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BMBFarr

  1. Cary Grant or Gary Cooper: Who was the more handsome of Hollywood's two leading men of the '30s and '40s?
  2. Trivia answer: Lilli Palmer was the German-born, Jewish actress who fled Nazis & ended up on the big screen in England & America.
  3. Name this German-born, Jewish actress who fled Nazis & ended up on big screen in England & America, only to return to her native Germany.
  4. Which movie is better? way.in/LqrfZM twitter.com/BMBFarr/status…
  5. Which is better: "Animal House" or "Caddyshack"?
  6. On his birthday, what was the best Laurence Olivier film ever?
  7. Trivia answer: The star from 30s who went on to producing & his daughter who starred in hit TV show were Robert and Elizabeth Montgomery.
  8. My latest from Huffington Post -- Genius Uncovered: The Timeless Film Legacy of Howard Hawks huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/geni…
  9. Our Movie of the Week: "Escape from Alcatraz" youtu.be/gTGBLbFgMWY
  10. This Hollywood star from the 1930s went on to producing & his daughter starred in a hit TV show in the '60s. Name the father and daughter.
  11. On his birthday, what was James Stewart's best film?
  12. Who has made more good movies, Kirk or Michael Douglas?
  13. Answer to yesterday's question: Tilda Swinton is the Oscar-winning British actress who morphed from a man to a woman in 1992's "Orlando".
  14. What Oscar-winning British actress morphed from a man to a woman in her breakthrough film?
  15. Correct! @viam51: @bmbfarr Claudette Colbert!
  16. Today's question: Which screen actress was slated to play Margo Channing in 1950's "All About Eve" before Bette Davis?
  17. Answer to yesterday's question: "Vincent and Theo" from 1990 was the movie that actor Tim Roth made with legendary director Robert Altman.
  18. Actor Tim Roth, who's also worked behind the camera, made one movie with legendary director Robert Altman. What was it?
  19. Which is the better Harvey Keitel movie: "Mean Streets" (1973) or "Reservoir Dogs" (1992)?
  20. On her birthday, what was Katharine Hepburn's very best film?