I have tried not to spoil any of the mysteries with my clues by using things that reveal stuff about their endings or solutions. So I've stuck to settings, famous incidents or character types, and props or objects that play an important or memorable role somehow. I hope they're not too hard!
Suspects:
1. The Thin Man (1934)
2. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
3. Laura (1944)
4. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
5. The Big Heat (1953)
6. Rear Window (1954)
7. Charade (1963)
8. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
9. Bullitt (1968)
10. Clue (1985)
11. Witness (1985)
12. The Fugitive (1993)
13. Taken (2008)
14. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
15. Knives Out (2019)
16. Rebecca (2020)
Clues:
A: Paris, prosthetic hand, wash-and-wear, gold.
B: House party, butler, candlestick, singing telegram.
C: New York City, portrait, silver shinbone, negligee.
D: Massachusetts, mystery writer, birthday party, immigrants.
E: Apartment complex, binoculars, wheelchair, suitcase.
F: Chicago, vascular surgeon, wrongful conviction, train wreck.
G: Kenport, boiling coffee, car bomb, the mob.
H: Mississippi, racism, factory, chewing gum.
I: Manderley, housekeeper, sailboat, fire.
J: Amish country, barn raising, lemonade, ice cream.
K: San Francisco, Knights Templar, statue, dreams.
L: London, martial arts, sewers, disguises.
D: Massachusetts, mystery writer, birthday party, immigrants.
E: Apartment complex, binoculars, wheelchair, suitcase.
F: Chicago, vascular surgeon, wrongful conviction, train wreck.
G: Kenport, boiling coffee, car bomb, the mob.
H: Mississippi, racism, factory, chewing gum.
I: Manderley, housekeeper, sailboat, fire.
J: Amish country, barn raising, lemonade, ice cream.
K: San Francisco, Knights Templar, statue, dreams.
L: London, martial arts, sewers, disguises.
Put your answers in a comment on this post -- for example, "M = 17, N = 20, O = 18." I've put all comments on moderation, so you don't have to worry about someone seeing your answers and cheating off them. I'll reveal the solutions on Saturday, along with everyone's scores!
This is SUCH a fun, clever game!
ReplyDeletea - 7
b - 10
c - 3
d - 15
e - 6
f - 12
g - 5
h - 8
i - 16
j - 11
k - 4 (this was the only one I had noooo idea about, but I went with The Blue Dahlia because I know it's an Alan movie and...I know you ;))
l - 14
Eva, that was a good guess on K, but it's actually The Maltese Falcon :-)
DeleteA-7, B-10, C-3, D-15, E-6, F-12, G-5, H-8, I-16, J-11, K-2, L-14
ReplyDeleteHad to do a little process of elimination ;)
Phyl, you're very good at this ;-)
DeleteAh, it was so good just thinking of all those fine films...
ReplyDeleteMy answers: A = 7, B = 10, C = 3, D = 15, E = 6, F = 12, G = 5, H = 8, I = 16, J = 11, K = 2, L = 14
Andrea, that was the most fun part for me too!
DeleteI only know a few, all the rest are guesses.
ReplyDeleteA = 7
B = 10
C = 3
D = 4
E = 6
F = 12
G = 9
H = 8
I = 16
J = 11
K = 2
L = 14
This was fun but a bit frustating since I didn't see half of these movies.
Have a lovely day.
Lissa, well, I think most of the people here hadn't seen *all* of them -- in fact, Katie says she'd only seen one! But that doesn't seem to have hampered your guessing much ;-)
DeleteThe only movie on this list I've seen is Charade. Wow, I guess I really don't watch a lot of detective films xD
ReplyDeleteWith that being said, here are my best guesses:
A = 7
B = 1
C = 3
D = 15
E = 6
F = 12
G = ?
H = 8
I = 16
J = 11
K = 10
L = 14
Katie, well, since you like stories about characters you can trust, and a lot of mysteries involve characters you don't (and shouldn't) trust, I can see why you wouldn't watch many!
DeleteA: 3?
ReplyDeleteB: 10.
C: 1? (I don’t think so actually, but “silver shinbone” is so familiar. Maybe?)
D: 15. (I didn’t realize this was set in Massachusetts!)
E: 6.
F: 11?
G: 9? (I didn’t know this was a mystery! Now I want to watch it even more! But maybe it’s just a red herring…)
H: 8.
I: 16.
J: 12?
K: 4? (This sounds like something that would appear in a dream…)
L: 14. (Oh, but this is so vague…it could be other things, too…)
Chloe, you made some good guesses! Bullit is a detective movie, yup.
DeleteDana Andrews's character in Laura is the detective with the silver shinbone, so if you've seen that, that would be why it's familiar!