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Q.1
Which actresses starred in the 1923 and 1931 remakes of "The Cheat" (1915)?
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Norma Talmadge and Carole Lombard
Theda Bara and Jean Harlow
Pola Negri and Tallulah Bankhead
Louise Brooks and Joan Crawford
Q.2
The 1932 Barbara Stanwyck vehicle "The Purchase Price" ripped its off script from a silent film. What was that film's title?
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The Bargain (1914)
The Red Lily (1924)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1914)
The Canadian (1926)
Q.3
Which performer from the 1922 version of "Robin Hood" reprised their role in the film "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)?
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Alan Hale as Little John
Eugene Pallette as Friar Tuck
Basil Rathbone as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Montagu Love as Bishop of the Black Canons
Q.4
When MGM released their remake of "Ben-Hur" what steps did they take to supress the 1925 version?
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They didn't suppress it. They even held double feature screenings in select venues.
They destroyed all the remaining prints of the silent film that were in their possession.
They turned a private collector in to the FBI and had his print confinscated.
They started a whisper campaign claiming that the silent film contained pro-fascist propaganda.
Q.5
Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge often remade one another's vehicles. For example, Pickford's last two films were remakes of Talmadge vehicles. Both actresses made three versions of "Tess of the Storm Country" between them. In which order were they made?
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Pickford, Talmadge, Pickford
Talmadge, Talmadge, Pickford
Pickford, Talmadge, Talmadge
Pickford, Pickford, Talmadge
Q.6
Which film was the climax of the John Gilbert vehicle "The Cossacks" stolen from?
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Michael Strogoff (1926)
The Volga Boatman (1926)
The Dancer's Peril (1917)
The Cossack Whip (1916)
Q.7
George M. Cohan's famous play "Seven Keys to Baldpate" was remade multiple times in the silent and sound eras. What was unique about the remake entitled "House of the Long Shadows" (1983)?
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It features six different descendents of Cohan in various supporting roles.
It used the original sets and costumes from the 1917 film, which had been preserved by the Cohan family.
It was the only version besides the original that used the classic twist ending.
It is the only film to star horror legends Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine and Vincent Price on screen at the same time.
Q.8
"The Sea Hawk" (1924) was remade in 1940 as an Errol Flynn vehicle. What changes did it make to the story?
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The original story never actually had any ship scenes and took place entirely in a port city.
The original hero was a Spaniard, not an Englishman.
The original story was completely chucked and replaced with a new one.
The original story had the main character die while the Flynn version had a happy ending.
Q.9
Cecil B. DeMille remade his own films in both the silent and sound era. Which film did he remake TWICE?
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The Ten Commandments
The Squaw Man
Samson and Delilah
Reap the Wild Wind
Q.10
In a landmark copyright ruling, which famous play was deemed so trite, cliched and stereotyped that its story and characters could not enjoy legal protection from thinly-disguised motion picture ripoffs?
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Way Down East
The Virgin of Bethulia
Abie's Irish Rose
The Pearl of Pekin
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