Movie Title Trivia: Louis L’Amour Edition
If you love Louis L’Amour books and the many classic Western films based on his captivating tales, you just might ace this quiz! We’ll give you a movie title, and if you think it is based on a L’Amour book choose TRUE. If you think it’s not, choose FALSE. Simple right? Read carefully—we have some tricks up our sleeves! Let’s play!
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Buffalo Girls starring Anjelica Huston, Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Jack Palance and Reba McEntire was written by a great Western novelist, but it’s Larry McMurtry, not Louis L’Amour.
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False
Buffalo Girls starring Anjelica Huston, Sam Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Jack Palance and Reba McEntire was written by a great Western novelist, but it’s Larry McMurtry, not Louis L’Amour.
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True
The great movie Conagher, starring real-life spouses Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross was indeed written by Louis L’Amour.
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True
The great movie Conagher, starring real-life spouses Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross was indeed written by Louis L’Amour.
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False
The gripping movie starring Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter, and Claude Akins is The Burning Hills based on the book by Louis L’Amour.
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False
The gripping movie starring Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter, and Claude Akins is The Burning Hills based on the book by Louis L’Amour.
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False
Rooster Cogburn is a screenplay written by actress Martha Hyer (penname Martin Julien), starring John Wayne as the gruff, one-eyed Marshal he played in True Grit. True Grit is based on a novel by author Charles Portis. Phew! So not a L’Amour title!
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False
Rooster Cogburn is a screenplay written by actress Martha Hyer (penname Martin Julien), starring John Wayne as the gruff, one-eyed Marshal he played in True Grit. True Grit is based on a novel by author Charles Portis. Phew! So not a L’Amour title!
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True
The movie version of Hondo, starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page, is based on the Louis L’Amour book.
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True
The movie version of Hondo, starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page, is based on the Louis L’Amour book.
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True
The movie starring Sam Elliott, Tom Conti and Kate Capshaw is based on the 1973 novel by Louis L’Amour.
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True
The movie starring Sam Elliott, Tom Conti and Kate Capshaw is based on the 1973 novel by Louis L’Amour.
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False
Taggart (not Target!) is the real name of the movie starring Dan Duryea, based on Louis L’Amour’s novel Taggart, one of 29 works in his Lost Treasures book series.
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False
Taggart (not Target!) is the real name of the movie starring Dan Duryea, based on Louis L’Amour’s novel Taggart, one of 29 works in his Lost Treasures book series.
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True
The fan-favorite movie Crossfire Trail starring Tom Selleck is based on Louis L’Amour’s 1954 novel of the same name.
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True
The fan-favorite movie Crossfire Trail starring Tom Selleck is based on Louis L’Amour’s 1954 novel of the same name.
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True
he Sacketts mini-series starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Jeff Osterhage and Glenn Ford is actually based on two novels by L’Amour—The Daybreakers and Sackett.
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True
he Sacketts mini-series starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Jeff Osterhage and Glenn Ford is actually based on two novels by L’Amour—The Daybreakers and Sackett.
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False
Last Stand at Saber River is based on the novel by prolific author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. Others of his page-to-screen hits include Justified based on his short story “Fire in the Hole,” 3:10 to Yuma based on another short story of the same title, and he wrote the screenplay for Joe Kidd, starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall.
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False
Last Stand at Saber River is based on the novel by prolific author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. Others of his page-to-screen hits include Justified based on his short story “Fire in the Hole,” 3:10 to Yuma based on another short story of the same title, and he wrote the screenplay for Joe Kidd, starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall.
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True
The Shadow Riders starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Dominique Dunne and Katharine Ross is based on L’Amour’s novel.
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True
The Shadow Riders starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Dominique Dunne and Katharine Ross is based on L’Amour’s novel.
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True
Apache Territory starring Rory Calhoun may have a different title, but it is based on Louis L’Amour’s 1957 novel, Last Stand at Papago Wells.
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True
Apache Territory starring Rory Calhoun may have a different title, but it is based on Louis L’Amour’s 1957 novel, Last Stand at Papago Wells.
You Got out of right!
You’re a L’Amour Connoisseur
Congrats! You nailed it! You know L’Amour’s work chapter and verse!
You’re a L’Amour Tour de Force
Excellent job! You know L’Amour’s work like the die-hard Western fan you are!
You’re a L’Amour Afficionado
Well done! You have an impressive knowledge of L’Amour’s work!
You’re a L’Amour Enthusiast
Pretty good! You have solid basic knowledge of L’Amour’s work!