Super Quiz: Film quotations from the 1950s

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

  1. “Oh, Moses! Moses! You stubborn, splendid, adorable fool!” (1956) 2. “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” (1951) 3. “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup.” (1950) 4. “Years from now, when you talk about this, and you will, be kind.” (1956) 5. “Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.” (1951) 6. “You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.” (1954) 7. “Well, nobody’s perfect.” (1959) 8. “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” (1950) 9. “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!” (1958)

Answers 1. The Ten Commandments 2. A Streetcar Named Desire 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Tea and Sympathy 5. The African Queen 6. On the Waterfront 7. Some Like It Hot 8. All About Eve 9. Auntie Mame

Style, Pages 23 on 01/21/2014