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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : It Happened One Night (1934) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : It Happened One Night (1934) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934).
About the movie:
A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
The film was initially banned in France "on political grounds." An article noted that France had also banned Soviet films with political themes, and that "a number of European countries are sensitive to films with political themes and refuse them exhibition permits rather than rouse the ire of either the U.S. or Russia."
c.
Claudette Colbert
only wears four different outfits throughout the course of the film: a flimsy nightgown at the beginning, her traveling suit,
Clark Gable
s pajamas, and her wedding dress.
d.
James Darren
was concurrently on honeymoon during filming.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
Constance Bennett
and
Myrna Loy
, among others, turned the script down.
Claudette Colbert
only accepted because Capra promised he would double her salary and she would be done in four weeks. She disliked the film so much she didnt even attend the Oscars; when she won for Best Actress she was found about to leave on a trip and was rushed to the ceremony, where she made her acceptance speech in a traveling suit.
b.
This movie reunited
Lionel Barrymore
(Grandpa Vanderhof) and
Donald Meek
(Mr. Poppins) who had previously starred together in the movie,
Mark of the Vampire
.
c.
Shot in eleven days with a Canon 7D camera.
d.
In addition to the hologram towards the end of the film, the old photographs of Totenkopf are actually of
Laurence Olivier
. They are modified to add the Unit Eleven logo, as well as to replace
Vivien Leigh
with
Ling Bai
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
The filmmakers were given permission to reproduce some of Andy Warhols paintings and silk screens for the set, but they had to destroy them after filming.
b.
This was the first film to win the Oscar "grand slam" (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Screenplay).
c.
The first feature of
Robert Ellenstein
.
d.
The nightclub featured in the film was loosely modeled on the famous Forbidden City, a popular San Francisco night spot from the late 1930s through the 1950s.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
Actors
Jack Black
and
Kyle Gass
perform together as the musical group
Tenacious D
in real life.
b.
Myrna Loy
turned down the role of Ellie Andrews because a recent film set on a bus had failed, and she didnt think that this one would succeed.
c.
Some scenes of the ruined city of Hue were shot at a dockyard on the Isle of Dogs, London, that was scheduled for demolition. The ruins of Hue in the sniper and final nighttime scenes were shot at the Beckton Gasworks in Londons East End, which was also slated for demolition. In some shots there is a rock in the background that looks very much like the monolith from
Stanley Kubrick
s
2001: A Space Odyssey
. Kubrick said it wasnt intentional, but only noticed while watching the rushes. Beckton Gas Works was used a year before for the movie
Biggles
.
d.
The eighth of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" starring
Tom Conway
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
Lon Chaney
was claimed, by a few sources, to have taken over direction of several of the scenes he was in, allegedly including the famous unmasking scene.
b.
The original Broadway production of "Silk Stockings" opened on February 24, 1955 at the Imperial Theater and ran for 478 performances. The original story is from the
Greta Garbo
film
Ninotchka
.
George Tobias
recreated his stage role in the movie.
c.
Brandon Lee (I) stated in an US Magazine interview shortly after filming completed, that he had filmed a scene where he had to kick open a large oak door. He stated "we filmed this scene where I had to nail this huge oak door, so I go to do the scene and I broke one of my toes. My foot swelled up to the size of a watermelon and we had to end filming for the day." Adding insult to injury, he said, the scene was never included in the film.
d.
Director
Frank Capra
came up with the idea about "the walls of Jericho" because
Claudette Colbert
refused to undress in front of the camera.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
At the Miami bus station, friends of Peter Warne (
Clark Gable
) refer to him as "the King" - Gables nickname in real life.
b.
For each day of filming, director
Renny Harlin
rewarded the most valuable cast or crew member for that day with a bottle of Finlandia vodka.
c.
Two of the submarine captains in this film have actual Navy experience.
Sean Connery
was in the Royal Navy before becoming an actor.
Scott Glenn
spent three years in the United States Marine Corps, which falls under the Department of the Navy.
d.
