GARTH GAME : THE PLAY'S THE THING (COMPLETED)

01) INTRODUCTION:

And the Movie too
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SONG:

Oh, we want a game just like the game
That Matt Garth gets to post

It is a quiz, and the only quiz
That players love to roast

A real old-fashioned contest
With no clues

One where every player
Cannot lose

Oh, we want a game just like the game
Where Matt Garth is the host
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QUOTE:

"I picked the wrong PLAY, the wrong director, the wrong cast -- where did I go right?"
--- 'Max Bialystock' (Zero Mostel) in THE PRODUCERS

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02) SET-UP: Alphabetically and numerically listed below in BLUE are 160 ACTORS -- many of them (more than half) career OSCARED (winning or nominated). Two of the ACTORS can be matched in a unique way. Both have portrayed the same character in a leading or prominent role -- one in an original BROADWAY PRODUCTION (BP) and the other in the later FEATURE FILM (FF) version. No theater revivals or TV Movies. There will always be at least one OSCARED (W or N) ACTOR in the matchup (and sometimes both).

03) CHALLENGE: Match and label the two ACTORS (BP & FF) and identify the PLAY/FILM title. An example is offered below. Some titles and character names may have changed from PLAY to FILM. To avoid posting confusion, it is recommended that players use the 'in-line' viewing service. Just ONE response per post, and only THREE consecutive guesses before another player participates. ACTORS will be reunited in RED when solved, along with the PLAY/FILM TITLE and the name of the clever player who solved it.

04) Contest Statistics:
160 ACTORS / 80-plus TITLES / 80 BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS (BP) / 80 FEATURE FILMS (FF)
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05) EXAMPLE:
164. JAMES EARL JONES and 176. Denzel Washington
These two ACTORS are a PLAY/FILM match.

06) POSTING PROCEDURE:
-- a) Place NUMBERS and TITLE(s) on the Subject Line.
Ex.: 164/176 -- FENCES
-- b) Place ACTORS (last names will suffice) and labels (BP & FF)in the Message Box.
Ex.: Jones (BP) / Washington (FF)

07) SPECIAL NOTATIONS: NTA = 'Not the Answer' / KP = 'Keep Pursuing' (on the right track) / QS = 'Quit Searching' (on the wrong path). Only one matchup can be correct (mine - it's good to be the QM) in order to avoid creating orphans. Do not return to update a previous post -- this vehicle cannot make U-Turns. Duplicate responses are determined by the earlier time stamp.
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08) EQUATIONS:
Questions: 30%-Easy / 30%-Challenging / 30%-Difficult / 10%-Impossible
Answers: 99% - Absolutely Accurate / 01% - Garth Gaffe (Advance Apology Extended)

09) SCORES: will appear below in PURPLE on the Scoreboard in groupings of THREE.
** Denotes DDC (Double Digit Club) Membership / LLS (Last Link Standing)

10) QUIZMASTER MANIFESTO: After a warm welcome and helpful hints for incorrect answers, the QM may not always respond to every post. Not being unfriendly -- just utilizing the time more wisely by keeping the Scoreboard U-T-D (Up-To-Date). Besides, too many posts might scare off potential players and it's just too boring to keep typing 'YES' over and over. When traffic becomes overwhelming, the QM will post correct answers five at a time and group the corrections. Be patient about those Updates -- the QM thinks and types slowly (do you prefer 'em fast or accurate - I don't do both).

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11) SCOREBOARD:

ACTOR MATCHES Found -- 80 / ACTOR LINKS Remaining -- 00
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PLAYERS LEADING (10+ -- DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB)
28: BODIE
16: MAYBERRY
12: LOREN
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PLAYERS PENDING (07-09):
08: KIJII
07: SWEET
07:

PLAYERS APPROACHING (4-6):
05: MARSHA
04: AUSSIE
04:
04:

PLAYERS ARRIVING (1-3):
01:
01:
01:
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PLAYERS TRYING (0-0):
00: byrdz
00:
00:

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12) 160 PERFORMING ACTORS:

001. Nick Adams (FF) / 099. Roddy McDowall (BP) -- NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (bodie)
002. F. Murray Abraham (FF) / 100. Ian McKellan (BP) -- AMADEUS (sweet)
003. Brian Aherne (BP) / 094. Fredric March (FF) -- THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET (kijii)
004. Jack Albertson (BP) / 097. Walter Matthau (FF) -- THE SUNSHINE BOYS (loren)
005. Alan Alda (FF) / 062. Charles Grodin (BP) -- SAME TIME NEXT YEAR (aussie)

