Richard Widmark
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Widmark? Try this Western Stars
Quick Quiz. You'll find the answers at the bottom of the page.
1. Widmark made his debut as a radio actor in 1938. What was the
show?
- Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories
- Search for Tomorrow
- Days of Our Lives
2. He was unable to join the military during World War II because of
a perforated eardrum.
3. Yellow Sky (1948) is an American western film directed by
William A. Wellman. Who does he play in the movie?
- Dude
- James 'Stretch' Dawson
- Walrus
4. In Broken Lance (1954) Cattle baron Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy)
raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his
property among his sons. Son Joe (Robert Wagner) takes responsibility
for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke
partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans
revenge. Who does Widmark play in the film?
- Ben Devereaux
- Mike Devereaux
- Denny Devereaux
5. The Last Wagon is a 1956 western film that tells of
"Comanche Todd", a half-breed scout wanted for murder and now
on his way to be hanged. Widmark plays Comanche Todd. The film was shot
on location in Sedona, AZ, at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon.
6. The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 western released by MGM and
directed by the legendary John Sturges. The title name, Jake Wade is a
now reformed town sheriff marshal with a past that will soon catch up
with him. Before he is able to settle down nicely and live peacefully
with his new bride, Peggy Carter, an old shadowy friend Clint Hollister
is released from jail. Who does Widmark play in the movie?
7. Warlock is a 1959 film, released by Twentieth Century Fox
and shot in colour and CinemaScope. It is a Western adapted from the
novel by Oakley Hall (screenplay written by Robert Alan Aurthur).
Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Richard Widmark gets top billing. Who is NOT
one of the movie’s stars?
- Henry Fonda
- Anthony Quinn
- Randolph Scott
8. Two Rode Together (1961) is a western film directed by John
Ford. In the 1880s, Marshal Guthrie McCabe (Jimmy Stewart) is content to
be the business and personal partner of attractive saloon owner Belle
Aragon (Annelle Hayes), receiving ten percent of the profits. When
relatives of Comanche captives demand that Army Major Fraser (John
McIntire) free them, he uses a combination of army pressure and high pay
to get the reluctant McCabe to take on the job of ransoming any he can
find. He assigns Lieutenant Jim Gary (Richard Widmark) to accompany
McCabe. Who does Widmark’s character propose to in the movie?
- Linda Cristal
- Anna Lee
- Shirley Jones
9. Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 war film set in the American Civil
War. The film was based on the real-life Beefsteak Raid of September
1864. It stars Richard Widmark. Who stars as the title character Alvarez
Kelly?
- Patrick O'Neal
- William Holden
- James Stewart
10. In 1878, chiefs Little Wolf (Ricardo Montalban) and Dull Knife
(Gilbert Roland) lead over three hundred starved and weary Cheyenne from
their reservation in the Oklahoma territory to their home in Wyoming.
The government sees this as an act of rebellion, and the sympathetic
Captain Thomas Archer (Richard Widmark) is forced to lead his troops in
an attempt to stop the tribe. As the press misrepresents the native's
motives and goals for their trek as malicious, Secretary of the Interior
Carl Schurz (Edward G. Robinson) tries to prevent violence from erupting
between the army and the natives. Also featured are James Stewart as
Wyatt Earp and Carroll Baker as a pacifist school teacher and Archer's (Widmark)
love interest. What is the movie?
- Little Wolf’s Trek
- Wyoming Treasure
- Cheyenne Autumn
Where
is Richard Widmark buried?
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