Musical
Which 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein movie was adapted from the duo's 1943 Broadway musical set in the American heartland? Hint: The film opens with a cowboy named Curly McLain bursting into song about the weather while riding to a neighboring farm.
A. Oklahoma!
B. Paint your Wagon
A. Oklahoma!
In 1976 the original cast recording of Oklahoma! was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Although James Dean is best remembered for his searing performance in "Rebel Without a Cause", which film earned him his first Oscar nomination?
A. East of Eden
B. Passion
A. East of Eden
Although James Dean died tragically in a car accident at the age of 24, his performance in "East of Eden" earned him the Academy's first posthumous Oscar nomination. He was also nominated for an Oscar posthumously for his work in "Giant".
Grace Kelly left acting to marry the Prince of Monaco, but before she did, she made which suspenseful classic?
a. The Rear Window
b. Sabrina
a. The Rear Window
Rear Window features performances from Hitchcock regulars Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly and couture costumes from fashion icon Edith Head.
Singin' in the ________
a. Snow
b. Rain
b. Rain
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Name a song from the movie The King & I
a. Getting to Know You
b. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
a. Getting to Know You
"Getting to Know You" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. It was first sung by Gertrude Lawrence in the original ...
The iconic cinematic moment in this 1957 film is the exquisite Audrey Hepburn running down the grand staircase of the Louvre museum in an equally exquisite red gown by Hubert de Givenchy, against a backdrop of the Winged Victory of Samothrace at the top of the stairs. What is the name of the film?
a. Funny Face
b. Funny Lady
b. Funny Face
A timeless and elegant musical feast, Funny Face thrives on the agile and vibrant performances from legendary screen titans Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.
Who starred in the hit movie The sound of Music opposite Julie Andrews?
a. Cary Grant
b. Christopher Plummer
b. Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91
His performance as Captain von Trapp in one of the most popular movies of all time propelled a steady half-century parade of television and film roles.
Who starred in the hit movie Funny Girl?
a. Julie Andrews
b. Barbra Streisand
b. Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (/ˈstraɪsænd/; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT).
West Side Story Guide and Commentary by Jack Gottlieb
What's the title of this movie that is based directly on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (R&J). Far less well known is the fact that Shakespeare based his play (1594) on other material, particularly a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke entitled The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562).
a. West Side Story
b. The sound of Music
a. West Side Story
The original stage version of Maria's song "I Feel Pretty" included the lyrics "I feel pretty and witty and bright / And I pity / Any girl who isn't me tonight." In the film this night scene was changed to the daytime, and presumably for this reason, the rhyming words "bright" and "tonight" were changed to "gay" and "today."
Which of the following songs is included in the soundtrack of The Sound of Music?
a. Maria
b. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
a. Maria
What's the tittle of the movie which starred Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds in the 50's?
a. Romancing the Stone
b. Singing in the Rain
a. Singing in the Rain
One of the greatest actors of his generation, who among the following actors is known for his role in The King & I?
a. Charlton Heston
b. Yul Brynner
b. Yul Brynner
Yuliy Borisovich Briner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards, and later an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film adaptation.
Who's the leading lady of Cary Grant in the movie An Affair to Remember?
a. Deborah Kerr
b. Debbie Reynolds
a. Deborah Kerr
Deborah Jane Trimmer[1] CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (/kɑːr/), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Breakfast at __________. One of Audrey Hepburns' hit movies in 60's.
a. Paris
b. Tiffany's
b. Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer...
What song was included in the soundtrack of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's?
a. Moon River
b. Sunrise Sunset
a. Moon River
There is a moment in Breakfast at Tiffany's where Holly Golightly (played by Audrey Hepburn) feels blue, so she pulls out a guitar, settles down on her fire escape, and softly sings, "Moon River."
Marilyn Monroe, as we all know by now, gets a bad rap. Continually underestimated as a dumb blonde, "________________" is one of the few films that gives her the opportunity to showcase an unexpected wiliness. She plays a showgirl on a cruise with her best friend (played with ride-or-die aplomb by Jane Russell); she is engaged but that doesn't stop her from eyeing up the most eligible bachelor on board. In one of the film's funniest moments, it turns out to be a 10-year-old boy.
a. Gentlemen Prefers Blonde
b. Lady in Red
a. Gentlemen Prefers Blonde
Known for his role for Roman Holiday opposite Audrey Hepburn and How to Kill a Mockingbird...who's this tall, dark and handsome man?
a. Cary Grant
b. Gregory Peck
b. Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry.
Who's Carrie Fisher's mom and also known for her role in the movie Singin' in the Rain opposite Gene Kelly?
a. Debbie Reynolds
b. Julie Andrews
a. Debbie Reynolds
Reynolds died of a stroke on Dec. 28, 2016 — one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, Billie's mother, who'd had a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles days earlier.
Some Like it _____. This movie stars Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis
a. Cold
b. Hot
b. Hot.
This movie represents Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon at their most hilarious. A pair of down-on-their-luck Prohibition-Era musicians from Chicago, the two end up in dire straits when they accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
One of Elvis Presley's hit songs from the movie Jailhouse Rock, which one was it?
a. Blue Hawaii
b. Jailhouse Rock
b. Jailhouse Rock
Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor and Jennifer Holden. Adapted by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film tells the story of Vince Everett (Presley), a convict who learns the guitar while in prison and later becomes a star following his release.
Which 1956 film musical is based on a 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway play that had been adapted from the biography of a children's governess working abroad, written in the late 1860s?
a. The Sound of Music
b. The King & I
b. The King & I
The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical comedy film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Starring_____, Leslie Caron (her film debut), Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner.
a. Fred Astaire
b. Gene Kelly
b. Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man".
She began her career as a ballerina. She made her film debut in the musical An American in Paris (1951), followed by roles in The Man with a Cloak (1951), Glory Alley (1952) and The Story of Three Loves (1953).
a. Leslie Caron
b. Judy Garland
a. Leslie Caron
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (French: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]; born 1 July 1931) is a French and American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
Mary _________. Starring Julie Andrews as a governess of two children.
a. Magdalene
b. Poppins
b. Poppins
One of the hit songs in the hit movie West Side story. It's about a girl named _______.
a. Maria
b. Cristina
a. Maria
Natalie Wood was an American actress of Russian and Ukrainian descent. She started her career as a child actress and eventually transitioned into teenage roles, young adult roles, and middle-aged roles. She drowned off Catalina Island on November 29, 1981 at age 43.Wood was born July 20, 1938 in San Francisco to Russian immigrant parents: housewife Maria Gurdin (née Zudilova), known by multiple aliases including Mary, Marie and Musia, and second husband Nick Gurdin (née Zacharenko), a janitor and prop builder. Nicholas was born in Primorsky Krai, son of a chocolate-factory worker.