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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Algiers (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Algiers (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938).
About the movie:
Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
Charles Boyer
s often repeated, and parodied, line "Come with me to the Casbah" was in the trailers but was never actually said in the film. According to an article in Smithsonian Magazine (July 2007), the line came from an impersonation of Boyer by the cartoon character Pepé Le Pew, in
The Cats Bah
, an animated short."
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
Rob Reiner
s film debut.
d.
Michael J. Fox
repeatedly blew his lines by calling
John Astin
s character "Doc" - the name of
Christopher Lloyd
s character in the
Back to the Future
movies.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
The missile launcher with the two big wheels is an IG-227 Hailfire droid tank. It was inspired by the Russian Tsar Tank, designed in 1914.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 7, 1941 with
Charles Boyer
and
Hedy Lamarr
reprising their film roles.
c.
Radha Mitchell
(Rose) got punched in the face by one of the "Dark Nurses" during filming the scene in the basement of the hospital.
d.
In issue 73 of Your Sinclair magazine in January 1992, the Spectrum stealth game adaptation of this movie was voted the 23rd best game of all time.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
One of the rooms of the house has a wall of framed black-and-white photographs. Some of these are young photos of
George Carlin
himself, most noticeably a bust shot of him dressed for the Air Force, which he had joined at the age of 18.
b.
A newspaper in the latter part of the movie shows a date of 7 June 1939.
c.
Remake of the 1937 french film
Pépé le Moko
. When
Walter Wanger
produced Algiers (1938), he tired to have all copies of the original "Pépé le Moko" destroyed. Fortunately, he was not able to do so.
d.
In terms of what cars the filmmakers used, they preferred convertibles as they were easier for sound and lighting purposes.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
James Stewart
was nervous about the phone scene kiss because it was his first screen kiss since his return to Hollywood after the war. Under
Frank Capra
s watchful eye, Stewart filmed the scene in only one unrehearsed take, and it worked so well that part of the embrace was cut because it was too passionate to pass the censors.
b.
The title for this film was the inspiration for the later movie titled
Casablanca
.
c.
The soul food restaurant where Alonzo steps inside is the former location of This Is It Soul Food at the former 239 West Gray location; a new restaurant was built and completed March 9, 1995 at 209 West Gray after filming was completed.
d.
The aircraft carriers used in the film are the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
Sandy was played by two dogs. One, named "Bingo", did most of the dramatic scenes, and the other did the stunt work (such as jumping into the pool).
b.
Animator
Chuck Jones
based the Warner Brothers cartoon character "Pepe le Pew" on the "Pepe le Moko" character played by
Charles Boyer
in this film.
c.
A complete copy of the original 20 chapter 1914 US theatrical version is not known to exist in any film archive.
d.
In addition to the Agent Johnson reference, several other elements from the first film are revisited as series trademarks. Among them are: crawling on broken glass, use of air-ducts, elevator shafts, and maintenance areas in corporate buildings, a henchman falling down stairs, an inquiry on the E.T.A. of a helicopter, and McClanes "Yippie Ki Yay catchphrase.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 14, 1942 with
Charles Boyer
and
Gene Lockhart
reprising their film roles.
b.
During the brief scene where Sammy Fong and Mei Lei sit in a beatnik coffee shop, on stage someone reads the poem "Like a God". This was originally a song in the stage production sung by Wang Ta to Mei Lei, but was cut out of the screenplay.
c.
The blonde woman in the poster artwork for this movie is actress
Suzee Slater
.
d.
Production was delayed more than a year secondary to
Val Kilmer
s commitments to
Streets of Blood
and the
Werner Herzog
film
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
Composer
Mark Mancina
had to leave the project in the middle of scoring it due to scheduling conflicts with Speed 2 which was slated to open at the same time as this film in June 1997.
Trevor Rabin
, who was already on board working closely with Mancina co-writing some music shortly before Mancina left completed the score on his own. They do share co-composing credit.
b.
In a separately filmed trailer,
Milton Sills
introduces
María Corda
to the audience.
c.
Michael Jeter
did his own stunts during the scene where we see Jagger taking Leedy for a tandem jump.
d.
The cast and credits are based on the 98-minute print shown on Turner Classic Movies, but the AFI Catalogue lists slightly different changes which suggest that their print may have been a re-release. In the AFI Catalogue listing,
Sigrid Gurie
s name is above the title with the rest of the cast list the same. The crew credits are identical, except that
James Wong Howe
is credited for "photography" instead of "director of photography." The latter terminology was rare in 1938, but not unheard of.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Algiers (1938)?
a.
Frankie Darro
plays jockey Williams in both this film and the its remake,
Riding High
. This saved considerable funds in not having to re-shoot the racing footage for the newer version.
b.
In Italy, all the scenes that involved Napalonis wife were cut from the movie to respect
Benito Mussolini
s widow, Rachele. The complete version wasnt seen until 2002.
c.
Lenina Huxley tells John Spartan about the
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Presidential Library, explaining that, based on the sheer popularity of his movies, a Constitutional amendment was passed in order for Schwarzenegger to run for president, which, according to Huxley, he did. In 2003, ten years after this films release,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was elected governor of California and shortly after his election, three senators separately proposed amendments to the US Constitution to allow naturalized citizens to become president. Additionally, Stallone, along with Schwarzenegger,
Bruce Willis
, and
Demi Moore
backed the opening of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain.
d.
Finnish visa # 022262.
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