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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fourteen Hours (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fourteen Hours (1951) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Fourteen Hours (1951)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951).

About the movie: An unhappy man threatens suicide by standing on the ledge of a high-rise building for 14 hours.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		One of the extras, Ali Miyzaan, was shot outside a Detroit theater on the films opening night.
b.		The original Broadway production, that this movie was based on, of "Five Finger Exercise" by Peter Shaffer opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on Dec. 2, 1959 and ran for 337 performances.
c.		Producer Sol C. Siegel won permission from the New York Police Department to rope off a large section of downtown New York as one extensive set.
d.		According to Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick wanted to get an insurance policy from Lloyds of London to protect himself against losses in the event that extraterrestrial intelligence were discovered before the movie was released. Lloyds refused. Carl Sagan commented, "In the mid-1960s, there was no search being performed for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the chances of accidentally stumbling on extraterrestrial intelligence in a few years period was extremely small. Lloyds of London missed a good bet."

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		During filming, a paramedic was kept on the set to make sure that Mr. Oranges (Tim Roth) amount of blood loss was kept consistent and realistic to that of a real gunshot victim.
b.		Diego Garcia, Charles Gorgano and Brad Ashten all hail from Houston Texas.
c.		Elmo Lincoln: the first movie Tarzan, as a circus roustabout.
d.		This film is based on a real life incident which happened July 26, 1938 in New York City. John W. Warde, 26 years of age, leaped seventeen floors to his death from the ledge outside a room in the Hotel Gotham.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		Archie speaks in Italian: "Ma ho sposato una donna che preferisce lavorare in giardino a fare lamore appassionato. Uno sbaglio grande!", what translates as: "But I married a woman who prefers working in the garden to making passionate love. A big mistake!". It can actually refer to Archies marriage.
b.		During the sequence in Africa when Tommy saves Katherine, after he takes her to shore, Tommy was actually supposed to be attacked by a crocodile. He would have been dragged into the water by his Power Box backpack when the crocodile grabs it in its jaws, but he manages to jam a nearby log into the animals mouth and swims to shore. When the crocodile follows Tommy to shore, Katherine takes a blow torch from her Power Box and fires a torch to scare the crocodile away. The sequence was ultimately cut to keep the running time of the film short. This is explains why there is a photo of Katherine holding a flame thrower on the back of the back cover of the movies VHS and DVD, but it isnt seen in the film.
c.		The monks are seen to be of Indian origin, as they use the Hindi greeting "Namaste" and use a Hindi chant to generate the Mafuba.
d.		A number of character actors in this film who had been associated with communist associations and left-wing theater groups - Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Jeff Corey, Leif Erickson and John Randolph - were soon to be called before the House Un-American Activities committee or listed in the anti-communist publication Red Channels. Most were blacklisted and did not appear again in films for many years; one (Erickson, who had been married to Frances Farmer) named names and was cleared.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		The unpleasant little urchin John Webster, who is shown playing with mice, grows up to be a big name of the next (Jacobean) generation of playwrights. His plays are known for their blood and gore, and his most famous title is "The Duchess of Malfi."
b.		Stephen Gaghan wanted Christian Bale to play Bryan Woodman, but Bale had to turn the part down due to his commitment to The New World.
c.		One of the few American films to have its world premiere in London, England.
d.		As was typical of other big studio films of the time, the exterior action photographed on location on the streets of New York City, but the dialogue scenes were shot on a copy of the building and on studio sets at the Fox Studios in Hollywood. The film is notable in that a number of actors just beginning their careers who were soon to go on to major roles in theater and film were cast in bit parts or as extras, among them: Joyce Van Patten, Janice Rule, John Randolph, Harvey Lembeck, Brian Keith, Richard Beymer, David Burns, Ossie Davis, John Cassavetes and Grace Kelly, in her first screen appearance.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		Film debut of Monte Blue, Charles King, and Charles Stevens.
b.		Film debut of Joe Haworth.
c.		Two New York City landmarks can be seen in the background in scenes filmed from the ledge: The Woolworth Building and the Old Trinity Church.
d.		Production was first set in Swaziland, sets were built, cast & crew were already on location when they were denied the rights to film and had to find a another location, which will be Namibia.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		The film was originally produced in 1988 under the title "Snow White and the Realm of Doom," but Disney feared consumers would mistake it for a direct sequel to _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)_ and filed a lawsuit, ultimately prompting a title change and several drastic alterations to the films content.
b.		The dog was played by Barkley.
c.		Greta Garbos personal favorite of all her films.
d.		The film was shelved for six months because the daughter of Fox exec Spyros Skouras leaped to her death on the very day the film was previewed. By the time of its eventual release, some Spyros-mandated compromises were made to the films storyline.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		Christopher Lee has said in interviews that a chunk of his role was removed in editing.
b.		The film was never released on DVD or Home Video.
c.		The movie was recorded in Norway, in Kvinnherad, which is a small community by the Hardanger Fjord. Many locals still remember "when Hollywood showed up in Kvinnherad", and many of the extras are local inhabitants.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 23, 1953 with Paul Douglas reprising his film role.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		During production an attempt was made to make the alien character transparent or at least translucent.
b.		Film debut of Grace Kelly.
c.		Clark Gable felt that he was too old for the part but wanted to make the film because it reflected his own right-wing, anti-communist views.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 2, 1953 with Jeff Chandler reprising his film role.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		The name of the retirement home where Granny is held hostage, "Los Viejos", is Spanish for "The Old People".
b.		John Howard Davies, who had starred with Robert Newton in Oliver Twist, was sought to play Jim Hawkins.
c.		A 1949 Stromberg-Carlson television receiver is featured at the bookies.
d.		Except for brief scoring under the main titles and at the films conclusion, the film has no music.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Fourteen Hours (1951)?
a.		After Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film a negative review on their show, David Lynch issued a new poster calling the thumbs-down verdict "two more reasons to see Lost Highway." Asked for his opinion, Gene Siskel said, "I found it petty."
b.		The bank used was an actual bank that been inactive for exactly 20 years.
c.		The building used was demolished in 1967. It was replaced by the 52-story tower 140 Broadway, noted for its large red cube in the plaza.
d.		Ed Boon, co-creator of the original video game "Mortal Kombat," starred as the voice of Scorpion.

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