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Post by neurosturgeon on Nov 10, 2017 23:23:53 GMT
Matt - Thank you for taking the time to put in the full explanation. I saw "The Big Sleep" on the big screen about 40 years ago on a double bill with "Casablanca" which was great. I had never seen the Letters of Transit being hidden in the piano before.
But "The Big Sleep" has continued to confuse the heck out of me. When I saw the original cut, that explained a few things, but I think we are so busy enjoying ourselves, we ignore the plot holes.
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Post by kijii on Nov 11, 2017 1:24:09 GMT
Congratulations to Marsha for a great win .........and to Matt for an ever-increasing degree of challenge to us all. As I said before, he keeps challenging us still with more and more complex ways to puzzle us. During this game, I recall using the IMDb, IBDB, the Google search engine, synopses of movie themes and the usual recall of what I remember about Bogart movies. I thought I had seen most of his movies. But, I still had no recall of things like: ---the name of his boat being the same as a boat in Key Largo and the name of his production company. ---And, I always wondered why Bacall called Bogy's character "Steve" in To Have and Have Not--when his character's name was Harry Morgan. ![](https://s26.postimg.org/5hoy7902h/confused.gif) “You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You Steve?” ---What about all of those SURNAMES of these CHARACTERS in which he was known by NICKNAMES??? ---I had NO idea Bette Davis made so many movies with Bogart. Wow
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Post by marshamae on Nov 11, 2017 19:25:49 GMT
All performers? Sure. These are fun for the trivia meisters.
Teleadean you were doing great, but late to the party in these games means few points. Linda, I have watched Big Sleep a gazillion times, with notepad in hand to track the plot. It simply doesn't compute. At least Hammett says up front that his detectives are just stirring the pot to see what or who boils over. Chandler presents his tangles of yarn like they make sense. I had a feeling that answer was Big sleep but I was thrown by the henchman .
Congrats to all! I'm no good with Westerns so I'll just be dipping my toe in the water. Happy Trails!
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Post by neurosturgeon on Nov 11, 2017 19:49:37 GMT
As much as I hate Westerns, I will give the GG a shot, as long as it isn't on Tuesday. I have a Dr. appt. that morning. Can't remember which one it is, as I have a Dr. Wang, a Dr. Wong and two Drs. named Song who are identical twins.
For Marshmae and me, could you have some musical questions, like songs from Westerns? Do not forsake us!
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Post by teleadm on Nov 11, 2017 19:51:45 GMT
Vera Hruba Ralston: ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/John_Wayne-Vera_Ralston_in_Dakota.jpg) Marry the boss and you get star billing! ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Anna_Sten_Photo.jpg/1200px-Anna_Sten_Photo.jpg) Anna Sten, the one that Stalin agreed to send to Hollywood and Samuel Goldwyn
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2017 23:19:19 GMT
Testing the contest waters -- after the Stewart and Bogart quizzes, are players up for future all-performer games? Yes 👍
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 0:36:30 GMT
Testing the contest waters -- after the Stewart and Bogart quizzes, are players up for future all-performer games? Yes. Remember, you also did one like this for Hitchcock, so you might consider more category contests for classical-era directors as well.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Nov 12, 2017 2:55:12 GMT
To answer your musical question:
Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" was sung in the movie, "Hollywood Canteen" in 1944 by Roy Rogers. In 1945, it was used as the title of a film and also song by Roy. In 1946, a clip was used in the Cole Porter biopic, "Night and Day" where it was shown being projected in the hospital.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Nov 12, 2017 7:59:16 GMT
Linda takes the lead in the music in Westerns mini-quiz. Next: First Western to win a'Best Song' Oscar? This one is tough because defining a Western is hard. It could be "The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" from "The Harvey Girls" or "Buttons and Bows" from "The Paleface." But if you are looking for a song from a straight Western - not a musical that takes place in The West - the choice would have to be "High Noon."
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 17:45:55 GMT
Next Western with Music quiz :
First PURE Western (so labeled by IMDb as such) to contain an Oscar-NOMINATED (non-winning) song (name the film, the singer and the song title). One guess/ post? Singing Guns (1950) "Mule Train" Music & Lyrics: Fred Glickman, Hy Heath & Johnny Lange Vaughn Monroe sang it in the movie, but the one I remember hearing was the Frankie Lane version.
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 17:51:30 GMT
Next Western with Music quiz :
First PURE Western (so labeled by IMDb as such) to contain an Oscar-NOMINATED (non-winning) song (name the film, the singer and the song title). Canyon Passage (1946) "Ole Buttermilk Sky" Hoagy Carmichael sang it www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZqEr19GDKIMusic: Hoagy Carmichael • Lyrics: Jack Brooks
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 17:57:14 GMT
Next Western with Music quiz :
First PURE Western (so labeled by IMDb as such) to contain an Oscar-NOMINATED (non-winning) song (name the film, the singer and the song title). Cat Ballou (1965) "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" Music: Jerry Livingston • Lyrics: Mack David Sung in movie by Stubby Kaye & Nat 'King' Cole There are my three for now........
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 18:29:19 GMT
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 18:50:43 GMT
Because.....aren't they pure WESTERN enough. ![](https://s26.postimg.org/f9n0z5lll/bigeek.gif) ? Aren't they all Oscar-nominated songs--without winning the statuette? Didn't I get the singer in the movie right? Didn't I get the names of the movies right? ![](https://s26.postimg.org/iqp324knt/bounce.gif) Oh, I get it!! This isn't really a GG. Well, I knew that...........
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Post by mcavanaugh on Nov 12, 2017 20:37:52 GMT
Sorry I wasn't able to play the Stewart and Bogie games, but family and work come first. I'm all for more all-performer quizzes -- and directors, too. Elia Kazan would be a good choice along with Capra, Wyler, and Ford.
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 22:22:05 GMT
Next Western with Music quiz : First PURE Western (so labeled by IMDb as such) to contain an Oscar-NOMINATED (non-winning) song (name the film, the singer and the song title).Oh, so you meant THE FIRST pure Western to ........ Never mind, Emily Litella
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Post by kijii on Nov 12, 2017 22:33:26 GMT
Sorry I wasn't able to play the Stewart and Bogie games, but family and work come first. I'm all for more all-performer quizzes -- and directors, too. Elia Kazan would be a good choice along with Capra, Wyler, and Ford. Mick, I find I am trying to "virtually" complete as many directors as possible. Trivia---Did you know that John Ford and Joseph L. Mankiewicz were the only directors to win back-to-back Oscars UNTIL Alejandro González Iñárritu came along? I love his movies, I just wish I knew how to pronounce his name.
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Post by kijii on Nov 13, 2017 1:36:32 GMT
And Capra won three over a stretch of five years. But, those back-to-backs seem to be important to some people. I remember Tom Hanks saying he was the only living actor to win back-to-back Oscars for best performer, but that was only after Luise Rainer had died in 2014. In fact, he may have said for Best Actor, which meant that he didn't have to wait for Luise Rainer's death. Katharine Hepburn had died in 2003. Jason Robards had died in 2000. If Russell Crowe had only won one of two that he lost, Tom Hanks' claim to fame would have been lost. ...Spencer Tracy had back-to-back Best Actor performer Oscars too--1938 and 1939.
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