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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) Quiz
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About the movie:
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)?
a.
Moss Hart
and
George S. Kaufman
, authors of the play from which this film was adapted, were good friends with
Alexander Woollcott
, a famous critic, radio personality, and lecturer at the time. Woollcott requested that they write a play FOR him, but they never came up with a plot. One day Woollcott came to visit Hart unexpectedly and turned his house upside down, taking over the master bedroom, ordering Harts staff around and making a general nuisance of himself. When
Moss Hart
told
George S. Kaufman
of the visit, he asked, "Imagine what would have happened if he broken his leg and had to stay?" They looked at each other and knew they had a play.
b.
Following a Fox studio fire in 1937, no prints of this film are known to exist.
c.
All of John Does books were real books, written for the film. They took two months to complete and cost $15,000. According to Somerset, two months is also the time it would take the police to read all the books.
d.
The film was drastically reedited before its release because of the MPAAs ratings board strict guidelines on graphic violence, language and nudity at that point in time. Which are noticeable due to the films many jump cuts in handful of scenes specifically most of the attacks on the strippers by the unnamed killer for example. Ultimately it caused Twentieth Century-Fox to sell of the film to an independent distributor for a theatrical release.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)?
a.
The film in currently unavailable for viewing, but a script survives. It bears the date 23 December, 1930.
b.
If you take a close look at Starscream, markings can be seen on his F-22 form: The tail that forms his left shoulder displays a winged sword enclosed in a shield (the emblem of the Air Combat Command) and the letters "FF 1st FW" (indicating the 1st Fighter Wing, based out of Langley Air Force Base). A part of the nose that forms his chest reveals a "flying fist" insignia, which belongs to the 71st Fighter Squadron of that 1st Wing (this squadron still flies Starscreams
Transformers
mode, the F-15 Eagle). And his tail markings read "ED," which places him at Edwards Air Force Base (he is also seen among a squadron bearing "ED" tail markings).
c.
Edward Norton
s apartment building, Pearson Towers, which he returns to at the beginning of the film to find his possessions strewn all over the sidewalk is actually Promenade Towers located at 123 South Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles. The apartment buildings slogan in the movie is "A Place to be Somebody" while the actual apartment buildings slogan is "A City in a City".
d.
The red coat that Vivian wears was bought for $30 from a movie usher in the street shortly before filming.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)?
a.
Although the U.S. version is regarded as a lost film, the version performed by the Spanish language cast still survives.
b.
The club where Anthony tells Angelo Provolone he met his daughter is called Club 33, which is a real private club hidden in Disneyland.
c.
The title card for the film is an homage to
Roger Corman
.
d.
The original titles of the short films were as follows- "Tucson", "Mushi, Mushi Bowl", "The Standard" and "A Once Grand Estate".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)?
a.
The character Scott Woods is a reference to Buffalo Bills place kicker Scott Norwood who missed the game winning field goal in Super Bowl XXV.
b.
On the first take of the final bridge sequence, the explosions on the bridge didnt detonate. The train crossed over safely, only to crash down a hill on the other side.
c.
The character of Inspector Hayley (played by
Lumsden Hare
) is referred to in some studio records as Inspector Hanley. Records indicated, however, that it was Hayley in the final film.
d.
The haunting theme music here by
Bronislau Kaper
was reused two years later in MGMs _Invitation (1952)_, and under the title Invitation became an enduring jazz standard, especially associated with tenor saxophonist
Joe Henderson
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)?
a.
Jeff Cronenweth
replaced original cinematographer
Fredrik Bäckar
after eight weeks.
b.
Hunter S. Thompson
: at the Jefferson Airplane show. When
Johnny Depp
, as Thompson, sees the real Thompson, Depps narration says "There I was . . . mother of God, there I am!"
c.
Calebs last name is Danvers. Danvers is the name of a city in northeastern Massachusetts, only ten miles from Ipswich, where this movie is set.
d.
Warner Oland
s first appearance as Charlie Chan.
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