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Q1. Who really wrote the screenplay for 'Custer of the West'? Hard · 300 pts
- Blacklisted Hollywood writers|British TV writers|Spanish co-producers|Uncredited Army historians
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Blacklisted Hollywood writers
Blacklisted writers used front names — a sly irony in a film critiquing U.S. power!
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Q2. What is the aspect ratio of Super Cinerama used in this film? Hard · 300 pts
- 1.85:1|2.35:1|2.55:1|2.76:1
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2.76:1
At 2.76:1, Super Cinerama is one of the widest formats ever used!
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Q3. How many years have historians debated Custer's Little Bighorn tactics? Medium · 200 pts
- Over 50 years|Over 75 years|Over 100 years|Over 150 years
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Over 150 years
No survivors left to explain it — so debate rages on 150+ years later!
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Q4. Robert Shaw wrote which iconic movie monologue himself? Medium · 200 pts
- The Indianapolis speech in 'Jaws'|The 'I am Spartacus' speech|The Gettysburg Address scene|The Dirty Dozen briefing
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The Indianapolis speech in 'Jaws'
Shaw rewrote the speech himself — it became cinema's greatest monologue!
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Q5. How many Hollywood pros were blacklisted during the McCarthy era? Medium · 200 pts
- Around 50|Around 150|Around 300|Around 500
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Around 300
~300 writers, directors & actors lost careers — some kept writing in secret!
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MORE ABOUT 'CUSTER OF THE WEST'
"They died with their boots on." The disastrous Battle of the Little Bighorn is revisited in this 1967 TV movie, with General George Armstrong Custer (Robert Shaw) leading his 7th Cavalry against the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Custer (Mary Ure), General Philip Sheridan (Lawrence Tierney), Major Marcus Reno (Jeffrey Hunter), and Sergeant Mulligan (Robert Ryan) round out the cast.
Directed by Robert Siodmak and Norman Tokar. Starring Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Lawrence Tierney, Jeffrey Hunter, and Robert Ryan. Test your knowledge of this famous last stand with the Custer Of The West trivia game!
Did you know?
- Shaw won the Hawthornden Prize for 'The Sun Doctor' in 1962 — before Jaws!
- Shaw honed his craft at the RSC before Hollywood cast him as Custer!
- 'Double Indemnity' was Billy Wilder's — not Siodmak's masterpiece!
- Roadshow tickets came with glossy programs, like a Broadway show!
Directed by Robert Siodmak was · Starring Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Lawrence Tierney, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan, Unknown, Kieron Moore
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