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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Comet Over Broadway (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Comet Over Broadway (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938).
About the movie:
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
This was the first script that Broadway columnist-turned-film writer/producer
Mark Hellinger
worked on at Warner Brothers. When
Bette Davis
read the script, she snorted "Weak tea!" and refused to play the lead. She then accepted a role in
The Sisters
.
b.
Average Shot Length = ~7.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.9 seconds.
c.
The entire film contains only 205 special effects shots, compared to 350 in
Star Wars
and over 2,200 such shots in
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
.
d.
The piece Daryl Van Horne plays on the violin is Caprice #16 in Gm by
Niccolò Paganini
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
Michael Bay
compared Megatron to Colonel Kurtz in
Apocalypse Now
: "Hes hiding in the jungles of Africa, nursing his wounds and vainly hiding his pulverized visage while plotting - what else? - revenge!"
b.
The scenes inside Jeffs house were shot mostly in chronological order.
c.
Reportedly this is
Betty Grable
s favorite of her movies.
d.
When Bill goes to the movie theater to check on Eve, posters for
The Black Cat
and two hard-to-identify westerns are visible behind him.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
Michael York
,
Richard Jordan
and
Michael Anderson Jr.
were all over 30 when they made the film.
b.
Mrs. Campbells red sports car is a Fiat 1500 Cabrio. Gias car is a Renault Caravelle. Each taxicab is a Fiat 600 Multipla.
c.
Both
William Keighley
and
Edmund Goulding
turned down the job of directing this movie, and
Bette Davis
refused to play the lead.
Miriam Hopkins
was originally cast in the lead, but was replaced by
Kay Francis
when she became ill.
Janet Chapman
was originally cast as "Jackie" but was replaced by
Sybil Jason
.
d.
Alfred Hitchcock
was loathe to use a mechanical horse to film the shots of Marnie riding, but sent a crew member to inspect a mechanical horse owned by Disney that was supposed to be the best in existence.
Walt Disney
spotted the crew member on the Disney lot and personally offered to let Hitchcock use it, which he did.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
The Germans did in fact introduce a new, 4-rotor version of their Enigma machine in February 1942; and the code was in fact practically unbreakable by the Allies until the capture of associated codebooks from a submarine, in June 1944. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseeboot-505 for details But in real life this was a British operation and did not involve a deception like that depicted in the film. The sub itself, the U-559, sank shortly after the codebooks were removed.
b.
Henry Otho
and
Loia Cheaney
are listed in studio records as actors in this film, but were not seen in the print.
c.
Many of the high school scenes where shot at a real high school. The director wanted actual students to be extras in the film...most had no acting experience.
d.
In the original script, Bruce Wayne was described as a man with "muscles on top of muscles and scarred from nightly combat".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
James McManus
initial plan for the story was based on the idea of a man in a wheelchair rolling down a hill with guns blazing, akin to
John Wayne
in
True Grit
.
b.
John Farrow
took over directing duties when
Busby Berkeley
was hospitalized.
c.
When Tracy rips up the posters of Paul in the school hallway, the theme form
Navajo Joe
(which was also used at the end of
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
) plays in the background.
d.
Richard (in picture) and Connie are played by Macauleys real life brother and sister.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Comet Over Broadway (1938)?
a.
Used stock footage from
I Found Stella Parish
.
b.
The film was spun-off from the character Kabuki-Boy in
The Toxic Avenger Part II
.
Lloyd Kaufman
jokingly mentioned he was making a movie about the character and Japanese investors became interested.
c.
Nurse Barbara (
Dina Merrill
), the love interest for
Tony Curtis
character, was played in the 1977 remake by Curtis daughter,
Jamie Lee Curtis
.
d.
The donut shop is owned by ex Chicago Blackhawk
Stan Mikita
, a reference to a popular chain of Canadian donut shops created by hockey legend Tim Horton. The police officer in the shop is Officer Koharski. This could be a reference to the National Hockey League referee Don Koharski who was told by New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld to "have another donut, you fat pig" after a playoff game.
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