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My Son John (1950 Movie)
100
Why did drive-ins become popular in the 1950s?
(hint: economic boost)
Since the economy was doing well more and more families were owning cars and it was becoming common for families to even own two.
100
What is Marilyn Monroe's real name?
Her real name is Norma Jeane Mortenson.
100
What popular song came from the musical "Singing In the Rain"?
Double Points- sing a line from the song
Singin' in the Rain
100
How many days did it take to shoot the movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” ?
A. 46
B. 23
C. 61
D. 34
B. 23 Days
100
What movie is this poster for?
"My Son John"
200
Drive-In Theaters became popular in the 1950s but when was the first drive-in made?
The first drive-in was created in 1933 by Richard Hollingshed.
He made it because he was a car dealer. Another inspiration was from his mother who was too big to sit in the regular movie seats.
200
The famous actress Lucille Ball is known for her show "I Love Lucy", but why was she important to movies and television in the 1950s?
Lucille Ball was the first female to own a Hollywood Studio.
"I Love Lucy" was the first show to have multiple camera angles in front of a live audience, this idea helped come from Lucille Ball.
"I Love Lucy" was the first show to have an interracial couple.
200
What country is the movie "The King and I" banned from?
Double Points- Why was it banned?
Thailand
They thought the king was showed disrespectfully. For example, he is shown eating with chopsticks instead of forks. (Forks are royalty utensils)
200
In the horror movie, "The Blob", who played the main character, Steve Andrews?
A. Steve McQueen
B. Earl Rowe
C. Owlin Howland
A. Steve McQueen
200
"My Son John" is a movie about John Jefferson. John is suspected by his family to be a communist and it shows the ins and outs of how being a communist can negatively affect the families life.
Why was this movie created?
This movie was created as anti-communism propaganda. Many movies like this were created because during the 1950s was the Second Red Scare.
300
Which of these famous Disney Princess movies came out during the 1950s?
A. Snow White
B. Cinderella
C. Mulan
B. Cinderella
300
Why was Marilyn Monroe an important figure for the 1950s?
She went against the gender norms of women having to be modest, having to live for men, or being a stay at home house wife.
She was very progressive and is the reason that Ella Fitzgerald was able to become so popular. No big places were allowing Fitzgerald to sing there since she was black. Marilyn Monroe promised to show up at The Tiffany Club every night if they booked Fitzgerald because she thought that Fitzgerald was very talented and didn't care about her skin color.
300
What musical did the popular song "Anything You Can Do" come from?
Double Points- sing a line from the sing
"Annie Get Your Gun"
300
"An alien telepathically forces children to sabotage a super-weapon the military is developing. A twist ending reveals that children all over the world have been similarly manipulated, resulting in global disarmament."
What movie is this description about?
A. Aliens Against America
B. The Space Children
C. A Fight For Children
B. The Space Children
300
Which lead returned to motion pictures after a 15 year break to do this movie?
A. Helen Hayes
B. Dean Jagger
C. Richard Jaeckel
A. Helen Hayes
Fun Fact: Rumors were spread around Hollywood that Helen Hayes was discussing the plot before it was out.
400
What was a reason Sci-Fi becoming so popular in movies?
Hint: has to do with the cold war
Now that the Cold War has started people were coming up with many theories that America was not against Russia, but against aliens.
400
What famous actor from "The Godfather" started their fame in the 1950's?
A. Rob Lowe
B. Marlon Brando
C. Al Pacino
B. Marlon Brando
400
Name any of the cast from the movie "Oklahoma!"
Curly McLain- Gordon MacRae
Laurey Williams- Shirley Jones
Will Parker- Gene Nelson
400
The actor who played Frankenstein's monster in the movie “Frankenstein” turned down the role of the monster in the famous 1950s movie “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”, who is this actor?
Glenn Strange
400
(Double Points If The Team Gets It Right)
Why were the reviews of this movie so torn?
Hint: It has to do with the political views behind it.
Some people said that it was too political to be a good movie, others said that it did such a good job with the politics that it invoked fear into the viewers.
500
What was the highest grossing movie in the 1950s?
A. Lacy and the Tramp
B. Around the World in 80 Days
C. The Ten Commandments
D. Peter Pan
C. The Ten Commandments
It earned $93,740,000, which is $869,986,465.44 today
500
The famous actress that starred in "The Wizard of Oz" also starred in the 1950 movie "Summer Stock", who is this actress?
Judy Garland
500
In the musical "Guys and Dolls" what popular singer had the lead?
Hint- "I did it my way"
Frank Sinatra
500
Why did horror movies become so popular?
Hint: People were wanting to stay home and make families with their loved ones after the war ended instead of going out and watching movies
Movie industries were trying to do new things so that people would leave their homes to go watch movies.
500
Name any of the lead actors/actresses from "My Son John"
John Jefferson- Robert Walker
Lucille Jefferson- Helen Hayes
Dan Jefferson- Dean Jagger
Father O'Dowd- Frank McHugh
Stedman- Van Heflin