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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the West Was Won (1962) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : How the West Was Won (1962) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962).
About the movie:
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century--including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The line in which Jimmy (Bob Crosby) says hes had trouble saving money because of "some family trouble with horses" is an in-joke reference to Bobs brother,
Bing Crosby
, who owned a stable of racing horses that almost never did well.
b.
Tony Burton
, who had a brief role as Larry Durkin the garage owner, arrived on set one day carrying a chess set in hopes of getting in a game with someone during a break from filming.
Stanley Kubrick
, an avid chess player who had in his youth played for money, noticed the chess set. Despite production being behind schedule, Kubrick proceeded to call off filming for the day and engage in a set of games with Burton. Burton only managed to win one game, but nevertheless the director thanked him, since it had been some time that hed played against a challenging opponent.
c.
Harrison Ford
had never seen a single episode of the TV series
The Fugitive
, upon which the film was based.
d.
Among the stars who were approached to take part in the film but did not were
Marlon Brando
,
Kirk Douglas
,
Doris Day
,
Cary Grant
,
Audrey Hepburn
,
James Cagney
,
Bing Crosby
,
Frank Sinatra
,
Burt Lancaster
,
Shirley MacLaine
and
Kim Novak
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
According to director
Richard Donner
,
Mel Gibson
improvised the opening scenes in which his character expounds his conspiracy theories to a succession of passengers.
b.
The God particle referred to in the movie is the Higgs-Boson particle, theorized in 1963-64. The LHC in Geneva is indeed seeking out the nature of this particle, which is claimed to give mass to all matter in the Universe.
c.
Characters Sheila Houston (played by Brandelyn Turner) and Wendy Hayworth (played by
Ambur Lowenthal
) were at one point supposed to be sisters in the story. The story was changed, but Sheila still refers to Wendy as "little sister" in a voice-over sequence. This is easy to overlook, because Sheilas character is crazy and says things that dont make sense a lot.
d.
The opening pan across the Rockies is actually an out-take from
This Is Cinerama
. The same holds true for the closing aerial sweep.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Completed September 1963.
b.
Director
Jonathan Mostow
was set to direct a Seconds remake.
c.
Ray Collins and William Talman both co-starred in the TV series Perry Mason.
d.
John Ford
complained that the sheer breadth of the Cinerama cameras meant that he had to dress his sets to a much wider degree than usual.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The antagonists, Omar Muktar played by
Anthony Quinn
, and Gen. Graziani, played by
Oliver Reed
, only have two scenes together.
b.
Mitchs cabin was off Fire Road 13. 13 is the universal number signifying evil and bad luck.
c.
Raymond Massey
made a career out of portraying Abraham Lincoln, having played him on stage, on TV ("The Day Lincoln Was Shot") and on film (
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
). This film marks the final time he played the President.
d.
The "Video Nasties" featured in TV Face are based upon the original "Video Nasties" banned by Britains Video Recordings Act 1984.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Jacinda Barrett
(playing Linda Morrison, wife of the lead), is the daughter of a 33-year career firefighter. She has stated that the movie feels like it is about her real life.
b.
Screenwriter
Robert Towne
did an uncredited rewrite on the ending climactic waterworks scene between Babe and Szell. Townes rewrite had Babe force Szell to eat the diamonds. Towne also changed Szells death to self-inflicted.
c.
Writer
David Himmelstein
said that one day, he saw a row of television monitors playing political commercials for different candidates. He said the spots all looked the same to him, so he did research to find out why and what he discovered he put into the script.
d.
John Wayne
shot the key cameo of Gen.Sherman in five days.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Selmer Jackson
is in studio records playing "Mr. Baxter", but he was replaced by
Charles Trowbridge
. Also in studio records as "Mason" was
Vinton Hayworth
, but he was not seen in the print. The Hollywood Reporter listed
Samuel S. Hinds
and
Emma Dunn
in their usual roles as Dr. Kildares parents, but they were not in the film either. These omissions may have resulted from final cuts, since the preview time listed in Daily Variety was 100 minutes.
b.
Of the five segments,
Henry Hathaway
directed "The Rivers", "The Plains" and "The Outlaws",
John Ford
directed "The Civil War" and
George Marshall
did "The Railroad". Some uncredited work was done by
Richard Thorpe
.
c.
Dan and Ev have a conversation which includes the exchange: Ev: "Im sorry I missed the sermon. What was it about?" Dan: "Sin." Ev: "What did the minister say about it?" Dan: "He was against it." That referred to a famous (or infamous) conversation former President
Calvin Coolidge
- nicknamed "Silent Cal" - and his wife once had.
d.
Patricia Arquette
s first movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 6.7 seconds
b.
Maureen OSullivan
was initially cast in the role of "Edith Keating" but left to be with her husband, director
John Farrow
, who was with the RCAF in Canada.
c.
The film is partly based on the findings of
David Yallop
s book "In Gods name" first published 1984. The book is about the "30-day pope" John Paul I, who is also in the film.
d.
This would later inspire an ABC TV series of the same name that ran for a total of 11 episodes in 1979.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
The top grossing film of 1962.
b.
Film debut of
Dickie Moore
.
c.
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
originally conceived this musical as a sequel to their smash,
On the Town
, having the new film reunite
Gene Kelly
,
Frank Sinatra
and
Jules Munshin
. The concept was changed somewhat because was Mr. Sinatra was unavailable to reprise his role.
d.
Many of the service rifles carried by the British armed forces are the XM8 rifle. It was intended to replace current US M16/M4 variant service rifles by 2015-2020, but the US Defense Department canceled its contract with the rifles manufacturer, Heckler & Koch, in 2005. The rifle is now considered experimental.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Although
James Stewart
s character was only supposed to be 28 in the movie, Stewart was actually nearly 54 at the time of filming.
b.
A lesser-known Irving Berlin (I) ballad from his 1950 stage score went missing from the film: "Once Upon a Time Today," written for the Kenneth Gibson character and performed on Broadway by
Russell Nype
.
c.
Reportedly, while shooting the movie, the four stars had become close friends, and
William Powell
even gave up his old habit of hiding out in his dressing room between scenes so he could join in the fun with the rest of the cast. One of the biggest jokes was a running gag
Spencer Tracy
played on
Myrna Loy
, claiming that she had broken his heart with her recent marriage to producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
He even set up an "I Hate Hornblow" table in the studio commissary, reserved for men who claimed to have been jilted by Loy.
d.
While Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello all have brown eyes Michelangelo has blue eyes. According to the films director this was done to make Michelangelo seem a bit more innocent and younger than the other turtles.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: How the West Was Won (1962)?
a.
Roscoe Lee Browne
s movie debut.
b.
After
Peter Weller
complained about the costume during the first few days of filming, the part of RoboCop was offered to
Lance Henriksen
, who turned it down due to time conflicts - Henriksen was also considered for the title part in
The Terminator
(before the cyborg was decided for to be large and bulky and
Arnold Schwarzenegger
was brought on), and finally got to play a robot in
Aliens
(see also trivia for
The Terminator
).
c.
The scene where the zombie baby crawls back into its dying mothers womb was accomplished with a concealed trapdoor between Rachel McBrides legs, and a latex appliance covering her stomach. The latex was expanded as the baby vanished from view, giving the illusion it was crawling back inside her. This is the only scene in the film in which real blood was not used.
d.
As part of their collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama agreed to modify their system by reducing the frame rate to 24 frames per second (the industry standard) so that this film would have an exhibition life after its Cinerama engagements.
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