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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Free Soul (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Free Soul (1931) Quiz
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About the movie:
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Free Soul (1931)?
a.
The first of 48 Bowery Boys movies. In 1945, when East Side Kids producer
Sam Katzman
refused to grant
Leo Gorcey
s request to double his weekly salary, Gorcey quit the series, formed his own production company (owning 40% of the company) with his agent
Jan Grippo
called Jan Grippo Productions, revamped the format including getting rid of the teen-aged stories and rechristened the series The Bowery Boys (i.e. "Leo Gorcey and The Bowery Boys").
b.
When the final version of the movie went before Hollywood censors, they demanded that MGM cut the scene where
Norma Shearer
lays on the bed and suggestively asks
Clark Gable
to put his arms around her. The studio ignored the demand and released the film uncut.
c.
Henry Fonda
later admitted he had known from the beginning that he was too old for his character, and had only made the film for the money.
d.
Using the name "Monte Black" as the villain was something of an in-joke at Warners, where
Monte Blue
was a star during the silent era. After sound came in, he was relegated to minor supporting roles at the studio, albeit in some very good films like
Casablanca
and
Key Largo
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Free Soul (1931)?
a.
Characters are loosely based on
Charles Starkweather
and
Caril Fugate
, a young Nebraska couple who in 1958 embarked on a mass murder spree across the Midwest that horrified the country. The characters in
Terrence Malick
s
Badlands
are also loosely based on Starkweather and Fugate.
b.
This movie was based on the actual story of Bernice Feagan.
c.
The shot with the Grail filling itself was achieved by pumping wine through a tube stuck through the bottom of the cup.
d.
In the outdoor location sequence where the donkey chases James Gleason, the actor, not a stuntman, is clearly knocked down by the animal, a scene which clearly wasnt planned as Norma Shearers reaction attests.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Free Soul (1931)?
a.
Denis Sanders
directed the film while his brother
Terry Sanders
produced it.
b.
Harvey Korman
s last acting performance.
c.
While it premiered months after the TV series
Survivor
and
Big Brother
, the project predates both shows. The concept for the movie was originally pitched as a TV series in 1998.
d.
The film ranked as ninth best picture in 1935 by the annual Film Daily poll of critics.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Free Soul (1931)?
a.
A spin-off TV series was pitched to NBC. To have been called "Transylvania", it was to have featured a wild-west sheriff taken to Europe to battle monsters, with occasional guest appearances by
Hugh Jackman
as Gabriel Van Helsing. The series idea was stillborn, partly because makeup, effects, and location shooting in Romania would have been too expensive, and partly because the films opening weekend box office was far below expectations (which also doomed a proposed sequel to the film).
b.
Gavin Hood
wanted to make Wolverine suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder from his army years, but Fox Studios vetoed the idea as too heavy a theme for a comic-book film.
c.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records (2002), the movie holds the record for the longest take in a commercial film, the climactic courtroom scene at 14 minutes. Since a reel of camera film only lasts 10 minutes, it was achieved by using more than one camera.
d.
Kevin Weeks is the author of the N.Y. Times Best Seller "Brutal", which is an autobiographical story of his life inside the Irish mob.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Free Soul (1931)?
a.
Cinematographer
Jan de Bont
was mauled and scalped by a lion on the set. de Bont required over 120 stitches to sew his scalp back from where a lion had bitten his head. After medical treatment, de Bont actually returned to the production to complete his D.O.P. duties.
b.
The word "actually" is spoken 22 times by various characters in the film
c.
Willard Mack
s play, based on
Adela Rogers St. Johns
s novel, opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 12 January 1928 and closed in April 1928 after 100 performances. The opening night cast included
Melvyn Douglas
as Ace Wilfong and
Kay Johnson
as Jan Ashe.
d.
Jakes glassblowing shop was filmed in Fayette County Georgia at an old mill called Starrs Mill. The exterior was repainted and the porch was rebuilt for the movie. The bridges were later washed away in a flood.
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