Grave Problems

A Hammer Quiz

Questions

1. Which Hammer actor can be heard "talking to himself" in the 1956 Boulting Brothers comedy "Private's Progress", and why?
2. This Hollywood actor, who died recently, was the father of two famous acting sons. In 1955, he starred in Hammer's "Third Party Risk". Who was he?
3. The mother appeared in "The Quatermass Xperiment" and the daughter in "The Old Dark House". Who are the two actresses?
4. Jacqueline Pearce, who starred in "The Plague of the Zombies" and "The Reptile", has gained a cult following for her role as Servalan in which BBC TV series?
5. What is the name of the underground station in "Quatermass and the Pit"?
6. Tom Conway, who starred in "Blood Orange" in 1953, was the brother of which famous actor?
7. He starred with Barbara Steele in "Black Sunday" and later married actress Martine Beswick. He was also one of Hammer's leading men. Who?
8. Which actor's first film, "The Man in the Iron Mask", was prophetically directed by James Whale, the man who had directed Universal's 1931 "Frankenstein"?
9. Who was replaced as director of "The Anniversary" by Roy Ward Baker?
10. Which writer collaborated with Roger Corman on some of his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations and wrote the screenplay for "The Devil Rides Out"?

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