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Bing Crosby | Along with Donald O'Connor and Bing Crosby, with whom did Gloria Jean star? |
James Stewart | Who played Destry in Destry Rides Again? |
Paramount Studios | Prior to working at Universal, what studio employed Marlene Dietrich? |
1939 | In what year was Destry Rides again produced? |
1938–43 | During what period were the Little Tough Guys films produced? |
1938–41 | Over what span were the Baby Sandy films made? |
1938–42 | In what period did Universal produce Hugh Herbert comedies? |
1932–33 | When did Universal make Tom Mix westerns? |
1946–47 | In what span did Universal produce westerns with Kirby Grant? |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello | What two performers were known as the team Abbott and Costello? |
Buck Privates | What military comedy did Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in? |
W. C. Fields | Along with Abbott and Costello and Edgar Bergen, what radio star appeared in Universal films? |
Fritz Lang | Who was the directorial partner of Walter Wanger? |
1942–46 | In what period did Basil Rathbone star in a series of Sherlock Holmes films? |
1943–45 | In what period did film versions of Inner Sanctum Mysteries appear? |
Selznick International Pictures | What was the studio that Alfred Hitchcock normally worked for? |
1943 | In what year was Shadow of a Doubt produced? |
Arabian Nights | What was the first Universal film to use the three-strip Technicolor process? |
Maria Montez | What actress starred in Arabian Nights? |
Claude Rains | Along with Nelson Eddy, who starred in the Phantom of the Opera? |
1925 | When was Universal's first version of the Phantom of the Opera made? |
1942 | In what year was Arabian Nights produced? |
1945 | In what year was United World Pictures founded? |
Kenneth Young | What producer was involved in the founding of United World Pictures? |
one year | How long did United World Pictures last? |
William Goetz | Who was the head of production at Universal-International Pictures? |
Louis B. Mayer | Who was William Goetz's father-in-law? |
1948 | In what year was the Olivier version of Hamlet made? |
David Lean | Who directed 1946's Great Expectations? |
Castle Films | In 1947, what company did Universal buy a stake in? |
Jack Broeder | Who ran Realart Pictures? |
1951 | In what year did Universal-International take over Castle Films? |
1946 | In what year was The Killers produced? |
Francis | What Universal-International film was about a talking mule? |
1949 | In what year was Ma and Pa Kettle made? |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | What Abbott and Costello film was released in 1948? |
Milton Rackmil | Who bought Rank's share of Universal-International? |
Tony Curtis | Who did many of Universal-International's Arabian Nights films feature? |
William Alland | Who notably produced monster and science fiction films for Universal? |
Douglas Sirk | What Universal director was known for his melodramas? |
Jack Arnold | Who directed monster movies for Universal? |
Ross Hunter | Who produced melodramas for Universal? |
Lew Wasserman | Who was a notable talent agent circa 1950? |
James Stewart | What star did Lew Wasserman represent? |
James Stewart | What actor featured in Winchester '73? |
U.S. vs. Paramount Pictures, et al. | What legal decision resulted in movie studios letting their contract actors go? |
MCA | What acronym was the Music Corporation of America known by? |
Republic Studios | Where did MCA's Revue Productions subsidiary rent space? |
1.5 | In square kilometers, how large was the lot Universal sold to MCA? |
1958 | In what year did Universal sell its 360-acre lot to MCA? |
$11 million | How much did MCA pay for Universal's 360-acre lot? |
1962 | In what year did MCA take over Universal? |
Universal City Studios, Inc. | What company did MCA create in 1964? |
Universal Television | What new name was given to Revue Productions in 1966? |
NBC Universal | What was the company formed by the merger of Universal and NBC? |
1964 | When did Universal inaugurate its studio tour subsidiary? |
Hal B. Wallis | Who produced Anne of the Thousand Days? |
Maxwell Anderson | Who wrote the original work that the film version of Anne of the Thousand Days was based on? |
1971 | In what year was the film version of Mary, Queen of Scots made? |
Richard Burton | Whose performance in Anne of the Thousand Days garnered a Best Actor nod? |
Rooster Cogburn | What was the name of the sequel to True Grit produced by Universal? |
Paramount Pictures | Who partnered with Universal in the creation of Cinema International Corporation? |
1970s | In what year was the film Airport made? |
Earthquake | What Universal hit film was produced in 1974? |
United Artists | What company was purchased by MGM in 1981? |
1997 | When did United International Pictures start distributing films for DreamWorks? |
Lew Wasserman | Who was the head of MCA in 1990? |
Panasonic | What is the current name of the company that was called Matsushita Electric in 1990? |
$6.6 billion | How much did Matsushita Electric pay for MCA? |
1990 | In what year was MCA/Universal Home Video Inc. created? |
Japanese | What was the nationality of Matsushita Electric? |
80% | What percentage of MCA/Universal did Matsushita Electric sell five years after acquiring the company? |
Seagram | To whom did Matsushita sell a large share of MCA/Universal? |
$5.7 billion | How much did Seagram pay to buy a large share of MCA/Universal? |
its stake in DuPont | What did Seagram sell to finance their purchase of a share in MCA/Universal? |
PolyGram | What company did Seagram buy in 1999? |
Edgar Bronfman Jr. | Who was the head of Seagram? |
Barry Diller | Who bought the USA cable network from Seagram? |
Vivendi | Who bought Seagram in June 2000? |
$40 million | What was the budget of the film Love Actually? |
Mulholland Drive | What StudioCanal film received an Academy Award nomination? |
General Electric | Who bought 80% of Vivendi Universal Entertainment in 2004? |
20% | What percentage of NBC Universal was owned by Vivendi until 2011? |
Comcast | Who bought 51% of NBC Universal in 2011? |
March 2013 | In what month and year did Comcast buy 49% of NBCUniversal? |
$16.7 billion | How much did Comcast pay for 49% of NBCUniversal in 2013? |
2005 | In what year did Paramount Pictures purchase DreamWorks? |
Stacey Snider | What Universal chairperson headed DreamWorks as of 2006? |
Adam Fogelson | Who became the chairperson in late 2009? |
Stephanie Sperber | Who was the founder of Universal Partnerships & Licensing? |
Donna Langley | Who became chairperson of Universal Pictures in September 2013? |
Elliott Management | Universal's deal with what company ended in 2013? |
Legendary Pictures | With whom did Universal sign a marketing and distribution deal in July 2013? |
five years | How many years is the deal with Legendary Pictures intended to run? |
2014 | In what year did Universal's deal with Legendary Pictures begin? |
Gramercy Pictures | What film studio was brought back in May 2015? |
Focus Features | What division of NBCUniversal revived Gramercy Pictures? |
action, sci-fi, and horror | What genre of films will Gramercy be responsible for creating? |
2015 | In what year did Universal release three billion-dollar films? |
Minions | Along with Jurassic World and Furious 7, what billion-dollar film was released by Universal in 2015? |
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