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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Race for Life (1928) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Race for Life (1928)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Race for Life (1928).

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1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Race for Life (1928)?
a.		Vitaphone production reels #2431-2436; a Vitaphone musical score and sound effects were added to this otherwise silent production.
b.		According to Groucho Marx, when Thelma Todd fell out of the boat he kept rowing as she cried for help not knowing she really couldnt swim. Crew members got her out of the water.
c.		Yvette Vickers had a close call when filming her characters death scene. A large nail on one of the boards from the fallen debris stood dangerously close to her head.
d.		In the first scene, the young woman reading from the tourist book was played by Carla Laemmle, niece of Carl Laemmle, founder and head of Universal Pictures.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Race for Life (1928)?
a.		Mark Dacascos and Christophe Gans choreographed the end sword fight.
b.		The opening shot with the train was added after preview audiences did not like the original version. The sequence was created by filming with a helicopter flying away from the train and running the film backwards. (Source - audio commentary by John Sturges on Criterion laserdisc.)
c.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
d.		Crew was scarce. Usually, the crew count was no more than two. Some days, male lead, David Welborn, carried and set up gear between shots. One day, in the scenes at the Ramada Inn, director, Paul Bruening, had to start the camera, run in front to do his lines as the inn clerk, then run back around to stop the camera.