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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Quiz
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About the movie:
Story of an inventor who, suffering betrayal in life, makes a career of it by becoming a clown whose act consists of getting slapped by all the other clowns...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
The scene where Clemens receives an honorary degree from Oxford University in 1907 was the recreation of an event that
C. Aubrey Smith
, who plays the Oxford Chancellor, actually witnessed.
b.
Michael Dorn
plays Colonel Worf in this film, and Lieutenant Worf in
Star Trek: The Next Generation
. Colonel Worf is meant to be the grandfather of Lieutenant Worf.
c.
Since the film is set in the alternate 20th-century,
Ian McKellen
had some trouble of setting the location for Act 3 Scene 1, where the Prince of Wales meets Richard before being sent to the Tower. Someone suggested that the royals usually arrive in London by rail. The scene was eventually known to everyone in the film as the Victoria Station scene.
d.
There is no comprehensive cast list in this movie.
Lon Chaney
,
Norma Shearer
and
John Gilbert
are credited on the title frame; only 4 others are credited with character names in intertitles right before they first appear in the movie. The IMDb cast list credits these 7 actors in order of their names appearing onscreen.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
Edna Purviance
,
Charles Chaplin
s favorite co-star from the silent era, makes her final film appearance in a small role. Purviance, who remained close to Chaplin throughout her life, rarely worked in films after the 1920s. Chaplin kept her on his payroll until she died.
b.
This film is one of
John Frankenheimer
s two favorites of the films he has directed.
c.
"He Who Gets Slapped" was originally a Russian book by
Leonid Andreyev
and was translated into English and adapted for the stage by
Gregory Zillboorg
. It opened on Jan. 9, 1922 at the Garrick Theatre in New York and ran for 182 performances. With the exception of Consuelo (
Norma Shearer
s character), most of the characters in the stage production did not have names. The
Lon Chaney
character in the play was simply "He", and the others "a Juggler," "an Acrobat", etc. MGM did not credit Zillboorg for his theatrical adaptation.
d.
In an effort to drum up the necessary funds from the backers,
Leonardo DiCaprio
flew to Australia on his own dime and performed an on-spec audition video with
Baz Luhrmann
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
This was the first production to start filming in the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was not their first release, though; it was held until the holiday season when attendance is higher for "important" films.
c.
Brian Yuzna
: cabbie waiting for Lovecraft
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
Gone Nutty
aka "Scrats Missing Adventure" was created exclusively for the DVD release.
b.
Louis B. Mayer
and
Irving Thalberg
upon viewing early rushes of this production wanted to fire the films cinematographer,
Milton Moore
, as they thought the photographic exposure too low and blamed Moore for incompetence.
Victor Sjöström
came to Moores defense by stating he had told Moore to shoot "low", as it was essential to the plot of the story. Moore was kept on as cinematographer
c.
Some scenes were filmed at William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City.
d.
This film was originally proposed in the mid-70s, starring
Diana Ross
and
Steve McQueen
, but was rejected as "too controversial". The film concept was to be attempted again in the late 1970s, with
Ryan ONeal
and
Diana Ross
cast as the leads. The project fell through after only a few months because of irreconcilable differences between ONeal and Ross, who had been dating.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
The movie is based on the real unsolved murder of
Elizabeth Short
who was known as the Black Dahlia.
b.
Several names reflect the Shakespearean origin of the story. Biancas and Kats last name is Stratford (
William Shakespeare
was born in Stratford-upon-Avon). Patricks last name is Verona (birthplace of Petruchio, the corresponding character from the play). The high school is called Padua, which is the city in which the play is set. And the two girls names are Kat and Bianca (the names of the girls are Bianca and Kate in the play.)
c.
As Astro Boy is under construction, the blueprint plan briefly seen has been drawn exactly as the character appears in the original
Astroboy
television series.
d.
The first film to feature Leo the Lion roaring as MGMs logo. Designed by
Howard Dietz
, the logo was first used for the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation film
Polly of the Circus
and passed to MGM when Goldwyn merged with two other companies to form MGM.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: He Who Gets Slapped (1924)?
a.
The novel was a best seller when it was released. One actor always bragged to his friends that if they ever made a film of the book, hed play a part. Shortly after saying this, he was actually called to audition for the film. The actor was
Ernest Borgnine
.
b.
George Davis
, who appears in the film as a clown, was a vaudeville performer who been a clown in Europe. He appeared in U.S, French, German, English, and Italian films. He coached
Lon Chaney
for his role.
c.
Many German viewers were annoyed when they realized that, in the German dubbed version, the dubbing voice of
Brad Pitt
was changed from his usual one (
Tobias Meister
) to the voice of
Martin Kessler
, who normally dubs
Nicolas Cage
. This was done on personal request from director
Wolfgang Petersen
.
d.
Writer
Tom Gries
wouldnt sell this movies film-script to the Paramount Pictures studio unless he got to direct this movie.
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