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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: A Slight Case of Murder (1938).
About the movie:
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Slight Case of Murder (1938)?
a.
A member of the band
Orgy
instructed
Jamie Lee Curtis
on how to play the guitar. In the concert sequence, that is actually Curtis during the solo.
b.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 11 September 1935 and closed in October 1935 after 69 performances. The opening night cast included
John Harrington
as Remy Marco and
Georgia Caine
as Nora Marco. Future screen star José Ferrer (I) played a Policeman.
c.
At the beginning of the film, lead character "Johnny" takes an on-air call from Danville, California. This is a reference to the hometown of
Edward Burns
wife
Christy Turlington
.
d.
The film took almost 3 1/2 years to complete.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Slight Case of Murder (1938)?
a.
When the Tate/LaBianca murders are depicted, the shot does not show Sharon Tate being stabbed in the stomach in detail, this is because director
Jim Van Bebber
highly objected to film a pregnant woman being stabbed in the stomach.
b.
Kay Lenz
was offered the lead role, but turned it down. Instead, Lenz starred in the horror B-movie
House
.
c.
In the original theatrical trailer,
Edward G. Robinson
as himself, talks to
Mark Hellinger
about this, his forthcoming picture.
d.
Jessica Simpson
was considered for the role of Jamie Sullivan.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: A Slight Case of Murder (1938)?
a.
In the book, Bridget Jones is obsessed by the actor
Colin Firth
from the BBC TV series
Pride and Prejudice
, and even gets to meet him for an interview. This plot-line is omitted from the film, where Firth actually plays her love interest Mark Darcy. They did, however, film the interview scene with Colin dressed in his street clothes, and
Renée Zellweger
in character. The scene is included in the DVD extras.
b.
Several actors in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in this movie. These were (with their character names):
William Worthington
(Banker),
Isabel La Mal
(French Teacher),
Al Bridge
(Tony - Factory Worker) and
John Harron
(Freddie).
c.
The water buffalo (carabao in Filipino) that was slaughtered was real.
d.
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
Catherine Zeta-Jones
did not meet until the morning they were scheduled to appear on a daytime talk show to promote the film.
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