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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rhythm on the River (1940) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rhythm on the River (1940) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940).
About the movie:
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940)?
a.
Throughout the movie, the song "Goodbye To Love" is mentioned, but no lyrics or melody are heard at all in the film. This movie is credited as being the inspiration of the song "Goodbye To Love", written by
Richard Carpenter
and
John Bettis
, and later recorded by The Carpenters.
b.
Shot in 26 days.
c.
At the end of the movie Farrell gives Seth the key to a lock box in a bank in Platt and tells him to go there to get his nest egg to give to the truckers wife. The address listed on the tag is 1060 W. Addison. This is the address for Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, IL.
d.
The costuming and sets were designed with as little color as possible to give the illusion of a black and white film. This was to make up for the fact that the film wasnt allowed to be filmed in black and white as originally planned.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940)?
a.
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.
b.
The opening credits reused the music from the opening credits of
This Island Earth
.
c.
In interviews,
Azie Faison Jr.
, the real life Ace, has repeatedly accused
Damon Dash
, the films producer of massively altering and watering down the script for "Paid in Full". According to Faison, the original version presented to Dash was a cautionary anti-drugs tale and social commentary on the destruction drugs have wrought on the black community. Faison has stated that the end result was merely a marketing tool for Dash to promote CamRon a (then) recent arrival to Dashs recording label, Rocafella Records. The rewritten script compresses over 7 years of events into 12 months. Ace is shown becoming a dealer in 1986 but this happened in 1983 after seeing
Scarface
and the later events which led to the downfall of all three major characters transpired between late 1989 and 1992.
d.
Robert Stack
s first film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940)?
a.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 29, 1946 with
Fredric March
reprising his film role.
b.
Donald Meek, who plays the medical examiner, played Dr. Crabtree, a police medical examiner in a series of Warner shorts from 1931 to 1932.
c.
The picture that appears on the video box cover with Mary Martin playing the guitar does not appear in the final film.
d.
During filming, sepia (brownish) tone was tested in a few scenes, but the released picture is totally in standard black and white.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940)?
a.
A print of this film can be viewed at the Eastman Film Museum in Rochester, NY. (An appointment is needed and a small fee.)
b.
On the June 15, 2006 edition of Howard Sterns Sirius Satellite radio program, Takei revealed that the sex scenes were shot with body doubles and added to the film only after the producer was unable to secure distribution for the film as it was originally edited. Takei states he was unaware of the additions until years later, and laughingly added that he was "impressed" with the body double used for his character.
c.
There is a screen shot of the two stars - Bing Crosby and Mary Martin - working together on some music in the trailer that does not appear in the final film.
d.
The film was initially set up at Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, were it was planned as a fully animated film, which would have been the first of a trilogy. The project switched to Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in June 2008.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rhythm on the River (1940)?
a.
True to form and fashion of
Billy Crystal
, he performs a Vaudevillian act for
Jack Palance
, at the 1992 Academy Awards. Both actors receive ovations for this, along with their awards.
b.
Despite earning over $350 million at the box office, Paramount claimed that they were still $62 million out of profit due to the costs of promotion, distribution and interest.
c.
In one scene, Starbuck (played by
Oscar Levant
) is shown reading a book. We see from the cover that it says A Smattering of Ignorance, by Oscar Levant. He puts the book down, and says, "Very irritating book."
d.
Shelley Fabares
and
Carl Betz
played daughter and father also in "The Donna Reed Show".
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