Films/Songs/Poems

Question 1

What is known about Audie as a poet?

Answer 1

He was an accomplished poet; unfortunately, only a few of his poems survived.

Question 2

What are the titles of the three Audie Murphy poems that survived?

Answer 2

“The Crosses Grow on Anzio” - 1948; “Alone and Far Removed” - late 1940s; and “Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle” - 1968.

Question 3

How many songs did Audie write lyrics for?

Answer 3

16 country and western songs

Question 4

What poem is probably Audie Murphy’s best known poem?

Answer 4

“Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle” - 1968.

Question 5

What are Audie Murphy’s two best known songs he wrote the lyrics for?

Answer 5

“Shutters and Boards” - 1962 and “When the Wind Blows in Chicago” - 1962

Question 6

How many singers recorded “Shutters and Boards?” Name a few.

Answer 6

Over 30 pop singers, including Jerry Wallace, Dean Martin, and Porter Waggoner, recorded the song.

Question 7

How many films did Audie Murphy act in? Star in?

Answer 7

He acted in 44 films, starring in 39 of them.

Question 8

Name the songs Audie Murphy wrote lyrics for.

Answer 8

When the Wind Blows in Chicago;
Dusty Old Helmet;
Elena, Goodbye;
Pedro's Guitar;
Willie the Hummer;
Go On and Break My Heart;

Please Mr. Music Man Play a Song for Me;
Leave the Weeping to the Willow Tree;
My Lonesome Room;
Big, Big Day Tomorrow;
Round and Round She Goes;
Rattle Dance;

If There is a Short Cut to Nowhere (I'll Take It);
The Only Light I Ever Need is You;
Shutters and Boards;
Was It All Worth Losing You;
Foolish Clock.

Question 9

What movie was considered Audie’s first major role, helping launch his career in Hollywood and as a dominant star in western films?

Answer 9

Bad Boy, where Audie plays a juvenile delinquent. Audie plays the character Danny Lester, a young man somewhat out of control for no obvious reason until it is discovered his step-father blames him for his mother’s death. In the end, Danny is found to be innocent of a crime he thinks he committed, killing his mother.

Question 10

What is Audie Murphy’s best known film?

Answer 10

His best known film was “To Hell and Back,” adopted from the best-selling book of his war experiences by the same name.

Question 11

In what movie did Audie Murphy play Billy the Kid?

Answer 11

The Kid from Texas

Question 12

What movie does Audie play in that is based on Stephen Crane’s classic novel?

Answer 12

The Red Badge of Courage

Question 12

What is Audie’s last movie?

Answer 12

A Time for Dying. However, Audie was killed before the film was finished. As a result, Audie appeared in only one scene. For this reason the film is short and does not hold together well.

Question 13

Name at least 10 movies Audie Murphy acted in.

Answer 13

• The Guns of Fort Petticoat
• The Gun Runners
• The Quick Gun
• Gunsmoke
• Gunpoint
• Gunfight at Comanche Creek
• 40 Guns to Apache Pass
• Apache Rifles
• Bad Boy
• A Time for Dying
• To Hell and Back
• The Red Badge of Courage
• The Quiet American
• The Kid from Texas
• Texican, The
• Showdown
• Tumbleweed
• Unforgiven, The
• Destry
• Sierra
• Beyond Glory
• Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven
• Kansas Raiders
• The Cimarron Kid
• The Duel at Silver Creek
• Column South
• Ride Clear of Diablo
• Drums Across the River
• World in My Corner
• Walk the Proud Land
• Joe Butterfly
• Night Passage
• Ride a Crooked Trail
• No Name on the Bullet
• The Wild and the Innocent
• Cast a Long Shadow
• Hell Bent for Leather
• Seven Ways from Sundown
• Posse from Hell
• Battle at Bloody Beach
• Six Black Horses
• Bullet for a Badman
• Arizona Raiders
• Trunk to Cairo