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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lost Horizon (1937) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Lost Horizon (1937) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937).
About the movie:
A plane crash delivers a group of people to the secluded land of Shangri-La -- but is it the miraculous utopia it appears to be?
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
When Scott and Charlie are driving the sleigh on the road, the truck they go by and ask about I-94 is driven by
Jimmy Labriola
, who played Benny on Tim Allens show
Home Improvement
.
b.
John Howard
was tested for his part two days before production began.
David Niven
and
Louis Hayward
had both already tested for the role.
c.
Two members of the real-life US Navy submarine the Wahoo were consultants and technical advisers on this film, according to a story in the New York Herald Tribune . They were crew member Andrew Lennox and Lt. Cmdt. Dudley Walker Morton.
d.
The documentary "Showbiz Goes to War" says of this movie: "In 1943, Hollywood glorified New Yorks Stage Door Canteen in a movie of the same name and the public responded to its wartime sentiments by making it a big box-office attraction because the story was sympathetic to the romantic problems of the hostesses who fell in love with soldiers scheduled to go overseas. Audiences could identify with the theme of wartime separation because they were living it themselves . . . Stage Door Canteen was pure propaganda but it pointed out the loneliness of men and women during the Second World war when Saturday night was the loneliest night of the week."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
2.4 million gallons (~321,000 cubic feet), of water was used to create rain for the film.
b.
Dorothys hair changes lengths throughout the course of the film, most noticeably in the Scarecrow cornfield sequence. This was the first sequence to be shot. As production progressed, refinements were made to
Judy Garland
s hair and make-up. At the end of filming, reshoots were done of the cornfield sequence and, thus, the shots do not match. The reshoots are believed to have been done by
King Vidor
, who also directed the Kansas sequences, including "Over the Rainbow", after director
Victor Fleming
left the production to direct
Gone with the Wind
.
c.
Frank Capra
s first cut of the film ran for 6 hours. The first public preview took place in Santa Barbara when the film ran for 3 1/2 hours. Re-shooting and re-cutting followed immediately after this disastrous preview.
d.
Film debut of
Harland Williams
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
Lux Video theater did an adaptation of the story in 1955 with
Martha Hyer
,
Lyle Bettger
, Anthony Caruso, and
Barbara Pepper
in the four principle roles.
b.
For the last shot in the film, where the vindicated Warriors and Mercy walk away along the Coney Island shoreline as the sun rises,
Michael Beck
and
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
were not told when to stop walking. Van Valkenburgh became irritated because they noticed they had reached a point where they were out of the cameras ranges. But when they went back, they found out that the cast and crew had done this so they could bring out a huge bouquet of roses which they then presented to a surprised Van Valkenburgh.
c.
Studio head
Harry Cohn
didnt like
Sam Jaffe
s performance as the High Lama and insisted that Capra shoot it with another actor. Capra had to submit to this request and a test with
Walter Connolly
was made, with Cohn even insisting on an expensive new set being built specially for it. Despite loading the dice in Connollys favor, the consensus was that his test wasnt anywhere near as good. So Jaffe won the part back, though he still had to re-shoot all his scenes as they were deemed to be far too lengthy and wordy.
d.
The Bible passage that Rogers quotes "The voice of him who crieth in the wilderness... " is from Isaiah 40:3.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
Sturges helped invent the gadget sofa demonstrated in the department store scene.
b.
Columbia first handed over the tattered original film negative to the American Film Institute in 1970.
c.
While shooting the scene when George is talking to Katies grave, there is a small clinking noise in the background. This is because while shooting this scene there was a grave being dug.
d.
NYIIFVF Awards 2005 (New York Independent Film Festival) Grand Jury Prize Best Feature/
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
Although the cause of the outbreak of the zombies is never revealed, several shots of "Chem Trails" in the sky are regarded as clues to the explanation.
b.
The distinctive black cigarettes Jason Wynn smokes are Sampoerna Xtra clove cigarettes. They are identifiable by the gold band above the filter.
c.
Banned in several Latin American countries because
Bing Crosby
wore a white shirt as a priest.
d.
Bleached corn flakes were used for the blizzard sequences.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
In the "cardiectomy" scene, the heart
S. William Hinzman
bit into was supposed to be a plastic cast of a pigs heart. When something went wrong with the plastic cast, they had to throw the actual pigs heart in instead. Word was not relayed to Hinzman in time, who found himself biting into a pigs heart.
b.
William H. Strauss
as "Rent Collector" is listed by a modern source as a cast member in this movie, but that role was played by
William Burress
.
c.
Many scenes were shot at the Los Angeles Ice and Cold Storage Warehouse where Capra had 13,000 square feet of refrigerated space at his disposal. Nearly four miles of ammonia piping cooled the soundstage. Cinematographer
Joseph Walker
experienced a lot of problems in this location as the extreme cold created static electricity which damaged his film stock.
d.
The film contains numerous product placements for Coca-Cola;
Bill Cosby
was a spokesman for Coke, and the film was produced by Coca-Cola division Columbia Pictures.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
According to assistant director
Andrew Marton
, a lot of the footage of
Ronald Colman
making his own way through the Himalayas is stock footage taken from two German mountaineering films.
b.
The movie poster at the end of the Burgerland dream sequence lists Marias full name as "Maria Quesa Dilla". It also contains the tagline "There is a pinche puto in all of us."
c.
The car the college kids are driving is a 1933 Chevrolet Phaeton "Jalopy". Graffiti from back to front reads: "Exit Here" (arrow pointing to door handle), "Open Here", "Will Stop Quick if a Wheel Brakes", "For Sale", "Frankie & Johnnie", "But Good", "In Case of Fire Scream".
d.
Al Pacino
specifically asked for
Penelope Ann Miller
to be his co-star.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
The film took 10 months to make in total, though in between gaps in filming Capras crew managed to squeeze in
Richard Boleslawski
s
Theodora Goes Wild
.
b.
The Broadway production of "Can-Can" opened at the Shubert Theater in New York on May 7, 1953 and ran for 892 performances.
c.
The ninth of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson.
d.
Final film of
John Hamilton
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
Julie Dreyfus
speaks three different languages in the movie. She speaks fluent Japanese until the end where she speaks in her native French to insult the Bride (
Uma Thurman
) and then in clear English when she talks to Bill. In real life, Julie Dreyfus is trilingual.
b.
Its budget was $1.5 million and the film ultimately cost almost twice as much as that, a sum significantly higher than most of Columbias other output combined.
c.
The films release date was pushed back from its summer spot of 8 July 2002, to 8 November 2002.
d.
Jane Fonda
said that she based her character on her ex-husband
Ted Turner
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Lost Horizon (1937)?
a.
The California State Censor Board insisted on having two signed affidavits from Columbia that the model doubling for
Jane Wyatt
in her nude bathing scene had her breasts covered. The affidavits were duly supplied though the model in question apparently was indeed bare-breasted, though as the scene is in long shot its virtually impossible to tell.
b.
Erik Palladinos drivers license is still blood stained from his battle with a chainsaw.
c.
Harrison Ford
damaged some ligaments in his leg during the filming of the scenes in the woods. He refused to take surgery until the end of filming so that his character would keep the limp. The limp can be seen in any subsequent scene where Richard Kimble is running.
d.
Just before
Leigh Anne Tuohy
enters the gymnasium before the volleyball game, she mentions Patrick Ramsey. In real life, Leigh Ann was an interior decorator for Patrick Ramsey, then a NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins.
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