# Puzzle: Mutated Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 24, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478 "2011-02-24T18:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/21 "2011-02-28T19:29:32Z")
Got #2. Here’s the Solved list so far : 1. Bow; [TH] - INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE [CRY]STAL SKULL 2.Chaplin; [NT] - [YELL]OW SUBMARINE 1. Valentino; [IL] - DANTE[S PEAK] 1. Garbo; [RE] - How S[TELL]A GOT HER GROOVE BACK 1. Barrymore; [TH] - [JAW]S THE REVENGE 1. Chaney; [EM] - ANNE OF GREEN [GAB]LES ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/22 "2011-02-28T19:36:18Z")
And all the other actors identified for 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 : Pickford, Keaton, Fairbanks, Arbuckle, Swanson, Lloyd and Gish. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/23 "2011-02-28T20:06:35Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Got #2. Here’s the Solved list so far : > > 1. Bow; [TH] > > - INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE [CRY]STAL SKULL > > 2.Chaplin; [NT] > > - [YELL]OW SUBMARINE > > 1. Valentino; [IL] > > - DANTE[S PEAK] > > 1. Garbo; [RE] > > - How S[TELL]A GOT HER GROOVE BACK > > 1. Barrymore; [TH] > > - [JAW]S THE REVENGE > > 1. Chaney; [EM] > > - ANNE OF GREEN [GAB]LES 1. Gish; [VE] - LADY [CHAT]TERLEY’s LOVER ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/24 "2011-02-28T20:12:08Z")
1. Keaton;[ME] - THE HORSE [WHISPER]ER ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/25 "2011-02-28T20:19:13Z")
I’ve solved the meta-riddle, and may I say : Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/26 "2011-02-28T20:19:57Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > If you put the original titles in alphabetical order by their common factor, you may then read the extra doublets and thus discover what I did to mutate the original titles. I believe he means by the “say” word; if you alphabetize by actor’s name, there isn’t anything between Chaney and Chaplin, and EMNT is not a very promising string. SO: 13. [CHAT][VE] 1.[CRY] [TH] 8. [GAB][EM] 7. [JAW] [TH] 3. [S PEAK] [IL] 4. [TELL] [RE] 6. [WHISPER] [ME] 2.[YELL] [NT] … VE … TH EM … IL … RE … ME NT … is where I think there are still gaps. ETA - crossposted with Gamera’s last post obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/27 "2011-02-28T20:24:27Z")
1. KIS[LLOYD] JESSICASTEIN ES = Kissing Jessica Stein GIVE THEM THE SILENT TREATMENT spoilered to protect pun-sensitive eyes. Remaining doubles are GI TH EN TT AT ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/28 "2011-02-28T20:32:03Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > 1. KIS[LLOYD] JESSICASTEIN ES = Kissing Jessica Stein > > GIVE THEM THE SILENT TREATMENT > > spoilered to protect pun-sensitive eyes. > > Remaining doubles are GI TH EN TT AT I just got that one myself. 1. Lloyd; [ES] - KIS[SING] JESSICA STEIN But I think the remaining doubles are EN, AT, GA, and TT - we’ve covered both TH’s. (GA, not GI - the riddle is in the past tense.) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/29 "2011-02-28T20:42:15Z")
So the unsolved with my notes: 1. LARBUCKL ES EN AE CH MI WH [del]GA[/del] (alpha before CHAT - ASK?) 2. DPICKFORDS AL RE TE [del]EN[/del] (alpha between SPEAK and TELL - SWEAR?) 3. BFAIRBANKS EE FL FR IE RE SA [del]AT[/del] (alpha between TELL and WHISPER) 4. SSWANSON EN ER HT IG TH [del]TT[/del] (alpha between TELL and WHISPER) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/30 "2011-02-28T20:47:03Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > So the unsolved with my notes: > > 1. LARBUCKL ES EN AE CH MI WH [del]GA[/del] (alpha before CHAT - ASK?) > 2. DPICKFORDS AL RE TE [del]EN[/del] (alpha between SPEAK and TELL - SWEAR?) > 3. BFAIRBANKS EE FL FR IE RE SA [del]AT[/del] (alpha between TELL and WHISPER) > 4. SSWANSON EN ER HT IG TH [del]TT[/del] (alpha between TELL and WHISPER) Except #11 should be also between SPEAK and TELL. TT precedes RE. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/31 "2011-02-28T20:49:21Z")
So the unsolved with my notes (corrected): 1. MI CH AE LARBUCKL ES EN WH [del]GA[/del] (alpha before CHAT - ASK?) 2. DPICKFORDS AL RE TE [del]EN[/del] (alpha between SPEAK and TALK - SWEAR?) 3. BFAIRBANKS EE FL FR IE RE SA [del]AT[/del] (alpha between TELL and WHISPER) 4. THE NIGHT S[TALK]ER [del]TT[/del] - one of the Made for TVs ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/32 "2011-02-28T20:54:38Z")
Ah, 10 is When Michael Calls - the obscure made for TV. And 5 is Altered States. (State instead of Swear) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/33 "2011-02-28T21:04:30Z")
Got #9, at last. The list : 1. Bow; [TH] - INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE [CRY]STAL SKULL 2.Chaplin; [NT] - [YELL]OW SUBMARINE 1. Valentino; [IL] - DANTE[S PEAK] 1. Garbo; [RE] - How S[TELL]A GOT HER GROOVE BACK 1. Pickford; [EN] ALTERED [STATE]S 2. Keaton;[ME] - THE HORSE [WHISPER]ER 1. Barrymore; [TH] - [JAW]S THE REVENGE 1. Chaney; [EM] - ANNE OF GREEN [GAB]LES 1. Fairbanks; [AT] - B[UTTER]FLIES ARE FREE 1. Arbuckle; [GA] WHEN MICHAEL [CALL]S 2. Swanson; [TT] THE NIGHT S[TALK]ER 3. Lloyd; [ES] - KIS[SING] JESSICA STEIN 1. Gish; [VE] - LADY [CHAT]TERLEY’s LOVER ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/34 "2011-03-01T01:02:59Z")
High fives all around. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478/35 "2011-03-01T05:18:54Z")
Wow! Just got home from a long shift at work to find that some solving has been going on today. Awesome job everyone. * * * And… The _Best Solver Oscar_ goes to… It’ s a tie between **CandidGamera** and **Tom Scud**! Well done! And a \*Best Supporting Solver Award \*to **jsgoddess** for getting the first title as well as noting the Silent Star connection! Please no “F-bombs” in your acceptance speech. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-mutated-movies/572478.md?page=1)