Question 1

Which champion pony made a cameo in Susan Slade?

Accepted Answer

Champion stud Captain Topper, a Shetland pony born in 1956, appeared when Susan rides her birthday horse Chulo for the first time. He won 17 championships and 40 blue ribbons.

Question 2

How did the film rights to Susan Slade change hands?

Accepted Answer

Producer Edward Small purchased film rights in February 1960, then sold them to Warner Bros., who assigned director Delmer Daves and cast Troy Donahue and Dorothy McGuire, all from A Summer Place (1959).

Question 3

What passenger liner is shown in Susan Slade?

Accepted Answer

The S.S. President Cleveland of the American President Line, originally built as a WWII transport ship but completed as a passenger liner in 1947, sailing trans-Pacific until scrapped in 1974.

Question 4

Which recycled musical theme appears in Susan Slade?

Accepted Answer

Max Steiner recycles his famous love theme from A Summer Place (1959) during Susan's first make-out scene with Conn White. That theme's lead-in was recycled from A Stolen Life (1946).

Question 5

What aircraft is shown when the Slades leave for Guatemala?

Accepted Answer

A 1952 Convair CV-340-31, registration N73109, which flew with United Airlines until 1969 and later with smaller airlines until 1995.

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