Tom Keene
Born: December 30, 1896, Rochester, New
York
Died: August 4, 1963 (age 66), Woodland Hills,
Los Angeles, California
Tom
Keene (George Duryea) was an American actor born in
known mostly for his roles in B Westerns.
Choose an answer
from the three choices and True/False offered after each
question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the
quiz.
1. Tom Keene is born in Rochester, New York on
December 30, 1896. What is his birth name?
- Tom Keene
- George Duryea
- Tom Edwards
2. In 1931, Tom Keene began a 12 series Westerns for
RKO-Pathe. What was the movie’s title?
- Sundown Trail
- Sunrise Trail
- The Texas Ranger
3. In this 1936 Paramount release, Tom plays Jim
Travis. Tom character is a veteran wrangler who helps an
Eastern rancher save his ranch. The movie is an
adaptation of Zane Grey novel. What is the movie?
- Code of the Range
- Desert Gold
- Drift Fence
4. In this 1938 film, Tom Gray aka The Pecos Kid,
plays an undercover agent looking for smugglers along
the Mexican border. The movie’s climax is the shootout
across the Mexican border. What is this 1938 release’s
name?
- Outlaws of Sonora
- The Painted Desert
- The Painted Trail
5. Which is NOT a name used by Tom
Keene?
- George Duryea
- Richard Powers
- Jess Bowers
6. What was his first film in 1923?
- The Just a Little Late Club
- Radio Kisses
- Beau Bandit
7. What is the 1931 film that Tom Keene plays Robert
'Buck' Sawyer?
- Partners
- Sundown Trail
- In Old California
8. He plays Frank Madden (as Richard Powers) in the
1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe. Who is the star of
the film?
- Tex Ritter
- Johnny Mack Brown
- Roy Rogers
9. Once the honorary mayor of Sherman Oaks,
California (1939).
10. On May 13, 1952 (Season 1, Episode 5), Tom is in
the episode Jim Bell's Triumph. What is the TV
series?
- I Spy
- Sky King
- Howdy Doody

Check Your Answers
- George Duryea
- Sundown Trail
- Drift Fence
- The Painted Trail
- Jess Bowers
- The Just a Little Late Club
- Sundown Trail
- Roy Rogers
- True
- Sky King
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