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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Poppy (1936) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Poppy (1936) Quiz
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About the movie:
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 7, 1938 with
W.C. Fields
reprising his film role.
b.
* Adding/correcting qvs
Cole Porter
picked
James Stewart
for the male lead and later said he sang "Easy to Love" as well as any professional singer. A dubbing track was prepared with baritone Jack Owens, but it was decided that Stewarts tenor voice was perfect for the song. In
Thats Entertainment!
, Stewart said, "The song had become a huge hit, even my singing wouldnt hurt it."
c.
The first major film release distributed digitally via satellite for public presentation (in an AMC theater in Times Square).
d.
Final Film of
Michael Ward
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
There never was any scene with the heroine tied to railroad tracks in this serial. The scene like that
The Perils of Pauline
, which supposedly takes place in 1914, is actually a recreation of a scene in a Keystone comedy called
Teddy at the Throttle
. Similar scenes also occurred in an earlier Keystone comedy called
Barney Oldfields Race for a Life
, as well as
The Broken Circuit
(episode 10 of The Hazards of Helen series).
b.
The clowns line, "I love the smell of burning asphalt in the morning!" is a reference to
Apocalypse Now
s "I love the smell of burning napalm in the morning...".
c.
Though
Ken Flott
plays identical twin brothers, the two characters (Darrien and Travis) only share the same frame once. Any other scenes that required the characters to be together were achieved through editing. Director
Dom Portalla
and producer
Mirza Causevic
also acted as a stand-ins.
d.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists for this movie were not seen in the final print. These were (with their character names, if any):
Tom Herbert
,
Cyril Ring
,
Jack Baxley
,
Harry Wagner
,
Frank Sully
,
Eddy Waller
and
Dell Henderson
(Yokels),
Gertrude Sutton
(First Woman Gossip),
Grace Goodall
(Second Woman Gossip),
Ada Mae Moore
(Snake Charmer) and
Nora Cecil
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
Script began as a play, "Blackout", which ran Off-Broadway in 1990.
b.
Tom Savini
s directorial debut.
c.
In preparation for her role as
Loretta Lynn
,
Sissy Spacek
accompanied the singer on one of her tours in order to study her on/offstage mannerisms.
d.
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.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
The company who made the movie is helmed by the real-life five Burton sisters.
b.
This movies opening prologue states: "There has never been a mutiny in a ship of the United States Navy. The truths of this film lie not in its incidents but in the way a few men meet the crisis of their lives. The time - World War II . . . "
c.
Edward Norton
was offered the role of Private Ryan, but turned it down.
d.
Prof. Eustace McGargle was
W.C. Fields
most frequently performed role, having played it for 328 performances on Broadway in 1923 and in the silent movie
Sally of the Sawdust
before making this film version.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
Last film of
Tammany Young
, who died of a heart attack shortly before filming ended.
b.
In an early draft of the script,
Lance Henriksen
was to reprise the role of Detective Vukovich (from
The Terminator
), having the character bound to a wheelchair following the events of the first Terminator. The idea was eventually dropped.
c.
The James Urbanski role was only a tiny part in the film until
Bruce Willis
agreed to do the film.
d.
Ray Park
was nervous about wearing the ninja suit and asked to practice with it at home so that he could be comfortable with it. He found the suit (composed solely of rubber with a metal visor) like wearing a rubber band, and had to put effort into moving in it.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
The character "Reverend Lennox Thomas" is named after Richard Pryor, using two of his middle names.
b.
Natasha Henstridge
replaced
Courtney Love
(the original choice) at the last minute. Love left the project after her boyfriends ex-wife ran over her foot in her car while she was in training for the picture.
Michelle Yeoh
,
Franka Potente
and
Famke Janssen
were briefly considered. Henstridge was suggested by her then-boyfriend
Liam Waite
, and was able to join the cast just a week before production began. The actress found the experience to be very harrowing, due to the heavily physical nature of her role and the difficult working conditions.
c.
Chapter titles: 1. The Chinatown Mystery 2. The Clutching Claw 3. The Devils Dice 4. The Mysterious Thirteen 5. Galloping Fury 6. The Depth of Danger 7. The Invisible Hand 8. The Wreck 9. Broken Jade 10. The Thirteenth Hour
d.
The musical play, "Poppy," opened at the Apollo Theater in New York on 3 September 1923 and closed on 28 June 1924 after 346 performances.
W.C. Fields
originated his movie role in the play;
Madge Kennedy
was also in the opening night cast as "Poppy." None of the songs from the musical was used in the movie.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Poppy (1936)?
a.
W.C. Fields
broke a vertebra during the filming and was in such pain that he fainted after walking out of camera range after filming the final scene.
b.
According to Book "Ernst Lubitsch and Samson Raphaelson: A Study in Collaboration,"
Ernst Lubitsch
directed the rehearsals of this film.
c.
Principal photography lasted almost two years, starting in early 2007 and continuing until October 2008. The film was shot almost exclusively on the weekends.
d.
Along with
Mario Puzo
s source novel,
Francis Ford Coppola
based many of the characters on members of his own family.
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