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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raffles (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Raffles (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Raffles (1939).
About the movie:
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raffles (1939)?
a.
David Schwimmer
was asked to play the role of J before
Will Smith
, but turned it down.
b.
Sidney Howard
died before production began, and he may not have been involved in the preproduction planning. His 1930 screenplay was the basis of this screenplay and he is credited onscreen with
John Van Druten
for "screenplay."
c.
Ricky Jay
s character tells Captain Amazing, "Im a publicist, not a magician." Jay is in fact a well-known magician.
d.
Kazan began shooting in Istanbul, but was concerned that Turkish officials would object to some of the material content and moved his base of production to Greece.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raffles (1939)?
a.
Universal loaned MGM
John Grant
, the comedy teams personal gag writer, to script some of their patented pun routines.
b.
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-1950, erroneously lists the release date as 1 January 1944, instead of the correct date of 1 January 1945.
c.
In one instance where bystanders became curious if the violence was real, a van pulled up near the actor lying in the pool of blood and where Daniel Rios, his camera, and the rest of his crew were huddled around the actor. In the process, actor Albert Alba was crossing the street to retrieve something from his car. The driver of the van proceeded to ask if the actor was "ok". Alba responded by saying "its just a movie". Due to the passengers and drivers reaction, it was obvious that they were reacting as though Alba had said "Keep moving." in which they proceeded to drive away. No authorities were contacted or was there any sign of assistance for the actor even though he was in fact "ok". It was "just a movie".
d.
David Niven
was due to join the British Army but was given a 21-day grace period to finish his scenes for the movie. The production crew worked double time and filmed Nivens scenes first to comply with his obligation to start his military service.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raffles (1939)?
a.
Mother wears a t-shirt from the Kingston, Ontario-based band
The Tragically Hip
, whom
Dan Aykroyd
loves and promotes. He had them as his musical guests on an episode of
Saturday Night Live
that he hosted.
b.
Although the movie was based on the 1899 novel by
E.W. Hornung
, he also co-wrote a play (called "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman") with
Eugene Wiley Presbrey
, who staged it in New York. It opened on Broadway on 27 October 1903 with
Clara Blandick
as Gwendolyn, and it had 168 performances, closing in March, 1904.
c.
Billy Barty (as the infant Gabney), along with Dick Elliott and Florence Enright as his parents, had their scenes cut before release.
d.
Stunt doubles were not used for the scene in which Luke and Leia swing to safety.
Carrie Fisher
and
Mark Hamill
performed that stunt themselves, shooting it in just one take.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Raffles (1939)?
a.
A modern source also includes in the cast
Olaf Hytten
,
Douglas Gordon
,
John Graham Spacey
,
Harry Allen
and
David Thursby
, but they were not seen in the film.
b.
Harold Lloyd
sued Universal Pictures for plagiarism over this film. He claimed that much of the story was lifted from several of his early films, which had been written and/or directed by
Clyde Bruckman
, the writer of this film. The court agreed with Lloyd and awarded him damages of $100,000.
c.
Three black men are seen crossing railroad tracks in Atlanta. All three of these men are descendants of the real person (Will Coleman) that the "Hoke" character was based upon.
d.
This movies closing epilogue by Fleet Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz
states: "It is to the everlasting honor and glory of our submarine personnel that they never failed us in our days of great peril."
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