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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Key Largo (1948) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Key Largo (1948) - 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: Key Largo (1948).
About the movie:
A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
There is currently nothing going on between Kung Fu Joe and French Man - it really was a one-time thing.
b.
The first Disney animated theatrical feature to receive a PG rating.
c.
On the poster, there are three female murder-doctors. They are unknown Canadian actresses.
d.
Referenced in
Bertie Higgins
1981 #1 hit song, "Key Largo".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Key Largo" by
Maxwell Anderson
opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on November 27, 1939 and ran for 105 performances. The original stage cast includes
Paul Muni
,
Uta Hagen
and the Broadway debut of character actor
James Gregory
.
b.
Seann William Scott
was originally offered the lead, but he dropped out to star in another hockey film about a goon called
Goon
.
c.
The original story concept came from Gordon and Lusmaria Grangers 20 years experience as a Real Estate Broker.
d.
To prepare for the initial love scene between Paul and Connie, director
Adrian Lyne
had
Diane Lane
watch the film
Aimée & Jaguar
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
By the time the film was made, the Desire streetcar line had been converted to buses, but streetcars were still used in other parts of the city. The authorities were able to lend the production a car with the Desire destination sign for the opening sequences of Blanches arrival in the city.
b.
When
John Huston
didnt have a conclusive ending to his script,
Howard Hawks
gave him the shootout on a boat that finishes the film, as he had been unable to include it in
To Have and Have Not
.
c.
Gus Hansen
: As a poker player who loses the hand of Texas Hold-Em Poker (three aces to the flush).
d.
Has a staggering body count of 63 people, including the 5 killed men Purvis mentions, the 2 people Reed admits to killing and what looks like 5 people killed during the montage of B&W clips at one point in the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
According to the DVD commentary, the real name of the sphinx cat used for the 1990s "Mr. Bigglesworth" was Ted Nude-gent (a reference to rock guitarist
Ted Nugent
).
b.
Christina Applegate
grew up near the site of the Wonderland murders and remembers seeing the bloody mattresses on the street, which led to her agreeing to take a relatively small role in the film.
c.
While filming at the Chilean Embassy in Washington D.C.,
Nicole Kidman
and
Daniel Craig
were to drive a white SUV to the entrance, stop the car and allow valets to park it. Kidman forgot to place the car in park and as she got out it began to roll down the hill. Craig swooped in from the passenger side and dove at the car, hitting the emergency brake and stopping the disaster from proceeding. This happened during heavy rain effects.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 28, 1949 with
Edward G. Robinson
reprising his film role.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
According to some reports,
Robert Rodriguez
claims to have filmed half this movie while making the fake trailer to be included for the theatrical version of
Grindhouse
. These have yet to be confirmed by Rodriguez himself.
b.
Re-shoots/filming for additional scenes were done in November 2005 along the shores of Kamloops Lake in Kamloops, British Columbia. The front portion of the house had to be re-constructed because the set builders had torn down the house once filming was completed the previous spring.
c.
Licensing rights problems relating to this picture resulted in a number of songs being removed from its videocassette and laserdisc releases. The songs were replaced with sound alike songs. As of 2010, this movie has still yet to be released on DVD.
d.
Lionel Barrymore
was severely disabled by arthritis (clearly visible in his hands) and was confined to a wheelchair, making the scene in which his Mr. Temple character gets up and falls taking a swing at Toots more than a dramatic moment.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
This was
Duncan MacGregor
s last film as a gaffer. The movie was dedicated to the memory of him.
b.
The character of Johnny Rocco was modeled on Al Capone (I), who retired to Florida and died there of complications due to advanced syphilis a year before this film was produced. Screenwriter
Richard Brooks
later revealed he had also incorporated biographical details about another famous gangster,
Lucky Luciano
, into Roccos character as well.
c.
Charlie Bogle, the name of one of Fields cronies in "Youre Telling Me," was used by the comedian as a pen name in four of his screenplays.
d.
Filmed in 1978.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
Most of the crew were locally sourced from Connecticut where the film was shot to help keep the costs down to under a million dollars.
b.
Claire Trevor
sings "Moanin Low" acapella. This song was popularized in the early 1930s by
Libby Holman
.
c.
This movie represents an instance where a lead character has the same name as a well known celebrity.
Theresa Russell
plays a character called
Jennifer Hudson
(aka Jenny Hudson). This movie though was made long before
Jennifer Hudson
became famous.
d.
The added "Happy Endings" musical fantasy cost an extra $350,000 to make.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Key Largo (1948)?
a.
This movie was based on
Maxwell Anderson
s popular Broadway play which featured
Paul Muni
in the lead role as a fatalistic ex-member of the Loyalist Army who has returned from the Spanish Civil War. For the film version, the time period and the setting were changed. Director
John Huston
and screenwriter
Richard Brooks
rewrote the main character, Frank McCloud, making him a World War II veteran who had served in the Italian campaign. The two writers emphasized the idealism of the early
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
years and how those ideals began to erode as organized crime spread through urban areas.
b.
Lucretia, the evil Malics companion, was played by Patricia Medina. At the time this was filmed, she was married to
Joseph Cotten
who was playing good guy Captain Craig McKenzie.
c.
When
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
upstages
Antonio Salieri
by modifying the march Salieri wrote for the emperor, the modified piece is Mozarts "Non Piu Andrai, Farfallone Amoroso" from The Marriage of Figaro.
d.
Another
Audrey Hepburn
movie to be mentioned is
Breakfast at Tiffanys
, mentioned at the beginning of the masquerade scene.
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