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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lillian Russell (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lillian Russell (1940) Quiz
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About the movie:
Life story of the musical star from her discovery in 1890 by bandleader Tony Pastor till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lillian Russell (1940)?
a.
"The Last Rose of Summer" (a traditional Irish folk song), sung by
Alice Faye
, was cut from the movie.
b.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
c.
When Sam follows Willie to his apartment, he learns that his surname is Lopez from the name tag on the apartment call button. Sam passes this info on to Oda Mae. However, the name Lopez is a Dynotape sticker obscuring the real name of the occupier. This probably explains why Willie Lopez has no police record when Molly passes this info on to the Police detective.
d.
While late actor
Darren McGavin
had a major supporting role as the bookmaker Gus Sands respectively, McGavin received no credit for his role in the film. In the recent retrospective documentary on the Special Edition DVD of "The Natural", actor
Robert Prosky
, who plays the Judge, claims that McGavin was cast late in the picture and would have to receive a lesser billing than the other stars. As a result, McGavin chose to go uncredited. Prosky also noted that McGavin wound up "drawing more attention to himself" as a result.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lillian Russell (1940)?
a.
The amusement park is the one at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, NV.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 21, 1940 with
Alice Faye
reprising her film role.
c.
At 5:55 PM PST on March 10, 1933, the Long Beach earthquake hit southern California, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale. When the earthquake hit,
Busby Berkeley
was filming the "Shadow Waltz" dance sequence on a sound stage on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank. The earthquake caused a blackout on the sound stage and short-circuited some of the neon-tubed violins. Berkeley was almost thrown from a camera boom, and dangled by one hand until he could pull himself back up. Since many of the chorus girls in the dance number were on a 30-foot-high scaffold, Berkeley yelled for them to sit down and wait until the stage hands and technicians could open the sound stage doors and let in some light.
d.
In one scene Joan Manion (played by
Joan Leslie
) is asked by Fred Atwell - a.k.a. Fred Burton (played by
Fred Astaire
) if her boss, Mr. Harriman (played by
Robert Benchley
), has ever proposed marriage to her. She replies that he has attempted to numerous times, but keeps getting side-tracked by discussions of such things as the "sex life of polyps". In 1928 in one of Robert Benchleys earliest films he played a "Doctor Benchley" in the film
The Sex Life of the Polyp
where he lectures Womens Clubs on this interesting creature that can change its sex.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lillian Russell (1940)?
a.
The sixth (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
.
b.
After the huge success of
The Great Ziegfeld
MGM wanted to make a movie of
Lillian Russell
starring
Jeanette MacDonald
, but that project fell through. Twentieth Century Fox then decided to make a movie about Russell.
c.
Director
Kevin Bray
wanted to update the "Pusser stick" by making it a baseball bat instead of a piece of wood but there were objections, so the compromise was to just add a handle.
d.
The gondola lift sequences were shot at the Sandia Peak Tramway, the longest lift in the world.
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