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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: Otto Puzzell on November 11, 2012, 08:32:34 AM
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Mr. Puzzell - I'm ready for my close-up!
In the following three panels you'll find pictures from auto-themed movies, and pictures of actors and actresses. Some are as ordinary as sand, others are almost unknown, or long forgotten. Some of the stars are shown in stills from the movies with which they should be matched. Others are shown in publicity shots or stills from other movies.
Winning points in this puzzle is done like this. Match the movie still with an actor, an actress, and the title of the movie. No partial point for naming just a star, or just a move. If you want the points, your answer must be complete, and include the name of the actor, the actress and the movie. Each must reference the number they are given in this puzzle.
Points will be awarded once the puzzle is complete.
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Enjoy!
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I'll log the correct answers here:
Movie #1 Ein Engel auf Erden Actor #7 Henri Vidal Actress #8 Romy Schneider Solved by: Wendax
Movie #2 Burn 'em Up Barnes Actor #6 Jack Mulhall Actress #4 Lola Lane Solved by ? Tom_I
Movie #3 Car 99 Actor #5 Fred MacMurray Actress #2 Ann Sheridon Solved by: Aaron65
Movie #4 Drag Strip Riot Actor #4 Gary Clarke Actress #1 Yvonne Fedderson Solved by: Tom_I
Movie #5 Fever Heat Actor #3 Nick Adams Actress #3 Jeannine Riley Solved by ? Tom_I
Movie #6 Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow Actor #2 Russ Bender Actress #5 Jody Fair Solved by ? Wendax
Movie #7 Red Hot Tires Actor #8 Lyle Talbot Actress #7 Mary Astor Solved by ? Tom_I
Movie #8 Blonde Comet Actor #1 Robert Kent Actress #6 Virginia Vale Solved by: Tom_I
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Movie 3>> bonnie and clyde?
Movie 6>> hotrods to hell
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Time to review the rules on this one ;)
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OK - Up it goes
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No Expert interest, either.
I'll move it again to the Pro section...
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Movie #1: Ein Engel auf Erden (Angel On Earth / An Angel on Wheels) (1959)
Actor #7: Henri Vidal
Actress #8: Romy Schneider
Movie #6: Hot Rod Gang (1958)
Actor #2: Steve Drexel (?)
Actress #5: Jody Fair
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It seems you've been waiting on this one ;D
Movie #1, Actor #7 and Actress #8 are correct.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_GBR3dfOns
Hot Rod Gang is not in this puzzle; so as to not to present a gift to the other Puzzlers, I'll tell you you that you've correctly identified one of the players in Movie #6
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It seems you've been waiting on this one ;D
Unfortunately most of this puzzle remains a mystery to me.
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Clues will come, in time.
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Movie #3 is Car 99, which starred Actor #5, who is Fred MacMurray, and Actress #2 (I think), which is Ann Sheridan
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Movie #3 is Car 99, which starred Actor #5, who is Fred MacMurray, and Actress #2 (I think), which is Ann Sheridan
Right!
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Movie #8, Blonde Comet (USA, 1941) starring Actor #1, Robert Kent and Actress #6, Virginia Vale.
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Movie #6: Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
Actor #2: Russ Bender
Actress #5: Jody Fair
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Movie #8, Blonde Comet (USA, 1941) starring Actor #1, Robert Kent and Actress #6, Virginia Vale.
Right you are!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDN4qnHZn-I
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Movie #6: Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
Actor #2: Russ Bender
Actress #5: Jody Fair
Correct again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSsgmM3juc
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Movie #4: Dragstrip Riot (1958), also known as The Reckless Age.
Actress #1: Yvonne Lime, as credited in this film, otherwise known as Yvonne Fedderson.
Not certain, but I think the Actor is #4, Gary Clarke.
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Movie #4: Dragstrip Riot (1958), also known as The Reckless Age.
Actress #1: Yvonne Lime, as credited in this film, otherwise known as Yvonne Fedderson.
Not certain, but I think the Actor is #4, Gary Clarke.
That's Clark alright, in a screenshot from the film. He usually has darker hair; but since much of this film took place on a beach (and hardly any time was spent at the drag strip), the bleached hair was apropos. Young Ms. Lime (her maiden name), Elvis's one time co-star and dating partner, was perhaps best known for playing Micheal Landon's girlfriend in I Was a Teenage Werewolf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh9uxDF6jaA
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Movie #2: Burn 'em Up Barnes (1934).
Actress #4: Lola Lane.
Actor #6: I can't find the picture, but I think that's Frankie Darro.
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Arrgh!
I had Blonde Comet and Virginia Vale pictured in one of my own group puzzles, and wasn't even able to remember!
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Movie #2: Burn 'em Up Barnes (1934).
Actress #4: Lola Lane.
Actor #6: I can't find the picture, but I think that's Frankie Darro.
I think that actor #6 isn't Frankie Darro, but Jack Mulhall, in the role of Burn 'em up Barnes
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Oops, you're right!
Because Jack Mulhall looks quite different from that in "Burn 'em Up Barnes" I guessed that Actor #6 was Frankie Darro when he was older, and didn't think it would be Mulhall when he was (a bit) younger. :-[
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I had searched pictures of Frankie Darro for this puzzle http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=18125.0
So I knew it couldn't be him, but I thought this guy was Harold Lloyd (without glasses) myself, in the beginning.
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Remember, all three correct components must be included in a post, to take the point.
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I might as well snatch it back then - sorry Ray!
Movie #2: Burn 'em Up Barnes (1934).
Actress #4: Lola Lane.
Actor #6: Jack Mulhall.
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No problemo. I wasn't after the point! ;)
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This has been a tough one to track down. As the "movie" pictures seem to be vidcaps from the films, you have to watch them on Youtube (or wherever) to identify the stills. I eventually found a trailer for this one on TCM. So let's see if I can do this one without a foot fault...
Movie #7: Red Hot Tires (1935), also known under the title Racing Luck.
Actor #8: Lyle Talbot.
Actress #7: Mary Astor.
I could only find one publicity photo for this film, and in case anyone thinks I can't recognise him, that's Frankie Darro on the left.
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Movie #7: Red Hot Tires (1935), also known under the title Racing Luck.
Actor #8: Lyle Talbot.
Actress #7: Mary Astor.
Points are going fast!
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I could only find one publicity photo for this film, and in case anyone thinks I can't recognise him, that's Frankie Darro on the left.
I don't see who do you mean by that, Tom ;)
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:D
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;D
Nice one, Ray, but that's a rather romantically airbrushed picture of Lyle Talbot.
There's no mistaking him and Frankie Darro in the movie (first still shows the two of them, Darro on the left). And it's the mechanic Johnny, played by Darro, who accompanies Mary Astor on the break-in mission shown in the poster. The second still is at the point where they are about to break down the cupboard door. ;)
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The remaining actor was nominated for an academy award near the end of his career. He is perhaps better-known fore his TV roles. The leading lady actress also spent a lot of time on TV series, but was never nominated for an Oscar. Many of her TV roles were of the southern belle or beauty-pageant contestant varieties.
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Well, if nobody else is playing...
Movie #5: Fever Heat (1968).
Actor #3: Nick Adams (who died in February 1968, so this must have been one of the last things he did).
Actress #3: Jeannine Riley.
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Excellent!
I'll tally the point and move to Solved tomorrow.
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Good work, gents! The points are as follows:
Tom_I 5
Wendax 2
Aaron65 1
The next one will more difficult. Coming soon, to an AutoPuzzles near you. 8)