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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An American Tragedy (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : An American Tragedy (1931) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931).
About the movie:
Drama that happens around you everyday - when the wild life of impetuous youth burns away age-old barriers!
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
The film includes several segments from
The War of the Worlds
.
b.
The role of Aldous Snow was written with
Charlie Hunnam
in mind.
c.
Shot in 1954, not released until 1956.
d.
The mother of Grace Brown, the real-life murder victim, filed a $150,000 libel suit against Paramount in 1934. The suit was settled out of court.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
Many people claim that a face appears in the snow just before the final scene fades out.
b.
Fay Ripley
filmed a small role, she was bitten by
Robert De Niro
, but her scenes never made the final cut.
c.
All of the characters in Living the Dream have different background stories that show how they themselves have been victims of indoctrination and how it affect their interactions with others.
d.
Sergei M. Eisenstein
was originally in talks to direct this film. He even wrote an early script, several hundred pages long. Eisenstein hoped to make his English-speaking directorial debut with this film, and Paramount wanted him to as well, but nothing came of it.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
Debra Hill
wrote most of the dialog for the female characters, while
John Carpenter
concentrated on Dr Loomiss speeches.
b.
Writer/director Julianna Lavin has a cameo in the film as the neighbor woman having a vicious fight with her boyfriend across the street from the slumber party.
c.
In June 2006, the "Flying Dutchman" set ship was towed to Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Lines private island, where it was displayed in promotion release of the movies.
d.
Writer Theodore Dreiser was dismayed to find that director Josef von Sternberg and Paramount had taken so many liberties with his book, and he successfully sued, which forced von Sternberg to add many scenes that had been edited out of the movie. The resulting final cut was so far from what von Sternberg had intended, he disowned the picture.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
The San Diablo aerial view is actually an aerial view of Santiago de Chile.
b.
Howard Shore
used the music of
Richard Wagner
as his primary influence for the films musical scores.
c.
The anti-smoking sentiment in the film represented
Kevin Smith
s own viewpoint when he wrote the screenplay. Silent Bob doesnt inhale when he puffs on his cigarette because of this. After filming this movie, he became a two-pack-a-day smoker.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
Ironically, a train used in filming accidentally derailed in Bridgeport, Ohio on November 21, 2009 while being shot for the production. No one was injured in the incident, but production was halted for the remainder of the day.
b.
Only two jurors are ever identified by name: #8 Mr. Davis and #9 Mr. McCardle. And all but two are identified by job or profession: #1 High School Football Coach, #2 Bank Teller, #3 Owns Messenger Service, #4 Stock Broker, #6 Painter, #7 Salesman, #8 Architect, #10 Garage Owner, #11 Watch Maker, and #12 Advertising Exec.
c.
Ridley Kraids custom-stitched Easthaven jersey cost the production $70. His khakis only cost $12.
d.
The movie was banned in England, South Africa and Italy because of reference to abortion. Other states required allusions to abortion to be deleted before release.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
This film was made with a skeleton crew, generally consisting of some very dedicated and multitasking actors.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Early drafts of the script called for
Gwyneth Paltrow
s character to be covering the 1938 premiere of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
at Radio City Music Hall. The plot was later changed so that Polly Perkins meets with a scientist at the theatre, with the film (Snow White) playing in the background. However, a copyright agreement could not be settled with Disney, so the film was changed to
The Wizard of Oz
.
d.
One of the very few feature films to be dubbed in Swedish. The audience, however, did not take to Swedish voices in an American film and preferred the subtitled version. Since then, subtitling has been the general practice in Sweden, with the exception of animated films and childrens films (even then, an option of seeing the original version is usually available).
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
While directing actors,
Tom Holland
accidentally broke a bat creature, which was fixed and then filmed.
b.
The original title for this movie was "Vanilla Fog".
c.
Theodore Dreiser
s novel was based on the actual 1906 murder case of Chester Gillette, convicted of drowning his girlfriend Grace Brown in Big Moose Lake in upstate New York. Gillette was executed in the electric chair on 30 March 1908.
d.
Rainn Wilson
s big screen debut.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: An American Tragedy (1931)?
a.
While preparing for the role,
Marlon Brando
became friendly with a young
Al Lettieri
, who was an acquaintance of real-life Mafiosos. Brando based much of his performance on Lettieri, who became his co-star in
The Night of the Following Day
and
The Godfather
.
b.
Robert Wagner
writes in his memoirs that he was miscast in this film.
c.
Theodore Dreiser
sued Paramount for misrepresenting his novel by transforming it into an ordinary murder story. The judge ruled in favor of Paramount; Dreisers motion to prevent release of the film was denied.
d.
After poor initial box office returns, was packaged as a double feature with the similarly under-performing
Wizards
.
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