowded ballroom shot concluding with closeup of band drummer's blinking eyes -- YOUNG AND INNOCENT (isapop)
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CATEGORY E: BLONDES
-- Identify the LADIES and the FILMS referred to:
21) She's sexually aroused by crime -- but that's a blonde wig she's wearing -- FAMILY PLOT / Karen Black (bella)
22) He directed a comedy as a friendly gesture to her -- MR. & MRS. SMITH / Carole Lombard (isapop)
23) Only her voice was heard in an earlier film but she starred in this one -- RICH AND STRANGE / Joan Barry (man-x)
24) While making this film she committed the unforgivable sin of referring to his weight -- MARNIE / Tippi Hedron (isapop)
25) She was directed only once by him, but is better known for the three films she made directed by her two-time winning director-husband
--- THE PARADINE CASE / Ann Todd & David Lean (jervis)
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CATEGORY F: AWARDS
-- Identify the FILM TITLES that won the following prizes:
26) New York Film Critics Award for Direction -- THE LADY VANISHES (jervis)
27) Academy Award for Color Cinematography -- TO CATCH A THIEF (isapop)
28) Golden Globe Award for Direction -- FRENZY (jervis)
29) Edgar Award (by Mystery Writers of America) for Screenplay (1950s Decade) -- REAR WINDOW (isapop)
30) National Board of Review for Direction -- TOPAZ (jervis)
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CATEGORY G: VILLAINS
-- Identify the FILM TITLE and PERFORMER who spoke these BAD GUY lines:
31) 'I am married to an American agent' -- NOTORIOUS / Claude Rains (marsha)
32) 'This matter is best disposed of from a great height ... over water' -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / James Mason (marsha)
33) 'My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer' -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Robert Walker (isapop)
34) 'You are an obscure workman wanted for committing an extremely unpopular crime' -- SABOTEUR / Otto Kruger (isapop)
35) 'The old must make way for the new ... especially when the old is suspected of senility' -- SPELLBOUND / Leo G. Carroll (isapop)
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CATEGORY H: RECASTING
-- Identify the eventually CASTED PERFORMER and FILM TITLE from these first considered:
36) Cyd Charisse -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / Eva Marie Saint (jervis)
37) Gary Cooper -- FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT / Joel McCrea (jervis)
38) Cary Grant -- ROPE / James Stewart (bella)
39) William Holden -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Farley Granger (bella)
40) Liza Minnelli -- FAMILY PLOT / Barbara Harris (jervis)
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CATEGORY I: HITCH ON HITCH
-- Identify the FILM TITLE being described by the Director:
41) 'About this time I felt that my batteries were fully charged' -- REAR WINDOW (isapop)
42) 'It was an absurd thing to undertake' -- JAMAICA INN (isapop)
43) 'I made the picture to prove American audiences could appreciate British humor' -- THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (isapop)
44) 'A disaster ... a careless approach to my work' -- NUMBER SEVENTEEN (isapop)
45) 'Not a Hitchcock picture ... the story is old fashioned and lacking in humor' -- REBECCA (isapop)
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CATEGORY J: INSPIRATIONS
-- Identify the people and places and things that affected the Director:
46. Author who inspired him to create suspense movies -- EDGAR ALLAN POE (bella)
47. Architect who inspired the design for a certain South Dakota house -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / Frank Lloyd Wright (marsha)
48. Film climax that was inspired by a comic strip character called 'The One Note Man' -- 1934's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (isapop)
49. Favorite novelist whose detective stories he read as a teenager -- G.K. CHESTERTON (man-x)
50. Film inspired by true story reported in LIFE Magazine in 1952 -- THE WRONG MAN (isapop)
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Hitchcock galore!
_________________________________________________
02) THE SONG: (Vocals by Gene Kelly)
I got PSYCHO
I found TOPAZ
I nabbed FRENZY
Those are bound to increase my score
This one's SPELLBOUND
I spy STAGE FRIGHT
That's two more right
My tally is starting to soar
I know Hitchcock
I'll track down ROPE
Matt won't say 'Nope'
Till I post four
I'll find LIFEBOAT
And TORN CURTAIN
Now I'm certain
There are still correct ones in store
Garth couldn't ask for anything more
__________________________________________________
03) THE QUOTE:
"Garth Game players are cattle!"
--- Alfred Hitchcock (well, almost)
**********************************************************************************
04) THE SET-UP:
-- Listed below in BLUE are 50 questions devoted to the life and theatrical films of Alfred Hitchcock
-- Ten categories (A-J) containing five questions each (1-50).
-- All answers are certified by published accounts.
05) THE CHALLENGE:
-- Locate the answers to the 50 Hitchcock questions.
-- Just ONE response per post, and only THREE consecutive guesses before another player participates.
-- Correct answers will convert to RED when solved, along the name of the clever player who nabbed it.
-- Entire categories will change to PURPLE when all five responses are located.
___________________________________________________________________________
06) THE EXAMPLE:
Category K : OSCARS
Question #54. The only Hitchcock film to win the Oscar as Best Picture.
-- a) Place CATEGORY LETTER and QUESTION NUMBER in the Message Box first.
Ex.: K-54
-- b) Place ANSWER in the Message Box second.
