Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 711 Ocean Drive (1950) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : 711 Ocean Drive (1950) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: 711 Ocean Drive (1950).

About the movie: A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: 711 Ocean Drive (1950)?
a.		"Boulder Dam" is actually Hoover Dam. Congress authorized the Boulder Canyon Dam Project in 1931 and, it being traditional to name big federal dam projects after the sitting President, named it Hoover Dam. Franklin Roosevelt defeated Hoover in 1932 but could not officially change the name set by Congress. Harold Ickes (FDRs Interior Secretary) however issued a memo directing that his employees "...will refer to the dam as Boulder Dam in this pamphlet as well as in correspondence and other references...." In 1947, after Roosevelt and Ickes had died, Congress passed a resolution to "restore" the name of Hoover Dam. But until that time, all official, tourist and other promotional materials called it "Boulder Dam." The publics recognition with the old name was still apparent in the movie (released in 1950) through the script and the highway signage seen enroute.
b.		When Barry punches his office wall then rests a bloody hand on his piano, the cuts on his knuckles spell the word love.
c.		According to the Variety review, the film included library stock and duplicate footage.
d.		The pinup model in Jerris locker is Amy Sedaris. Sedaris also played the cocktail waitress in the "Teachers Lounge" scene.

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