Flicks VI Quiz

Twenty on the early days of film-making history..............

101 Which actress made her debut in An Unseen Enemy in 1912, and was still going strong in Sweet Liberty in 1986 ?
102 Who was the popular 'mixed-up' hero of early silent westerns ?
103 Which 1936 movie satirised the horrors of the mechanical age ?
104 Which country led the world in feature film production until 1911 - a) Australia; b) Hungary; or c) Great Britain ?
105 Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were voted the most popular male and female stars in Russia - true or false ?
106 Which silent police force was led by Ford Sterling ?
107 Who was known as "The It Girl" ?
108 Which silent star had a contract forbidding him to smile on screen ?
109 Which silent film star became a father at the age of 73 ?
110 Which comedy star was the first screen performer to make a million dollars a year - a) Charlie Chaplin; b) Buster Keaton; or c) Fatty Arbuckle ?
111 What were the 3,000 projectiles used in Laurel and hardy's Battle of the Century ?
112 Which bits of Charlie Chaplin were insured for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars ?
113 Which bespectacled comedian gained fame for performing his own stunts ?
114 What did the famous sign on the hills above Hollywood originally spell out ?
115 Who was the star of the 1921 film The Sheik ?
116 Which leading lady of the silent screen had a name that was an anagram of Arab Death ?
117 Who was the silent star of the 1922 film The Paleface ?
118 Who was the thin half of Laurel and Hardy ?
119 Which silent film star lost part of his hand when a 'fake' bomb blew up ?
120 In which hand did Charlie Chaplin carry his cane ?


1pt for each; the new rule of maximum 10 answers per person in any one four-hour period applies.

Good luck !

[Sir Chancelot]

Wayyyyyyyy before my time these

118 - Stan Laurel was the thin one
122 - Charles held his bamboo cane in his left hand

[H&J]

120 :D He held it in his left hand

2pts to Stormin' in spit of getting his numbering wrong.
0.5 to H & J for the correction.

103. The shape of things to come?
106. The Keystone Cops?
113. Harold Lloyd
114. Hollywoodland
115. Rudolf Valentino

just remembered
107. Clara Bow

All correct Regg3y except 103.
And you are definitely along the right lines, so much so that you get 0.5pts for a near miss.

Leaderboard:
1. Regg3y 5.5pts
2. Stormin' 2pts
3. H&J 0.5pts

103. If I'm as close as you say, could it be "Things to Come" which the UK title was "The Shape Of Things To Come" AKA "The Hundred Years to Come" (working title) and "Whither Mankind" (UK) (working title)

Well Regg3y, the key word in the question is satirised.
The correct answer is this film, which starred Charlie Chaplin bumbling his way along and attempting to struggle with things that were modern at the time:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)

Your answer is more Sci-Fi and a serious attempt to predict the future. However as it was also made in the given year (1936) I'll give you the rest of the point.

Leaderboard:
1. Regg3y 6pts
2. Stormin' 2pts
3. H&J 0.5pts

101. Gish. But I can't remember which one, Lillian or Dorothy.
102. From the clue, would it be Tom Mix?
111. Custard Pies?
117. I can only think of the 1948 film with Bob Hope.

[SirKT]

101. Lilian Gish
112. His feet?
116. Theda Bara
117. Buster Keaton

[Lord Cheeky]

104) Austrailia i think?
105) True ?
119) Buster Keaton

Sorry to keep you waiting, lads. Been a busy day.

Regg3y's first three answers are correct, if we allow Lillian.
117) is obviously a later film, but 0.5 for the reference: Bob Hope as Painless Potter the dentist, and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane.

Sir KT has all four correct, the full point allowed for being assertive on Lillian Gish.

Lord Cheeky - 104 & 105 correct, but wrong choice of silent movie star for 119.

3.5, 4.0 and 2.0 to add on respectively.

Leaderboard:
1. Regg3y 9.5pts
2. Sir KT 4pts
3= Stormin' 2pts
3= Lord Cheeky 2pts
5. H&J 0.5pts

[CraigC]

110. Buster Keaton

Also, on Flicks V (now locked), #81 = Saturn, the planet's moon Discovery was travelling to in 2001 A Space Odessey (sorry, wasn't arround to claim it earlier).

Sorry, Craig, Buster not the correct answer - now a 50/50 shot for anyone who wants to have a go.

Have noted your comments on Flicks V and transferred them to that particular quiz together with a response.

[Sir Jock o The Strap]

119 HAROLD LLOYD
110 I shall go obvious with FATTY ARBUCKLE, as I have never heard of him.
108 Buster Keaton

3 good points there, Jock, but I'm surprised you've never heard of Fatty Arbuckle, the master of the custard pie.
Apparently he could do somersaults while holding them.

His career was ruined by a sex scandal, an actress named Virginia Rappe died after visiting his room and allegedly being on the wrong end of a champagne bottle. He was however acquitted of any wrongful doing. Have a read :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_Arbuckle

Closing this one now.
Surprised no-one got Charlie Chaplin as the 73-year old father.
Years later there is some doubt - Chaplin is thought to have funded a home for child care of the end-product of the casting couch as many young aspiring actresses got themselves into trouble.

Final table:
1. Regg3y 9.5pts
2. Sir KT 4pts
3. Sir Jock'o'the Strap 3pts
4= Stormin' 2pts
4= Lord Cheeky 2pts
6. H&J 0.5pts