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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Part (3) 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.
The scene that closes out all three Flash Gordon serials is actually stock footage from a silent serial featuring a ticker tape parade.
b.
Filmed in 1969 and shelved for two years.
c.
Because
H.V. Kaltenborn
is credited onscreen in the opening cast, but not in the comprehensive end cast, IMDb policy dictates the opening cast be listed first and the rest of the credited cast filled in with the end credits.
d.
In the original script Jane was to have died (
Maureen OSullivan
wanted out of the Tarzan series). Fan protest forced a last-minute rewrite in which Jane recovers from her near-fatal wound, admitting she had been wrong to disobey Tarzan.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
At the beginning of the film, when John and Jeremy are going over their plan to get into Christina Cleary wedding, one of the senators is 2008 Republican presidential nominee
John McCain
. The man next to McCain in that scene (who gets a hug from Rachel McAdams character) is Democratic strategist
James Carville
.
b.
After seeing his performance in
Thank You for Smoking
,
Christopher Nolan
thought that
Aaron Eckhart
would be perfect for the role of District Attorney Harvey Dent.
c.
The situation at the opening of the movie is based on an incident when, as a child, author
Dennis Lehane
s mother castigated him for getting into a car with men who claimed to be plainclothes policemen.
d.
Edmund Mortimer
was first chosen for the role of Senator Agnew, and studio records/casting call lists reflected this. However, Mortimer dropped out of the finished film entirely, and the role went to
H.B. Warner
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
In 1971, shortly after
Pauline Kael
s infamous "Raising Kane" essay first appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire printed the "Kane Mutiny", an essay apparently by
Peter Bogdanovich
that disputed most of Kaels claims. However, the essay was actually written by
Orson Welles
.
b.
One casual conversation between characters deals with a film project concerning a Vietnam war veteran coming home and running amok when rejected by his fellow citizens. By that time (1978), a 1972 novel by
David Morrell
with exactly the same plot line was actually being considered for screen adaptation with major stars approached for the leading role. A film starring
Sylvester Stallone
would finally be released four years later as
First Blood
.
c.
Martin Scorsese
s father
Charles Scorsese
is one of the mob wiseguys crowding the LaMotta brothers at a Copa nightclub table.
d.
The films premiere was sponsored by the National Press Club in Washington, DC, at Constitution Hall and the 4,000+-person crowd included congressmen, Supreme Court 0justices and Cabinet members.
Frank Capra
was seated next to Montana Sen. Burton Wheeler, who was one of many public officials who disliked the negative representation of Washingtonian politics, and he left the theater midway through in a huff. Capra described the aftermath as "the worst shellacking of my professional life".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
While the films test screening tested really poorly,
Joe Jackson
s score was ultimately replaced by
John Barry
before its new release date in 1984. However in a very strange occurrence, Joe Jacksons rejected score and the songs he wrote and were left in the final film, was released by A&M Records around 1983. This would mark a very rare occurrence in that film that was delayed without a release date would have a soundtrack released beforehand, let alone a rejected score.
b.
During filming of the scene where Batman is being towed by a train through the streets of Gotham, so much steam was used that it would "rain" on the cast and crew for several minutes after each take.
c.
Of
Deanna Durbin
s 21 Universal features released between 1936 and 1948, only two films, this one plus her next and last,
For the Love of Mary
, were box-office disappointments.
d.
The U.S. Senate interior as shown in the film was an extremely accurate reproduction of the real thing.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The state that Jefferson Smith (
James Stewart
) and Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine (
Claude Rains
) come from is never mentioned.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 17, 1949 with
Dick Powell
,
Jane Wyatt
and
Raymond Burr
reprising their film roles.
c.
The construction site that Reeves character is working on is real. It is owned by Pulte Homes and is the Madison Park Community in Aurora, Illinois.
d.
The film was twice rejected for a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
Originally, the ending was much, much longer. It included scenes such as Mr. Smith going back to his home state and given a parade (with Saunders); the Taylor machine being crushed; Smith on a motorcycle and stopping to see Senator Paine; forgiving him and everyone going to see Smiths mother. It was cut after a preview audiences response. Some of the footage can be seen in the theatrical trailer.
b.
Traci Lords
first "mainstream" film after starring in more than 60 hardcore porn movies while she was underage.
c.
Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.
d.
The rights for the novel were purchased by producer
Robert Evans
in 1971 so that his wife at the time,
Ali MacGraw
, could play the part of Daisy. A shooting script wasnt ready yet, and MacGraw agreed to star in
The Getaway
as filler. During the production of
The Getaway
MacGraw fell in love with co-star
Steve McQueen
and left Evans for him.
Mia Farrow
was then picked to play Daisy.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
All three Matrix movies have at least one dance-club type scene. In this movie, it is within the Merovingians dwelling after the shoot-out.
b.
Michael Douglas
and
Danny DeVito
appear together for the first time in over 20 years since
The War of the Roses
.
c.
The house used for Doc Browns home is the Gamble House at 3 Westmoreland Ave., Pasadena, California. It was the home of the Gamble family until 1966, when it was turned over to the University of Southern California. It is now a historical museum.
d.
Jean Arthur
did not get along with
James Stewart
during filming, possibly because she had wanted her
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
co-star
Gary Cooper
to be cast as Mr Smith. Arthur thought Stewart was being deliberately a bit too cute for his own good and that Cooper was more masculine and had a stronger screen presence.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The Boy Scouts of America did not allow their brand to be used from the film, so Jefferson Smith got changed from being a Boy Scout leader to being a "Boy Ranger" leader.
b.
Daniel Day-Lewis
at first turned down the role feeling the script made him too nice. The script was revised and added in things from the book that made the character less "perfect".
c.
Barry Sonnenfeld
: [Vigusion] Sonnenfield always names one character Vigusion.
d.
The entire score was written, composed, and recorded using a Wurlitzer Pipe Organ.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
The hotel in which the dance is held is called "Gei Schluffen." In Yiddish this means "go to sleep."
b.
The set for the Senate chamber was constructed on two newly built adjoining stages at Columbia, stage 8 and 9. The set was built almost to scale, and was at that time, the largest set built on a Columbia sound stage.
c.
During the scene in which Superman and Lois go flying together and then Superman flies away, there is no cut between Superman flying away and Clark showing up at Loiss door. This was done using a prerecorded movie of Superman flying away on a screen with Lois standing in front of it. Then, as she walks away from the balcony, so crosses from the screen to the set with her apartment where she opens the door to reveal the real-time Clark Kent.
d.
Likenesses of the directors
Tony Bancroft
and
Barry Cook
appear as the firework attendants frightened by Mushu in the climax.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)?
a.
First movie appearance of
Barbara Feldon
.
b.
The origin of this film goes back to the late 1970s, when after
Days of Heaven
director
Terrence Malick
was working on a project named "Q", that would explore the origins of life on earth. He abandoned the project, but this film contains elements from it.
c.
This film is one of five times that
Beulah Bondi
portrayed
James Stewart
s mother. The others are:
Its a Wonderful Life
,
Of Human Hearts
and
Vivacious Lady
, and once on his television series,
The Jimmy Stewart Show
.
d.
Jack Nicholson
had been trying to get this film made with his friend, writer
Jim Harrison
, for 12 years.
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