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The 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/8/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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THE 24th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (1952)

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “The 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952)”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads. We have placed most where parking is easily available. Oh and practice C.I.T.O. if you can.

The 24th Academy Awards is an event that honored the Greatest Films of 1951 as recognized by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Best Picture was awarded to An American in Paris, which, like A Place in the Sun, received six academy awards. A Streetcar Named Desire won four Oscars, including three of the acting awards, excluding Marlon Brando, whose performance as Stanley Kowalski was later considered one of the most influential of modern film acting.[1]

An American in Paris became only the 2nd film to win Best Picture to be in color. The first one was 12 years earlier, Gone with the Wind.

38 23.ABC

A. Eleanor Parker was nominated for Best Actress in Detective Story which was released November (A), 1951

B. Best Actor nominee Montgomery Clift has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which is located at (B)104 Hollywood Blvd.

C. Best Picture nominee A Streetcar Named Desire has a running time of 12(C) minutes.

121 10.DEF

D. The director of African Queen (last name -7) = (D).

E. Present the Short Subject Award (last name) = (E).

F. Best Actress nominee Shelley Winters has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1(F)52 Vine.

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12. Magnet

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)