# Guess the Movie Game in 30 questions

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 24, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080 "2008-06-24T16:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/41 "2008-06-24T20:01:15Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Is it a Hitchcock movie?  
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#8: No

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/42 "2008-06-24T20:10:59Z")

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Was it released after 1943?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/43 "2008-06-24T20:25:37Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
Was it released after 1943?  
[/QUOTE]  
#9: No

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/44 "2008-06-24T20:43:39Z")

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Does Cary Grant’s character begin the film already married?

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/45 "2008-06-24T20:44:20Z")

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Was it nominated for any academy awards?

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/46 "2008-06-24T20:47:44Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Does Cary Grant’s character begin the film already married?  
[/QUOTE]  
#10: No

> [@](#):
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> Was it nominated for any academy awards?

#11: Yes

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/47 "2008-06-24T20:54:40Z")

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Question withdrawn

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/48 "2008-06-24T20:54:52Z")

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Does the title consist of two words?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/49 "2008-06-24T20:59:52Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
Does the title consist of two words?  
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#12: No, it is not a two-word title.\*

\*Note I consider articles like “The” or “A” as words in the interest of this question

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/50 "2008-06-24T21:00:31Z")

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Is the movie The Talk Of The Town?

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/51 "2008-06-24T21:02:12Z")

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[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy]  
Note I consider articles like “The” or “A” as words in the interest of this question  
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Does it contain either of those words?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/52 "2008-06-24T21:03:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Antinor01]  
Is the movie The Talk Of The Town?  
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#13: No

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> Does it contain either of those words?

#14: No

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/53 "2008-06-24T21:05:22Z")

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Bringing Up Baby?

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/54 "2008-06-24T21:06:20Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Bringing Up Baby?  
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#15: No (great movie, though)

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/55 "2008-06-24T21:10:28Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Bringing Up Baby?  
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That already failed on the year and Kate Hepburn not being in it. I was thinking along those lines, though.

Was it nominated for an Oscar for… Best Director?

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/56 "2008-06-24T21:13:18Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
That already failed on the year and Kate Hepburn not being in it.  
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😕 You might want to look back at my previous answers. The date was perfectly fine.

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> Was it nominated for an Oscar for… Best Director?

#16: No

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/57 "2008-06-24T21:13:55Z")

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Is the character’s name in the film title?

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/58 "2008-06-24T21:13:57Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
That already failed on the year and Kate Hepburn not being in it. I was thinking along those lines, though…  
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What’s really bad is I had eliminated it for that reason, then forgot and asked anyway. :smack:

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/59 "2008-06-24T21:16:42Z")

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[QUOTE=jali]  
Is the character’s name in the film title?  
[/QUOTE]  
#17: No

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**Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/60 "2008-06-24T21:32:14Z")

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Was it released before 1937?

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