Round 9: Tossup 10

A director fell out with this actor after accusing him of starring in the film Night Passage to show off his skill at playing the accordion. At the end of a film, this actor’s character breaks into tears after shouting, “I’m takin’ him back!” while pulling a murderer’s corpse out of a river flowing through mountains. This actor rode his favorite horse, Pie, in 17 films, including The Far Country and Bend of the River. (15[1])This actor became the first to earn “points” for a film in which his character sticks a postage stamp onto a silver coin during a (*) shooting contest judged by Wyatt Earp. This actor played Linus, (10[1])the patriarch of the Rawlings clan, in How the West Was Won. A cursed prized rifle titles the best-known of eight films this actor made with the same director in the 1950s, including The Man from Laramie and The Naked Spur. For 10 points, what actor developed a darker side to his screen persona by starring in Winchester ’73 and other westerns directed by Anthony Mann? ■END■

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