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Fred MacMurray Trivia Quiz

Best known for "My Three Sons" and his Disney films, Fred MacMurray's film career began in 1929.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Polaris101

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
154,960

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Katherine Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for this film which starred Fred MacMurray as her leading man. Which was it? Hint

Morning Glory

Alice Adams

The Rainmaker

Christopher Strong

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these films did NOT star Fred MacMurray with his "Double Indemnity" costar, Barbara Stanwyck? Hint

There's Always Tomorrow

The Moonlighter

Too Many Husbands

Remember the Night

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fred MacMurray portrayed Natalie Wood's father in two films.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "A Millionaire For Christy", Fred MacMurray plays a radio star about to get married who is snatched from the wedding by a gold-digging secretary. Who played his leading lady? Hint

June Haver

Dorothy Lamour

Rosalind Russell

Eleanor Parker

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which film did Fred MacMurray portray a character named Jeff Sheldrake? Hint

Remember The Night

Take A Letter, Darling

The Apartment

One Night In Lisbon

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "The Caine Mutiny", which of these actors was NOT one of Fred MacMurray's costars? Hint

E.G. Marshall

Van Johnson

Ward Bond

Lee Marvin

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which of these films did Fred MacMurray NOT star with fellow future television star Hugh Beaumont? Hint

Practically Yours

Callaway Went Thataway

No Time For Love

Flight For Freedom

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many times did Fred MacMurray play Prof. Ned Brainard? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many films did Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert make together? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these films did NOT star Fred MacMurray and his "My Three Sons" cohort William Demarest? Hint

On Our Merry Way

Hands Across The Table

The Egg And I

Never A Dull Moment

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Katherine Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for this film which starred Fred MacMurray as her leading man. Which was it?

Answer: Alice Adams

Katherine Hepburn was nominated 12 times for Best Actress and won four times. "Alice Adams" is about a young woman trying to fit in with the more affluent people in her town. She begins dating Arthur Russell, and her attempt to impress him with a family dinner is both funny and poignant.

2. Which of these films did NOT star Fred MacMurray with his "Double Indemnity" costar, Barbara Stanwyck?

Answer: Too Many Husbands

One of his best-known films, "Double Indemnity" was released in 1944, and also stars Edward G. Robinson. MacMurray plays Walter Neff, an insurance agent, who helps Phyllis Dietrichson get rid of her husband so they can be together. Or is that really what is supposed to happen?
Jean Arthur was MacMurray's costar in "Too Many Husbands".

3. Fred MacMurray portrayed Natalie Wood's father in two films.

Answer: True

He played Natalie's father in "Father Was A Fullback" in 1949, and in "Never A Dull Moment" in 1950.

4. In "A Millionaire For Christy", Fred MacMurray plays a radio star about to get married who is snatched from the wedding by a gold-digging secretary. Who played his leading lady?

Answer: Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker and Fred MacMurray are wonderful in this screwball comedy that was released in 1951.

5. In which film did Fred MacMurray portray a character named Jeff Sheldrake?

Answer: The Apartment

Also starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, "The Apartment" was released in 1960. It is about a man (Lemmon) working for a large insurance company who hopes to advance himself by loaning his apartment to executives for them to rendezvous with their mistresses. Shirley MacLaine plays the mistress of Jeff Sheldrake who tries to kill herself in Lemmon's apartment.

He saves her, and they fall in love. MacMurray plays a real cad.

6. In "The Caine Mutiny", which of these actors was NOT one of Fred MacMurray's costars?

Answer: Ward Bond

MacMurray got to play another heel in "The Caine Mutiny", released in 1954. The film also starred Humphrey Bogart and Jose Ferrer. Strawberries anyone?

7. In which of these films did Fred MacMurray NOT star with fellow future television star Hugh Beaumont?

Answer: No Time For Love

Hugh Beaumont went on to play Ward Cleaver in "Leave It To Beaver". He and MacMurray made "Flight For Freedom" in 1943, "Practically Yours" in 1944 and "Callaway Went Thataway" in 1951.

8. How many times did Fred MacMurray play Prof. Ned Brainard?

Answer: 2

MacMurray played the professor in "The Absent-Minded Professor" in 1961, and in "Son Of Flubber" in 1963.

9. How many films did Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert make together?

Answer: 7

The seven are: "The Bride Comes Home" and "The Gilded Lily" in 1935, "Maid Of Salem" in 1937, "No Time For Love" in 1943, "Practically Yours" in 1944, "The Egg And I" in 1947 and "Family Honeymoon" in 1949.

10. Which of these films did NOT star Fred MacMurray and his "My Three Sons" cohort William Demarest?

Answer: The Egg And I

In addition to starring in "My Three Sons", MacMurray and Demarest made a total of six films together: "Hands Across The Table" in 1935, "Pardon My Past" in 1945, "On Our Merry Way" in 1948, "Never A Dull Moment" in 1950, "The Far Horizons" in 1955, and "Son Of Flubber" in 1963.

Source: Author Polaris101

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