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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934).

About the movie: The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Peter Benchley: reporter on the beach.
b.		The focus of the novel dealt with homophobia, but the subject was changed to anti-Semitism for the film.
c.		This is probably the only major film to offer a fairly accurate re-creation of the General Slucum disaster. The popular excursion steamer caught fire in New Yorks East River on the morning of June 15, 1904, while transporting passengers to a picnic organized by Queens German Lutheran Church. At an estimated 1,021 fatalities, mostly women and children, this was New York Citys single worst tragedy, in terms of lives lost, before 9/11. An incompetent, inexperienced crew was held primarily to blame for the tragedy.
d.		Super macho director Victor Fleming wanted Scarlett, for at least once in the film, to look like his hunting buddy Clark Gables type of woman. So, when wearing the stunning low-cut burgundy velvet dress with rhinestones that Scarlett wears to Ashley Wilkes birthday party in the second half of the film, to achieve the desired cleavage for Fleming, Walter Plunkett had to tape Vivien Leighs breasts together.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Bill Murray really bowled three strikes in a row in the scene where his character, Ernie McCracken does the same. The crowds reaction is genuine and is actually for Murray. Woody Harrelson, on the other hand, was a terrible bowler and according to the Farrelly brothers maybe got one or two strikes throughout the filming.
b.		Due to the films low budget no live birds were used for the bird attack scene. Instead the attack was created by superimposing footage of flying birds over the footage of the running cast.
c.		Lorenz Hart was asked to write more commercially appealing lyrics to "The Bad in Every Man" after this movie was released. The result was "Blue Moon," which was copyrighted under that title in December 1934.
d.		The tanker truck that explodes at the end is a model, not a real truck. Most people cant tell the difference. It was filmed twice because the wire pulling the truck tugged too hard initially, pulling the front axle off ruining the shot.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Ruth Buzzis first feature film.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 9, 1940 with William Powell and Myrna Loy reprising their film roles.
c.		It was an accident when Ashton Kutcher was hit by the "10 pound" ash tray by bouncing off a prop. He recovered but with a large goose ache for about a week.
d.		A cut-scene when Nick first arrives in Berlin shows a map with only the places "Paris", "Berlin" and "Pinewood". The movie was shot at Pinewood studios, UK.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Lana Turner took a much smaller salary, than her usual $25,000 per week and worked for 50% of the films profits, which earned her over $2 million (setting a record for an actress at the time).
b.		In his book, "What Just Happened?", producer Art Linson reveals that the narration in the movie was written by David Mamet. It was done for free, on the condition that nobody ever find out he did it.
c.		Filming began on November 23 (Boris Karloffs 48th birthday) and lasted 18 days, finishing December 23 1935.
d.		After John Dillinger was killed, William Randolph Hearst had the statement "A Cosmopolitan Production" removed from the credits of all prints. The print in the Turner library does not contain that credit.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Peter Bogdanovichs introduction to this story was through actor Sal Mineo who had given him the novel to read by then little-known Texas writer Larry McMurtry. Mineo had longed to play a part in the film adaptation but felt he was by then a little too old for any of the principal roles.
b.		Jeff Daniels composed "Recreational Vehicle" song for his charity album "Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged". The song was about his personal RV misadventures.
c.		The mansion where Charlie picks up the dogs she walks was used as the exterior of the Governors mansion in the sitcom Benson.
d.		The movie and scenes form this movie is featured in the production of Public Enemies by director Michael Mann.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		George Cukor was assigned as director for additional scenes after the preview showing on 14 April 1934, because director W.S. Van Dyke had already started on his next movie, The Thin Man.
b.		For filming the concert scenes in England, fans were told when booking the tickets that they could be in the filming for Just My Luck. This was so that they wouldnt bring any merchandise or banners, to coincide with the idea that McFly were an undiscovered band.
c.		Wikus as a prawn is slightly different looking than other prawns. His antennas are shorter, and he stands over a foot shorter than the other prawns. The prawns, such as Christopher, stand at roughly seven feet tall. Actor Sharlto Copley (Wikus) stands 5ft 11.5 inches, making him a full foot shorter than the prawns. Biologically speaking, it is very unlikely Wikus would gain a foot of height when he transforms, making him a much shorter prawn.
d.		Shipped to theaters under the code name "Major Cities".

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		This is the first of 14 pairings of Myrna Loy and William Powell and the first of three movies they would make together in 1934.
b.		John Waters, the cult director, featured Herschell Gordon Lewis in his book. In the interview he talked about the original "Blood Feast," and asked Lewis if he planned on making anymore movies. Lewis said he would like to, and when he eventually made "Blood Feast II," he included John Waters as a pedophile priest.
c.		The producers were going to release the film under the title "The Street Fighter", but when the Sonny Chiba film of the same name came out first (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken), they reverted to the original screenplay title.
d.		During the jetcar test, the computer screen that has the graphics shows three different words: SINED, SEELED, and DELIVERED.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Manhattan Melodrama (1934)?
a.		Martin Sheen was a nearly last-minute replacement to play the role of Gen. Robert E. Lee, after production delays and scheduling complications forced out other actors including Robert Duvall. Director Ronald F. Maxwell said in interviews he was grateful to Sheen not only for accepting the part and doing such a great job, but for being a total gentleman about the situation.
b.		A Bluebird Production. Universal, not owning a theater network, utilized a 3-tiered brand system for its releases through 1929: Red Feather (low budget), Bluebird (mainstream) and Jewel (prestige pictures designed to draw roadshow prices).
c.		The last Police Academy movie to feature Matt McCoys character, Nick Lassard.
d.		This was the movie that bank robber John Dillinger had just seen before he was gunned down in front of Chicagos Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. He had been set up by Anna Sage, the madam of a brothel, who knew Dillingers girlfriend, Polly Hamilton. Sage was facing deportation and thought the tip might get her off. She told FBI agent Melvin Purvis that she would be wearing orange which appeared red, leading her to be dubbed "The Woman in Red". Dillinger was shot three times when he tried to escape, and Sage wound up being sent back to Romania.

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