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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Come and Get It (1936) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Come and Get It (1936) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936).
About the movie:
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
Released in the UK as part of a double bill with the theatrical version of The Incredible Hulk TV pilot.
b.
The film was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
c.
Howard Hawks
s take on his being "fired" is that he wasnt. Rather, he quit, after refusing to agree with
Samuel Goldwyn
, who wanted the narrative to stay closer to that of the book. Goldwyn had been ill and absent for the 42 days of shooting that Hawks directed and was unaware of Hawks rewrites. Hawks left the production with only 14 days left to go.
d.
Dustin Hoffman
personally hired composer
David Shire
for the film. Shire received a phone call from Hoffman one night at his home to the surprise of Shire and immediately accepted the assignment.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1942 with
Walter Brennan
and
Edward Arnold
reprising their film roles.
b.
A lot of the scenes were shot in Bulgaria. In particular, the school in the movie is the American College of Sofia.
c.
The R-142 and R-142A subway cars portrayed in this film are permanently linked into 5-car sets and cannot operate as single units. R-62A 2079, a single car capable of operating alone, was cosmetically modified to resemble a modern car for this film and restored to its original appearance after filming was completed.
d.
Barry Sonnenfeld
: A hotel doorman (top hat, red tunic, etc.) greeting
David Paymer
as he exits a limo.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
People, places and buildings, throughout the film, allude to various late-20th-century monster movies. See Movie Connections for specifics.
b.
Arthur Penn
originally turned the script down but after various other directors did likewise - including
William Wyler
-
Warren Beatty
was compelled to take it back to Penn. The director agreed only on condition that he could make some important changes, the main one being making Clyde impotent as opposed to bisexual.
c.
Stuntman
Jack Tyree
was killed when he jumped off a cliff and missed his airbags.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 15, 1937 with
Edward Arnold
and
Mary Nash
reprising their film roles.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
This film is notorious for the amount of animal abuse that took place during production. Actual cockfights, decapitated chickens and physical torture of horses including at least four deaths are all proven to have taken place. The outcry prompted the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) to contractually authorize the American Humane Society to monitor the use of all animals in all filmed media.
b.
Director
Howard Hawks
was replaced by
William Wyler
after Hawks was rude to producer
Samuel Goldwyn
.
c.
The Reno police station shown is actually the main post office in downtown Reno, with some (real) patrol cars parked outside for set dressing. The patrol cars were driven by officers working security on the set. The real police station in Reno didnt look as much like a police station to the films director.
d.
Mickey Kuhn
plays the young sailor who helps
Vivien Leigh
onto the streetcar at the beginning of this film. He had previously appeared with her in
Gone with the Wind
as Beau Wilkes (the child of
Olivia de Havilland
s character Melanie) toward the end of that film when the character was age 5. When
Mickey Kuhn
mentioned this to someone else on the set of "A Streetcar Named Desire", word got back to her, and Miss Leigh called him into her dressing room for a half-hour chat. In an interview in his seventies, Kuhn stated that Leigh was extremely kind to him and "one of the loveliest ladies he had ever met."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
Director
William Eubank
dug the Civil War tunnel himself using his neighbors backhoe.
b.
A print of this film survives the Library of Congress.
c.
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 30 August 1920 and had 342 performances.
d.
Walter Brennan won the very first Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Swan Bostrom. In the span of four years (1936-40), Brennan won a then-unprecedented three acting Oscars, also for "Kentucky" (1938) and "The Westerner" (1940), a feat unmatched until Katharine Hepburn won her third Best Actress award for 1968s "The Lion in Winter". Brennans Oscar success was seen as largely due in part to the fact that the Screen Extras Guild consistently voted for him, as Brennan had been an extra for many years until his breakout success as one of Hollywoods most respected character actors.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
The Song, "Aura Lea," was popularized with new lyrics "Love Me Tender" by
Elvis Presley
,
Ken Darby
and
Vera Matson
in 1956. When
Come and Get It
was released, another song. "Aura Lee," by
Hugo Frey
, was published with a picture of
Frances Farmer
on its cover. However, the song she sings in the movie has music and lyrics from the older song.
b.
When Martin Williams was eating Cynthia Ganz he was eating pieces of bologna with hot sauce.
c.
Casting
Dick Van Patten
playing a tough guy gambler/bookie surely drew laughs around Hollywood at the time. While Pattens known as a nice guy, hes also known as a serious, hardcore gambler who introduced his sons to gambling while in their teens. Vincent Van Patten, in fact, is a serious poker player and has played and done television commentary on poker tournaments.
d.
Alex Cox
was assigned to direct the film at one stage.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
The world premiere was at the Liberty Theatre in Seattle, Washington, where
Frances Farmer
once worked as an usherette.
b.
The character of the CIA Career Trainee Lisa Sahadi (played by
Elisa Moolecherry
) was revealed in a deleted scene to actually have been a CIA agent who is part of the new group and is gathering intelligence on the group.
c.
Stanley Tucci, who co-directed Big Night, and
Tony Shalhoub
have worked together several times including Tuccis followup film
The Impostors
and on Shalhoubs Monk TV series.
d.
The scene where Peter and Dave tell Kevin that the film grant has fallen through was originally supposed to have artificial smoke to add to the mood. However, when the machine was turned on, the smoke got sucked into a nearby air conditioning unit. The smoke then set off smoke alarms throughout the hotel-casino where the scene was being shot. The smoke then had to be turned off but the alarms stayed on for over an hour. The alarms cannot be heard in the scene due to audio work done in post-production.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Come and Get It (1936)?
a.
Equal Opportunity won Best Film in NBC/Universals First Annual Comedy Shortcuts Film Festival.
b.
Mary Lambert said Fred Gwynne was her first and only choice for the role of Judd Crandall.
c.
After league tryouts were completed, all of the players were sent to "Charm and beauty school". This is factual, as the real AAGPBL players were sent to the Helena Rubenstein Beauty Salon to be made over, and they attended Helena Rubensteins Evening Charm School after afternoon practices where proper etiquette, hygiene and the leagues dress code were taught and reinforced.
d.
Howard Hawks
stated that
William Wyler
s contribution was only ten minutes of screen time. However, its generally thought that Wyler directed the last 30 minutes of the film.
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