FORD QUIZ

[Margaret-Anne Moore]

I HAVE TO SAY GOOD BYE UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.  I WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION POSED IN MY QUIZ.  AS STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM, THE ANSWER IS NONE!  SOME YEARS AGO, I STUMPED SEVERAL COLLEGE PROFESSORS--INCLUDING THE HEAD OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT--WITH THIS SAME QUESTION.  THE FOUR MOTION PICTURES ARE:  THE INFORMER, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, AND THE QUIET MAN.  ONLY ONE--THE GRAPES OF WRATH--HAS ANY POSSIBLE CLAIM TO BEING CALLED A WESTERN SINCE IT BEGINS IN OKLAHOMA AND ENDS IN THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY.  THE INFORMER HAS BEEN THE INSPIRATION FOR SOME WORKS THAT HAVE USED THE SAME BASIC PLOT LINE.  I BELIEVE THE OPENING EPISODE OF THE OLD TELEVISION PROGRAM RIVERBOAT WAS BASED IN PART ON THE BASIC PLOT OF THE INFORMER.  SO, HAVE A NICE WEEK, AND I HOPE WE CAN ENJOY OUR TIME TOGETHER NEXT WEEKEND.

[ChipProf]

Margaret-Anne, you may want to turn off your Caps Lock key.  It's much more difficult to read what you post if it's all capitalized, and in cyberspace, typing in all caps is the indication THAT YOU'RE YELLING AT US!