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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938).
About the movie:
When the #1 heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, Moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
The flat image of the Earth surface used during the presentation is available to the public and can be downloaded from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
b.
Begun as a Charlie Chan film ("Charlie Chan at the Ringside"), but upon difficulties between 20th Century-Fox and Chan star
Warner Oland
, the script was hastily rewritten to accommodate Foxs other Asian sleuth, Mr. Moto. The presence of Chans son Lee is evidence of the grafting of one movie onto another series. Though it has been reported that Olands death was the cause for this change from Chan to Moto, it is not the case. This film was released theatrically on 3/25/38, and Oland did not die until August 6th of that same year.
c.
Although this is usually considered the finest film
The Marx Brothers
ever made, it was not a hit when first released. In fact, the film performed so poorly at the box office that Paramount, then in serious financial straits, terminated its contract with
The Marx Brothers
, who then promptly signed with MGM where they produced two of their classic films,
A Night at the Opera
and
A Day at the Races
under the aegis of the legendary
Irving Thalberg
.
d.
The play, "The Regeneration" by
Owen Frawley Kildare
and
Walter C. Hackett
, opened in New York on 1 September 1908 and ran for 39 performances. In the cast were
Janet Beecher
and
Helen Ware
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
The only non-Chan film to feature Keye Lukes Lee Chan character, and the last at Fox. Luke would play Lee twice more, in Monograms final two CHANS,
The Feathered Serpent
and
The Sky Dragon
.
b.
In Washington Irvings original story, Ichabod Crane was a school teacher who came to Sleepy Hollow and ran afoul of its resident ghoul, the Headless Horseman. Ichabod was also a teacher in
Andrew Kevin Walker
s original screenplay for the film, but director
Tim Burton
brought in
Tom Stoppard
to re-write and re-structure the screenplay. Burton is a major fan of
Mario Bava
s Gothic horror films, and, as an homage to Bavas
Operazione paura
, Burton adopted the basic plot of Bava picture: a skeptical investigator who places his faith in science and reason treks to an out-of-the-way hamlet plagued by a murderous ghost, only to have his skepticism of the supernatural forcibly broken down by the experience. The film includes numerous visual references to Bavas films, including a scene in which Ichabod dreams of seeing his mothers spike-pierced face after his father killed her - an image drawn from Bavas
La maschera del demonio
, a film Burton was once slated to remake.
c.
The film began shooting with
John Farrow
as director, and
Emmett Emerson
as the first assistant director in London. Both were replaced.
d.
The film was not given a wide release because it had already run into profit as a result of overseas sales, and Miramax didnt want to risk turning a money maker into a loss.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
The fourth Moto to be produced (Jan-Feb 1938), and the third to be released (Mar 25 1938).
b.
This movie featured a long subtitle to its main title
The Sea Wolves
, it being "The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse". This movies source novel, Boarding Party, also had a long subtitle to its book title, it being "The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse".
c.
"Baby Oliver" was cast before he was even born. The producers chose a woman who was pregnant with twin boys who would deliver about the time filming began so the baby would genuinely be a newborn baby, as his character is.
d.
The actors playing Michael Moon (
Kaiser Johnson
) and Rosamund Hunt (
Ashley Ahlquist
) ended up really getting married a year after they filmed the movie
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
While talking to Lee Chan,
Harold Huber
as Lt. Riggs refers to working with Lees father Charlie before. In
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Huber did, playing another New York policeman
b.
Audrey Hepburn apparently believed that Julie Andrews should have played Eliza Doolittle in the film, but was told by Jack L. Warner that Julie wouldnt be cast even if Audrey turned the role down. Julie Andrews said that she "threw a few tantrums" when she learned that she wouldnt be playing Eliza in the film, and yet, she got along very well with
Audrey Hepburn
, without holding a grudge against Audrey whom she knew was an innocent party in the whole thing.
c.
The Alphabet crimes are: A: Adrianos (jewellery store) B: Bogomil (Taggart and Rosewoods commanding officer) C and D: City Deposit E and F: Empyrian Fields (race track)
d.
Marilyn Monroe
s iconic white dress set a record when it was auctioned for $4.6 million in June 2011 (rising to $5.5 million after taxes and fees were included), quintupling the previous record for a movie costume ($923,000 for
Audrey Hepburn
s "little black dress" from
Breakfast at Tiffanys
).
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
Production delays caused
Chick Chandler
to be replaced by
Charles Williams
.
b.
Universal ordered
Alan Ladd
s billing increased to take advantage of his notoriety in the current Paramount hit
This Gun for Hire
.
c.
During the filming of the busy lobby scenes, the actors wore socks over their shoes to prevent noise. Reportedly two hundred pairs of woolen socks were worn out daily.
d.
Christina Applegate
s film debut.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)?
a.
Although sporadically hinted at, the cause of the zombie invasion is never properly explained. When people are about to, they get interrupted by something.
b.
A brief Technicolor clip in poor quality survives of
Stan Laurel
and
Oliver Hardy
involved with a bear in a cave.
c.
This picture features a natural disaster: a volcano. Director
Mervyn LeRoy
s classic earlier film
The Wizard of Oz
also featured a natural disaster: a tornado.
d.
A tribute to
Warner Oland
appears in
Mr. Motos Last Warning
, the next film in the Moto series. During the movies production in August 1938, cast and crew learned of Olands passing in his native Swedan (five months after the completion and release of "Mr. Motos Gamble"). Over the title "Charlie Chan in Honolulu", on the bill of the Sultana Theatre of Variety, they placed the banner "Last Day".
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