Name The Male & Female Stars Of The 1940s Quiz?

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ladies first. Who are these actresses who featured prominently in films from  the 1940s?       

Bruce

Without looking anything up, and solely going on the images, I would guess Deanna Durbin and Sonya Heine.

I know I am likely wrong on both, but even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a blue moon.

HONDO

Sonja Henie ( we'll forgive the spelling ) is correct and I didn't know how to spell her name correctlly until I checked.The film is It's A Pleasure ( 1945 ). Very good effort.

Deanna Durbin Is incorrect though but a good try.

David

Joan Bennett; The Woman on the Beach (1947)

HONDO

Joan Bennett in The Woman On The Beach ( 1947 ) is correct. Joan had a famous older actress sister Constance in films as well. 

David

The film also starred Irene Ryan, better known as Granny from The Beverly Hillbillies

HONDO

Irene Ryan who played Buddy Ebsen's mother-in-law  on The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1962 ) was in  real life only six years older than Ebsen.

David

HONDO said:

Irene Ryan who played Buddy Ebsen's mother-in-law  on The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1962 ) was in  real life only six years older than Ebsen.

I understand they marry quite young in the south...

HONDO

                 Two more actresses in the 1940s.

Bruce

The one on the right looks like Ann Southern. The one on the left kind of looks like Clair Trevor.

HONDO

Correct in both cases. Excellent - three out of four so far Bruce.

Ann Sothern  in Maisie Goes To Reno ( 1944)

Claire Trevor in The Woman Of The Town ( 1943 )

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                                Changing nationalities.

Bruce

Joan Fontaine?

HONDO

Not Joan Fontaine. This is a difficult one I would think so a few clues.

Classic horror, politics, & sex. If I say anymore I will give it away if I haven't all ready done so.

David

Valerie Hobson - the film is Blanche Fury (1948).

1. I like the beautiful actresses
2. The poster passed through my hands a while back.

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Valerie Hobson always catches my eye too

HONDO

David said:

Valerie Hobson - the film is Blanche Fury (1948

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Correct.

HONDO

                Another image to identify..

David

Very good likeness of Joan Bennett? I don't know the movie but due to the quality of the art I'm guessing it's a WE Smith daybill

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                            Hollow Triumph ( aka The Scar. ( 1948 ).

Yes Joan Bennett & W.E. Smith are correct. Borrowed the image from John.

                                                                                                                                                                                           

      

John

Its one of the great Film Noirs - well worth a look. There is one particularly great scene which shows what a great actress Joan Bennett was. It was also released as The Scar and The Man Who Murdered Himself.

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                               One more.

David

Joan again The Reckless Moment

HONDO

Yes Joan Bennett in The Reckless Moment ( 1949 ). The chin and partial face belong to James Mason.

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                             Not Joan Bennett this time.

HONDO

Clue for above - Under contract at Universal in the 1940s.

HONDO

I am sure it will be some persons destiny to guess the actresses name.

Bruce

Those clues gave it away, but I would never have recognized her! Gloria Jean.

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                 Good work Bruce. It is indeed Gloria Jean in Destiny ( 1944 ). I thought a nice photograph of her wouldn't go astray.

HONDO

                                                                                                                                                                                           This image certainly doesn't do the actress justice.                                                                                           

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