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1950'S CLASSIC MOVIES 1950's CLASSIC MOVIES ACROSS 1. Rear Window is about a man who is convinced that one of his neighbours committed a murder. Who directed this classic film? 3. This 1953 war film is based on the 1951 novel of the same name written by James Jones. It is about the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbour. Name the movie. 5. Marilyn Munroe stars in the hit Some Like it Hot. Who gets to act across from this movie legend? 10. All About Eve, was released in 1950 and based on a short story by Mary Orr. Which female actor played Margo Channing in this classic movie? 11. Who stars with Gene Kelly in the classic production Singin' in the Rain? 12. Which classic musical movie introduced the hit song, Getting to Know You? 13. Who plays the character Cal Trask in the classic movie East of Eden? 14. The classic film Gigi was released in 1958. It stars Maurice Chevalier and Louis Jourdan, but who played Gigi? 15. In the 1950s classic Jailhouse Rock, who does Elvis play? DOWN 2. Ben-Hur is an epic 1959 film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starred who as the title character? 4. Who directed, wrote and produced the movie All the King’s Men? 6. Which classic movie filmed in Sri Lanka and starred William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and James Donald? 7. In which classic 1956 film about a planet with a huge secret did Walter Pidgeon play Dr Edward Morbius? 8. Which movie starred Ernest Borgnine, Joe Mantell & Frank Sutton and won the Academy Award for best picture in 1956? 9. This movie was released in 1955 and starred Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmons. In the same movie who plays a New York gambler who goes to Havana with a female missionary in the classic film Guys and Dolls? Page 1 Fun Times with 1950's CLASSIC MOVIES ANSWERS ACROSS Question Answers 1. Rear Window is about a man who is convinced that one of his Alfred Hitchcock neighbours committed a murder. Who directed this classic film? 3. This 1953 war film is based on the 1951 novel of the same name From Here to Eternity written by James Jones. It is about the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbour. Name the movie. 5. Marilyn Munroe stars in the hit Some Like it Hot. Who gets to act Tony Curtis across from this movie legend? 10. All About Eve, was released in 1950 and based on a short story by Bette Davis Mary Orr. Which female actor played Margo Channing in this classic movie? 11. Who stars with Gene Kelly in the classic production Singin' in the Debbie Reynolds Rain? 12. Which classic musical movie introduced the hit song, Getting to The King and I Know You? 13. Who plays the character Cal Trask in the classic movie East of Eden? James Dean 14. The classic film Gigi was released in 1958. It stars Maurice Chevalier Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan, but who played Gigi? 15. In the 1950s classic Jailhouse Rock, who does Elvis play? Vince Everett DOWN Questions Answers 2. Ben-Hur is an epic 1959 film directed by William Wyler, produced by Charlton Heston Sam Zimbalist, and starred who as the title character? 4. Who directed, wrote and produced the movie All the King’s Men? Robert Rossen 6. Which classic movie filmed in Sri Lanka and starred William Holden, The Bridge on the Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and James Donald? River Kwai 7. In which classic 1956 film about a planet with a huge secret did Walter Forbidden Planet Pidgeon play Dr Edward Morbius? 8. Which movie starred Ernest Borgnine, Joe Mantell and Frank Sutton Marty and won the Academy Award for best picture in 1956? 9. This movie was released in 1955 and starred Frank Sinatra and Jean Marlon Brando Simmons. In the same movie who plays a New York gambler who goes to Havana with a female missionary in the classic film Guys and Dolls? Page 2 Fun Times with .
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