Question 1

Why was Doris Day's role in Storm Warning unusual for her career?

Accepted Answer

It was one of only a handful of straight-up dramas she appeared in, her first (and only) Warner Bros. film without singing, and her first non-singing role.

Question 2

Which famous director praised Doris Day after seeing Storm Warning?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Hitchcock told Day he saw her in Storm Warning and said 'Good, very good. I hope to use you in one of my pictures.' She later starred in his remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Question 3

Why did Joan Crawford decline the role of Doris Day's sister?

Accepted Answer

Studio boss Jack L. Warner asked Crawford to play the sister, but she refused, saying no one would believe she and Doris Day were sisters.

Question 4

How is Storm Warning referenced in Larry McMurtry's novel The Last Picture Show?

Accepted Answer

The characters Sonny, Charlene, Duane, and Jacy attend a showing of Storm Warning at the beginning of the novel.

Question 5

Who plays the characters Marsha Mitchell and Burt Rainey in Storm Warning?

Accepted Answer

Ginger Rogers plays Marsha Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan plays Burt Rainey.

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