A Do You Know Your B Movies Quiz

HONDO

Thanks Ves. The daybill is exceptionally stunning. It is certainly superior to the o.k. designed  F, Cunninghame one sheet.

HONDO

 X96  X97 
There is a connection involved with these two images.

jayn_j

X96.  An image search says Press For Time starring Norman Wisdom.  Never heard of it, but it appears to be one of a series of sex farces.

HONDO

jayn_j said:

X96.  An image search says Press For Time starring Norman Wisdom.  Never heard of it, but it appears to be one of a series of sex farces.

Correct . Press For Time from 1966.

I need to correct you though on the genre of film. Norman Wisdom was a popular British comedian in film during the 1950's and 1960's. Well known in the U.K. and the British commomwealth countries, but not so much in the U.S.A. The film is a comedy that was rated U ( Universal - suitable for all ) in the U.K., and For general exhibition in Australia. My pictured image was a beauty contest scene only.

 

HONDO

 X97
A couple of clues to hopefully assist you are that this actress worked in a lot of comedy films in the early part of her screen career. Sadly she died at a young age.

jayn_j

Ok, stumped.  It looks like Judy Holliday and your clue definitely points that way.  But very little of her work was B movies, and I can't find an image. Phfft or Full of Life?

HONDO

The actress isn't American but is English. if that helps. Being in the U.S.A. proved fatal for her. 

HONDO

A final clue for X97 is that also in the pictured scene is one of Britain's top comedians.

HONDO

Surprised that with my clues no one has yet managed to come up with the answer for this film .I will now reveal the answer to be Who Done It? an English film from 1956, and one of the last Ealing films to be distributed by Rank Film Distributors.

The pictured actress being Belinda Lee seen below with Benny Hill in the film. Belinda was killed in a car crash in California U.S.A. in 1961. She was only 25 years of age.


 

dedeposter

It's funny, I was just looking at that poster the other day!

HONDO

   X98 
A real low budget B grade film to be identified this time around. 

jayn_j

X98 hot rod girl (1956)
Got that one on dvd

HONDO

jayn_j said:

X98 hot rod girl (1956)
Got that one on dvd

Correct. Lori Nelson pictured in the car had previously been signed with Universal- International in the early 1950's, but later her contract wasn't renewed, After this her future film roles were downgraded to acting in B grade films like this AIP effort.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

HONDO

 X99
One for the film noir fans.

Bruce

X-99 is T-Men

HONDO

Bruce said:

X-99 is T-Men

 

Yes it is T-Men from 1947. A well regarded film-noir directed by Anthony Mann.

HONDO

 X100
Any thoughts about this image?

Bruce

X100 First Man Into Space

HONDO

Bruce said:

X100 First Man Into Space

It certainly is First Man Inro Space from 1959.

HONDO

  X101
A very well known actress who appeared in many b movies over many decades.

Bruce

X101 is Hellfire.

I must confess I am not a fan of 1940s and 1950s B-Westerns, because most are very similar plots, but I happened to catch this movie one day and thought it excellent, especially the ending!

HONDO

Bruce said:

X101 is Hellfire.

I must confess I am not a fan of 1940s and 1950s B-Westerns, because most are very similar plots, but I happened to catch this movie one day and thought it excellent, especially the ending!

Correct. Hellfire from 1949. Marie Windsor was apparently called the Queen of the Bs at one time or another.

I remember her mainly for the roles that she played in The Narrow Margin ( 1952 ) and  Stanley Kubrick's The Killing ( 1957 ). I have never seen Hellfire though. 

              .

  ( John )   

HONDO

 X102
Another actress partly seen here in the hands of a 1950's screen monster, Are you able to identify the film's title though?

HONDO

X102 clue is there is a strong Roger Corman connection with this actress.

Bruce

Maybe Curucu, Beast of the Amazon?

HONDO

Bruce said:

Maybe Curucu, Beast of the Amazon?

Partly correct only Bruce. You guessed the correct actress, but not the right film. The film to be answered was released a little later in time.

dedeposter

Must be The Alligator People then (1959)

HONDO

dedeposter said:

Must be The Alligator People then (1959)

If certainly is, Your answer for X102 well worked out. 

    
Above image on the right hand side shows Beverly Garland  having some fun between filming.

HONDO

 X103
This image shouldn't present too much of a problem in working out the correct answer.,

HONDO

A clue for X103 is that the actor who is seen being aggressive in the above pictured image is a screen legend.