A true example of a Dogma Film shot completely hand-held and guerrilla in France, India and USA, using improvisation and freedom.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
DaFino refers to himself as a "brother Seamus", which was a common slang term for a private investigator during the interwar years, incidentally when The Big Sleep, the
Raymond Chandler
story the Coen Brothers were inspired by to make this film, was written. The Dude, of course, has no idea what it means.
b.
The final image of
Hal Holbrook
sitting in the road would later be used for the cover of Holbrooks 1979 album On the Road to Soft Gold.
c.
All four cinematographers were Oscar-winners.
d.
Friz Freleng
s unpublished memoirs mention that this was one of his favorite films, and that it contains at least three things upon which the character "Bugs Bunny" was based: - The character Oscar Shapelys (
Roscoe Karns
) personality - The manner in which Peter Warne (
Clark Gable
) was eating carrots and talking quickly at the same time - An imaginary character mentioned once to frighten Oscar Shapely named "Bugs Dooley." Other mentions of "Looney Tunes" characters from the film include Alexander Andrews (
Walter Connolly
) and King Westley (
Jameson Thomas
) being the inspirations for Yosemite Sam and Pepé LePew, respectively.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
Murtaghs (
Garrett Hedlund
) name is mentioned only once in the movie. Nasuadas (
Caroline Chikezie
) name is never said. King Hrothgars (
Gary Lewis
) name or authority is never said or stated.
b.
Many extended scenes, which were lifted from the work print, appeared on the 1996 Anchor Bay Special Edition release.
Charles Bernstein
had not yet composed the iconic score for the film, so these scenes include preexisting temporary music taken from other sources. Some of the music heard is from
Final Exam
by composer
Gary S. Scott
. Scott later went on to score many episodes of the Elm Street spin-off TV series
Freddys Nightmares
.
c.
Robert Montgomery
turned down the male lead, saying the script was the worst thing he had ever read.
d.
The historical
Baby Face Nelson
was a gangster named Lester M. Gillis (a.k.a. George Nelson, "Big George" Nelson, Lester Giles, Alex Gillis, etc.) who was known for his hot temper and itchy trigger finger. He was killed in Barrington, Illinois, in November of 1934 - three years before the setting of the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
James Cromwell
becomes the first actor in Star Trek history to actually utter the phrase "star trek" (although in the final TV episode _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1994) {All Good Things... (#7.25)}_,
John de Lancie
(as Q) said, "Its time to put an end to your trek through the stars").
b.
As
Jim Jarmusch
, together with
Tom Waits
and
John Lurie
, is a member of the
Lee Marvin
look-alike club "Sons of Lee Marvin", a portrait is hanging over
The White Stripes
during the "Tesla" section.
c.
While shooting the scene where he undresses,
Clark Gable
had trouble removing his undershirt while keeping his humorous flow going and took too long. As a result the undershirt was abandoned altogether. It then became cool to not wear an undershirt which resulted in a large drop in undershirt sales around the country. Legend has it that in response, some underwear manufacturers tried to sue Columbia.
d.
Julie Christie
,
Jacqueline Bisset
and
Vanessa Redgrave
were all considered for the role that went to
Charlotte Rampling
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: It Happened One Night (1934)?
a.
When
Clark Gable
showed up for work on the first day, he reportedly said grimly, "Lets get this over with."
b.
Writing credits in the films early promotional material read "Written by
David Marconi
and
Aaron Sorkin
and
Henry Bean
&
Tony Gilroy
".
c.
The real-life FBIs Behavioral Science Unit assisted in the making of this film.
d.
Based on the life and exploits of an actual western gunslinger named John Ringo, a distant cousin of the outlaw Younger family. The real Ringo was a ruthless murderer and survivor of the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral, against (Dr.) John Holliday,
Wyatt Earp
and the Earp brothers. Also unlike the movies account, the actual John Ringo--his real name--suffered a severe bout of melancholy following a visit to his family in California in July of 1882 and went on a monumental ten-day alcoholic binge, which climaxed when he sat down under an oak tree, drew his gun and used it to commit suicide.
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