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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shane (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shane (1953) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Shane (1953)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953).

About the movie: A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		This was Walt Disneys first feature using the new CinemaScope process, as well as one of the first productions outside of 20th Century-Fox use that anamorphic wide screen process. At the time, Bausch & Lomb had not been able to manufacture enough anamorphic lenses to meet the demand, so the Disney studios needed to lease the single available CinemaScope lens from 20th Century-Fox. This prevented multiple units from shooting at the same time, which not only contributed to the lengthy production schedule, but also--since Disney wanted the best possible value for the CinemaScope lens rental--explains the almost complete absence of close-up shots in the movie.
b.		A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
c.		The music cues for the climactic ride that Shane takes to the showdown are from an earlier Paramount film, Rope of Sand.
d.		The home of Steven Schwimmer was shot in a warehouse in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		The set relocated from North Carolina to California for scene where the 4 teenagers run over the man. Producer Erik Feig said that North Carolina was the flattest state and they needed a more curvy and dangerous looking road.
b.		In the funeral scene, the dog consistently refused to look into the grave. Finally, director George Stevens had the dogs trainer lie down in the bottom of the grave, and the dog played his part ably. The coffin (loaded with rocks for appropriate effect) was then lowered into the grave, but when the harmonica player began to play "Taps" spontaneously, the crew was so moved by the scene that they began shoveling dirt into the grave before remembering the dogs trainer was still there.
c.		In the film, Don Bolles is seen as joining the band in September 1977. In reality, Cliff Hanger was the bands drummer at this time, and Don did not join the band until several months later in early 1978.
d.		When Rachel gets off the semi, the numbers "666" are on it.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		Hirbour received 22 stitches on his left arm after and off-camera mishap during production.
b.		This film is primarily notable because it marked the movie debut of the electrifying James Cagney. Cagney was signed for the film, along with Joan Blondell, at the insistence of Al Jolson, who had seen the pair in the Broadway stage version, originally titled, "Penny Arcade," bought the rights, and insisted that they repeat their performances in the Warner Brothers film. Interestingly, though Cagney owed his film start to Jolson, the two would never meet.
c.		The copyright holders of Cornell Woolrichs short story It Had to Be Murder, which Rear Window was based on, sued DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, and Steven Spielberg for using the story without permission. In 2010, a federal judge dismissed the suit, ruling "The main plots are similar only at a high, unprotectable level of generality ... Where Disturbia is rife with sub-plots, the short story has none. The setting and mood of the short story are static and tense, whereas the setting and mood of Disturbia are more dynamic and peppered with humor and teen romance."
d.		The last film of Jean Arthur.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		Besides looking far too old for his character, Gary Cooper was actually quite ill during shooting, and participated in this film against the advice of his doctors. Towards the end of the film he was dragged 100 yards along the ground by a railroad handcar, something film critic Stanley Kauffmann complained about in an issue in the magazine New Republic.
b.		Some years ago in a shop dealing with historic documents, a photo still from Casablanca was found, showing Rick sitting at the chess board. Accompanying the photo was a letter from Humphrey Bogart to a friend in New York, indicating a specific chess move. The document dealer explained that the chess game in the movie was a real game Bogart was playing by mail with his friend during the course of filming.
c.		The Memphis Belle was named for Margaret K. Polk of Memphis, TN. Although she and Robert K. Morgan broke off their engagement after his returning to the US, they remained friends for life. Polk died April 5, 1990. Her obituary, titled "The Memephis Belle, Margaret Polk, dies", appeared April 6, 1990 in the (Memphis) Commercial Appeal. It runs almost 23 column-inches.
d.		The film cost so much to make that at one point, Paramount considered selling it to another distributor. The studio felt the film would never earn back what it cost to make. It ended up making a significant profit.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 19, 1947 with Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo and Cathy ODonnell reprising their film roles.
b.		Catherine Zeta-Jones and Heath Ledger were contenders to play Satine and Christian. Other possible Christians included Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Ronan Keating. Other possible Satines included Renée Zellweger, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Tim Wheeler, of the rock band Ash, auditioned for the lead role of Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus". Courtney Love auditioned for Satine, and allowed Baz Luhrmann to use Nirvanas "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in the opening sequence, a rare case of allowing her late husband Kurt Cobains work to be used in film or TV.
c.		Because Orson Welles was having tax problems during the production, at the end of shooting his salary for the movie was garnisheed by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. This upset Welles so much that just before he finished looping his dialogue in post-production, he stormed off the studio and left the country. All that was left to be looped was the last 20 seconds of his end speech in the courtroom. Incredibly, editor William Reynolds fixed this problem without needing Welles. Reynolds took words and pieces of words Welles had spoken earlier in the movie, and pieced them one by one into those 20 seconds.
d.		The movies line "Shane. Shane. Come back!" was voted as the #47 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100).

