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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Man Godfrey (1936) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : My Man Godfrey (1936) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936).
About the movie:
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
When "My Man Godfrey" was adapted and broadcast as an episode of the Lux Radio Theater on May 9, 1938,
David Niven
portrayed Tommy Gray. Niven would later star in the remake,
My Man Godfrey
.
b.
The dog is a Norwich Terrier.
c.
The original Broadway production of "The Letter" (and adapted for this film) by
W. Somerset Maugham
opened at the Morosco Theater on September 26, 1927 and ran for 104 performances.
d.
"Unobtainium" is a humorous term used mainly in the aerospace industry. It describes a material that is perfect for an application, but does not exist, is extremely expensive, or violates the laws of physics. Its chemical symbol is Uo. "Unobtainium" is also a general concept term used by sci-fi enthusiasts for any fictional substance that is needed to build a certain device that is crucial to the plot of a sci-fi story. "Unobtainium" is featured in the movie
The Core
, where the earth-boring vessel called the "Virgil" has a hull made from unobtainium to help it withstand the massive pressures inside the Earths core. "Unobtainium" is also an anti-gravity element in the online multi-player video game "Skyrates."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
Mischa Auer
s character Carlo repeatedly sings "Ochi Chornya" in this movie. Nine years later in
And Then There Were None
his character Prince Nikita Starloff begins playing the first few notes of "Ochi Chornya" on the piano before meeting his demise.
b.
Lee Marvin
faked the recoil from the .44 Magnum when he shoots in Lynnes bed. These were in fact blanks, but afterward when shooting in Alcatraz they tried with real bullets and there was no recoil at all. Marvin said to director
John Boorman
, "Fiction overtakes reality".
c.
There is one major discrepancy between this film and the way Modestys background is described in the novels and comic strips. According to the flashbacks shown in this movie, Lob, the old man who tutored Modesty, was not only a scholarly professor who knew seven languages and had a great general knowledge, but was also a martial arts master who taught Modesty advanced unarmed combat (despite the fact that Modesty, as a child, is also shown saving Lob from some thieving boys). In the novels and comic strips Lob was the intellectual tutor, but he was totally helpless and needed Modesty to defend him. Modesty learned unarmed combat at a later time in her life, picking it up various places including from masters in the Far East.
d.
This is Disneys first 2-D film in which all of the voice actors do both the speaking and singing parts since
Beauty and the Beast
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
The film is famously noted for showing
Julie Andrews
(wife of this movies director,
Blake Edwards
and a star of family-oriented movies), topless.
b.
The dinosaur skeleton in the museum sequence is artificial. It was obtained from storage at RKO where it had been constructed for
Bringing Up Baby
.
c.
In the climax of the picture, Trusty was originally killed when hit by the wagon. That is why Jock nudges him and he does not rouse. When
Walt Disney
viewed this scene, he was shocked. Walt did not want a repeat of the traumatic scene in
Bambi
. He thought it was too intense. Walt then made the animators put Trusty into the end Christmas scene to reassure the audience that Trusty was simply knocked out and injured in the previous scene.
d.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
This is the third time that Meg and Tom act together, the previous two being:
Joe Versus the Volcano
and
Sleepless in Seattle
b.
Sound designer
Gary Rydstrom
added some lion roars to the sounds of the tanker truck that the T-1000 drives down the freeway to add some extra menace.
c.
This was the first film to ever receive four acting nominations at the Academy Awards, and it did so in the year that the supporting categories were introduced.
d.
Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
was personally chosen by director
Max Reinhardt
. Both agreed in an early production stage to use the original incidental music written by
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
as the films soundtrack. (Reinhardt did a stage production of the play before and used Mendelssohns music.) As the film runs over two hours it was obvious that Mendelssohns composition would be too short. Instead of just repeating several musical cues to fit the films final length Korngold adapted the incidental music and parts of some other compositions by Mendelssohn, re-orchestrated them for a larger orchestra and choir (most notably heard in his Wedding March version at the end) and composed some short musical bridges by himself. Thus he created a complete symphonic score for the movie based on Mendelssohns music. However, he chose to remain uncredited as a composer and insisted on giving full musical credit to Mendelssohn.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
Claudio Laniado
was so much into his character Roy that the director
Gregory Mitnick
kept on asking him every several hours if he was okay .
b.
