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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Harm's Way (1965) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : In Harm's Way (1965) - 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: In Harm's Way (1965).
About the movie:
A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
According to
Robert Morse
, director
Tony Richardson
held
John Gielgud
in great esteem, and before Gielgud arrived to film his scenes, took Morse aside and asked him to be particularly nice to him.
b.
The name "Valeria" comes from the heroine of the novella "Red Nails." The theft of the tower in Zamora is from "The Tower of the Elephant." The speech King Osric gives about the throne room becoming a prison echoes a similar passage in "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune," a King Kull story. The scene where Conan is crucified and kills a vulture with his teeth is from "A Witch Shall Be Born." Finally, the scene where Valeria vows to come back from the dead to save Conan and then does so is from "Queen of the Black Coast." Thulsa Doom was the enemy of Kull, not Conan. Conans arch-foe was Thoth-Amon.
c.
The USS Philip (DD-498) was the destroyer that steams out of Pearl Harbor at the beginning of the attack. Philip decommissioned 30 September 1968 and was struck from the Navy List 1 October 1968. She was sold 15 December 1971, but sank in a storm on her way to be scrapped 2 February 1972
d.
Costume designer
Jany Temime
considered Hermiones dress for the Yule Ball as the most important, comparing it to that of Cinderella. The design of the dress was changed several times before the designers were satisfied with the results.
Emma Watson
was very careful not to wear it more than necessary because she was afraid that she would wreck it.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
According to "Trains" Magazine, the train chase scene was actually filmed on the Shortline Montana Western, which of course is not in Utah or Colorado. There is no real rail company called "National Regional."
b.
Although uncredited, conductor of the finale
C. Bakaleinikoff
is billed on the poster outside the concert hall.
c.
The fictional ship in the movie is a composite of several WWII cruisers. 1. The USS Salt Lake City was known as the "Swayback Maru". The ship in the movie and in the novel the movie is based on was known as "Old Swayback". 2. The USS San Francisco was the flagship of a squadron of ships in the famous naval battle of November 12, 1942, in the Solomon Islands area. The fictional ship in the movie was also the flagship of a squadron of ships in an important naval battle. 3. The two ships mentioned above survived WWII. The fictional ship in the movie was sunk, so it could also be based on any US Navy cruiser that was sunk during the Solomon Islands campaign.
d.
The book
Robert Wuhl
s character (Larry Hockett) is reading during the rain-out near the end of the film is titled Mayan Wisdom Made Easy, which appears to be a fictional title/book.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
In his autobiography,
Chuck Norris
stated that he made this film as a memorial honor of his younger brother Wieland, who was killed in the Vietnam War in 1970.
b.
Anthony Verge
wrote the film aboard an Amtrak train, when he was traveling to Denver on vacation.
c.
All of the boiler room footage in the film was shot in the basement of the Lincoln Heights Jail, which was condemned shortly after production wrapped, due to the high levels of asbestos.
d.
Jerry Goldsmith
: Early in the film, prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the composer can be seen as the pianist signaling the orchestra to stop playing.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: used twice during the battle at the House of Blue Leaves.
b.
The islands identified by Torrey as Gavabutu, Levu Vana and Tokaroa are actually San Cristobal, Guadalcanal and Malaita. Pala Passage would become known as Ironbottom Sound because of the number of ships that would be sunk there in coming battles. Cape Titan probably refers to the Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain, about 650 miles from Guadalcanal. The battle for Guadalcanal began on 7 Aug., 1942 and would not end until February, 1943. Although they say that the majority of forces are with MacArthur in the Solomons, Guadalcanal, is in the eastern Solomons. The dividing line between MacArthurs area of responsibility and Nimitzs was the 159 degrees east.
c.
Teng would not encourage mandatory rehearsals. There were rehearsals, but he preferred his actors jumping into a scene as their respective characters so it can add different textures to a scene.
d.
Adapted as a one-hour radio play for "The Ford Theater".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
The novel "Big Game" by
Francis Wallace
was first published as a serial entitled "Odds Against Honor" in Colliers magazine in 1935. The idea for the riot scene came from an actual riot at a New York University-Fordham University football game. RKO bought 1000 feet of the 1935 Rose Bowl game footage for use in the film.
b.
A print of this film in its ten reel original length survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and the Warner Bros Archives After being restored by Warners and the UCLA in 1998, and was shown at the 9th Annual Festival of Preservation 23 august 1998.
c.
The cameo appearance of Slimer the green ghost of
Ghost Busters
was prompted by the fact that in the years in between the two films, the cartoon series
The Real Ghost Busters
introduced the idea that Slimer was living at the firehouse as the Ghostbusters pet. Because the original film and the cartoon series were so popular with children, they put Slimer in the film.
d.
The original Clemson-class destroyer DD-298 was the USS Percival (commissioned 1920, decommissioned 1930). Its first commander was Commander Raymond A. Spruance who lead the 5th Fleet in WWII.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: In Harm's Way (1965)?
a.
Only a few minutes of this film have survived and the film is presumed lost.
b.
Most of the film was shot in Germany in the summer of 1983. It was Germanys hottest summer in 25 years.
c.
According to
John Huston
s autobiography, this is the movie that nearly drove
Tom Tryon
out of the acting business. He had heard rumors of
Otto Preminger
s demanding nature, and was understandably nervous. Preminger saw this, and instead of trying to reassure the agitated Tryon, first chewed him out for his fears in front of other cast members, then walked behind him and screamed "RELAX!" in his ear. Tryon reportedly almost quit that day, but castmates talked him out of it.
d.
An out-of-business radio station was used as the location both for radio station WJAB and Pearl political headquarters.
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