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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rio Rita (1942) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Rio Rita (1942) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Rio Rita (1942).
About the movie:
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio Rita (1942)?
a.
Robb Hughes was cast in the lead role of Bulgarian crime boss, Sergey, after just one meeting with director Michael Aloyan. Aloyan said, "Sergey was sitting in front of me."
b.
In the scene where Jim West and Artemus Gordon ride away on their horses in the desert from the train off to avenge Loveless again, the original musical score from the T.V. series plays.
c.
William Tannen
is listed in studio records for the role of "Pet Shop Owner", but he did not appear in the movie.
d.
The "anti-life equation" abundantly quoted in the film is a concept created by comic book author Jack Kirby (I). Its the fictional equation for which the DC Comics villain Darkseid is searching in Kirbys Fourth World setting and the reason he attacks Earth.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio Rita (1942)?
a.
The iconic promotional image of the firemans silhouette emerging from a fiery doorway appears on Firefighter License Plates issued in the state of California.
b.
In one scene, Connors throws himself from the bell tower of a high building. This building is actually an opera house in Woodstock, Illinois. Local legend has it that a ghost of a young girl haunts the building since a girl once fell off of the balcony section inside the opera house and died.
c.
The second of seven movies featuring The Dead End Kids.
d.
Some modern credits erroneously list the song "Long Before You Came Along" as appearing in the 1929 version. It was written for the 1942 version.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio Rita (1942)?
a.
The musical "Rio Rita" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 2 February 1927 and closed on 7 April 1928 after 494 performances. The cast included
Bert Wheeler
and
Robert Woolsey
who reprised their roles in the 1929 movie of the same name. Only 2 songs were used in this 1942 movie, and the screenplay bears no resemblance to the plot of the 1929 version. In fact, the SAB designated the 1942 version as an original story.
b.
A stage adaptation, also written by
Abby Mann
, was produced on Broadway many years later. It starred
Maximilian Schell
in a different role, this time as Ernst Janning, the role played by
Burt Lancaster
in the film. The play opened at the Longacre Theatre in New York on March 26, 2001 and ran for 56 performances.
c.
Albert Brooks
turned down the role of Harry Burns.
d.
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
is playing on the television during the morgue scenes: when Macelli is first brought in, and again when he makes his frenzied exit.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Rio Rita (1942)?
a.
Arlen Roth was Macchios guitar tutor for the film and played many of his pieces in the movie. According to Roth on his site, arlenroth.com, the final duel was arranged from parts played by himself, Vai, Cooder and Bill Kanegiser, who did the classical playing throughout the film. Roth wasnt credited for his work on the movie, due to a contractual disagreement.
b.
John C. Reilly
and
Daniel Day-Lewis
can be seen in the background wandering around during a
Brad Pitt
scene.
c.
The writer Charles Neville Buck was personally interested in the film and was active on the production. He said: "Natives of the mountain district,some of whom had never seen a motion picture,were induced to participate in small characters roles."
d.
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
were under contract to Universal Pictures, and their films were so successful that MGM made a deal with Universal to "borrow" the team for several pictures. This was the first one;
Lost in a Harem
and
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
were the others. However, each of the films was less successful than the previous one, and MGM canceled its agreement with Universal after the third film.
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