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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Foreign Affair (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Foreign Affair (1948) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948).
About the movie:
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
After four days of shooting in April 1937,
James Stewart
became ill, but then left to star in
Of Human Hearts
. RKO considered replacing Stewart, but shelved the production until December 1937. Actors
Donald Crisp
and
Fay Bainter
(as well as others), who were cast in the original production, were replaced by
Charles Coburn
and
Beulah Bondi
.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 9, 1950 with
John Lund
reprising his film role.
c.
While capturing Hyde in Paris, Quartermain says Hyde has been terrorizing the Rue Morgue for some time. With his physical distortions, Hyde may well have been the roof-running "ourang-utan" (sic) from
Edgar Allan Poe
s "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", another famous 19th-century literary work. Indeed, both Sawyer and Quatermain refer to Hyde as a "big monkey" in the scene.
d.
Alec Baldwin
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Emilio Estevez
,
Matthew Broderick
,
Kevin Costner
,
Tom Cruise
,
Michael J. Fox
,
Harrison Ford
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Patrick Swayze
,
Dennis Quaid
,
Kurt Russell
,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Bill Murray
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Tom Selleck
,
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Tom Hanks
and
Bruce Willis
were considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
The lines spoken by Colonel Montgomery to the outraged Colonel Shaw when he orders the burning of Darien - "Secesh has got to be swept away by the hand of God like the Jews of old" - are the actual words of Montgomery, quoted in a letter from the real Shaw to his family.
b.
Cinematographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
overexposed the scenes with the extraterrestrials deliberately so they would appear fuzzy and diffuse. When producer
Julia Phillips
saw the footage, she thought hed made a mistake and ordered the film re-processed so that the aliens came out with a normal contrast, and their rubber heads and suits were obviously fake. She then told Zsigmond hed botched up the filming and it looked awful. The upset Zsigmond told the lab to reprocess the film the way he originally said and everything looked fine in dailies the next day.
c.
"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 4, 1951 with
Marlene Dietrich
reprising her film role.
d.
The lavish ballroom set where Napoleon dances with Marie Walewska is actually identical to that used in MAYTIME - the Jeanette McDonald/Nelson Eddy operetta released in March 1937. It has simply been redressed and given a different floor covering and shot from a different angle.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
The main colors in the film are the six that the original comic strip appeared in: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, plus black and white.
b.
Leon Askin
played a lawyer (reading the last will) but was cut out.
c.
Director
Billy Wilder
said famously of his difficulties with
Marlene Dietrich
and
Jean Arthur
in the film. "I have one dame whos afraid to look at herself in a mirror and another who wont stop looking!"
d.
2.4 million gallons (~321,000 cubic feet), of water was used to create rain for the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
To study the movement of the Gallimimus herd, the films digital artists were ordered to run along a stretch of road with some obstacles, their hands next to their chest.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 6, 1949 with
Marlene Dietrich
and
John Lund
reprising their film roles.
c.
The voice of Merlin (listed as "?" in the credits) is Hamill, Mark, who played Christopher Blair in the Wing Commander CD-ROM games.
d.
There is a scene filmed at the Burbank location of PC Club, a small computer chain that at once was nationwide but went bankrupt in July 2008.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
The song "Never Before, Never Again" was originally sung by a professional singer dubbing in for
Frank Oz
(as Miss Piggy), but the producers did not think her rendition was as funny as Frank Ozs version.
b.
When the three detainees are running through the camp toward the Tower, the music is reminiscent of the fire engine scenes in Fahrenheit 451, which was directed in 1966 by Francois Truffaut (Mr. Lacombe).
c.
Female stars
Jean Arthur
and
Marlene Dietrich
were in their late 40s when they shot this film. The leading man John Lund however was a decade younger than both.
d.
The producers were initially looking for an unknown actor to play General Newton. But being a fan of the TV series,
Burt Reynolds
asked for a role and was then cast to appear as Newton.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
Film debut of
Jeanette MacDonald
.
b.
Dirctor
Ted Tetzlaff
started the film but fell ill and was replaced by
Ralph Murphy
.
c.
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) is the one Columbia serial which was thought to perhaps be lost to the ravages of time. Over the years, there have been a number of rumors of the existence of 16mm or 35mm film prints. This serial does indeed exist, though it remains unavailable commercially. A number of recent (May 2005) IMDB updates are based on actual on screen credits.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Foreign Affair (1948)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 1, 1951 with
Marlene Dietrich
and
John Lund
again reprising their film roles.
b.
The name given to Caesars mother is "Bright Eyes" due to the coloration in her eyes caused by the ALZ-112 virus. "Bright Eyes" is the name given to Taylor (
Charlton Heston
) by Dr. Zira (
Kim Hunter
) in the original
Planet of the Apes
.
c.
Brian De Palma
originally wanted
Liv Ullmann
to play Kate Miller, but she declined.
d.
The two scenes where Rocky runs up the museum stairs (the first where he cant do it and the second during the "Gonna Fly Now" training sequence where he runs up them triumphantly) were filmed two hours apart. The first before the sun rose, the second afterwards.
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