Q 01/05

Which actor, picked from a studio contract list in three minutes, played the gunfighter Shane?

A) Gary Cooper

B) Alan Ladd

C) Glenn Ford

D) Randolph Scott

Answer · why

B) Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd took the role despite disliking guns, and the scene where Shane shows Joey how to shoot needed 116 takes.

Q 02/05

Which actor played Wilson, the hired gunfighter in Shane, despite being nervous around horses?

A) Lee Marvin

B) Richard Widmark

C) Lee Van Cleef

D) Jack Palance

Answer · why

D) Jack Palance

Jack Palance struggled so much with mounting that the director reused his one flawless dismount, running it in reverse to get him into the saddle.

Q 03/05

Which superhero film shows its heroes watching Shane and ends with the Western's farewell speech?

A) Logan

B) Venom

C) Deadpool

D) Ant-Man

Answer · why

A) Logan

Logan closes with a child reciting Shane's parting words to Joey as a eulogy over the hero's grave.

Q 04/05

Which Clint Eastwood Western about a stranger defending gold prospectors borrows heavily from Shane?

A) Unforgiven

B) High Plains Drifter

C) Pale Rider

D) Hang 'Em High

Answer · why

C) Pale Rider

Pale Rider swaps the cattle baron for a mining boss and the gunfighter for a stranger in a clerical collar known only as Preacher.

Q 05/05

Which jazz singer took Billy Crystal as a boy to see Shane, the first film he saw in a theater?

A) Ella Fitzgerald

B) Billie Holiday

C) Sarah Vaughan

D) Lena Horne

Answer · why

B) Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was a family friend and his babysitter, and he recalls reacting emotionally to the final scene.