Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flight Command (1940) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Flight Command (1940) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Flight Command (1940).

About the movie: A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flight Command (1940)?
a.		Filmmakers were trying to come up with alternative/fictitious titles to reference in lieu of "Gridiron Gang" and its adult, gay film parody, "Gridiron Gang-Bang" but after reading the script both Lee Stanley and Dwayne Johnson encouraged them to keep the titles for authenticity.
b.		Donald OConnor admitted that he did not enjoy working with Gene Kelly, since Kelly was somewhat of a tyrant. OConnor said that for the first several weeks he was terrified of making a mistake and being yelled at by Kelly.
c.		Billy Wilder was the original choice to direct. He discussed it with Columbia studio head Harry Cohn over lunch one day. Not only did Cohn turn down him as director, but he later sent Wilder a bill for their lunch.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 24, 1941 with Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon reprising their film roles.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Flight Command (1940)?
a.		The character of Eddie Fleming is based on former NYPD Detective Mike Sheehan, the investigating officer in The Preppie Murder, which John Herzfeld also directed.
b.		The squadron is based at Naval Air Station North Island, which still exists today in San Diego, CA.
c.		Released theatrically in Japan, India and Italy.
d.		Although uncredited, Daniel Arora served as Production Designer. He left the project on the first day of filming, due to director Emerson Bixbys insistence on using real blood and gore, and real bullets.

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