Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Something to Shout About (1943) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Something to Shout About (1943) Quiz

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Something to Shout About (1943).

About the movie: Following three flops in a row, Broadway stage producer Willard Samson is told by wealthy divorcée Donna Davis that she will finance a show but only if she is the star...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something to Shout About (1943)?
a.		The New York Times of 20 March 1949 reported that this movies Associate Producer Robert Stillman "paid the entire cost of the picture with the help of his father without recourse to the banks, a startling departure from Hollywood custom."
b.		The junk yard seen in the movie is real. Several years prior to the films production, a yard worker was crushed to death by a piece of heavy machinery which was being driven by another employee to move junk cars. Rumors soon arose that the junk yard was haunted by his ghost. Film production had already begun before anyone involved with the movie "learned" of this legend. As a "precautionary measure", a local priest was asked to perform a blessing on the filming location. In appreciation, the production company made a charitable donation to the priests church. Nothing out of the ordinary happened at first, but it was soon reported that "unexplained lights" were seen floating around the empty set in the late evening and at night. Also several windows of junk cars mysteriously shattered for no apparent reason during the daytime while film crew members were nearby. The priest returned to perform blessings each morning at sunrise. He also went to the nearby cemetery where the yard worker was buried and anointed the stone entrance-way with holy oil (the act of "Holy Unction"). In the Orthodox Christian tradition of "Almsgiving", food and new clothing was purchased and subsequently donated to several local charities near the junk yard. Oddly, no other "unusual incidents" were reported during the production.
c.		The dilapidated building the Blood Junkie resides in was actually an abandoned glue factory. The director actually ran into trouble with the police while scouting it, and had to obtain permission from the owner to film there.
d.		Cyd Charisse got her start in Hollywood when Ballet Russe star David Lichine was hired by Columbia for a ballet sequence in the musical film Something to Shout About. Cyd, who was then billed as Lily Norwood, appeared in the scene and attracted attention. Movie offers, including a dancing role opposite Fred Astaire in Ziegfeld Follies, led to a seven-year contract offer by MGM.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Something to Shout About (1943)?
a.		Charlize Theron was originally cast as Helen Gandy, but dropped out to do Snow White and the Huntsman. After Theron dropped out, Amy Adams were considered for the role, but Naomi Watts was ultimately cast.
b.		Cyd Charisses movie debut.
c.		The only place you can see actor Big John Hamilton in the movie is on the sign at the used car lot , he never appears in person.
d.		Robert Lansing would continue his role as Det. Steve Carella in the 1961-62 television series 87th Precinct, based on the Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) novels.

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