Mildred Pierce Quizzes

Mildred Pierce Quiz 1

1 Who directed the film?
George Cukor

Otto Preminger

Michael Curtiz

Alfred Hitchcock
2 Where was Curtiz born?
Germany

Canada

Hungary

New York
3 For which film was Curtiz nominated for an Oscar?
Casablanca

White Christmas

Mildred Pierce

Captain Blood
4 In what year was the film released?
1950

1940

1945

1942
5 What is the source material for the film?
A news item

A novel

A poem

A play
6 Who wrote the source material?
James M. Cain

Dorothy B. Hughes

Raymond Chandler

Dashiell Hammett
7 When was the book written?
1949

1941

1939

1933
8 Who produced the film?
Jerry Wald

Fritz Lang

Michael Curtiz

Otto Preminger
9 Who stars as Mildred Pierce?
Ingrid Bergman

Olivia de Havilland

Bette Davis

Joan Crawford
10 How does the film start?
With a wedding

With a birthday party

With a funeral

With a murder
11 Who is killed early on?
Bert

Veda

Monte Beragon

Mildred
12 Who plays Monte?
Zachary Scott

Cary Grant

Jack Carson

Clark Gable
13 Who composed the score?
Elmer Bernstein

Max Steiner

Bernard Herrmann

Franz Waxman
14 What are Monte's final words?
I never loved you!

You wretch!

Veda

Mildred
15 Who prevents Mildred from killing herself?
Veda

A cop

Wally

Monte
16 Who does Mildred run into after nearly killing herself?
Veda

Wally Fay

Maggie Biederhof

Bert
17 Where does Mildred invite Wally?
Into a forest

Another bar in downtown Los Angeles

Her beach house

Her mansion
18 What does Mildred say she has to do to excuse herself from Wally at the beach house?
Change her dress

Turn on the heat

Use the bathroom

Call Veda
19 Why does Mildred bring Wally to the beach house?
To seduce him

To frame him for murder

To kill him

To ask for his help
20 Who does Mildred first run into when she's brought down for questioning?
Ida

Monte

Kay

Veda
21 When is Mildred brought in for questioning?
9 PM

Midnight

2 AM

3 AM
22 Who does Inspector Peterson tell Mildred killed Monte?
Ida

Bert

Veda

Mildred
23 What is Mildred's response to this accusation?
Delight and joy

Shock and dismay

Rage

Relief and exhaustion
24 How long before the murder did Mildred divorce Bert?
3 years

4 years

1 year

2 months
25 Who plays Bert?
Jack Carson

Zachary Scott

Dennis Morgan

Bruce Bennett

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