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"In Harm's Way" - Part 2

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Introduction:
"The Pearl Harbor attack is over and the Pacific saga continues with questions concerning ten more all-star cast members."


1. Captain Rockwell Torrey is relieved of his command for not 'zig-zagging' when his ship took a torpedo, and he sustained a broken arm. While getting x-rayed he meets a Navy nurse played by Patricia Neal. What is her character's name?
    Maggie
    Wendy
    Sally
    Betty


2. Commander Egan Powell, played by veteran actor Burgess Meredith, shares quarters with Capt. Torrey. What is Powell's ex-wife?
    A Navy nurse
    An admiral's daughter
    An actress/singer
    A U.S. Senator's daughter


3. Capt. Torrey is surprised when Maggie tells him that her roommate is dating his son, who is a Navy ensign. Torrey had divorced his wife and had not seen his son since he was a baby. What actor played Ensign Jeremiah Torrey?
    Robert Conrad
    Martin Sheen
    Brandon De Wilde
    Michael Douglas


4. What was the character's name of Nurse Maggie Haynes' roommate who was dating the young Ensign Jeremiah Torrey?
    Peggy Curtis
    Annalee Dorne
    Megan Phillips
    Suzanne Duquette


5. Admiral Broderick's public relations officer, Commander Neal Owynn, was played by Patrick O'Neal. What was his character's profession before the war?
    Congressman
    Lawyer
    Stockbroker
    Movie star


6. Torrey had to advise Mack O'Connell's wife, Bev, played by Paula Prentiss, that her husband's ship had been sunk, and that he was missing in action. What job is she performing when she receives the bad news?
    Cocktail waitress
    Lounge singer
    Lookout
    Typist


7. Realizing the mistake of relieving Torrey of his command, the Navy promotes him to admiral and assigns him to a task force. What actor played the four-star admiral that advised Torrey of his new assignment?
    Henry Fonda
    Burt Lancaster
    Glenn Ford
    Martin Balsam


8. What future Academy Award winner portrayed Colonel Gregory, the commander of a detachment of para-marines?
    George Kennedy
    Strother Martin
    Paul Newman
    J.D. Cannon


9. The late British actor Stanley Holloway played the part of Australian coast watcher Clayton Canfil. Perhaps his most memorable film role came the previous year in what musical?
    Oliver
    Mary Poppins
    My Fair Lady
    Camelot


10. The son of a famous actor played a very small role as Lt. Griggs, a crewman who gave a damage control report to Capt. Torrey, then collapsed into his arms. Who is this actor?
    James Mitchum
    Patrick Wayne
    Peter Fonda
    Michael Douglas


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