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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Johnny Apollo (1940) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Johnny Apollo (1940) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Johnny Apollo (1940)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940).

About the movie: The son of a jailed Wall Street broker turns to crime to pay for his father's release.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		In the evidence room at the prison where Freeze is held and before Bane breaks in, both the Riddlers and Two-Faces outfits can be seen.
b.		Linda Darnell was the original female lead. Alice Faye was also considered by Darryl Zanuck before Dorothy Lamour was borrowed from Paramount in exchange for Don Ameche.
c.		Kirk R. Thatcher did such extensive work on the film that he was promoted from "Production Assistant/Visual Effects" to "Associate Producer" by the end of the film.
d.		The earlier title, "Marihuana" was changed to avoid confusion with the earlier, similar anti-drug pic Marihuana.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.		When Columbus and Tallahassee are walking though a town after their Escalade is stolen, the tank in the background is in a British-made Chieftain main battle tank, painted in an American scheme.
c.		Original title was "Dance with the Devil" and paper with that title was printed before the change.
d.		The puppet orchestra made of fruit that comes to life playing instruments for Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland on a kitchen table, was the work of animator George Pal. He had just arrived in Hollywood from Europe via New York and this was among his first projects. Pals work was relatively unknown by American audiences, thus he was uncredited. The idea for the sequence was that of another New York-to-Hollywood transfer: Vincente Minnelli.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		One of the productions that rescued RKO from bankruptcy (the other being King Kong.)
b.		The hooch-making scene in the film, where the Americans celebrated Independence Day, is believed to be based on the British creating an alcohol distillery for Christmas Day celebrations in 1943. Captain Guy Griffiths, a Royal Marine pilot in Stalag Luft III who produced forged documents for the escape, also produced a comical illustration of the scene which survives to this day. This painting, along with many others, forms the basis for a Special Exhibition on Griff at the Royal Marines Museum (Southsea, England) running from Easter 2010.
c.		The role of Tom Destry was originally intended for Gary Cooper, but he wanted more money than the producers were willing to pay him. It was then offered to James Stewart, who took it.
d.		In the scene with Johnny and his father talking in the bedroom, the photo over Johnnys shoulder of his mother, is a picture of Tyrone Powers mother.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		This film had an "extra" cast like no other. Many Hollywood stars showed up on set to watch the shooting and were pressed into service as extras, especially in the chariot race. In addition, many who would later become Hollywoods top stars, but who were at the time just struggling actors, were also in the crowd scenes as extras. Among well-known and soon-to-be-well-known names "working" in the film were John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Marion Davies, Myrna Loy, John Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks, Clark Gable, Harold Lloyd, Carole Lombard, Janet Gaynor, Fay Wray, Mary Pickford, Colleen Moore, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Samuel Goldwyn and Rupert Julian.
b.		20th Century Fox held a preview screening of "Johnny Apollo" at the Victoria Theater in Ossining, New York on March 15, 1940 for 34 college newspaper editors as reported by the New York Times on March 16th. Ossining was chosen since prison exteriors for the film were shot at nearby Sing Sing.
c.		Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. and Jim Carrey were all considered for the role of Cry-Baby until Johnny Depp was cast.
d.		Cinematographer Franz Planer fell ill during production and was replaced by Henri Alekan.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		When meeting Gene Wilder after having seen Silver Streak, Cary Grant asked him if the script had been in anyway inspired by North by Northwest. As Wilder admitted it was correct, Grant then added, "I knew it! Have you noticed that each time you take ordinary people, say, like you and me, then take them in a situation way above their heads, it makes a great thriller?"
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 17, 1941 with Dorothy Lamour and Edward Arnold reprising their film roles.
c.		Stanley Cortez, the cinematographer on "Night of the Hunter", had also worked on Orson Welless masterpiece, "The Magnificent Ambersons". He remarked some years after the making of this film that only two directors hed worked with had understood light, "that incredible thing that cant be described": Welles and Laughton.
d.		The novel upon which this is based, "For Fear of Little Men", was purchased in July 1947 for $50,000.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		Every now and then, Lightning McQueens tongue pops out when hes thinking about something. This is actually a characteristic of director John Lasseter which his animators gleefully incorporated into the film.
b.		John Woo: [back to back banter] Chance vs. Van Cleef with a wall between them throwing around a few comments before the "showdown".
c.		This film is half of Bucky Beavers Dragon Art Theatre Triple XXX-Rated Double Feature Volume 205 (2006) DVD-R from Something Weird Video.
d.		Re-released in 1949 on a double feature program with Show Them No Mercy!.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		40 versions of Slytherins locket were made for the scene in which Harry and Ron try to destroy it.
b.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 26, 1947 with Tyrone Power, Lloyd Nolan and Dorothy Lamour reprising their film roles.
c.		A few months before the release of the film, a potential disaster threatened the success of the release. In "Variety", director/star/writer Laughlin read the news that the executives in charge of the films distribution, Lou Marx (who was once a top executive at MGM during the studios golden days) and Roger Reese (who was almost single-handedly responsible for the original films financial success) had suddenly quit, and they had done it during a press conference at the National Association of Theater Owners convention in Atlanta, the biggest event of the year for the nations theater owners. The reason they had quit, they announced, was that Laughlin had changed the deal and was now refusing to give distributors the picture without a cash advance. Laughlin regarded it as an outright lie. With this development, Laughlin and wife Delores Taylor knew that their film would be denied exhibition in each of the 1,200 theaters that agreed to show it. The problem was resolved and the film went on to become one of the top money-makers of 1974.
d.		In the opening scene, a newsboy shouts the headline, "Extra! Oregon State Invites Duke to Rose Bowl." On January 1, 1942 (the year the movie was released), Oregon State defeated Duke University in the Rose Bowl, by a score of 20-16. The 1942 audience therefore would recognize the opening scenes in the movie as taking place in the previous year, just before the Pearl Harbor attack.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		Liz Renay originally named as one of female leads.
b.		Vera Miles wore a wig for her role as she had to shave her head for a role in the film 5 Branded Women.
c.		Unbilled actor Tom Dugan plays a convict named Tom Dugan.
d.		Before filming began, Ralph Fiennes wanted to speak with Charles Van Doren in person to get his accent down for the role. However, the feeling was that Charles Van Doren would not want to help with the film at all. So Ralph Fiennes and one of the films staff drove to the town in rural Connecticut where Charles Van Doren lives. They found Charles Van Doren sitting on a chair outside his house, and Ralph Fiennes pretended to be a lost driver and asked him for directions.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Johnny Apollo (1940)?
a.		In two different scenes a cab comes to the mansion, and both times it has the same license plate.
b.		Filmed in 2001 and not released to US theaters until 2003.
c.		Debut of Anthony Caruso.
d.		The story was first performed live on an episode of Playhouse 90 in 1958. Writer J.P. Miller conceived the original play as a love story between two drunks. The concept of alcoholic domesticity had never been executed commercially before. The recorded play, not in public domain, currently exists on videotape at CBS Television City in Hollywood.

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