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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

About the movie: A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Over 90% of the film takes place on water.
b.		Although the movie stars Gary Oldman and he appears from the very beginning, he does not say anything for the first twenty minutes of the film.
c.		The film was shot between October 20 and December 16, 1941. During 1943, the film was shown to the Armed Forces overseas. but went unissued domestically until its Manhattan debut at the Strand Theatre on September 1, 1944, followed by the nationwide release on September 23. Warner Bros. had been contractually required to wait for the Broadway play to finish its run, which finally occurred on June 17, 1944. By the time the movie opened, Priscilla Lane and Warner Bros. had ended their association.
d.		The title of the novel was simply "The Lost World", with the cover showing the familiar Jurassic Park logo to establish it as a sequel. However, the studio feared that the public might confuse it with the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic of the same title (the title and many plot elements were indeed deliberate references by Michael Crichton), and originally considered naming the film "The Lost Island". In the end, the novels title was kept, but "Jurassic Park" was appended to solidify the sequel connection.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Early versions of the screenplay were titled "Claw" in reference to the villainous robots, which are called "claws" in the original Philip K. Dick short story "Second Variety" instead of "screamers."
b.		Cary Grant considered his acting in this film to be horribly over the top and often called it his least favorite of all his movies.
c.		Ogre dresses as a viking at the Homecoming Carnival. Appropriately, Donald Gibb, who played Ogre, now plays a viking in Capital One commercials.
d.		Although the movie was inspired by the 1976 song of the same title, the song really didnt have much of a plot. So after the screenplay was written, Bill Fries (aka CW McCall) recorded a new version of the song, with lyrics that incorporated the characters and events of the film. This is the version that is played during the final credits.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Feature film debut of Robert Strauss.
b.		A sequel titled "Fools Paradise" that prominently featured Eric, Tim, Clay, Alden, Joe and Marie, was scripted but never filmed. The story followed Erics impending marriage to the new woman in his life, and the tension that results from the revelation that Daria was invited to the wedding. Another follow-up, titled "The Books of Clay" and focused on Clay (Seneca Haynes) attempting to reconcile his advancing years with his lack of achievements, got as far as casting but has yet to be produced.
c.		Variety (17 February 1937) credits Hans Joby with the role of Dr. Von Kurtz, but film credits as well as visual examination confirm that John S. Peters (I) plays the part.
d.		According to various sources, Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein adapted the screenplay "with help" from Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		When Kate Smith played the female lead in the original Broadway production, her characters name was Pansy Sparks. When Charlotte Greenwood took over the role in the film, the character became Pansy Potts.
b.		Ronald F. Maxwell: as one of Hancocks aides on the third day, when Hancock is introduced to Colonel Chamberlain.
c.		Director Frank Capra enlisted in the U. S. Army Signal Corps in 1941 during filming. He received an extension of his order to report for active duty until late January 1942 so he could finish editing the picture.
d.		The very tall green bed cost £25,000 to build. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, owners of Belvoir Castle, purchased it after filming.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Residents of Braintree, Massachusetts became extremely upset when they learned that Otto Preminger filmed a nude scene with Liza Minnelli in their local cemetery. Shortly after, he and his crew were accused of desecrating the graves and a lawsuit was brought against him. On 30 September 1970, Preminger was found not guilty of desecrating those graves.
b.		Ronald Reagan and Jack Benny were offered the role of Mortimer Brewster, but turned it down. Bob Hope was offered the part and was eager to do it but Paramount Pictures refused to loan him out to Warner Bros. for the project.
c.		In one scene, the character of Bret, played by Dirk Julian, walks by the house where Laurie Strode babysat in the original Halloween.
d.		In Quentin Tarantinos original script Floyd D. calls Drexl a "white boy". Thats why Drexl kills him and Big Don. In the original script Marty wasnt around when Drexl kills them.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Peter Facinellis wife gave birth to their first child during the filming of this movie. His co-stars Breckin Meyer and Ethan Embry drove him to the airport when he found out she was in labor. The plane was delayed and he coached her through the birth over the phone.
