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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pinky (1949) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Pinky (1949) Quiz
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About the movie:
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
The title of the movie comes from the Book of Proverbs, 11:29: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind."
b.
The poem that Michael Keaton teaches to his son is "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr Seuss.
c.
According to her biographer
Donald Bogle
,
Dorothy Dandridge
tested for the lead role.
d.
Hal McIntyre
who receives second to top on-screen billing, does not appear until the film is almost over, and then only performs a single musical number, "St. Louis Blues".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
NBC originally scheduled this film for broadcast on November 23, 1963. However it was canceled due to coverage of the death of President
John F. Kennedy
, and it wasnt broadcast until January 11, 1964.
b.
The story for this film was inspired by the womens liberation movement.
c.
Linda Darnell
showed interest in the lead role, but
Darryl F. Zanuck
noticed that her character resembled her character in
Forever Amber
too much. Fearing comparison, he rejected her for the lead.
d.
The re-cutting of this film caused a deep rift in
Orson Welles
friendships with
Robert Wise
and
Joseph Cotten
. Cotten later wrote several letters of apology to Welles, and the two later reconciled. Welles and Wise, however, remained on acrimonious terms for some 42 years until Wise was invited to come to the stage by Gil Cates when the Directors Guild honored Welles with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984. The former rivals ended up shaking hands as the crowd rewarded them with a standing ovation.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
Steven Spielbergs last feature film of the 20th Century.
b.
There is a scene toward the end of the movie which shows many princes and princesses of the blood saying farewell to the Queen before fleeing the country, including her two favorite companions, the Duchesse de Polignac and the Princesse de Lamballe. The real Duchesse de Polignac did take refuge in Switzerland. Princesse de Lamballe did initially leave the royal family for safety in England, but returned later at the request of Marie Antoinette after she and her family were caught trying to escape. She remained with the royal family until her own arrest; after refusing to sign an oath renouncing the monarchy, she was mutilated and beheaded, and her head was mounted on a pike and paraded past the prison window of the doomed Queen.
c.
William Hansen
s feature film debut.
d.
Jim Lovell
: Captain of the USS Iwo Jima.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
The incendiary powder Adam makes is never named specifically, but based on its properties and ingredients, it appears to be thermite. The fact that Adam subsequently conceals thermite in a Thermos may be an in-joke from the filmmakers.
b.
Director
Blake Edwards
claims he hypnotized
Lee Remick
to help her perform her sloppy drunk motel scene.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 18, 1950 with
Ethel Barrymore
and
Jeanne Crain
reprising their film roles.
d.
When director
Quentin Tarantino
was in talk with Sony pictures he wanted
Samuel L. Jackson
as Felix Leiter and
Uma Thurman
as Bond Girl Vesper Lynd.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
Both
John Boles
and
Bill Robinson
nearly drowned while trying to cross a raging, fifteen-foot river for an escape scene that was cut from the film.
b.
Was filmed back to back with Leapin Leprechauns (1995).
c.
John Ford
was the original director of the film, but after seeing dailies
Darryl F. Zanuck
felt Ford wasnt connecting with the material. Zanuck called
Elia Kazan
in New York and asked him to take over the film. Kazan felt he owed Zanuck for his film career, and agreed to do the movie without even looking at the script. He flew to Los Angeles and started filming the next Monday.
d.
The sound effect when Obi-Wan Kenobis lightsaber is kicked down the reactor shaft towards the end of the movie, is the same sound effect heard when Luke Skywalker throws his lightsaber away in
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
when he tells the Emperor that he is a Jedi.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Pinky (1949)?
a.
The scene in Penn Station was shot without a permit.
b.
A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.
Lena Horne
initially campaigned to play the title role in this movie (she was light enough to photograph "white"), but in the end, the movie studio felt white American audiences would feel more comfortable with a white actress, especially since love scenes with a white actor were involved.
d.
One of the lumberjacks expresses a wish to be a Pet Shop Owner, instead. This is a reference to a famous Monty Python sketch where the reverse situation is the case.
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