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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Singin' in the Rain (1952) - 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: Singin' in the Rain (1952).
About the movie:
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Costume designer
Walter Plunkett
had worked in films since 1929, and some of his recollections were the source for gags about the perils of early sound shooting.
Jean Hagen
loudly "tapping"
Gene Kelly
with her fan in "The Dueling Cavalier" is based on a similar incident with
Bebe Daniels
and
John Boles
in
Rio Rita
.
b.
Early in the movie Ashley is wearing an over-sized powderkegblue (UCLA) football jersey #7.
Mark Harmon
was the starting UCLA Quarterback - he wore #7.
c.
All the girls did their own stunts.
d.
The final scene features "Nimrod" from
Edward Elgar
s "Enigma" variations. This was also used in
Elizabeth
, for which
David Hirschfelder
composed the music, too.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Every single shot was post-processed in Adobe After Effects for intense color manipulation, visual effects, and compositing.
b.
Gene Kelly
discovered
Leslie Caron
while vacationing in Paris where he saw her perform in a ballet.
c.
The original negative of this film was destroyed in a fire.
d.
Robert Rossen was dying when he made this film and many regard it as an act of expiation for his behavior during the McCarthy witch hunts in the 50s when he was a leading friendly witness.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
The only internally-produced RKO film to ever win the Best Picture Oscar.
The Best Years of Our Lives
(AA: Best Picture, 1946) was a
Samuel Goldwyn
production distributed by RKO.
b.
"Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Darlin" was the first Oscar-winning song from a non-musical film.
c.
Initially the car chase was supposed to be scored, but
Lalo Schifrin
suggested that no music be added to that sequence, pointing out that the soundtrack was powerful enough as it was.
d.
Studio technicians had to cover two outdoor city blocks on the backlot with tarp to make them dark for a night scene, and then equipped them with overhead sprays for
Gene Kelly
to perform the title number. Their efforts are all the more remarkable since there was a severe water shortage in Culver City the day the sequence was shot.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Filming of the
Cyd Charisse
dance number had to be stopped for several hours after it was discovered that her pubic hair was visible through her costume. When the problem was finally fixed, the films costume designer
Walter Plunkett
said, "Its OK, guys, weve finally got Cyds crotch licked."
b.
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.
c.
Lt. Kaffee is watching a baseball game at his home after returning from Cuba. The sports announcer that can be heard on the TV is that of legendary San Diego Padres radio announcer
Jerry Coleman
, himself a former Marine officer and aviator who served in WWII and Korea.
d.
Chapter titles: 1. Lord Cecil Intervenes 2. An Untarnished Shield 3. An Affair of Honor 4. An American Heiress 5. The Girl from the West 6. The Golden Hope 7. The Holdup 8. A Partner to Providence 9. Lord Cecil Plays a Part 10. Lord Cecil Keeps His Word 11. The Serpent Comes to Eden 12. Fates Tangled Threads 13. Through Desperate Hazards 14. A Perilous Passage 15. In Port o Dreams
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
The party scene at the beginning of the movie was going to start differently. One of the extras was going to be on the phone in the lobby, hang up, and then be followed into the party. The extra was unable to get the shot right, and so that entry was scrapped.
b.
This was the first movie
Gene Autry
made in which his character name was not Gene.
c.
Cyd Charisse
had to be taught how to smoke for her vampy dance sequence.
d.
Stars
Zooey Deschanel
and
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
have already worked together in the film
Manic
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Frances Sternhagen
was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Play for "On Golden Pond".
b.
A microphone was hidden in
Debbie Reynolds
blouse so her lines could be heard more clearly. During one of the dance numbers, her heartbeat can be heard, mirroring what happens to Lina Lamont in the movie itself.
c.
The film proved to be a commercial success, earning more than $340 million worldwide at the box office.
d.
When released for a one week run at the Laemmles Monica 4Plex in Santa Monica California, the film only made 70 dollars (meaning only seven or eight tickets were sold). When later released at Laemmles Sunset 5 in Hollywood, CA as a midnight movie, the theater was sold out.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Many real-life silent-film personalities are parodied, especially in the opening sequence. Zelda Zanders - the "Zip Girl" - is
Clara Bow
, the "It Girl". Olga Mara is
Pola Negri
, and her husband, Baron de la Bonnet de la Toulon, is a reference to
Gloria Swanson
s husband, the Marquis
Henri de la Falaise
de Coudray.
b.
Technical advisor
John Scarne
doubled for
Paul Newman
s hands in the film. It was he who did all of the card manipulations and deck switching in the film. It would have taken a long time for someone to be able to master all of the card routines shown. In the film, we see Scarnes hands disappear off screen; a clever invisible cut hides the switch; Newmans hands return, and the camera pans up to his face.
c.
Bridget Moynahan
was taller than the set designers thought. The bar above the counter was raised so she wouldnt hurt herself during dance scenes.
d.
The license plate number on the Shelby in the beginning of the movie is CNH320. This is the same license plate number as the General Lee from _"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)_.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
Ahchoos feathered cap is fashioned to look like a backwards baseball cap.
b.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #5 Greatest Movie of All Time.
c.
In the living-room, when Linda and her father read a letter from her imperiled aunts and cousin in Berlin, the music on the phonograph is Robert Schumanns "Kinderszenen" (Scenes of Childhood), Opus 15.
d.
The bantha seen being mounted by tusken raiders after they spot Luke Skywalkers speeder, was actually an Asian elephant dressed in a costume of fur and fake horns. Filming the scene proved difficult, because the elephant was not accustomed to the extreme heat of Death Valley, and kept removing the costume.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
The "pinch" that Basher uses to knock out Las Vegass power is based on a device called the z-pinch, which creates a burst of energy (mostly x-rays) by using a magnetic field that "pinches" a column of charged gas particles. However, the movie departs from science in several ways: first, a real z-pinch is much too large to fit in the back of a van; second, a pinch cant create energy out of nowhere, and would need a power source much greater than Bashers "score of car batteries" or anything that would fit inside a van; third, even with such a power source, the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generated by a real z-pinch is barely powerful enough to knock out an electronic device across a room. In fact, under current science, the only thing capable of generating a city-wide EMP is a genuine nuclear explosion.
b.
During filming, actress
Madeleine Potter
noticed that one of her costumes had the name "
Nastassja Kinski
" sewn into it. As it turned out, the dress had originally been made to be used in the movie
Tess
.
c.
Was voted the 10th Greatest Film of all time by Entertainment Weekly, being the highest ranked musical.
d.
When Peter is in Sydneys man cave for the first time he sees a photo of Sydney with friends in high school, the school name in the picture is Westlake high. In real life
Jason Segel
went to a middle/high school named the Harvard-Westlake school.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Singin' in the Rain (1952)?
a.
"Reverie" is the first ever feature length film to be shot entirely on the Nikon D90, A Digital SLR Camera.
b.
The first film in the Final Destination series to be released in the IMAX format.
c.
2011 Winner of The Famous Monsters of Filmland screenplay competition.
d.
Donald OConnor
admitted that he did not enjoy working with
Gene Kelly
, since Kelly was somewhat of a tyrant. OConnor said that for the first several weeks he was terrified of making a mistake and being yelled at by Kelly.
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