Question 1

Which actor persuaded Alec Guinness to mambo in a night club sequence?

Accepted Answer

Professional dancer Yvonne De Carlo persuaded director Anthony Kimmins to talk Sir Alec Guinness into doing the mambo with her. Guinness consented to a week's worth of dance lessons from De Carlo.

Question 2

What famous writer's quote does Henry St. James use in the film?

Accepted Answer

Henry's quote, 'We cultivate the faculty of patient expectancy...' is taken from G.K. Chesterton: 'I am cultivating the faculty of patient expectancy.'

Question 3

How did The Captain's Paradise inspire a Broadway musical?

Accepted Answer

It became the Broadway musical 'Oh, Captain!' with music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and book by Al Morgan and José Ferrer. It opened on February 4, 1958 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 192 performances.

Question 4

What are the age differences between Henry and his two women?

Accepted Answer

Henry is sixteen years older than Maud, and twenty-three years older than Nita. At the end of the movie, Henry is fifty-three, Maud thirty-seven, and Nita thirty.

Question 5

Which TV series mentioned The Captain's Paradise in a plot?

Accepted Answer

The film was mentioned in a plot for the television series 'Car 54, Where Are You?' (1961), specifically in the episode 'Toody's Paradise' (1962).

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