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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In a Lonely Place (1950) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In a Lonely Place (1950) - Part (2) Quiz
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About the movie:
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
Both
Broderick Crawford
(replacing
Richard Carlson
) and
Basil Rathbone
(replacing
Paul Cavanaugh
) were late casting changes. Production was delayed nearly a month to accommodate these changes and other production scheduling problems.
b.
The sports car Harry and Lloyd purchase is a Lamborghini Diablo. The car was made available by Lamborghini Aspen.
c.
When
Edmund H. North
adapted the story, he stuck close to the original source and
John Derek
was considered for the role of Dix because in the novel he was much younger. Norths treatment was not used, and
Andrew Solt
developed the screenplay with regular input from producer
Robert Lord
and director
Nicholas Ray
, and the end result is far different from the source novel. Solt claimed that
Humphrey Bogart
loved the script so much that he wanted to make it without revisions - Solt retains that the final cut is very close to his script - but further research shows that Ray made regular re-writes, some added on the day of shooting. In fact, only 4 pages of the 140 page script had no revisions.
d.
This film is based on the 1958 French play "Oscar" by
Claude Magnier
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
George Fitzmaurice
started the film, was fired and replaced by
Alexander Korda
.
b.
The real
Gypsy Rose Lee
visited the set and gave
Natalie Wood
some tips on her stripping routines.
c.
This film is considered by many as
Joan Crawford
s last important picture. After this film, Joan was typecast in some lesser horror pictures until her last picture in 1970 and her last TV appearance in 1972.
d.
Producer
Robert Lord
was worried about having
Nicholas Ray
and
Gloria Grahame
, then husband and wife whose marriage was on the rocks, working together and made Grahame sign a contract stipulating that "my husband Ray shall be entitled to direct, control, advise, instruct and even command my actions during the hours from 9 AM to 6 PM, every day except Sunday...I acknowledge that in every conceivable situations his will and judgment shall be considered superior to mine and shall prevail." Grahame was also forbidden to "nag, cajole, tease or in any other feminine fashion seek to distract or influence him."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
The lead character is called Roger Mortis. Mortis is the Latin word for "death".
b.
This film was selected to the National Film Registry in 2007.
c.
After completing
The Aviator
,
Martin Scorsese
kept
Alec Baldwin
in mind for future collaboration and ultimately decided to cast him in the role of Ellerby which was offered to
Mel Gibson
first, but Gibson was unable to accept the part because he was starting production on
Apocalypto
at the time.
d.
When
Richard Basehart
s character of Quimby decides to create another identity for himself, he gets the idea for the name Sothern when he sees a movie fan magazine with
Ann Sothern
on the cover. "Tension" producer
Robert Sisk
was then in the process of prepping
Shadow on the Wall
to star Miss Sothern in the last film of her long-term MGM contract.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
Although
Gene Roddenberry
created Starfleet in the original
Star Trek
with a military structure, he deliberately avoided getting very detailed on the nature of that structure (what he called "excessive militarism"). Director
Nicholas Meyer
, however, decided to further expand this part of the Star Trek mythos, making the uniforms and insignias more military in style, adding a ships bell and boatswains whistle, and writing the dialogue to be more accurate to actual naval protocol. These details have greatly influenced the films and spin-off series that followed.
b.
Thousands of feet of barbed wire were used in the making of this movie.
c.
Although Gloria and Bogie were 24 years apart in age, they both died at the age of 57.
d.
Early versions of the screenplay were titled "Claw" in reference to the villainous robots, which are called "claws" in the original
Philip K. Dick
short story "Second Variety" instead of "screamers."
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
The nurse being dragged along the floor by one of Doc Ocks tentacles, scraping it up as she is pulled backwards, was achieved by the simple expedient of having the floor made of wax.
b.
Tuan Tran
plays the Viet Cong soldier that Jeremy is forced to execute in Vietnam. Trans first credited role was that of another Viet Cong soldier in
Heaven & Earth
.
c.
There were subtle details left in the cutting room that pointed to Dixs innocence early on, including a shot of Mildreds boyfriend following her home, and one of Laurel clearly seeing Mildred leave, showing that she was telling the truth to Captain Lochner in the interrogation scene.
d.
Camp Walden is based on an existing camp for girls with that name in Denmark, Maine. There is no Isolation Cabin.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
Hiring
Peggy Lee
arguably was the first instance of a superstar voice being used for an animated film.
b.
Franklyn Seales
screaming during the murder was unscripted and improvised.
c.
EASTER EGG: From the main menu screen, keep clicking "left" until you light up a triangle with a dot in the center on the right side of the screen. The icon will take you to the full Fruity Oaty Bar commercial. In the DVD commentary,
Joss Whedon
admitted that he wanted the commercial to be as odd as possible. He said it was heavily inspired by the "Mr. Sparkle" advertisement from
In Marge We Trust
The uncredited actor in the commercial and the Easter Egg segment is
Robert Michael Lee
.
d.
The working title for this movie was "Behind the Mask."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In a Lonely Place (1950)?
a.
William Dieterle
and
André De Toth
directed parts of the film uncredited.
b.
After first-choice
Norma Shearer
rejected the title role (as she refused to play a mother),
Greer Garson
was cast. Although she didnt want the part either she was contractually bound to take it, and won the Academy Award for her performance.
c.
There was no official script for the movie, apart from several pages outlining main dialog sequences. Much of the action/dialog was improvised and made up by the cast and crew as they went along. This caused many problems for the editor,
Warner E. Leighton
, who never knew what footage was being dumped on him or where in the movie it belonged. In the DVD audio commentary, he described the script for the construction site portion of the main pursuit as a piece of cardboard with a circle on it. Director
H.B. Halicki
pointed at it and said, "Thats the dust bowl. We went around it twice. Theres your script."
d.
In her essay "Humphrey and Bogey,"
Louise Brooks
wrote that more than any other role that
Humphrey Bogart
played, it was the role of Dixon Steele in this movie that came closest to the real Bogart she knew.
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