Trivia!
Two 20th-century popular novels, both made into successful films:
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the story of a spunky orphan growing up on Prince Edward Island, the first of almost a dozen books about Anne and her family and friends. Published in 1908, filmed in 1934.
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk, the story of conflict between that ship’s officers during WWII. Most famous for Humphrey Bogart’s portrayal of the captain, Philip Francis Queeg, and his obsession with some missing strawberries. Published in 1951, filmed in 1954.
These two films have something quite unusual in common. What is it?
somebody figure this out because I want to know the answer.Report
I’ve only seen the 1985 Anne movie.
I’m assuming that you specifically mean the 1934 one…
edit: but if not, the Lady of Shallot scene has a lot in common with the strawberries trial.Report
Yes, the 1934 version, specifically.Report
I assumed the answer was Richard Farnsworth… but he wasn’t in the 1934 version? So maybe not…Report
I love Richard Farnsworth, * but imdb shows about 6 screens worth of credits. He’s anything but unusual.
* Does anyone else remember the commercials he did about the artesians? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnqQFY8fZ0Report
Ohhh… now I know. But I cheated so I won’t say :X.Report
The authors of both adapted novels lived to be over 100?
(Wild ass guess, but Wouk is still alive at 102 or 103!)Report
After digging deep into the weeds of the IMDB pages of both movies, I think I have an idea, but it’s rather tenuous.Report
Hint: It’s about the on-screen talent.Report
Vg’f gung gur jbzra punatrq gurve fgntr anzrf gb gur punenpgre gurl cbegenlrq; anzrf gurl jbhyq tb ba gb hfr gur erfg bs gurve yvirf. Pbeerpg?
To be clear, I used the internet to get this answer, though there was no specific thing on the internet that said “hey, here’s a connection between these two movies”.Report
That’s it. I’d known about Mutiny for a long time, but just discovered the other day it was also true of Gables. They’re the only instances I know of.Report
the movie Gur Tnl Fvfgref (1942) is a third exampleReport
I confess, I’m not that familiar with Welsh cinema.
(Good catch.)Report
And the actor involved here is much more well known, not only in (not Welsh) cinema but also on TVReport
Well, that’s totally different from, and much rarer than my guess, which is that they are both films from a novel where the novel’s author also worked on the screenplay. That’s not common, but it’s much more common than the thing you are referencing.Report
One more hint, in case anyone’s still playing: it’s specifically bout the films’ lead actresses.Report
In case anyone hasn’t already ROT13’ed it:
Both actress took the character’s name (Anne Shirley in Gables, May Wynn in Mutiny) as their stage name for the rest of their careers. Mutiny is a bit more interesting since the character was a singer actually named Marie Minotti, who took the less ethnic May Wynn as her stage name.Report