When
William Powell
and director
Gregory La Cava
had a disagreement over how Godfrey should be played, they talked it out over a bottle of Scotch in Powells dressing room. The next day, LaCava returned to the movie set with a major headache, but Powell was not there. The director received a telegram from his star: "WE MAY HAVE FOUND GODFREY LAST NIGHT BUT WE LOST POWELL. SEE YOU TOMORROW."
c.
The jellyfish attack sequence used a combination of puppets, computer-generated images, and footage of real jellyfish filmed at a nearby aquarium. The footage of real jellyfish was played at three to five times its normal speed to make the jellyfish appear more aggressive.
d.
Coogans Bluff in New York City is the name of a large cliff extending northward from 155th Street in Manhattan. It once was the site of the fabled Polo Grounds, home of the New York baseball Giants, and the first home of the New York Mets before the Polo Grounds were demolished in 1964.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
David O. Russell
: The "Hollywood actor"
George Clooney
strangles in the epilogue sequence. He also provides the singing voice of the helicopter pilot near the beginning.
b.
The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film Investment Program.
c.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 2, 1946 with
William Powell
reprising his film role.
d.
John Cassavetes
last film as director
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
Bulma is dressed in black and purple clothes; the very colours worn by her son Trunks in
Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto
.
b.
Based on the book 1101 Park Avenue by
Eric Hatch
.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
Daniel Day-Lewis
boxed and trained for 3 years in preparation for this role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
In the opening titles you see the characters behind different color backgrounds. Those colors are the characters Karma/Chakra colors.
b.
Actress
Daisy Donovan
, who also appeared in the film, contributed some additional dialogue to the screenplay, mainly consisting of contemporary phrases or sayings. She said one of the ways she did this was to go to the library and listen to teenagers talking to their friends whilst revising their A levels.
c.
John Farrow
directed a week or so of the Spanish scenes.
d.
A stand-in (
Chick Collins
) was used when
William Powell
carries
Carole Lombard
over his shoulder up the stairs to her bedroom.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
One of only three Star Trek movies to have any swear words spoken. The others are Star Trek: Generations, and Star Trek: First Contact. In each case, the cursing was a single use of the "s**t" word.
b.
The topless scenes were intended to be played by
Pepper Thurston
, but she refused at the last minute, and since the investors insisted the film contain nudity, writer
Carla Rueckert
performed the scenes under a pseudonym. They were the first scenes shot.
c.
Although stars
William Powell
and
Carole Lombard
had been divorced for three years by the time they made this, when offered the part Powell declared that the only actress right for the part of Irene was Lombard.
d.
The rifle they find in the house is a Winchester Model 1886 45-70.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: My Man Godfrey (1936)?
a.
Film composer David Shire had lyrics written to his lively main theme by Richard Maltby, Jr. and the song "Only When I Laugh" was recorded by Brenda Lee. For reasons unknown, the song was not included in the film. However, MCA Records released it as a 7-inch single with the label credit "From the Columbia Motion Picture".
b.
Henry Fonda
currently holds the record for the longest gap between acting Oscar nominations. His first nomination was for
The Grapes of Wrath
in 1940, his second was for
On Golden Pond
in 1981, 41 years later. He received one other Oscar nomination in the period between his two acting nominations, that was for producer of
12 Angry Men
in 1957.
c.
This was an adaptation of the play "Elizabeth the Queen" by
Maxwell Anderson
. The title of the movie was to be the same, but
Errol Flynn
protested that he wanted his presence acknowledged in the title. The choice of "The Knight and the Lady" upset
Bette Davis
, and "Elizabeth and Essex" was a book title already copyrighted. Thus the final unwieldy title was used. The stage production opened at the Guild Theatre in New York on November 3, 1930 starring legendary married couple
Lynn Fontanne
and
Alfred Lunt
. The play ran for 147 performances.
d.
This is the only movie to ever get Oscar nominations for writing, directing and all four acting awards without being nominated for Best Picture. Its also the only movie to ever get those six nominations and lose them all.
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