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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Oh Kay! (1928) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Oh Kay! (1928)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Oh Kay! (1928).

About the movie: A silent film version of the famed Gershwin musical.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Oh Kay! (1928)?
a.		Unspecified material on this film is held at the EYE Film Institute in the Netherlands, according to the FIAF database "Treasures from Film Archives".
b.		American International Pictures bought the 1965 Japanese film "Key of Keys" for $66,000. However, the studio quickly realized that it was far too confusing for Western audiences. AIP president Henry G. Saperstein came up with the idea of turning the original inscrutable thriller into a comedy by dubbing it with different dialogue. As Woody Allen had just scored an unexpected hit with his screenplay for Whats New Pussycat, Saperstein hired him.
c.		All the symptoms in the film of the illness are genuine symptoms of rabies.
d.		The control stick that Cyclops uses to pilot the X-Men jet is a CH brand "Flightstick Pro" computer joystick.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Oh Kay! (1928)?
a.		This movie was the first of two pictures starring Charles Bronson that were released during 1987. This film was first released in the USA at the beginning of the year (in January) whilst Death Wish 4: The Crackdown premiered in November.
b.		Reportedly, director Rene Daalder was so upset with the films musical score that he did not watch his own movie in its entirety for three decades after its release.
c.		Blake, the lead ghost, was played by makeup specialist Rob Bottin. When Bottin asked for the job, John Carpenter asked him to "stand up". Bottin then expected Carpenter to say, "...and get out!" When Carpenter saw that Bottin was a very large man, which was needed for the Blake character, he was hired.
d.		This silent film was based on a hit Broadway musical with songs by George and Ira Gershwin. It contained some of their most famous songs in its stage version, the best known of them being "Someone To Watch Over Me". Strangely, enough, however, it was never remade as a sound film, and the musical has never been adapted for television, live or otherwise.