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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Confess (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Confess (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : I Confess (1953)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953).

About the movie: Refusing to give into police investigators' questions of suspicion, due to the seal of confession, a priest becomes the prime suspect in a murder.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		Among the ideas planned in the film, but not used, included: - A spoof of the musical "Lady in the Dark" with Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and Fred Astaire. - A minstrel number with Garland, Rooney, Astaire, Lou Holtz and Nancy Walker. - An "Album of Familiar Songs" medley with Garland, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Lena Horne, and Kathryn Grayson. - A "Firehouse Chat," a sketch with Garland, Lucille Ball and Ann Sothern. - "Reading of the Play," a sketch with Garland and Frank Morgan. - "Its Getting Hot in Tahiti" (music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane) with Garland. - A "Fairy Tale" sketch with Katharine Hepburn, Margaret OBrien and Jackie Butch Jenkins. - "Ive Got Those Rooney/Pidgeon/Skelton Blues" with Garland, Ball and Greer Garson (in a number theyd concocted on a war bond train) moaning about their frequent co-stars. - "Pass That Peace Pipe" (music and lyrics by Martin, Blane and Roger Edens) with Garland, Rooney, Ball, Walker, June Allyson, Gene Kelly and Charles Walters (The song was later given to Joan McCracken by Walters when he directed Good News.) - "Sand," a sketch with Garland and Astaire in blackface. - "Childrens Park" with various MGM stars (including Hepburn, Garland, Walter Pidgeon, Basil Rathbone, Tom Drake and Esther Williams) riding on swings. - "I Love You More In Technicolor Than I Do In Black and White" (music and lyrics by Martin and Blane) with Garland turning down dates from John Hodiak, Van Johnson and James Craig to rekindle with Rooney. (This routine had to be dropped when Rooney entered the Army.) - James Melton suggested he should do a number with either Garland or Grayson.
b.		In the 1953 French-dubbed version, the Montgomery Clift character is called Marcel instead of Michael.
c.		When Dr Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver) walks to the answering machine, there is a photo next to the phone, which shows Weaver and her real-life father Pat Weaver.
d.		Wherever possible, costume designer Ngila Dickson followed J.R.R. Tolkiens descriptions of the characters clothing to the very letter. One such example is Bilbo Bagginss waistcoat which does indeed sport brass buttons, as referred to in "The Hobbit".

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		In the original play, the priest was hanged. This scene had to be eliminated and replaced with another scene to avoid the wrath of the censor.
b.		At first, Doris Day refused to record "Que Sera, Sera" as a popular song release, dismissing it as "a forgettable childrens song." It not only went on to win an Academy Award, but also became the biggest hit of her recording career and her signature song.
c.		The music playing in the background of the last scene is actually the overture from Patton.
d.		Michael Craig received top / first billing, John Meillon received second billing, Robert Bettles received third billing and Eva Griffiths received fourth billing.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		Walking through the town, Fr. Logan passes in front of a cinema showing The Enforcer.
b.		The Broadway production of "Luther" written by playwright John Osborne opened at the St. James Theater in New York on September 25, 1963, ran for 211 performances and won the 1964 Tony Award for the Best Play.
c.		Columbia Studios head Harry Cohn suggested Marlene Dietrich for the role of Vera Simpson. Dietrich turned down the part but suggested her friend Frank Sinatra for the role of Joey after Gene Kelly was denied the part. Cohn suggested Jack Lemmon before Sinatra was eventually cast.
d.		Denis Leary was offered the role of Dignam in this film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his television show, Rescue Me.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		In Italian, the actors are dubbed by: Giulio Panicali (Montgomery Clift); Dhia Cristiani (Anne Baxter), Giorgio Capecchi (Karl Malden); Emilio Cigoli (Brian Aherne); Nino Pavese (Roger Dann); Sandro Ruffini (Charles Andre); Carlo Romano (Judson Pratt) and Gianfranco Bellini (Gilles Pelletier).
b.		During the ten months of filming, 32 trained animals were used, including five fawns. The fawns needed to be replaced as they aged in order to conform to the description of the title animal. The fawn found by Jody, as he pulls back the foliage, was three days old and had been rescued from a forest fire. Other animals used in filming included 126 deer, 9 black bears, 37 dogs, 53 wild birds, 17 buzzards, 1 owl, 83 chickens, 36 pigs, 8 rattlesnakes, 18 squirrels, 4 horses and 17 raccoons.
c.		The novelty song "I Tick, Tick, Tick" that Doris Days character sings for her first audition was written to take advantage of the publicity surrounding the atomic clock which had just been invented. This clock, now even more precise, is now the standard to which all clocks in the US are set.
d.		Composer Alan Silvestri was the original choice to write the films score and even met with the producers in Spring of 1986 about the job. Later in the summer, it was announced that John Barry had been hired to score the film.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		The monochrome film is presented in a variety of tints, including pink, blue and red in the manner of a classic Silent Era film, with the tints even changing within a shot, an appropriate technique since many scenes are presented completely silent, lacking dialogue, background sound or even music.
b.		While touring the talk show circuit to promote the movie, Bette Davis told one interviewer that when she and Joan Crawford were first suggested for the leads in this film, Warner Bros. studio head Jack L. Warner replied: "I wouldnt give a plugged nickel for either one of those two old broads." Recalling the story, Davis laughed at her own expense. The following day, she reportedly received a telegram from Crawford: "In future, please do not refer to me as an old broad!"
c.		To film a scene where dancers breakdance on walls, the makers borrowed the rotating room from _Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_. To show thanks, a picture of Freddys glove is hanging on the wall.
d.		The film is based on the 1902 play "Nos deux consciences" by Paul Anthelme, but little is known about any production of the play. Anthelme was a journalist who also wrote under the name Paul Bourde.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		In one scene, Ray (Colin Farrell) fires a blank into a thugs eye, blinding it. In Tigerland, Farrells character fires a blank into a mans eye, but doesnt blind him.
b.		In his interview with François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock said he was so impressed with the performance of Anita Björk in Fröken Julie that he hired her for this movie. However, when she arrived in Hollywood, Bjork brought her lover, writer Stig Dagerman, and their baby daughter. Since they were not married, Warner Bros. insisted that Hitchcock find another actress for the role of Ruth Grandfort, in this case Anne Baxter.
c.		When Fievel is running away from the cats during the cossacks raid, his hat falls from his head and stands at the entrance of a snow tunnel. Fievel retrieves it at the final moment, right before one of the cats gets there, in a moment reminiscent of producer Steven Spielbergs Indiana Jones.
d.		When the radio announcer is reading the news about the monsters rampage through New York, various shots of the city are shown, mostly with panicked citizens in the street. When the announcer mentions the situation at Times Square, the accompanying footage shows the Palace Theater, whose marquee reads "Judy Garland - Live and in Person."

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: I Confess (1953)?
a.		Alfred Hitchcock: crossing the top of a staircase during the opening sequence.
b.		While Negro Day is a pivotal element of all three versions of "Hairspray", its never seen in this movie or the stage musical.
c.		Jim Carrey accepted the role of The Grinch when he heard a tape of a kids choir singing the song "Youre A Mean One Mr. Grinch"
d.		Barbra Streisands two husbands, Elliott Gould and James Brolin, both star in this movie.

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