# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 473
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9446 "2021-02-19T05:04:34Z")
**Films from before 1935 that you have _actually seen_ . Points if silent.** 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. Battleship Potemkin (1926) 3. The Birth of a Nation (1915) 4. Intolerance (1916) 5. Safety Last! (1923) 6. Un Chien Andalou (1929) 7. That Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) 8. Orphans of the Storm (1921) Since “Broken Blossoms” is already listed. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9447 "2021-02-19T09:16:07Z")
**Films from before 1935 that you have _actually seen_ . Points if silent.** 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. Battleship Potemkin (1926) 3. The Birth of a Nation (1915) 4. Intolerance (1916) 5. Safety Last! (1923) 6. Un Chien Andalou (1929) 7. That Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) 8. Orphans of the Storm (1921) 9. The General (1926) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9448 "2021-02-19T10:42:32Z")
**Films from before 1935 that you have _actually seen_ . Points if silent.** 1. Broken Blossoms (1919) 2. Battleship Potemkin (1926) 3. The Birth of a Nation (1915) 4. Intolerance (1916) 5. Safety Last! (1923) 6. Un Chien Andalou (1929) 7. That Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) 8. Orphans of the Storm (1921) 9. The General (1926) 10. The Gold Rush (1925) Pass ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9449 "2021-02-19T10:56:37Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9450 "2021-02-19T11:04:09Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9451 "2021-02-19T12:49:33Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9452 "2021-02-19T13:03:49Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9453 "2021-02-19T13:06:47Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9454 "2021-02-19T13:39:50Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9455 "2021-02-19T14:18:50Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur 7. Get Smart - Dwayne Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9456 "2021-02-19T14:19:41Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur 7. Bedtime for Bonzo - Ronald Reagan ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9457 "2021-02-19T14:21:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > **One Word Title, The More Letters The Better** > > 1. Frankenstein (12) That’s Fronkensteen! Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur 7. Bedtime for Bonzo - Ronald Reagan 8. Howard’s End - Helena Bonham Carter ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9458 "2021-02-19T14:25:06Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur 7. Get Smart - Dwayne Johnson 8. Bedtime for Bonzo - Ronald Reagan 9. Howard’s End - Helena Bonham Carter Housekeeping ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9459 "2021-02-19T14:34:36Z")
Film starring an actor with the same surname as a US president. No repeats. 1. Body and Soul – John Garfield 2. Tenet - John David Washington 3. Blackboard Jungle - Glenn Ford 4. Sex and The City - Cynthia Nixon 5. Enchanted - Amy Adams 6. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Jean Arthur 7. Get Smart - Dwayne Johnson 8. Bedtime for Bonzo - Ronald Reagan 9. Howard’s End - Helena Bonham Carter 10. Shane - Edgar Buchanan **Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)**\* 1. King of Jazz (42) \*Ignore premium scoring and limitations of number of letters actually available in the game ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9460 "2021-02-19T15:07:07Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9461 "2021-02-19T15:43:38Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) 3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (100) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9462 "2021-02-19T16:06:51Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) 3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (100) 4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (91) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9463 "2021-02-19T16:31:33Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) 3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (100) 4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (91) 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (45) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9464 "2021-02-19T21:23:21Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) 3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (100) 4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (91) 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (45) 6. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (67) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9465 "2021-02-20T00:34:58Z")
**Movie Titles with High Scores in [Scrabble](https://www.playmeo.com/face-value-scrabble-tiles/)** \* 1. King of Jazz (42) 2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (45) 3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (100) 4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (91) 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (45) 6. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (67) 7. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (68) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=474)