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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Batman (1943) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Batman (1943)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943).

About the movie: Japanese spymaster Prince Daka operates a covert espionage organization located in Metropolis' now-deserted Little Tokyo which turns American scientists into pliable zombies.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h has at least four different edited versions due to delivery requirements for different distributors. The Directors Cut, a 2hr and 6 minute standard definition version which has not been released, is the only version of the film that Writer/Director Sam Akina and Producer Vu Le approve of.
b.		There is a coded message hidden in the end credits that has not yet been decoded.
c.		His appearance in the title role was the first in the short film career of Lewis Wilson.
d.		The Romulans were chosen as the Enterprises antagonists as they had been featured less than the Klingons in Star Trek. J.J. Abrams felt it was fun to have them meet Kirk before he meets them in Star Trek, and Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman noted it would be backwards to have the antagonists Klingons, since they had become heroes in later Star Trek shows. The Romulan presence also harks to Spocks previous appearance in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-parter "Unification."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		In the opening sequence, the character played by Henry Gibson demanded that his piano player be replaced by the "Pig". At that time in Nashville, one of the most in-demand session players was a blind pianist named Hargus "Pig" Robbins. The man playing the piano in that scene is Richard Baskin, the actual music supervisor on the film.
b.		At the end of the original VHS tape, there is a commercial for a number that you can call to order clothing from the movie. This was a limited time offer from the company Movie Tees. You could order a white tank top, a black or white t-shirt, and a black and white sweatshirt with 3-4 different designs.
c.		The only film for which John Wayne ever won an Oscar.
d.		This serial was reissued under the title "An Evening With Batman and Robin" in late 1965. There was no added footage. The program simply consisted of all of the episodes (complete with titles, credits and cliffhangers - exactly as they were shown in theaters in 1943) presented one after the other in one sitting. Contrary to popular belief, this was not done in response to the success of the 1966 Batman TV show. The TV show began on January 12, 1966 and "An Evening With Batman and Robin" was playing in theaters as early as December 10, 1965.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		Filmed during a drought, water had to be trucked into the Fort Sedgwick location to fill up the pond.
b.		With the light starting to fail and a public holiday looming, Ridley Scott had roughly 45 minutes to get the final scene just right.
c.		This is the first filmed appearance of Batman.
d.		The eccentric character of Mose Harper, played by Hank Worden, is loosely based on an actual historical personage called Mad Mose, a legendary half-crazy Indian fighter of the American southwest with a fondness for rocking chairs.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		Mandy Moore and then Kate Bosworth were originally cast as Allison.
b.		Shooting wrapped in only 22 days and surprisingly for MGM, there were no retakes.
c.		The subplot of the Secretary of Defense trying to assume control of the White House over the Vice President, was inspired by former Secretary of State Alexander Haig. After Ronald Reagan was shot, Haig incorrectly insisted that he was in control of the White House, because then-Vice President George Bush was in Texas. The Secretary of State is actually fourth in the presidential line of succession, behind the Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate.
d.		CHAPTER TITLES: 1. The Electrical Brain; 2. The Bats Cave; 3. The Mark of the Zombies; 4. Slaves of the Rising Sun; 5. The Living Corpse; 6. Poison Peril; 7. The Phony Doctor; 8. Lured by Radium; 9. The Sign of the Sphinx; 10. Flying Spies; 11. Nipponese Trap; 12. Embers of Evil; 13. Eight Steps Down; 14. The Executioner Strikes; 15. The Doom of the Rising Sun.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.
b.		President Kennedy very frequently set up recording machines during meetings at the White House. Much of the dialogue from the movie is taken directly from Kennedys tapes.
c.		Early in the film when Donnie is riding his bike home, he passes Franks car traveling in the opposite direction. This car later kills Gretchen, prompting Donnie to shoot Frank in the right eye (which Donnie had also stabbed through the water-mirror). Soon after, when time is "reset" and everybody wakes up to the Mad World song, Frank is wiping a tear from this eye.
d.		With this release, Batman became the first DC Comics character to have his own serial.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		The opening sequence in which Beckett saves McGrath from a volcano in South America uses driving shots taken from Dantes Peak.
b.		An incomplete print of this film is in the Library of Congress collection.
c.		The character of Alfred in the comics was introduced to conform to the fact that in the film Bruce Wayne had a butler. However, the Alfred in the comics was drawn as very chubby and clean shaven, while William Austin, who played Alfred, wore a mustache and was slim. Soon after the release of the film, the comics character grew a mustache and went to a health spa, where he lost weight. From then on, the comics Alfred has resembled the Austin image.
d.		Jenny Lumet spent about 7 weeks writing the script. It was her first to be made into a film, even though it was the writers 5th screenplay.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		James Marsh did not know the real age of the actress Pell James, who was playing 17-year-old Malerie Sandow, was until the end of the shoot, when she gave him a Thank You card revealing her true age. Marsh said that it was better that he didnt know as it would have proved a distraction.
b.		The documentary The Essence of Combat: Making Black Hawk Down that appears on the DVD is actually longer than the film itself.
c.		Because of the low budget, there is no Batmobile. Batman and Robin use the same black Cadillac as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, and Alfred can be seen chauffeuring the men under both identities.
d.		In June 1938, this film was shown on a double feature with Josette.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		Darryl F. Zanuck felt the time was right to bring up the subject of anti-Semitism following the full disclosure of what had actually gone on in the Nazi death camps.
b.		Because of the strict serial regulations, Batman and Robin were portrayed as FBI agents in the serial. In the comic strip at the time, however, they were vigilantes. The regulations also prevented the writers from using the Batmans Rogues Gallery, so none of Batmans villains appear in this serial and the one made in 1949.
c.		The church seen at the beginning of the film, Church of San Miniato, is different from the one that Michael actually goes into when he sees Sandra. The reason for this is because the priests of the Church of San Miniato would not allow De Palma and his crew to film inside of the church, because of a previous film crew that turned out to be making a porno film, and had told them otherwise. This can be seen clearly when Michael goes into the church, which only has one door to enter into, and then in the next shot, where Michaels back is towards the door, and there are now two, and a windows on the doors that dont match the one that we saw on the outside shot.
d.		There are approximately 800 visual effects shots in the theatrical cut of the film. There are roughly 1500 visual effects shots in the Directors Cut.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2978, cast members talk to the audience about the film.
b.		Malcolms Social Control number is 099,836,5,4112.
c.		This serial had several racial slurs against the Japanese, as it was made during World War II. For the original home video release, the slurs were edited out. They have been "restored" for the DVD, as it was made from original film stock and contains no editing from its original theatrical run.
d.		First film released by American-International Pictures.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Batman (1943)?
a.		MGM considered this a B movie - they had higher aspirations for the more expensive Brigadoon. For this reason, they slashed the budget on "Seven Brothers", forcing Stanley Donen to use painted backdrops instead of location filming.
b.		Bob Kanes name did not appear on this serials original credits. The source credit reads "Based On The Batman Comic Magazine Feature Appearing In Detective Comics and Batman Magazines".
c.		If you look closely, the opening "Columbia" ladys face is very different and holds a very strong resemblance to Annette Bening, the lead actress in this film.
d.		When Jonah Jameson offers the scruffy man $50 for the Spider-Man costume he found, he replies, "I could get more for it on eBay." In 2001, four Spider-Man costumes were stolen from the set of the first movie. They were eventually recovered after an 18 month investigation and the arrest of a former movie studio security guard and an accomplice. While Columbia Pictures offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to their return, movie memorabilia experts estimated the value of the costumes as about $50,000 each.