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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : His Girl Friday (1940) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : His Girl Friday (1940) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940).
About the movie:
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
In "Shock Treatment: Shockumentary," costume designer
Sue Blane
said she bought clothes for the audience from thrift stores for a cartoonish look and feel.
b.
Both
George Blackwood
as "Escort" and
John Marsden
as "Kendall" are listed in studio records/casting call lists, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. A modern source lists Sam Ash as "Hood, but that role was played by
Lew Harvey
.
c.
The producer of this movie is Claude Rains daughter Jessica Rains. At a party early in the movie, there is a poster for
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
starring Claude Rains.
d.
During the 1930s,
Howard Hawks
was hosting a dinner party when the topic of dialogue was brought up. He pulled out a copy of "The Front Page" to demonstrate the snappy exchanges between characters, taking the role of Burns. A female guest took the role of Hildy. While reading, Hawks realized the dialogue sounded much better with a female reading, and quickly secured the rights for the film from
Howard Hughes
.
Ben Hecht
(the author of "The Front Page") approved the gender change and the screenplay was put into production.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
All the credits except for the title are at the end of the movie, highly unusual for that time.
b.
Jean Arthur
, the first choice by studio head
Harry Cohn
, turned down the role of Hildy Johnson because she and
Howard Hawks
had been cool to each other during the filming of
Only Angels Have Wings
the year before.
c.
Reg Whitehead
was very seriously considered For Sir Paul.
d.
Vitaphone production reels #3031-3040
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
Voted #10 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).
b.
Capt. Brackett takes great umbrage over an implied slight from Lt. Cable over the virility of older men, claim that "I, in fact, am over 50.
Russ Brown
, the actor playing Capt. Brackett was, in fact, 62 at the time.
c.
Mannys mustache was suggested by
Jon Voight
after he watched the prison documentary
Scared Straight!
d.
The film was shot using Sony HDR-FX100s and Canon T1is.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
Michael OShea, Stanley Prager, George Matthews, Joann Dolan , Joven E. Rola and Toni Favor all reprised their original stage roles in the film.
b.
The only music is in the first and last two minutes of the film.
c.
The quote that Dr. Larabee has Akeelah read from a plaque on his wall is an excerpt from "A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson.
d.
The "Dirty Steve" character is actually based off of outlaw Dirty Dave Rudabaugh. The character actually appeared in sequel but under the name Arkansa Dave Rudabaugh.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
The role of main character Santiago was originally going to be played by
Diego Luna
but he left to work on other projects.
Kuno Becker
actually called Diego before he took the role to hear Diegos reasons for not taking the role.
b.
When the RoboCop suit arrived on set,
Peter Weller
discovered that his movements had become very restrictive in the suit after
Paul Verhoeven
began watching the raw dailies. He and
Moni Yakin
had envisioned Robocop moving in a snake like fashion but the suit would not allow it. Moni then informed him that it would be best to slow down his movements so that he could gain the ability to move in the costume. Production was then halted for 3 days in order for Yakin, Verhoeven, and Weller to discuss the new approach. Tempers flew and arguments started over this decision, but in the end, Verhoeven stated that he was happy with this and that it gave Weller deserved the right to express his opinions and go forth with this decision.
c.
The Broadway production of "The Front Page" (source material for the film) opened at the Times Square Theater on August 14, 1929 and ran for 276 performances.
d.
Brooke Shields
auditioned for the part of Vivian, but she was fired by director
Garry Marshall
. She later said, that she wanted to play a mature role. She considered that it was the biggest mistake of her life.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
As its ending will verify, the films title is taken from a quote by
Albert Einstein
: "I cannot predict what breed of weapons will be employed in the waging of the Third World War; what I CAN predict is that the Fourth World War shall be fought with sticks and stones."
b.
The bees were bred specifically for this movie. They needed to make sure that the bees were only 12 hours old so that they looked like mature bees, but their stinger wouldnt be powerful enough to do any real damage.
c.
Ginger Rogers
wrote that she was offered the role of Hildy Johnson. She read the script, but this was before
Cary Grant
was cast, and she turned it down. After learning that Grant was cast, she regretted it.
d.
The critics were overwhelmingly negative when the film came out, and it was the consensus that
Elia Kazan
should never have filmed his own best-selling novel, which was panned by most literary critics as trash when it was published in 1967. It was widely known that the lead role had been turned down by
Marlon Brando
, who had won three Academy Award nominations and one Oscar under Kazans direction at the beginning of his film career and was the heart and soul of some of Kazans best work as a movie director. By the late 1960s, after a string of flops, most critics felt Brando was through as a movie star and that he desperately needed Kazan to turn his career around, both as an artist and as box office star. When the film came out,
Kirk Douglas
s lead performance was roundly panned, and most critics felt that even Brando at his best couldnt save what was, in essence, a melodramatic potboiler. The failure of "The Arrangement" was the end of Kazans own career as an A-list director.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The job of composing the score was offered to
Harry Gregson-Williams
, but he turned it down Because of his work on
Shrek
.
c.
The incident with Walter and Hildy hiding escaped killer Earl Williams in a desk in the city room was based on a real incident.
Emile Gauvreau
, the editor of the old New York City paper "The New York Evening Graphic", hid an escaped killer in the city room of the newspaper, interviewed him, wrote the story and waited until the paper was on the street before turning him over to the police.
d.
Actor
Andrew Laquintano
, who plays Tom, is actor
Reno Laquintano
s father.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
No information about the original play, "Der Mutige Seefahrer", has been found. The English language version, called "The Courageous Seaman" had no Broadway run.
b.
Rosalind Russell
resented the fact that she wasnt the first choice to play Hildy for director
Howard Hawks
. She showed up to the audition with her hair wet from swimming.
c.
The lullaby that Leonards mother sings to him at the hospital is called "Slumber Boat".
d.
In the original script, Chicolini and Pinky were cousins and Bob was Fireflys son.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
In
Maximilian Schell
s documentary
Marlene
,
Marlene Dietrich
said that this was her favorite of all her films.
b.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
c.
The movie was filmed in Camp Daniel Morgan, Covington, Georgia, a suburb about 30 minutes outside of Atlanta.
d.
Sharpays ringtone is "Fabulous" from the second movie, and Gabriellas ringtone is "You Are The Music In Me" from the same.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: His Girl Friday (1940)?
a.
For the Vogue fashion shoot, the real Vogue team were used. They are- -Photographer- Patrick Demarchelier -Hairstylist- Serge Normant -Makeup artist- Gucci Westman -Prop stylist- Mary Howard -West Coast editor- Lauren Howell -Contributing editor- Plum Sykes -Editor at large- André Leon Talley (also coached
Sarah Jessica Parker
on how to pose authentically).
b.
There is actually no establishment called "Stan Makitas Donuts" in or around the Chicagoland area, although many moviegoers will claim to have been there or driven past it.
c.
Rosalind Russell
was borrowed from MGM for this film.
d.
There is no gas balloon in the original novel. Nevertheless this mode of transportation has endured as an iconic image of the film.
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