Ex. REBECCA
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07: THE HITCHCOCK QUESTIONS:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CATEGORY A: CAMEO APPEARANCES
-- Identify the FILM TITLE in which the Director makes the following scene appearance:
01) Subway passenger trying to read while being pestered by a young boy -- BLACKMAIL (isapop)
02) Spectator at an arrest scene -- THE LODGER (isapop)
03) Man being pushed in a wheelchair by a nurse as he boards a plane -- TOPAZ (isapop)
04) Gawking photographer taking a picture of a courthouse scene -- YOUNG AND INNOCENT (isapop)
05) Man sitting in hotel lobby with a baby on his knee -- TORN CURTAIN (isapop)
_____________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY B: CHARACTER TRAITS
-- Identify the PERFORMER and FILM TITLE from following character descriptions:
06) I am a compulsive gambler, habitual liar, and all-around fun guy -- SUSPICION / Cary Grant (isapop)
07) I may be a gorgeous socialite, but I'm not above a little breaking-and-entering -- REAR WINDOW / Grace Kelly (isapop)
08) I suffer from acute melancholia, together with a guilt complex -- VERTIGO / James Stewart (isapop)
09) That's the last favor I do for a friend -- he refused to keep his part of the bargain -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Robert Walker (isapop)
10) My husband had a difficult time accepting the fact that I agreed to marry his best friend and business partner
-- MR. & MRS. SMITH / Carole Lombard (bella)
______________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY C: LANDMARKS
-- Identify the FILM TITLE in which these famous locations appear:
11) Covent Garden -- FRENZY (isapop)
12) Arc de Triomphe -- TOPAZ (bella)
13) Jefferson Memorial -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (jervis)
14) Isle of Man -- THE MANXMAN (jervis)
15) British Museum -- BLACKMAIL (isapop)
______________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY D: TECHNIQUES
-- Identify the FILM TITLE containing these visual touches:
16) Luminous bulb in a glass of milk -- SUSPICION (isapop)
17) Film originally shot in 3-D -- DIAL M FOR MURDER (isapop)
18) Homicide viewed through dropped eyeglasses of victim -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (isapop)
19) First theatrical film in color -- ROPE (isapop)
20) Crowded ballroom shot concluding with closeup of band drummer's blinking eyes -- YOUNG AND INNOCENT (isapop)
_______________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY E: BLONDES
-- Identify the LADIES and the FILMS referred to:
21) She's sexually aroused by crime -- but that's a blonde wig she's wearing -- FAMILY PLOT / Karen Black (bella)
22) He directed a comedy as a friendly gesture to her -- MR. & MRS. SMITH / Carole Lombard (isapop)
23) Only her voice was heard in an earlier film but she starred in this one -- RICH AND STRANGE / Joan Barry (man-x)
24) While making this film she committed the unforgivable sin of referring to his weight -- MARNIE / Tippi Hedron (isapop)
25) She was directed only once by him, but is better known for the three films she made directed by her two-time winning director-husband
--- THE PARADINE CASE / Ann Todd & David Lean (jervis)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
CATEGORY F: AWARDS
-- Identify the FILM TITLES that won the following prizes:
26) New York Film Critics Award for Direction -- THE LADY VANISHES (jervis)
27) Academy Award for Color Cinematography -- TO CATCH A THIEF (isapop)
28) Golden Globe Award for Direction -- FRENZY (jervis)
29) Edgar Award (by Mystery Writers of America) for Screenplay (1950s Decade) -- REAR WINDOW (isapop)
30) National Board of Review for Direction -- TOPAZ (jervis)
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CATEGORY G: VILLAINS
-- Identify the FILM TITLE and PERFORMER who spoke these BAD GUY lines:
31) 'I am married to an American agent' -- NOTORIOUS / Claude Rains (marsha)
32) 'This matter is best disposed of from a great height ... over water' -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / James Mason (marsha)
33) 'My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer' -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Robert Walker (isapop)
34) 'You are an obscure workman wanted for committing an extremely unpopular crime' -- SABOTEUR / Otto Kruger (isapop)
35) 'The old must make way for the new ... especially when the old is suspected of senility' -- SPELLBOUND / Leo G. Carroll (isapop)
_________________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY H: RECASTING
-- Identify the eventually CASTED PERFORMER and FILM TITLE from these first considered:
36) Cyd Charisse -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / Eva Marie Saint (jervis)
37) Gary Cooper -- FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT / Joel McCrea (jervis)
38) Cary Grant -- ROPE / James Stewart (bella)
39) William Holden -- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN / Farley Granger (bella)
40) Liza Minnelli -- FAMILY PLOT / Barbara Harris (jervis)
________________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY I: HITCH ON HITCH
-- Identify the FILM TITLE being described by the Director:
41) 'About this time I felt that my batteries were fully charged' -- REAR WINDOW (isapop)
42) 'It was an absurd thing to undertake' -- JAMAICA INN (isapop)
43) 'I made the picture to prove American audiences could appreciate British humor' -- THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (isapop)
44) 'A disaster ... a careless approach to my work' -- NUMBER SEVENTEEN (isapop)
45) 'Not a Hitchcock picture ... the story is old fashioned and lacking in humor' -- REBECCA (isapop)
______________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY J: INSPIRATIONS
-- Identify the people and places and things that affected the Director:
46. Author who inspired him to create suspense movies -- EDGAR ALLAN POE (bella)
47. Architect who inspired the design for a certain South Dakota house -- NORTH BY NORTHWEST / Frank Lloyd Wright (marsha)
48. Film climax that was inspired by a comic strip character called 'The One Note Man' -- 1934's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (isapop)
49. Favorite novelist whose detective stories he read as a teenager -- G.K. CHESTERTON (man-x)
50. Film inspired by true story reported in LIFE Magazine in 1952 -- THE WRONG MAN (isapop)
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