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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Irene (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Irene (1940) Quiz
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About the movie:
Sent by her employers on an errand to the home of the wealthy Mrs. Vincent, Irene O'Dare meets Don...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Irene (1940)?
a.
This film was written for
Sean Penn
and
Robin Wright
. However,
Wes Craven
opted for younger leads.
b.
Gavin Hood
gave pictures of favelas (Brazilian shantytowns) to VFX company Hatch Productions to assist the company in developing accurate matte-paintings for the Africa scenes.
c.
Angela Austin
replaced
Rhonda Shear
as Cindy Coleman.
d.
This was adapted from a popular Broadway musical that originally opened at the Vanderbilt Theater on Nov. 18, 1919 and ran for 675 performances.
Irene Dunne
and
Jeanette MacDonald
were replacement cast members during its long run. The musical was later revived with
Debbie Reynolds
in the lead. This version opened at the Minskoff Theater in New York on March 13, 1973 and ran for 594 performances.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Irene (1940)?
a.
When he first learned that
Richard Brooks
was interested in adapting his novel,
Sinclair Lewis
told him that he should change it significantly, advising him to read all the criticisms of the book and use them as a way to improve on it.
b.
Lux Radio Theatre version starring
Jeanette MacDonald
and
Regis Toomey
aired June, 1936.
c.
This film is presumed lost (only a trailer has been found, available from Something Weird Video). Please check your attic.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 24, 1949 with
David Niven
,
Teresa Wright
and Jayne Meadows reprising their film roles of General Roland Dane, Lark Ingoldsby and Selina Dane respectively.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Irene (1940)?
a.
At 12 minutes, Rhapsody in Blue is the longest segment.
b.
The basic story and quite a few scenes borrow heavily from Akira Kurosawas "Seven Samurai". (
Shichinin no samurai
): Village terrorized by bandits; A few villagers goes into town to find help; They have very little to offer; No help from towns people; They find "warriors"; They prepare defenses (among them water filled trenches); Large climactic battle; The leader is the last of the bandits to die; Three prepare to leave the village; One looks back at the girl he fell in love with (though Three amigos has a slightly happier version of what happens then).
c.
This was previously produced as a silent film,
Irene
.
d.
This feature film was produced in 72 Hours.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Irene (1940)?
a.
The background musical theme at the start and finish of the film is Alfred Newmans "Street Scene," which 20th Century-Fox frequently used for dramas set in New York (Newman was one of their house composers).
b.
This movie, set during Christmas time in Los Angeles, has the lead terrorist named Hans Gruber. The Christmas Carol "Silent Night" was composed in Salzburg, Austria by
Franz Gruber
, a school teacher and church organist. He wrote the melody for a guitar arrangement at the request of the 6-stanza poems author Fr.
Joseph Mohr
, a Roman Catholic priest and assistant pastor at St. Nicholas Church, who wrote it in 1816. Mohr and Gruber first sang the song "Stille Nacht" at midnight mass on December 24, 1818, while Mohr played his guitar.
c.
Eric Dane
was one of the choices to play High Roller.
d.
About twenty-five minutes of this film are in color, from the moment that Irene (
Anna Neagle
) enters the ballroom dressed in her blue gown, up through the moment when she returns home and sings the song "Alice Blue Gown".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Irene (1940)?
a.
The first American movie made in opposition to
Adolf Hitler
s Nazi regime. It also featured the great Yiddish actor,
Jacob Ben-Ami
, in his lone film role, that of a Jewish painter driven from Nazi Germany. Shot in New York during the summer of 1933, it incorporated newsreel footage into the film. As of 2000, the film has been newly restored to its original running time of 100 minutes.
b.
Stuart Robertson
, who played Freddie, the Bandleader, was the brother of
Anna Neagle
.
c.
According to his book "Lost Moon". Jim Lovell really did make the suggestion to his wife of going to the moon instead of Acapulco, but it was when he got the word that he would be going to the moon on Apollo 8 in December 1968.
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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