Trivia Quiz

How Well Do You Know Robert Mitchum?

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Give yourself five points for each correct answer, one point for each correct multiple choice answer.

True or false: Mitchum was the first star in Hollywood who refused to shave his chest. Here's a gratuitous pic of Bob's chest to help you decide.
(True)
Bonus Question: What film is that pic from?
(His Kind of Woman)
What was Mitchum's only 3-D movie?
(Second Chance)
What was Mitchum's first film in color?
(The Red Pony)
What are Mitchum's middle names?
(Charles Durman)
Name at least two Mitchum movies that have been remade.
(Cape Fear, remade in 1991
Out of the Past, remade as Against All Odds
Night of the Hunter, remade for TV)
In which of these films did Mitchum play a doctor?
a) Blood on the Moon
b) Not as a Stranger
c) The Locket
d) She Couldn't Say No
e) Fire Down Below
f) White Witch Doctor
g) My Forbidden Past
h) Mr. North
i) Where Danger Lives
(b, d, g, i)
What did an agent suggest Mitchum change his name to?
a) Rod Anderson
b) Robert Marshall
c) Rock Mason
d) Robert Moore
(b)

Match the character name to the film:

a) Jeff Bailey	1) The Yakuza
b) Steve Mason	2) The Sundowners
c) Norman Clyde	3) Out of the Past
d) Harry Kilmer	4) River of No Return
e) Paddy Carmody	5) The Locket
f) Matt Calder	6) Holiday Affair

(a-3; b-6; c-5; d-1; e-2; f-4)

What scandalous incident happened at the Cannes film festival?
a) Mitchum pushed a reporter into the water
b) He peed out of his hotel room window
c) He was arrested for marijuana possession
d) A starlet dropped her top and posed with him
(d)
What film did Mitchum receive his one Oscar nomination for?
a) Ryan's Daughter
b) Crossfire
c) The Story of G.I. Joe
d) The Longest Day
(c)
In which film does Mitchum utter the line, "Baby, I don't care." ?
a) Where Danger Lives
b) His Kind of Woman
c) Angel Face
d) Out of the Past
(d)
What do these Mitchum movies have in common? (Spoiler).
Out of the Past, The Story of G.I. Joe, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Lusty Men
(He dies at the end of each film.)
Which actors did not co-star with Mitchum?
a) Dana Andrews
b) Jack Nicholson
c) Nick Nolte
d) Glenn Ford
e) Don Knotts
f) Tyrone Power
g) Charlton Heston
h) Laurel & Hardy
i) Charles Laughton
j) Sean Connery
k) Johnny Depp
(Answer: d, f, i)
What famous star died the day after Mitchum?
(Jimmy Stewart)
What was Mitchum's final theatrical film?
(Dead Man)
Match the accent to the film:

a) Irish 1) Cape Fear

b) Australian 2) The Friends of Eddie Coyle

c) Boston 3) The Sundowners

d) Southern 4) The Night Fighters
(a-4; b-3; c-2; d-1)
Which actresses did not co-star with Mitchum?
a) Mia Farrow
b) Angie Dickinson
c) Barbara Stanwyck
d) Donna Reed
e) Natassja Kinski
f) Sally Field
g) Olivia de Havilland
h) Sophia Loren
i) Katharine Hepburn
(c, d, h)
Mitchum is part Native American. Which tribe claims him?
a) Navajo
b) Blackfoot
c) Cherokee
d) Sioux
(b)

How did you do?

0-20 points Hmmph! You probably get Mitchum confused with Kirk Douglas.

25-55 points OK, you've seen a Mitchum movie or two.

60-70 points Impressive. Bet you have your own Mitchum site.

75 + points Great. Want to write the next question?