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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Connecticut Yankee (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Connecticut Yankee (1931) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee (1931).
About the movie:
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee (1931)?
a.
The name of Roger of Claremore, who Hank says was his ancestor, was an inside joking reference to Will Rogers himself, who was born in Claremore, Oklahoma.
b.
Carole Lombard
(uncredited) plays one of Glorias four friends, who are all in at least three key scenes: one in which they are eavesdropping while Tom proposes marriage, another while Gloria is getting dressed for her wedding and finally as bridesmaids at the wedding. Lombard is standing directly between and behind Tom and Gloria.
Clark Gable
(also uncredited) can be recognized as one of a group of men standing in front of a bar in a briefly glimpsed medium shot. It would be interesting to know if they became acquainted during the making of this film.
Gary Cooper
also appears in a small part - actually two small parts, as both a flood victim and a survivor.
c.
The real Mary Ann was used on a tour to promote the film, then assigned to Hobbs Army Air Field in New Mexico. Some time in 1943 it was flown to Amarillo Army Air Field, where, according to a newspaper article, it was taken off flight status the next day, and assigned to ground school.
d.
A frontier town set was destroyed in the "Witch" fire of San Diego County. This massive fire burned most of the back country of San Diego County and threatened the town of Julian, California burning hundreds of significant buildings and homes. Whitehorse Ranch in Landers, CA volunteered their location to support the completion of the film
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee (1931)?
a.
Jane Powell
was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
b.
Although the title of the film is "A Connecticut Yankee", this was not a film version of the 1927 Rodgers and Hart musical, which was also based on the
Mark Twain
novel. In fact, this film was not a musical at all and did not use the Rodgers and Hart score, not even as background music. The Rodgers and Hart version was never filmed.
c.
The role of Jason Colvin was originally offered to
Tobey Maguire
.
d.
During an interview with Hysteria-Lives.com actor
Timothy L. Raynor
, who plays the killer, said he got the role because director
Jimmy Houston
was impressed with his martial arts skills and his ability to handle a weapon. Raynor said that the knife he wields in the movie wasnt a prop but an actual butchers knife.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee (1931)?
a.
In this film,there are brief appearances by
Alfred Hitchcock
(Man in front of drugstore) and
Robert Mitchum
early in his career (Passerby on stairs in the factory).
b.
A May 24, 1939 Dorothy Manners column announced that Edward G. Robinson would be playing James Addison Reavis in the Warner Bros film "Prince of Imposters" with Brenda Marshall co-starring and Anatole Litvak directing. The story would not be told until this 1950 version.
c.
John Carradine
s costume is the same one that he wore in
House of Dracula
.
d.
Version presently available, and the one shown on Turner Classic Movies in December 2010, is the 1936 re-release, with a Twentieth Century-Fox logo, redesigned opening and closing credits, and original exit music eliminated. Shorter running time indicates that some editing had also been done, most likely in order to meet Production Code demands which were not in effect at the time of the films original release.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Connecticut Yankee (1931)?
a.
Some sources erroneously reverse the roles played by
Mitchell Harris
and
Brandon Hurst
. Harris plays Sagramor and the Butler and Hurst plays Merlin and the Doctor.
b.
The last musical and movie
Gene Kelly
made for MGM under his contract. It wasnt until the documentary
Thats Entertainment, Part II
that he would appear in another MGM musical.
c.
The hands of the monster were the same as those props used in
The Mole People
.
d.
At one point in the movie, Ray tells Christina that she isnt in Minneapolis anymore.
Rachael Leigh Cook
, who plays Christina, is a native of Minneapolis.
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