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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967).
About the movie:
Natascha, a White Russian countess, stows away on a luxury liner at Hong Kong, determined to seek a new life in America...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
Anne Morrison Chapin
s play, "Love Flies in the Window," opened in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1933, but had no Broadway production.
b.
Due to this popular movie, the real
Robert Stroud
became one of the most famous inmates of the federal prison at Alcatraz, second only to mob boss Al Capone (I).
c.
Patrick Cargill
was cast as Hudson only after a number of big-name UK performers had passed on the role.
d.
Lionel Atwill
was originally cast as Prof. Moriarty, but was replaced before shooting by
George Zucco
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
Roger Corman
had his actors positioned for a ski run down a mountain of virgin snow. When he called for action on his bullhorn, however, the sound waves started an avalanche. No one was hurt, but Corman was frustrated by this unplanned event. There was only one thing he could do. Corman raised the bullhorn to his mouth and ordered his crew to "Stop that snow!"
b.
The 81-day shooting schedule was at the time the longest and costliest for Republic Pictures.
c.
Sophia Loren
didnt get along with
Marlon Brando
during the shooting especially after the day they were doing a love scene and he commented, "Did you know you have hairs up your nostrils?".
d.
Anti-atomic bomb dialogue was removed before release.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
Entire movie was shot digitally for only $20,000.
b.
The final sequence as well almost every scene that takes place at night was filmed at a giant airplane (not dirigible as is often stated) hanger in Mobile, Alabama. The heat was unbearable, although it did not actually rain in the hanger as is often erroneously reported - the crew was only told that such a condition was possible because of the great humidity. There was a constant effort to get every arc light available to the location to film the reflections of the UFOs. Many lights in retirement from the Technicolor era were brought out of mothball for the spaceship sequences.
c.
The date of Andreas job interview shown in her appointment book is Monday, 13 March 2006.
d.
The film was shortened by approximately 15 minutes since its premiere. In an interview,
Charles Chaplin
said he felt the shortened version (which is the version currently available on home video and DVD) almost did not feel like his film and that he preferred the longer one.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
The film is allegedly inspired by the text of the Popol Vuh (sometimes called the Maya Bible) and Spanish missionary descriptions of the Maya.
b.
While
Marlon Brando
had always greatly admired
Charles Chaplin
s work and looked upon him as "probably the most talented man the movie medium has ever produced," the two superstars didnt get along during the shooting. In his autobiography, Brando described Chaplin as "probably the most sadistic man Id ever met." Chaplin, on his side, said that working with Brando simply was "impossible".
c.
According to Paulette Goddard, Chaplin was deeply and profoundly involved in the recording of the musical score. He spent days upon days in the recording studio writing themes, and only left when Paulette begged him.
d.
Docs phone number in 1955 is Klondike 54385. The letters "K" and "L" are both on the digit 5; thus, the number still begins with the 555- prefix, indicating a fictional number.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
The poem being recited before their first gig is "Evidently Chicken Town" by
John Cooper Clarke
.
b.
Kim Basinger
s movie debut.
c.
Chaplin wanted
Al Jolson
to record the theme song "This Is My Song", and only accepted that Jolson died in 1950 when shown a picture of his grave. The song, with Chaplins old-fashioned lyrics, proved difficult to record, with
Petula Clark
very reluctant, and
Harry Secombe
dissolving into giggles when he tried to sing the words.
d.
A couple who are talking on the train near the beginning of the film are having the same conversation in English, then in German.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
This was
Charles Chaplin
s final film, although in his early-1970s memoir, "My Life in Pictures", he mentions plans to film a movie entitled "The Freak", starring his daughter,
Victoria Chaplin
. The film was ultimately never made but costume test photos exist.
b.
Several pieces of dialogue in the movie are taken from the original 1933 _King King (1933): * When Ann Darrow and Bruce Baxter are filming a movie scene on the deck of the S.S. Venture (with Carl Denham operating the camera), their "movie dialogue" (about "women on ships") is taken verbatim from an on-deck conversation between Ann Darrow and Jack Driscoll in the original film. *In a deleted scene, while filming Ann on the island, Denham instructs her, "Scream Ann! Scream for your life!" *Denhams "Were millionaires, boys" speech, after the capture of Kong. *Denhams "He was a king in the world he knew" speech, just before Kong is revealed in the Broadway theater. *And of course, the final line, "It was beauty killed the beast."
c.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
s character in the film is named "Rod Tidwell" and played for the Arizona Cardinals football team. Tidwells name may be inspired by
Bill Bidwell
, the owner of the team for 45 years who oversaw the teams move from St. Louis to Arizona. He is thanked in the credits.
d.
Shirley Temple
was originally considered for the part of Veda Pierce.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)?
a.
Darios handgun, which he pointed at Bond at the fortress, was a Walther P5; which was used by Bond himself in
Octopussy
and unofficial 007 film released on the same year,
Never Say Never Again
.
b.
The listing for
Robert Z. Leonard
as "producer" is actually in lieu of a directors credit. At the time, instead of crediting its directors as such, MGM frequently listed their names as "A blank Production" on the same card as the main title. Leonards actual function on this film was director, not producer.
c.
George J. Folsey
took over as director of photography temporarily when
Sidney Wagner
became ill.
d.
Petula Clark
had a major hit with her recording of "This is My Song", an adaptation of a piece of music
Charles Chaplin
wrote for this film. Chaplin reportedly did not care for Clarks version, though it ultimately turned out to be the only successful aspect of the film, reaching #1 in the British charts. Just months later
Harry Secombe
took the song to #2 in Britain.
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