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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bells Are Ringing (1960) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Bells Are Ringing (1960) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960).
About the movie:
Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
Judy Holliday
s last film.
b.
This was an adaptation of a Broadway play titled "White Collars" by
Edith Ellis
. The original stage production opened at the Cort Theatre in New York on Feb. 23, 1925 and ran for 104 performances. There was a later film adaptation called
Rich Man, Poor Girl
starring
Robert Young
,
Lew Ayres
,
Ruth Hussey
and
Lana Turner
.
c.
Steven Martini
who is also a musician, wrote and performed the song "Curdory Penis" which plays over the closing credits of the film.
d.
This is the second movie released in the same year in which
Karen Duffy
plays a character named Shay. She also played a character named Shay Stanley in
Blank Check
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
Quatermain, Nemo, Jekyll and Hyde, Dorian Gray, and Professor Moriarty all "died" in their original novels or stories. In the novel "The Invisible Man" Dr. Griffin went quite mad and was eventually killed. Here, Skinner says he got the serum to turn himself invisible from a mad doctor, a very clever way to get around the rights issues. Both the original Invisible Man, Mr. Hyde, and Nemo were far from heroes in their original incarnations. Nemo was a rebel to the crown and Mr. Hyde and the Invisible Man were murderers and rapists.
b.
Except for two uncredited parts in her first two films, this was the only color film
Judy Holliday
made.
c.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Jimmy Conlin
(Little Man),
Andrew Tombes
(Mr. Woods),
Gordon De Main
&
Eddie Kane
& Al Herman &
Lew Harvey
(Wise Money Men),
Don Brodie
(Sharp Money Man),
Forbes Murray
&
James Carlisle
&
Bert Moorhouse
&
Sam Harris
(Horse Owners) and
Norman Mayes
(Bellhop).
d.
Milicia Kidd, who plays Jimmys Mom in the film, is actually the real-life mother of Justin and Joshua Waters.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
A song written for the picture, "My Guiding Star" (music by
Jule Styne
, lyrics by
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
), sung by
Dean Martin
, was deleted. The vocal as filmed still exists and is featured on the DVD from Warner Home Video.
b.
The mutant Callisto in this film is a combination of her comic version (leader of a gang of mutants) and the mutant Caliban (the ability to sense other mutants).
c.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 23, 1946 with
Charles Coburn
reprising his film role.
d.
In the film, Loki is the angel of death and Azrael is a demon who wants to cause mischief. In traditional mythology, it is Azrael who is the angel of death, and Loki is a Norse god who causes mischief.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
A deteriorating nitrate print of this film is held by the UCLA film and Television Archives, and was reserved for preservation in Aug 2000.
b.
The scene where Sylvia changes her clothes in the back of the cab is based on a true story.
John Waters
once had to change clothes in the back of a cab on his way from an airport straight to a book signing.
c.
Mel Brooks
: [music] The music for the film is done by
John Morris
.
d.
Judy Holliday
won Broadways 1957 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Bells Are Ringing," a role she recreated in the film version.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
Frank Abagnale Jr.
: The real Frank W. Abagnale Jr arrests
Leonardo DiCaprio
in France, he is the man in the coat and hat who pins Leonardo against the police car.
b.
Hal Linden
s movie debut. He played the understudy for
Sydney Chaplin
s Jeffery Moss on Broadway and eventually performed the role with
Judy Holliday
.
c.
During the big football game near the end, when a bunch of players run off the field, the name on one of the players shirts is EXTRA.
d.
Vincent Price
was originally set to play Lord Harry Almsbury in the
Peggy Cummins
version but was replaced by
Richard Greene
when the film was recast with
Linda Darnell
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: Heard when the Kraken attacks the Royal Navy ship after Will evacuates the crew.
b.
The scene where Bucky Kaps steals the metal box from Meghans shed was re-shot several times over the course of a year.
c.
This was
Arthur Freed
and
Vincente Minnelli
s last musical for MGM.
d.
In 2009,
Harry Carey Jr.
went to Africa to film a documentary called "Trader Horn: The Journey Back", a making of of "Trader Horn".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
This film - and many other
Pearl White
serials - was shot on the palisades of Fort Lee, NJ, at a time when most movies were filmed on the East Coast. In fact, Fort Lee - not, as is often believed, Hollywood - is the actual birthplace of the motion picture industry.
b.
"Is It a Crime?" (music by
Jule Styne
, lyrics by
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
), sung and recited as a comic inspirational message by
Judy Holliday
to
Dort Clark
, was deleted from this movie. The routine as shot still exists and can be watched on the DVD issued by Warner Home Video
c.
The original house set was used and the motel was reconstructed.
d.
The car factory scene is based on an
Alfred Hitchcock
idea for a never-filmed sequence in
North by Northwest
to which
François Truffaut
also referred in interview.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
Due to the limited budget,
Radha Mitchell
, an Australian, couldnt have a dialect coach for her role as an American.
b.
This is the second D.C. feature where Jon Stewart appears. However, it is only in a minor role: he had previously had a major role in
Justice League
.
c.
For this movie
Orson Welles
, along with cinematographer
Gregg Toland
, pioneered "deep focus", a technique that keeps every object in the foreground, center and background in simultaneous focus. This brought a sense of depth to the two-dimensional world of movies.
d.
The building that housed the phone answering service was a unique old building that was the only one on the block.
Steven Spielberg
used it 25 years later for the setting of
*batteries not included
which was supposedly owned by the only holdout in the middle of a construction project.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
The Sydney Morning Herald suggested that
Heath Ledger
was made for the role because when he tried on Ned Kellys original iron armour, it fit perfectly. Heath Ledger was quoted saying, "It was quite eerie actually ... were the same height and the same body weight. He was skinny cause he was starving, Im skinny cause I dont go to the gym."
b.
Judy Holliday
recreated her Broadway role as Ella Peterson. Others who recreated their Broadway roles in the movie were
Jean Stapleton
as Sue,
Dort Clark
as Inspector Barnes,
Bernard West
as Dr. Joe Kitchell and Doria Avila as Carl. The original Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theater (moving later to the Alvin Theater) on November 29, 1956 and played for 924 performances through March 7, 1959. The musical was nominated for the 1957 Tony Award for Best Musical.
c.
Paul Bettany
recorded all his lines as JARVIS in two hours.
d.
Mike Newell
only received $1 million to direct (whereas
Chris Columbus
received $10 million plus a percentage of the gross to direct
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
).
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Bells Are Ringing (1960)?
a.
Toppers real first name is Sean. This can be seen on his ID badge in Ramadas office during their first meeting.
b.
The Beaver character was effectively recycled as the Gopher in
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
, right down to his whistling speech pattern. This voice was originally created by
Stan Freberg
who had a background in comedy voices. The demands of voicing the character proved too much, however, so Freberg eventually resorted to using a real whistle to capture the whistling effect.
c.
Director
Scott Silver
researched his script by offering $20 to rent boys to tell him tales of their lives on the street.
d.
An alternate take of "The Midas Touch" (music by
Jule Styne
, lyrics by
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
), a production number with lead singer
Hal Linden
, still exists. In the release print, the second half of the musical proceedings gets shunted to the background, being "talked over" by
Dean Martin
,
Frank Gorshin
and
Bernard West
(billed as Bernie West). The center-stage version is available on the DVD from Warner Home Video.
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