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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
About the movie:
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
Paul Simon
was originally going to be in the film, but his role was written out.
b.
The novel on which the movie was based was titled "The Gentleman from Montana", but the state is not specified in the movie
c.
Most of this film was shot in 1974.
d.
The double-thick Technicolor prints (two strips of dyed film, cemented together) presented numerous screening problems for untrained projectionists. If screened improperly, they would warp, scratch, etc. and due to the expense of printing in Technicolor at this time (since there were no optical printers, or any easier way of printing such technology in those days) forced the Fairbanks studio to issue a black-and-white version as well.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The Washington press corps were highly indignant at the way they were portrayed in the film. Consequently a great deal of the initial reviews from the capitol were very negative. One of their chief objections was that the film made them all out to be drinking too much.
b.
There are four alternate endings. In the first, Evan turns around and talks to Kayleigh at the same time. In the second, Evan turns around after Kayleigh has already turned around, and follows her. In the third Kayleigh turns around first and then when Evan turns around Kayleigh walks away. Evan stands there for a minute then walks away and does not follow Kayleigh. In the fourth one, Evan watches a home movie of his birth, rather than him meeting Kayleigh. He travels into the movie, and strangles himself in the womb.
c.
Most of the cars that were destroyed in the film had their engines and transmissions removed to make them easier to flip around.
d.
Several sequences were shot in various color processes for the top general release prints. Technicolor was used for scenes from FAUST and the Bal Masque scene, Prizmacolor sequences were shot for the "Soldiers Night" introduction, and Handschiegel (a process that uses stamps to hand-color prints) for the Phantoms notes and red cape on the rooftop. Only the Technicolor Bal Masque sequence is known to survive (an IB print from the 1929 re-release).
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
Frank Capra
received many letters over the years from individuals who were inspired by the film to take up politics.
b.
Ryan Reynolds
wore special contact lenses in many scenes to make his eyes seem black with just a white ring around them.
c.
The Hollywood Reporter was announced the following to be in the cast for this movie:
Frank Bella
;
Frank Chase
;
Richard Cutting
;
James Dobson
; and
Oliver McGowan
. These actors either do not appear to have ended up being in this movie or if so, are uncredited.
d.
The play version written by
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
and
Gertrude Purcell
had no Broadway, New York run.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The joke about pronouncing Penelope as Peen-Na-Lope, came about when
Jay Chandrasekhar
&
Kevin Heffernan
went to a screening of
Carlitos Way
, and when
Penelope Ann Miller
s name came up on the screen a man behind the two said, "Peen-Na-Lope? What kind of a name is Peen-Na-Lope?"
b.
The film was banned in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Soviet Russia and Falangist Spain. According to
Frank Capra
, the film was also dubbed in certain European countries to alter the message of the film so it conformed with official ideology.
c.
In the scene where Agent Hewitt hands Van Zandt a letter demanding Hallams release. The letter is signed by Attorney General Scott A. Anderson.
Scott M. Anderson
was the assistant property master for the film.
d.
The Spatula City billboard was purchased by the production and it was placed for the one shot it appears in, for ease of filming it was a billboard on a highway not frequented by many travelers. For this exact reason the billboard was not purchased after the rental period ran out, and the company did not remove the phony advertisement, it is reported that for months after the film finished shooting many travelers turned on the indicated exit and inquired about Spatula City, the ad was removed shortly afterwards when the company began receiving complaints.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
A December 1954 item in Hollywood Reporters "Rambling Reporter" column indicated that the studio wanted
Marilyn Monroe
to appear in the film with
Jane Russell
, her co-star in the studios highly successful 1953 production _Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953_).
b.
To make his voice hoarse for the filibuster scene,
James Stewart
dried out his throat with bicarbonate of soda. However, both
Frank Capra
and Stewart revealed in interviews that his throat was periodically swabbed with mercuric chloride.
c.
Heath Ledger
improvised the moment where Patrick starts playing with the fire.
d.
Gregory Peck
was given the role of Ambassador Robert Thorn after
Charlton Heston
turned it down in order to make
Midway
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
Dr. Reinhardts dying words, "more light," were supposedly
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
s final words as well.
b.
"Tilly the Toiler" was originally a comic strip, created by
Russ Westover
.
c.
James Stewart
knew this was the role of a lifetime, one that could place him near the top of the Hollywood heap.
Jean Arthur
later remembered his mood at the time: "He was so serious when he was working on that picture, he used to get up at five oclock in the morning and drive himself to the studio. He was so terrified something was going to happen to him, he wouldnt go faster."
d.
Colm MacConiomaire, violinist with
Glen Hansard
s band The Frames, makes a cameo appearance during the auditions as a young violin player.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
Meryl Streep
was considered to play Erica, Ninas mother.
b.
Ranked #5 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006), and #26 Greatest Movie of All Time (2007) also by AFI.
c.
By a very strange coincidence, American
Charlene Webb
appears in this film, while Australian
Sharlene Webb
appears in the completely unrelated
Cosy Cool
. Both films are named after their leading characters.
d.
Javier Bardem
turned down the role of Guido, being replaced by
Daniel Day-Lewis
. Both won acting Oscars the same night: Bardem in the supporting category (for
No Country for Old Men
) and Day-Lewis in the leading one (for
There Will Be Blood
), as did Day-Lewiss costar,
Marion Cotillard
(Actress in a Leading Role for
La môme
).
Catherine Zeta-Jones
turned down the role of Claudia, being replaced by
Nicole Kidman
. Both also won acting Oscars the same night: Zeta-Jones in the supporting category (for
Chicago
) and Kidman in the leading one (for
The Hours
).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The music video Danielle watches to avoid her parents argument is Janes Addictions "Been Caught Stealing."
b.
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Bitterly denounced by Washington insiders angry at its allegations of corruption, yet banned by fascist states in Europe who were afraid it showed that democracy works.
d.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The famous "gorilla performer"
Charles Gemora
, who plays the gorilla, also played the gorilla in the original Universal version
Murders in the Rue Morgue
.
b.
In 1942, when a ban on American films was imposed in German-occupied France, the title theaters chose
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
for their last movie before the ban went into effect. One Paris theater reportedly screened the film nonstop for thirty days prior to the ban.
c.
Frances Fisher
had previously acted in
Susan Streitfeld
s directorial debut
Female Perversions
.
d.
Rob Reiner
s first directorial effort to be produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, the company he co-founded, since
The Story of Us
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
One of the real senators from Montana walked out of the screening he attended in disgust.
b.
Was filmed before Neveldine/Taylor made
Crank: High Voltage
.
c.
United Artists released this as the top of a double bill with
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
. Both films were directed by
Edward L. Cahn
, and despite each film listing a different production company, Premium Pictures and Vogue Pictures, both were actually produced by the same company.
d.
Two Scenes in the Theatrical trailer do not appear in the film
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