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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mother Wore Tights (1947) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mother Wore Tights (1947) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mother Wore Tights (1947)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947).

About the movie: In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		Twentieth Century-Fox had wanted either James Cagney or Fred Astaire to play the role of song-and-dance man Frank Burt. After negotiations with Mr. Astaire fell through, Betty Grable requested John Payne, who already had appeared with her in Tin Pan Alley, Footlight Serenade, Springtime in the Rockies and The Dolly Sisters.
b.		While researching his characters occupation, Kevin Bacon had worked in the office of the Massachusetts State Police.
c.		One of the locations on the goats map is Sam Hill, a common epithet, used especially when one is lost.
d.		Eva Mendes, Samantha Mumba, Brandy Norwood and Tatyana Ali were all rumored to be possible replacements for the character of Zee, after the initial choice Aaliyah died in a plane crash on 25th August 2001. Nona Gaye (daughter of late Motown legend Marvin Gaye) was eventually cast in the role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		Betty Grable was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
b.		King Francois I of France (called Francis in the movie) bought the Mona Lisa for 4000 ecus.
c.		Most of the film was actually directed by Neal Sundstrom rather than David Winters, who had to drop out in an early stage of filming due to the death of a close relative. However, Sundstrom was not pleased with the end result, blaming a lack of care and attention in pre-production, and refused to be credited as anything more than co-director. Winters was equally unhappy with the film and attempted to have his name replaced with that of the fictional Alan Smithee, but due to his contract he was unable to do so.
d.		This was the very first black and white movie to be colorized using a controversial computer-applied process. Despite widespread opposition to the practice by many film aficionados, stars and directors, the movie won over a sizeable section of the public on its re-release.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		There were many references to other Stephen King projects, such as: Misery (car wreck in the snow); Stand by Me (boyhood friends walking on railroad tracks); It (flashbacks showing growing friendships), etc. And of course the story taking place in Maine - Stephen Kings State of birth.
b.		A behind-the-scenes documentary named Road Trip for Ralphie follows two mega-fans on a two-year quest to locate and visit every location used in the movie. Along the way, they uncover Miss Shields chalk board from a dumpster, discover all the movie costumes hidden in a Toronto warehouse, track down the antique fire truck seen in the movie and visit the forgotten location of the actual Chop Suey Palace.
c.		First of four movies that paired Betty Grable and Dan Dailey.
d.		Oliver Stone, Michael Bay, Robert Rodriguez, Martin Campbell, Shekhar Kapur, and Stephen Norrington all turned down the chance to direct throughout the ten-year project development.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		Reportedly this is Betty Grables favorite of her movies.
b.		During the casting process, three of the actors who were offered roles, passed on the film after reading the full script, due to the graphic nature of the story.
c.		Jack Skellington, the hero of The Nightmare Before Christmas makes a cameo when Centipede explores the sunken pirate ship. Centipede even says "Its a Skellington."
d.		The film is director Cameron Crowes semi-autobiographical account of life as a young Rolling Stone reporter. The actual group that Crowe first toured with was The Allman Brothers Band. (Gregg Allman was the one who distrusted him and kept asking if he was a narc.) Crowes real-life near-fatal plane crash happened while traveling with The Who. The character of Russell Hammond is based on Glenn Frey of Eagles.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		Ida Lupino directed the film for several days when Nicholas Ray fell ill.
b.		The cop movie Suzanne works on, "LA Beat", is a reference to Fishers Hollywood Vice Squad.
c.		Some of the aircraft in the film are real and others a computer generated. The real planes were filmed in Conneaut, Ohio in September 2004, including a P51 Mustang.
d.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 2, 1948 with Betty Grable and Dan Daily reprising their film roles.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		Sean Penn: as the man sitting in the passenger seat as Joel first takes the Porsche for a spin. The cameo was a favor for director Paul Brickman.
b.		The name of the submarine is the "Alabama." The University of Alabamas football team is called "The Crimson Tide," once led by famous coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. In the film, "Bear" is the name of the Alabamas captains dog.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 14, 1949 with Betty Grable and Dan Daily again reprising their film roles.
d.		Cindy Williams originally wanted to play Carol, and was even willing to have braces put on her teeth for better effect.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		David Duchovny auditioned for a part.
b.		Ronnie Schells film debut.
c.		The song that Kee sings to her baby is a lullaby from Ghana called Kaa fo, which means Baby do not cry.
d.		The complete performance by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey of "(Rolling Down Bowling Green) On a Little Two-Seat Tandem" (music by Josef Myrow, lyrics by Mack Gordon) was cut from the film. Remaining is a partial song-and-dance reprise near the end of the movie.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mother Wore Tights (1947)?
a.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 4, 1954 with Dan Dailey again reprising his film role.
b.		Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freemans character) is a fictional creation. In real life, it was Josiah Willard Gibbs (played by Austin Pendleton), a Yale professor of linguistics, who discovered James Covey, the Mende sailor who served as a translator for the Amistad captives. As depicted in the film, Gibbs learned to count to ten in Mende, and wandered around the docks of New York repeating the numbers, until Covey heard and recognized his own language and spoke to the professor.
c.		Film debut of Elizabeth Montgomery.
d.		In real life, Vincent Vegas 1964 Chevelle Malibu convertible belongs to Quentin Tarantino and was stolen during the production of the film.

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