006. Don Ameche (BP) / 009. Fred Astaire (FF) -- SILK STOCKINGS (mayberry)
007. Tod Andrews (BP) / 068. Laurence Harvey (FF) -- SUMMER AND SMOKE (kijii)
008. Alan Arkin (FF) / 050. Robert Duvall (BP) -- WAIT UNTIL DARK (aussie)
010. Lew Ayres (FF) / 101. Stephen McNally (BP) -- JOHNNY BELINDA (bodie)
011. Martin Balsam (FF) / 065. Larry Haines (BP) -- A THOUSAND CLOWNS (marsha)
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012. James Barton (BP) / 096. Lee Marvin (FF) -- PAINT YOUR WAGON (mayberry**)
013. Lionel Barrymore (FF) / 150. Henry Travers (BP) -- YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (kijii)
014. Richard Basehart (BP) / 147. Richard Todd (FF) -- THE HASTY HEART (mayberry)
015. Wallace Beery (FF) / 091. Gene Lockhart (BP) -- AH WILDERNESS (kijii)
016. Ed Begley (BP) / 131. Edward G. Robinson (FF) -- ALL MY SONS (bodie**)

017. Ralph Bellamy (BP) / 043. Kirk Douglas (FF) -- DETECTIVE STORY (bodie)
018. William Bendix (FF) / 141. Everett Sloane (BP) -- A BELL FOR ADANO (bodie)
019. Sidney Blackmer (BP) / 086. Burt Lancaster (FF) -- COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA (kijii)
020. Theodore Bikel (BP) / 122. Christopher Plummer (FF) -- THE SOUND OF MUSIC (sweet)
021. Humphrey Bogart (FF) / 110. Paul Newman (BP) -- THE DESPERATE HOURS (bodie)
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022. Barry Bostick (BP) / 151. John Travolta (FF) -- GREASE (mayberry)
023. Charles Boyer (FF) / 124. Vincent Price (BP) -- GASLIGHT/ANGEL STREET (bodie)
024. Marlon Brando (FF) / 130. Cliff Robertson (BP) -- THE FUGITIVE KIND/ORPHEUS DESCENDING (aussie)
025. Yul Brynner (FF) / 035. Joseph Cotten (BP) -- ONCE MORE WITH FEELING (mayberry)
026. Richard Burton (FF) / 075. Anthony Hopkins (BP) -- EQUUS (bodie)

027. James Caan (FF) / 070. Judd Hirsch (BP) -- CHAPTER TWO (bodie)
028. James Cagney (FF) / 047. Eddie Dowling (BP) -- THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE (mayberry)
LLS--029. Michael Caine (FF) / 143. Terence Stamp (BP) -- ALFIE (marsha)
030. Art Carney (BP) / 089. Jack Lemmon -- THE ODD COUPLE (sweet)
031. Leo G. Carroll (BP) / 033. Ronald Colman (FF) -- THE LATE GEORGE APLEY (marsha)
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032. Maurice Chevalier (FF) / 140. Walter Slezak (BP) -- FANNY (mayberry)
034. Michael Constantine (BP) / 156. Orson Welles (FF) -- COMPULSION (bodie)
036. Broderick Crawford (FF) / 045. Paul Douglas (BP) -- BORN YESTERDAY (loren)
037. Hume Cronyn (BP) / 136. Paul Scofield (FF) -- A DELICATE BALANCE (loren)
038. Bing Crosby (FF) / 084. Paul Kelly (BP) -- THE COUNTRY GIRL (loren)

039. John Dall (FF) / 153. Richard Waring (BP) -- THE CORN IS GREEN (kijii)
040. Jeff Daniels (BP) / 152. Christoph Waltz (FF) -- CARNAGE/GOD OF CARNAGE (loren)
041. Howard DaSilva (BP) / 144. Rod Steiger (FF) -- OKLAHOMA! (mayberry)
042. Bruce Dern (FF) / 049. Charles Durning (BP) -- THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (sweet)
044. Melvyn Douglas (BP) / 053. Henry Fonda (FF) -- THE BEST MAN (bodie)
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046. Brad Dourif (FF) / 158. Gene Wilder (BP) -- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (mayberry)
048. Richard Dreyfuss (FF) / 142. Kevin Spacey (BP) -- LOST IN YONKERS (sweet)
051. Maurice Evans (BP) / 127. Michael Redgrave (FF) -- THE BROWNING VERSION (marsha)
052. Albert Finney (FF) / 132. Paul Rogers (BP) -- THE DRESSER (bodie)
054. Clark Gable (FF) / 092. Alfred Lunt (BP) -- IDIOT'S DELIGHT (mayberry)