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		Before Somerfield was chosen to feature in the film, writers originally made a fictional store chain called "Summeraisles" referring to the island in The Wicker Man also starring Edward Woodward.
b.		The scene where Tippi Hedren is ravaged by birds near the end of the movie took a week to shoot. The birds were attached to her clothes by long nylon threads so they could not get away.
c.		Director Gabriele Muccino was attracted to the story because it tells of a mysterious personal journey that is, in fact, a true declaration of love. He feels it tells the story of a man consumed by remorse and the pain of having lost a loved one, who finds himself face-to-face with the one thing he expected the least, the opportunity to start again, to live a new life, and that the story is thought-provoking, bold, touching and full of emotion. As such he believes only Will Smith could have been capable of giving the film so much strength.
d.		George Stevens originally cast Montgomery Clift as Shane, and William Holden as Joe Starrett. When both decided to do other films instead, "Shane" was nearly abandoned before Stevens asked studio head Y. Frank Freeman who was available. Upon seeing a list of actors with current contracts, Stevens cast Alan Ladd, Van Heflin and Jean Arthur within three minutes.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		Movie debut of Pat Boone.
b.		There are several pieces of dialogue that mention "Nazi rocket scientists." This is a reference to Operation Paper Clip, the post-World War 2 U.S. Government project that transferred the Nazi scientists who developed the V-2 rockets that bombed London to the U.S. to work on the beginnings of the U.S. Space Program, largely in Huntsville, Alabama. The most famous of these scientists, Wernher Von Braun, had been the technical director of a Nazi rocket factory that was staffed by slave labor from the nearby Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp. Von Braun was essential in the creation of the Redstone missile, the basis for the U.S. Missile program, and the Saturn V rocket, the basis of the Apollo program, which sent American astronauts to the moon.
c.		In its standard edition, the DVD runtime is exactly 104 min and 8 sec, referring directly to the movie title. This also makes the DVD stop playing at precisely 1:44:08, again referring to the title.
d.		Jean Arthur was over 50 years old when she played Marian Starrett - she was, in fact, ten years older than Emile Meyer, who plays grizzled old cattle baron Rufus Ryker.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		W. C. Fields recreates his famous vaudeville juggling routine with the cigar boxes.
b.		Clermont says to Karen "Whither thou goest, so shall I". This is a quote of what Ruth says to Naomi in the biblical book, Ruth 1:16-17.
c.		Audrey Hepburns salary of $350,000 for the film was the highest salary an actress had ever received to date. When notified of her record salary Hepburn modestly told her agent, "Im not worth it. Its impossible. Please dont tell anyone."
d.		Shanes fancy gun twirling in the climactic showdown was actually performed by Rodd Redwing. Earlier, when Shane demonstrates his prowess for Joey, and it is clearly Alan Ladd himself on camera, the actor had been given a different, easier-to-use revolver for the scene.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #45 Greatest Movie of All Time.
b.		The groupies for John Taylors character "Clive" were real John Taylor fans recruited by Allison Anders from Johns website.
c.		The local butcher provided some of the offal required for the brain operation scene.
d.		Kim Novak told Larry King on his television show that she turned down the role of Sarah Packard eventually played by Piper Laurie.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Shane (1953)?
a.		In Bennetts apartment, pictures of hall of fame baseball players Roger Peckinbach and former Yankees great Babe Ruth can be seen hanging on his wall.
b.		Contrary to popular belief, Dakota Fanning actually wore a brown wig, rather than having her hair dyed.
c.		Paul Schrader originally had Scotts character discover that his daughter was been killed in a totally unrelated car crash, at which point he simply goes back home. He changed it to Scott finding her against his better judgment.
d.		At the time of filming, Jack Palance was not comfortable with horses. The one good mount he achieved during the numerous takes was used in the film.

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