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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Return of the Ape Man (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Return of the Ape Man (1944) Quiz
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About the movie:
While on an Arctic expedition, two scientists find the frozen body of a prehistoric caveman. They bring him home to their laboratory...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Return of the Ape Man (1944)?
a.
George Zucco
was hired for the part of the Ape Man and showed up for initial costume fittings and preliminary make-up applications, but he fell ill prior to shooting and was replaced by
Frank Moran
. However, his contract required that he receive third billing, so even though he appears in the film for only a few seconds*, he is still billed third. He does appear in some lobby cards, however, and there are publicity photos taken of him in full costume and make-up. (*Keen eyed viewers will spot him in the initial scenes of the dormant ape-man lying on Dexters lab table. Frank Moran takes over just as creature stirs and wakes up). He did recover to join
Bela Lugosi
and
John Carradine
in the follow-up, "Voodoo Man."
b.
"Dance of Victory" by
Ray Henderson
,
Buddy G. DeSylva
and
Lew Brown
was written for this movie, but not heard in the Fox Library print. Also, an elaborate background score was composed by the Fox music staff, but only Hugo Friedhofers contribution remains on the release print.
c.
Max Factor made hairpieces for
Frank Sinatra
,
John Wayne
and
Fred Astaire
in the building shown in the film. He was the inventor of pancake makeup, lip gloss, and false eyelashes.
d.
When Lt Parmentel interviews Jesses friend Tolmatchoff, the Lt refers to a "Johnny Godard". This is a nod to
Jean-Luc Godard
, director of the original
À bout de souffle
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Return of the Ape Man (1944)?
a.
For the ostriches and alligator in the "Dance of the Hours" and the demons in the "Night on Bald Mountain" number,
Walt Disney
hired the
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
as live-action reference models. Among the dancers who posed for the animators:
Léonide Massine
,
Tamara Toumanova
,
Alexandra Danilova
,
Irina Baronova
,
Frederic Franklin
,
Nathalie Krassovska
,
Milada Mladova
,
Cyd Charisse
, and
Marc Platt
.
b.
Vera Caspary
s novel "Laura" falls into five sections and five separate voices, telling its story from the viewpoint of each of its principal characters. It was too cumbersome a structure for a 1940s mystery, so the script (by
Jay Dratler
and others) simplifies and concentrates the narrative for director
Otto Preminger
to play with.
c.
The movie took two years to make.
d.
Most of the "Arctic expedition" footage is taken from a 1926 Pathe two-reeler,
Alaskan Adventures
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Return of the Ape Man (1944)?
a.
The producers originally wanted
Albert Finney
to play Robin and
Sean Connery
to play Little John.
b.
George Reeves
,
Victor Varconi
,
Joseph Calleia
,
Alan Hale
and
George Tobias
all tested for the role of Rosario, with the part going to Tobias.
c.
The shot of George Martín leaving the womens dormitory at dawn was actually filmed at sunset.
d.
No connection to
The Ape Man
, despite
Bela Lugosi
s star presence in both.
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