055. John Garfield (BP) / 118. Jack Palance (FF) -- THE BIG KNIFE (bodie)
056. Ben Gazzara (BP) / 109. Don Murray (FF) -- A HATFUL OF RAIN (bodie)
057. Leo Genn (BP) / 113. Edmond O'Brien (FF) -- ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST (bodie)
058. Jack Gilford (BP) / 159. Ed Wynn (FF) -- THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (bodie)
059. Cliff Gorman (BP) / 071. Dustin Hoffman (FF) -- LENNY (bodie)
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060. Cary Grant (FF) / 157. Richard Widmark (BP) -- KISS THEM FOR ME (bodie)
061. George Grizzard (BP) / 137. George Segal (FF) -- WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (bodie)
063. Alec Guinness (FF) / 066. Cedric Hardwicke (BP) -- A MAJORITY OF ONE (mayberry)
064. Gene Hackman (FF) / 074. Hal Holbrook (BP) -- I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER (bodie)
067. Rex Harrison (FF) / 078. Wilfred Hyde-White (BP) -- THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE (loren)

069. Arthur Hill (BP) / 120. Anthony Perkins (FF) -- THE MATCHMAKER (bodie)
072. Philip Seymour Hoffman (FF) / 114. Brían F. O'Byrne (BP) -- DOUBT (loren)
073. William Holden (FF) / 102. Ralph Meeker (BP) -- PICNIC (bodie)
076. William Hurt (FF) / 133. John Rubinstein (BP) -- CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (marsha)
077. Walter Huston (BP) / 080. Burl Ives (FF) -- DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (aussie)
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079. Jeremy Irons (FF) / 090. John Lithgow (BP) -- M BUTTERFLY (sweet)
081. Sam Jaffe (BP) / 106. Thomas Mitchell (FF) -- THE GENTLE PEOPLE/OUT OF THE FOG (bodie)
082. Harvey Keitel (BP) / 119. Chazz Palminteri (FF) -- HURLYBURLY (sweet)
083. Gene Kelly (BP) / 139. Frank Sinatra (FF) -- PAL JOEY (mayberry)
085. Arthur Kennedy (BP) / 098. Kevin McCarthy (FF) -- DEATH OF A SALESMAN (loren)

087. Stephen Lang (BP) / 111. Jack Nicholson (FF) -- A FEW GOOD MEN (kijii)
088. Charles Laughton (FF) / 146. Francis L. Sullivan (BP) -- WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (kijii)
093. Joe Mantegna (BP) / 117. Al Pacino (FF) -- GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (loren)
095. Dean Martin (FF) / 129. Jason Robards (BP) -- TOYS IN THE ATTIC (mayberry)
103. Adolphe Menjou (FF) / 121. Osgood Perkins (BP) -- THE FRONT PAGE (loren)
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104. Burgess Meredith (BP) / 155. Clifton Webb (FF) -- THE REMARKABLE MR. PENNYPACKER (bodie)
105. John Mills (FF) / 154. Fritz Weaver (BP) -- THE CHALK GARDEN (loren)
107. Robert Montgomery (FF) / 145. James Stewart (BP) -- YELLOW JACK (bodie)
108. Robert Morley (BP) / 149. Spencer Tracy (FF) -- EDWARD MY SON (mayberry)
112. David Niven (FF) / 148. Franchot Tone (BP) -- OH MEN OH WOMEN (mayberry)

115. Laurence Olivier (FF) / 125. Anthony Quayle (BP) -- SLEUTH (bodie)
116. Peter O'Toole (FF) / 123. Robert Preston (BP) -- THE LION IN WINTER (mayberry)
126. Basil Rathbone (BP) / 128. Ralph Richardson (FF) -- THE HEIRESS (loren**)
134. Robert Ryan (FF) / 135. Joseph Schildkraut (BP) -- CLASH BY NIGHT (bodie)
138. Peter Sellers (FF) / 160. Gig Young (BP) -- THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP (bodie)

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