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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) Quiz
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About the movie:
As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)?
a.
Believed to be lost, except for stock footage used in
Cohen Collects a Debt
. Please check your attic. See also that film.
b.
Kurt Russell
also turned down the lead role.
c.
The last film of both
Harcourt Williams
and
Robert Newton
.
d.
In an article in "Look" magazine that came out at the time the film was released
Ann Blyth
said that the hardest part of making the movie was trying to learn to swim while wearing the mermaid tail. She said that she practiced for more than a week before she felt comfortable with not being able to kick her legs to help her swim.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)?
a.
Bruce Broughton who replaced Jerry Goldsmith as composer due to scheduling conflicts with The Shadow, had only three weeks to score the film.
b.
This documentary mini-series has four parts. They are entitled (in order): "The Hidden Threat" ; "Submariners" ; "The Hunter and the Hunted" and "In the Belly of the Beast".
c.
Steve Miner
: voice of the TV newscaster.
d.
During the film
Ann Blyth
has no dialogue. She laughs, sings (without words) and cries but does not talk.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)?
a.
The working titles of this film were "Sobbin Women" and "A Bride for Seven Brothers".
b.
The original Broadway production of "The Homecoming" by
Harold Pinter
opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on January 5, 1967, ran for 324 performances and won the 1967 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
Ian Holm
,
Vivien Merchant
and
Terence Rigby
reprise their roles in the filmed production.
Ian Holm
won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and
Vivien Merchant
was nominated for the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. The plays author also wrote the screenplay play for this filmed production.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 6, 1948 with
William Powell
reprising his film role.
d.
In the scene in the air shaft where Vasquez shoots the alien with a handgun,
Jenette Goldstein
could not handle the recoil of the gun properly. As a result, producer
Gale Anne Hurd
doubled for Vasquez in shots where the gun is fired. She was the only woman available who had experience firing handguns. Goldsteins flinching at the firing of a gun is also masked during the operations room fight immediately preceding the air shaft scene, when Vasquez is seen firing two grenades at the aliens - for the first one, theres a barely visible cut (Goldsteins head changes position suddenly) and for the second shot there is a smash-cut away from her face at the moment of firing.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)?
a.
The original wand was a real piece of wood. Eventually they feared it could break and replaced it with several fiberglass props.
b.
Graham Hess was originally written as an older character.
Paul Newman
was offered the role but turned it down, as did
Clint Eastwood
.
c.
The producers originally planned to use a stop-motion model created by
Ray Harryhausen
for the bird. However, due to budgetary limitations they were forced to use a marionette.
d.
"Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid" was shooting near a set where "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" was filming. Tourists were shocked to see Glenn Stranges Frankenstein Monster having lunch with Ann Blyth in her fishtail costume. Both Strange and Lon Chaney in his Wolfman make-up were invited to the Mr. Peabody wrap party, where they hammed it up in make-up.
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