Classic Hollywood: Golden Age Movies
Instructions: From Casablanca to Hitchcock thrillers — how well do you know Hollywood's Golden Age?
- 1.
In 'Casablanca' (1942), which actor says the famous line, 'Here's looking at you, kid'?
ACary GrantBHumphrey BogartCClark GableDJames Stewart - 2.
Who played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939)?
ADebbie ReynoldsBDeanna DurbinCJudy GarlandDShirley Temple - 3.
Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a terrifying shower scene with Janet Leigh?
AVertigoBRear WindowCPsychoDThe Birds - 4.
Which actress starred alongside Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest' (1959)?
AGrace KellyBEva Marie SaintCDoris DayDKim Novak - 5.
What 1950 film noir classic features Gloria Swanson as faded silent-film star Norma Desmond?
ASunset BoulevardBAll About EveCThe Maltese FalconDDouble Indemnity - 6.
Which classic Western starred John Wayne as a cattle driver on the Chisholm Trail?
AStagecoachBTrue GritCThe SearchersDRed River - 7.
In 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952), who performs the iconic title number dancing with an umbrella?
AFred AstaireBDonald O'ConnorCGene KellyDDanny Kaye - 8.
Which 1962 epic film starred Peter O'Toole in the title role and won seven Academy Awards?
ASpartacusBBen-HurCLawrence of ArabiaDCleopatra - 9.
Which actress famously stood over a subway grate with her white dress blowing in 'The Seven Year Itch' (1955)?
AJayne MansfieldBMarilyn MonroeCBrigitte BardotDElizabeth Taylor - 10.
What was the first feature-length movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in color?
AGone with the WindBAn American in ParisCBen-HurDThe Wizard of Oz - 11.
Which legendary director made 'Rear Window' (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly?
ABilly WilderBAlfred HitchcockCOrson WellesDJohn Ford - 12.
In the 1946 classic 'It's a Wonderful Life,' who played George Bailey?
AJames StewartBGary CooperCHenry FondaDSpencer Tracy - 13.
Which 1961 film musical, starring Natalie Wood, is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City?
AMy Fair LadyBThe Sound of MusicCWest Side StoryDGuys and Dolls - 14.
Which 1944 film noir, directed by Billy Wilder, stars Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck plotting a murder for insurance money?
ADouble IndemnityBThe Third ManCThe Big SleepDLaura - 15.
Which actress starred as Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music' (1965)?
ADoris DayBJulie AndrewsCAudrey HepburnDDeborah Kerr
Answer Key
Humphrey Bogart's Rick Blaine delivered this iconic line to Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa. It's consistently ranked among the greatest movie quotes of all time.
Judy Garland was just 16 when she starred as Dorothy. Her performance of 'Over the Rainbow' became one of the most beloved songs in cinema history.
The shower scene in Psycho (1960) is one of the most famous sequences in film history. It took seven days to shoot the 45-second scene, using 70 camera setups.
Eva Marie Saint played the mysterious Eve Kendall. The film's crop duster chase and Mount Rushmore climax are among Hitchcock's most thrilling sequences.
In Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond's line 'All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up' became one of the most quoted lines in movie history.
Red River (1948) is considered one of the greatest Westerns ever made. It was the first time John Wayne played a morally complex, sometimes villainous character.
Gene Kelly choreographed and performed the joyful rain dance sequence. He actually filmed it while running a 103-degree fever.
Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, is renowned for its stunning desert cinematography. It was Peter O'Toole's breakout role.
Marilyn Monroe's billowing white dress became one of the most iconic images in pop culture history. The actual filming took place on Lexington Avenue in New York City.
Gone with the Wind (1939) was the first color film to win Best Picture. It won a then-record eight competitive Academy Awards.
Hitchcock filmed the entire movie from the perspective of Stewart's apartment, creating one of cinema's greatest suspense films from a single location.
James Stewart's portrayal of George Bailey became his personal favorite role. Though the film was initially a box-office disappointment, it later became a beloved holiday classic.
West Side Story won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It transplanted Shakespeare's tragedy into the world of rival street gangs in 1950s Manhattan.
Double Indemnity is considered one of the finest film noirs ever made. The sharp dialogue was co-written by Wilder and crime novelist Raymond Chandler.
Julie Andrews brought Maria to life in one of the highest-grossing films of the 1960s. She had already won the Best Actress Oscar the previous year for Mary Poppins.