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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Show Boat (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Show Boat (1951) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951).
About the movie:
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairytale romance is threatened when his luck turns sour.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
The American edit of the film contains CGI effects that werent included in the Japanese cut. These include realistic-looking clouds.
b.
Guy Ritchie
: In the back of the bar when we are first introduced to Doug The Head. Ritchie is the man reading the newspaper.
c.
Even though the character of "Magnolia" is supposed to look up to "Julie" in an older-sister type of relationship, in reality,
Kathryn Grayson
and
Ava Gardner
were born in the same year.
d.
The USS Juneau, mentioned by Detective Brody, was a light cruiser sunk at the Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. Its loss was notable for the deaths of five brothers from the one family, the Sullivans.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
Three deleted musical numbers survive in pristine condition: "Some Sunny Day" sung by
Don Ameche
, "In My Harem" sung by
Jack Haley
, with
Wally Vernon
and
Chick Chandler
and "Marching Along With Time" sung by
Ethel Merman
; all three numbers are included as special features in the DVD release.
b.
Sheet music for this film listed all the main actors except for
William Warfield
and
Leif Erickson
.
c.
When the Asimov character is in the phone booth using a "coding device" to talk to Leila, his dialogue is played backwards. The scrambled voice is someone reciting a poem from Alice and Wonderland.
d.
Charles Linshaw
played Tranny Tris in a scene which was cut but appears in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
Vitaphone production reels #2531-2537
b.
The film was completed and produced two years before its actual release.
c.
Poster advertisements for this film completely omitted
Leif Erickson
s name, while in the actual film credits, Erickson is billed before
William Warfield
(even though his role is smaller than Warfields).
d.
The character of Grandpa Fred is obviously based on
Al Lewis
s character (Grandpa Munster) in the television series
The Munsters
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
Paige Conner
had trouble saying harsh profanity to
Glenn Ford
in her big confrontation scene with him.
b.
Mandy Moore
auditioned for the role of Kitty Baxter but was passed over because the producers felt she was too young.
c.
The original production of Showboat opened in the Ziegfeld Theater on December 27, 1927 and ran for 572 performances.
d.
Prior to filming,
Wiley Wiggins
(Mitch Kramer) had never thrown a baseball in his life. Because of this, a double was used in the pitching scenes.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
In the rough cut of the film, there was a sequence near the end, retained from the original Broadway show, in which a little old lady appeared reminiscing about Magnolia and Ravenals romance. The two were supposed to listen to her monologue and then embrace. The old lady was subsequently edited out of the film entirely, because it was felt that her monologue slowed down the picture.
b.
For "Mant," the movie-within-the-movie,
Joe Dante
cast actors who had actually appeared in 1950s-era science fiction movies. These included
Kevin McCarthy
,
Robert Cornthwaite
, and
William Schallert
.
c.
Although
C.S. Lewis
wrote "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" first, it is actually the second book of "The Chronicles of Narnia."
d.
Robert Redford
,
Clint Eastwood
and
James Caan
were all offered the movies title role. All three turned it down: Redford wanted too much money; Eastwood said he was too busy; Caan said, "Theres no way Im getting into that silly suit."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
This was the first film shown on a television network in 1972. It made its network television debut on "NBC Monday Night at the Movies", on the night of January 3 of that year. (No films were shown on January 1 or January 2nd because of the football.)
b.
Van Johnson
first received top billing in 1944 with
Two Girls and a Sailor
.
c.
The model year of Volkswagen Beetle used for Herbie shifts back and forth throughout the film. Its most visible when the side rear windows change size from smaller (1963) to larger (1966).
d.
In Oct. 1957, 20th Century Fox distributed this film on a double bill with
Copper Sky
starring
Jeff Morrow
and
Coleen Gray
.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
This film was featured on
Mystery Science Theater 3000
in 1993.
John Humphries
, who, in his only acting appearance, played Mikey, was a special guest at the first Mystery Science Theater 3000 convention in 1994.
b.
According to
John Carpenter
in the audio commentary on
Big Trouble in Little China
, the main reason for which he directed Starman was that after the box-office disaster of
The Thing
, he needed to make a movie that was the complete opposite of what The Thing was so he could continue to work in Hollywood.
c.
The song that Lincoln Wineberg sings and claims to have made up himself is actually based on the 1912 song "They all walk the wibbly-wobbly walk" written and composed by Paul Pelham and J.P.Long, and originally performed by music hall comedian Mark Sheridan.
d.
It reportedly took only one take for
William Warfield
to pre-record his rendition of "Ol Man River" prior to filming.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
Stanley Kubrick
died just four days after presenting Warner Bros. with what was reported to be a final cut of the film, after a legendary long shoot.
b.
This was Blue Sky Studios first all-CGI feature.
c.
The Throne Room set of Castle Grayskull originally were two large, adjoining sound stages. The wall between the sets was knocked down to make one gigantic sound stage. At that time, it was the largest set Hollywood had seen in over forty years.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 11, 1952 with
Ava Gardner
,
Kathryn Grayson
,
Howard Keel
,
Marge Champion
,
Gower Champion
and
William Warfield
reprising their film roles.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Show Boat (1951)?
a.
Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition for the band in bit parts in the movie.
b.
Script re-writes on this movies screenplay were apparently done by the lead actress
Sarah Miles
husband
Robert Bolt
; original director
Brian G. Hutton
;
Bill Norton Sr.
;
Steve Shagan
and
Tracy Keenan Wynn
.
c.
Eddie Foy Jr.
and
Mildred Natwick
were once considered for the roles of Capn Andy and Parthy.
d.
Director
Emilio Estevez
cast three generations of his family in the project. He cast his father
Martin Sheen
, his sister Renee Estevez, and his daughter
Paloma Estevez
.
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