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A leisurely look at the working men and women of the movies. Happy Labor Day!
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Question 1 of 10
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In The Devil and Miss Jones, Jean Arthur plays a shoe clerk whose boyfriend was fired for trying to form a union. What favorite Hitchcock actor played the boyfriend?
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Cummings starred in both Saboteur and Dial M For Murder for Hitchcock.Incorrect
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Question 2 of 10
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In The Man With the White Suit, both management and unions revolt because of eccentric scientist Alec Guinness’ sartorial invention. Why?
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Realizing they’d be out of a job if Guiness’ invention ever became available to the public, his employers shut him down. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Question 3 of 10
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In On The Waterfront, Marlon Brando plays Terry Malloy based on the real-life dockworker Anthony DeVincenzo. The priest in the film was based on the real-life clergyman, Father John.. M. Corridan. Who played him in the movie?
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Malden was a long-time friend of Brando, appearing with him in several other films including A Streetcar Named Desire and One-Eyed Jacks.
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Question 4 of 10
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Lee J. Cobb played gangster Johnny Friendly in On The Waterfront. In what movie was he on the other side of the aisle as a businessman threatened by the mob?
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The Garment Jungle is a nifty noir, too often overlooked but notable for Joseph Biroc’s cinematography and co-directors Vincent Sherman and Robert Aldrich.
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Question 5 of 10
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I’m Alright Jack, the gleefully cynical 1959 UK comedy about trade unions starred a plethora of great British actors. Who played the communist shop steward?
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Just late of The Goon Show and The Ladykillers, I’m Alright Jack was one of the first films to showcase Sellers as a fully-fledged star.
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Question 6 of 10
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The Oscar winning documentary Harlan County USA is about what labor-intensive subject?
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Directed by Barbara Kopple in 1976, Harlan County USA is the touchstone for advocacy moviemaking.
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Question 7 of 10
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In F.I.S.T, Sylvester Stallone’s 1978 union movie, what does “F.I.S.T.” stand for?
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This was Stallone’s first film after Rocky and he again took on the lion’s share of the screenwriting, rewriting much of Joe Eszterhas’ original work with the help of director Norman Jewison.
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Question 8 of 10
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The 1978 union drama Blue Collar reunited star Harvey Keitel with what fellow Taxi Driver alum?
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A tension-filled set led to a breakdown for Taxi Driver screenwriter Schrader but the film went on to near universal praise.
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Question 9 of 10
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Matewan, the 1987 drama about a coal miner’s strike in 1920, was written and directed by what indefatigable renaissance man?
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John Sayles finds time to direct, write, act and contribute to our humble site as a TFH Guru. His most recent film was Go For Sister and his most recent novel was 2011’s A Moment in the Sun.
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Question 10 of 10
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Jack Nicholson starred in 1992’s Hoffa about union leader Jimmy Hoffa. What famous director had a cameo as a corpse?
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Director Danny DeVito snagged his Batman pal to play dead for the camera (probably with a little help from Nicholson’s Joker).
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