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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?