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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cabin in the Sky (1943) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Cabin in the Sky (1943) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943).
About the movie:
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
Apart from the "Shine" sequence, this was
Vincente Minnelli
s first sole directing assignment. Minnelli had been directing on Broadway, which gave this film a feel that had nothing of the typical "Hollywood Studio System" in it.
b.
The tugboats name is Maude Larrabee (the matriarch of the family).
c.
The military aircraft seen in the film did not fire a single shot during filming; all their shots were created through CGI.
d.
Keanu Reeves
initially turned down the lead as he found
Graham Yost
s original script to be too much like a
Die Hard
clone. He signed on after
Jan de Bont
brought in
Joss Whedon
to retool the script.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
Filmed in a house designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, owned by the films director,
Arch Oboler
.
b.
Sean Penn
was arrested and spent close to a month in jail after hitting an extra on the set of this film who was taking snapshots of Penn without his permission.
c.
"Cabin in the Sky", the original musical comedy, had been written by
Lynn Root
(lyrics and libretto) and composed by
Vernon Duke
and
John La Touche
. The producer was Albert Lewis in association with
Vinton Freedley
.
d.
All SFX were filmed live, with no post-production. For example, to achieve the famous shaking head effect, director
Adrian Lyne
simply filmed the actor waving his head around (and keeping his shoulders and the rest of his body completely still) at 4fps, resulting in an incredibly fast and deeply disturbing motion when played back at the normal frame-rate of 24fps.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
A scene showing
Lena Horne
singing "Aint It the Truth" while taking a bath was cut, but later appeared in
Studio Visit
.
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.
The crackling sounds in the woods were made by the director and friends walking up to the camps perimeter, breaking sticks, and then tossing them in various directions.
d.
Although
Ann Blyth
had done her own singing in her other movie musicals, her trained soprano voice was judged too operatic for the role of
Helen Morgan
, and pop singer
Gogi Grant
s voice was dubbed in. Ironically, the real Helen Morgans light soprano voice was actually closer to Blyths in quality than it was to Grants.
Ann Blyth
revealed to writer-producer
John Fricke
that studio head
Jack L. Warner
had insisted on an intense, belting,
Judy Garland
-type sound for the films Morgan.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
This film is generally credited with the first appearance of the "moon walk" dance step. It is performed by
Bill Bailey
, brother of
Pearl Bailey
.
b.
The play opened on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA on 20 November 1934 and had 691 performances. In the cast was
Anne Revere
as Martha Dobie,
Katherine Emery
as Karen Wright and
Robert Keith
as Dr. Joseph Cardin.
c.
Based on a novel called "Jim Kane", that was the working title of the film. The title was changed to take the emphasis off of one character and to stress the partnership of
Paul Newman
and
Lee Marvin
.
d.
The scene where
Camilla Belle
s character Kira is kidnapped in a crowded street at gunpoint was filmed with no visible crew around, the camera being hidden in a van, yet no passers-by reacted.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
Paul Newman
, Jack Lemmon and
Gene Hackman
were originally up for the role of Jewish store owner Eli Zeal.
b.
Oscar Polk
s last movie.
c.
In real life, the forger was
James Hill
, so obviously the stuff about him going blind and being shot dead is fiction.
d.
Paul Newman
considered his performance as Doc to be the best hed done since
The Verdict
. Newman was known as a skilled racing driver, owner, and enthusiast.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
Melanie Griffith
was offered the role of Princess Leia.
b.
Cabin In The Sky opened at the Martin Beck Theater on October 25, 1940 and ran for 156 performances.
c.
Most of the locations shot at were either free or donated. Some are even the houses of crew members who worked on the film.
d.
Marlon Brando
was originally offered the role of Lester Blaine
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Cabin in the Sky (1943)?
a.
The "Palmer mansion" set is actually the real-life "Playboy" mansion owned by
Hugh M. Hefner
.
b.
MGM recycled some of its tornado footage from
The Wizard of Oz
for a key scene in this movie.
c.
Fight choreography inspired by Jeet Kune Do.
d.
Screenwriter Robert Thom patterned the character of Molly after his onetime wife Millie Perkins. For example, Perkins real-life father was a sea captain just like her dad is in the movie.
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