Round 6: Tossup 13

An Umberto Eco essay argues that this film’s casting of Conrad Veidt (“fight”) and Peter Lorre (“LOHR-uh”) in supporting roles makes it an “anthology” of character archetypes. A declaration in this film by a policeman played by Claude Rains gave its title to the movie (10[1])The Usual Suspects. In this film’s climax, a man tells his former lover that their problems “don’t amount to a hill of beans” before convincing her to board a plane to Lisbon (10[1])with Victor Laszlo. (10[1])The pianist Sam is told to (10[1])play “As Time Goes By” in this film, in which a crowd sings “La Marsellaise” to drown out a battalion of Nazis. For 10 points, what 1942 film stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, who owns a bar in its title Moroccan city? ■END■

ANSWER: Casablanca
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain4100%0%93.25
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%0%84.71
Eastern Canada (1)Main4100%25%76.75
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%85.89
FloridaMain4100%25%104.50
Great LakesMain10100%0%64.30
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%0%75.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain9100%0%75.89
MidwestMain9100%0%71.22
NorthMain4100%0%69.00
NortheastMain12100%0%74.17
PacificMain8100%0%57.13
South CentralMain6100%0%93.33
SoutheastMain12100%8%74.83
Upstate NYMain5100%0%91.00