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Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bibliophile

Apr-22-2013 09:11

Would you guys be interested in something along the same line? And perhaps a bit more Sleuthy :).

The object of the game is to find a film Noir character, who doesn't necessarily need to be a leading character, but not a third footman either, if he doesn't happen to be the murderer :). We need to guess the character's name and the movie he or she appears in. Googling is permitted, and I am the first to admit that I don't remember the names of characters in movies I saw years ago. In any case, it won't help if we don't know what we are looking for. The films should be "real" Noir movies, filmed not earlier than 1940 and not later than 1960.

I'll start:

I am a woman :).


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Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bibliophile

May-1-2013 05:22

Hmmm again. The movie isn't directed by Alfred Hitchcock, but is it directed by "somebody like him"? In what way "like him"? A famous director, yes. Born outside the US, yes. Like Hitchcock, he is one of my favourite directors. But I'd say that the similarities stop here :).

Affirmative:

1. The mysterious character is a woman
2. Filmed in a black and white movie
3. A major star
4. American
5. Filmed in 1950
6. The male co-star is American
7. The movie is set in a city
8. There is a murder in the film
9. Murder is a consequence of events
10. The movie is set in a specific city
11. Directed by a famous director born outside the US


Negative:

1. Male
2. European
3. Ilsa Lund ("Casablanca")
4. There isn't a prominent animal feauture
5. The movie is not set in the country
7. Doll Conovan ("The Asphalt Jungle")
8. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
9. Set in New York
10. Set in San Francisco
11. Set in Washington DC
12. No happy ending

Phew! I hope I answered all your questions. If not, ask again :).


Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

May-2-2013 11:34

Could the actress either be Betty Grable in Wabash Avenue, or Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday??

Breit

Peter O'Neil
Peter O'Neil
Old Shoe

May-2-2013 18:03

Actually, Breit, you should say Ruby Summers in "Wabash Avenue" or
Emma 'Billie' Dawn in "Born Yesterday".

Remember? We're looking for characters.

Peter O'Neil
Peter O'Neil
Old Shoe

May-2-2013 18:34

How about Paula Gibson (Pamela Britton) in "D.O.A."?

No! Wait! How about "Sunset Boulevard" - Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) There's a classic, set in Hollywood and directed by Austrian Billy Wilder.



Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bibliophile

May-3-2013 01:54

Yes, it is Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in "Sunset Boulevard", one of the best movies of all time :). Congratulations, Peter!

Peter O'Neil
Peter O'Neil
Old Shoe

May-4-2013 18:49

Thank you Lady D. I apologize for the tardy arrival - RL and all - but I am here again, proud to have found your character, and ready to play. So come on, folks. Let the questioning begin. I'll start you with the fact that the character I have in mind is another woman.

Btw, it seems Lady D. and I have switched places in the game room. We'll looking to see who she has become in "Who am I?"

Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bibliophile

May-5-2013 04:04

Oh, thanks for the new name, I rather like it :).

Is the mysterious lady a victim, or perhaps a murderer?



Peter O'Neil
Peter O'Neil
Old Shoe

May-5-2013 05:43

The lady is, indeed, a murderess.

Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
Bibliophile

May-6-2013 07:47

Is there a private detective in the movie? Is he by any chance Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe?

Peter O'Neil
Peter O'Neil
Old Shoe

May-6-2013 15:06

OK. But if you get this too easily, I have an alternative that is real cool and maybe a bit tougher.

The detective is ... Sam Spade.

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