Question 1

Why might viewers be confused by the telegram Irene Dunne reads in The White Cliffs of Dover?

Accepted Answer

The telegram from her father says 'Remember the Alabama!' which refers to the C.S.S. Alabama, a Confederate warship, not the Alamo.

Question 2

How did Irene Dunne help Van Johnson land a role in this film?

Accepted Answer

Irene Dunne made this movie while filming was held up for A Guy Named Joe due to Van Johnson's car accident, and she helped him land a small role.

Question 3

Which actor originally owned the rights to the poem that inspired the film?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Colman owned the rights to Alice Duer Miller's poem, but sold them to Clarence Brown, who then sold them and his services as director to MGM.

Question 4

What surprising connection did Bunny Gordon reveal on a game show 22 years later?

Accepted Answer

Bunny Gordon, who played the same character as Peter Lawford as a baby, appeared opposite him on Password in 1966 and revealed this connection.

Question 5

What historical and regional references are tied to the Ashwood family estate in Devon?

Accepted Answer

The estate references the Spanish Armada, the Isle of Avalon (Glastonbury), and that Devon was Royalist territory during the First English Civil War.

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