b.		The first film of Vic Tayback.
c.		Some 20 years before filming this movie, actress Jean Adair had helped to nurse a very sick vaudeville performer named Archie Leach back to health; by the time she was asked to reprise her Broadway "Arsenic and Old Lace" role as Aunt Martha for this film, Adair and Leach, now known as Cary Grant, were old friends.
d.		The picture was a financial disappointment. Some film historians cite this failure as prime evidence that the original Hollywood musical had begun to lose its box-office clout around 1955.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		Rachel was originally supposed to be stabbed in the throat with scissors but the actress, Ellie Cornell, felt it was too gruesome an end for her character, so it was changed.
b.		The young man in the Embassy elevator telling the story about the poker game is screenwriter Peter Stone - with the dubbed voice of director Stanley Donen.
c.		Cary Grant donated his entire salary, $100,000, to the U.S. War Relief Fund.
d.		According to a New York Times article on 16 October 1938, the Citizens Chiropractic Committee of New York State sued the film producers, authors and Alan Mowbray for $100,000 claiming damages to the profession. One doctor was very upset that the film implied it was possible to go through a chiropractic school through a correspondence course. The outcome of the suit is not known.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		In the scene where they are teeing off at the golf course, they are actually standing on the lawn in front of the Mansion House in Baltimores Druid Hill Park. The Mansion House is the current day administrative offices for the Baltimore Zoo. There is no real golf course in Druid Hill Park.
b.		In the scenes with the opposing armies marching, Keaton had the extras (which included Oregon National Guard troops) wear the uniforms of the Confederacy and march in one direction past the camera, then he had them change uniforms to the Union blue and had them march past the camera in the other direction.
c.		On stage, Boris Karloff played the monstrous Jonathan Brewster, Raymond Masseys film character, who, in eerie-looking screen makeup, resembled Karloff, which was a running gag throughout the picture. Because Karloff was still appearing in the Broadway play during the films production, he was unable to do the picture.
d.		All bar scenes were shot at Southside Johnnies in Colorado Springs due to it being three bars in one.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		The cave scene where Jim is wandering out in the New Mexico desert was shot at the Mitchell Caverns in the East Mojave Preserve in California. According to the tour guide there, Oliver Stone and the art dept. painted Indian petroglyphs at the site that wouldnt wash off. This upset the state park, Stone was fined, and which prompted that filming unfortunately could no longer be done at the caves.
b.		Although Renees surname is never mentioned on screen, the cast list gives it as Mosier, a possible reference to producer Scott Mosier, but more likely a reference to Kevin Smiths ex-girlfriend, and Mosiers sister, Kristen Mosier, whom Smith noted on the DVD commentary track was the inspiration for Rene.
c.		When Mortimer is sitting in the graveyard, one of the tombstones has the name Archie Leach on it. Archie Leach is Cary Grants real name.
d.		Val Kilmers 6,000-acre New Mexico Ranch, about half an hour northeast of Santa Fe, was used as a location to shoot several scenes for this film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)?
a.		The Broadway comedy opened at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941 and ran for 1,444 performances, closing on June 17, 1944. Repeating their stage roles in the movie were "Brewster siblings" Josephine Hull, Jean Adair and John Alexander, all three getting time off from the New York play. Boris Karloff was denied permission to go by the plays producers, fearing that the absence of their main star would adversely affect the plays attendance.
b.		Jack Nicholson, Willem Dafoe, David Bowie and John Lithgow were all considered for the voice of Hades.
c.		This film was apparently banned in Argentina (at least at around the time the film was completed and first released). Their government of the day denied an exhibition permit for the film citing that the picture could compromise that countrys political neutrality.
d.		The People Mover transportation system is an homage to the old Disneyland attraction "The Goodyear PeopleMover," which was located in Tomorrowland from 1967 to 1997. It was eventually replaced by a short-lived attraction called Rocket Rods, but today the original PeopleMover track is still standing vacant. The PeopleMover was also built for Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom park, and while it is still in operation, it has since been renamed the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (TTA).

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