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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Affair in Trinidad (1952) Quiz
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About the movie:
Nightclub singer and her brother-in-law try to find her husband's killer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Affair in Trinidad (1952)?
a.
In the time period that the story was set, America in fact maintained two naval bases in Trinidad, one at the western peninsula called Chagaramas and the other in the east of the country, called Wallerfield. They were closed in 1962, the year the country gained independence from Great Britain. There is still a lot of evidence of their presence to this day i.e., airstrips, the deep water harbor, and several still-standing buildings. Chagaramas is now host to a thriving boating industry. It is well known in the sailing world as a shelter during the hurricane season, and hundreds of yachts and private craft are anchored there every year. It is considered to be out of the Caribbeans hurricane belt.
b.
This was the first and only animated film to win a Razzie Award for "Worst Original Song" for "Marry the Mole" sung by
Carol Channing
.
c.
Auditioning for the role of Ruby required the actresses to have a foot race. When
Wes Craven
shouted for the actresses to go,
Janus Blythe
stood behind for a moment. Then after a moment took off and beat all the other actresses to the finish line. She was given the role.
d.
The studio files/records for this film are archived at the USC Cinema Television Library. Interoffice memos clearly indicate that
Olivia de Havilland
was not the first choice for the role of Marion. The original actress, whose name is blacked out in each of documents, became pregnant out of wedlock, and could no longer accept the role.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Affair in Trinidad (1952)?
a.
Final film of
Eric Blore
.
b.
During the films credits, Paul Simon & co. (The Jonah Levin Band) are shown driving through what is ostensibly a highway between Clevelands airport and The City. The footage is actually Route 22, in Union, New Jersey.
c.
The record changer turntable shown on the corner shelf is a Glaser-Steers model.
d.
Hayworth practiced hard to try and do her own singing, but finally Morris Stoloff hired Jo Ann Greer to dub Ritas voice. Greer and Hayworth worked well together and she later dubbed Rita in "Miss Sadie Thompson" and "Pal Joey".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Affair in Trinidad (1952)?
a.
One of Miss Biancas talents in the original novels was being able to charm dangerous animals like cats and dogs (she being a mouse), that element was added to the film in the form of the wise cat, Rufus.
b.
The fortieth of forty-eight Bowery Boys movies.
c.
The production of "Affair in Trinidad" is credited to the Beckworth Corporation, named for
Rita Hayworth
and her daughter Rebecca Welles, but Beckworth wasnt an actual production company. It was a tax dodge set up by Hayworth and Columbia Pictures president
Harry Cohn
to allow her fee for the film to be considered a capital gain rather than a salary, and therefore taxed at a lower rate.
d.
Despite the title, there is no "Mystic Menace" in Chapter Thirteen.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Affair in Trinidad (1952)?
a.
Director
Timothy Norman
instructed actor
William Prenetta
to play his character as though he was already planning on writing his tell-all autobiography, as it is common for retired gangsters to publish them today. The reason he acts so noble and pontificates and monologues is due to the fact that hes writing the book in his head as he goes, and behaves as he wants to appear in his book.
b.
The incept (birth) date of Pris (
Daryl Hannah
) is 14 February 2016.
c.
By declining to play Ruby Summers,
Alice Faye
passed up appearing on screen with her husband and then-radio co-star,
Phil Harris
.
d.
First full length feature of
Alexander Scourby
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Affair in Trinidad (1952)?
a.
The prop knife used by Anna (
Christina Ricci
) is the same one used by Alex (
Glenn Close
) in
Fatal Attraction
.
b.
Dick Powell
s portrayal of Philip Marlowe earned the approval of
Raymond Chandler
himself.
c.
A month after the film was released to bad reviews, audiences flocked to see the film armed with Ajax and wire hangers to actively "participate" with the film in a manner similar to
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
. Paramount seized on this new found notoriety and began to bill the film as a camp classic, with ads and posters proclaiming, "Meet the biggest MOTHER of them all!"
d.
The song "Rum and Coca Cola" by
The Andrews Sisters
was originally a calypso song composed and performed by a Trinidad calypso band in the mid-1940s. At that time the American military maintained two bases in Trinidad. The song is about the soldiers from these bases and how a mother and daughter provided "pleasure" for the "Yankee dollar". Actually, if one walked around Port of Spain - Trinidads capital city - during this period it was a common sight to see American soldiers and sailors with local women at hotels and bars.
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