Packet 5: Tossup 22
As recounted in a 2017 Nobel Lecture, watching this actor’s “hysterical” yet boring performance in a film set on a train was revelatory for Kazuo Ishiguro. This actor played up the comic tendencies of a villainous role for which he became one of the first actors to wear contact lenses on screen. A character played by this star of Svengali refutes dissenters by exclaiming “from now on, I close the iron door on you!” A character played by this actor has a habit of stealing jewels and asks if a “stenographess” played by Joan Crawford would “like to take some dictation.” This actor’s character gives the name (*) “Lily Garland” to an actress played by Carole Lombard in a 1934 screwball comedy. This actor played a baron opposite Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel and played a Broadway impresario in Howard Hawks’s Twentieth Century. For 10 points, what alcoholic Shakespearean star nicknamed “The Great Profile” hailed from an acting dynasty including his sister Ethel? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Spec Script - Canada | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 2 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 143.00 |
| 2025 Spec Script - Online 1 | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 10 | 90% | 30% | 30% | 122.00 |
| 2025 Spec Script - Online 2 | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 117.50 |