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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sporting Blood (1931) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Sporting Blood (1931) Quiz
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About the movie:
Gambler Rid Riddell wins a racehorse, Tommy Boy, on a bet. Rid consistently wins with the horse in both honestly and dishonestly run races...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sporting Blood (1931)?
a.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
s characters last name is a reference to the Cotard delusion or Cotards syndrome, also known as nihilistic or negation delusion, which is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his/her blood or internal organs.
b.
Ted Demme
told
Timothy Hutton
to kiss
Natalie Portman
on the cheek. She did not know it so her reaction in the film is spontaneous.
c.
The morning radio chatter heard in Beatrices bedroom was provided by the films editor.
d.
At Churchill Downs, the announcer credits Vice President
Charles Curtis
, who is clearly visible.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sporting Blood (1931)?
a.
Walt Disney
had not had a huge hit since
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
. The production of this film was regarded as a major gamble on his part. At a cost of nearly $3,000,000, Disney insiders claimed that if this movie had failed at the box office, it would have been the end of the Disney studio. The film was a big hit. The profits from its release, with the additional profits from record sales, music publishing, publications and other merchandise gave Disney the cash flow to finance a slate of productions (animated and live action), establish his own distribution company, enter television production and begin building Disneyland during the decade.
b.
Sporting Blood
was inspired by a true-life story wherein Arnold Rothstein, the gambler racketeer infamous for the 1919 Black Sox Scandal (see
Eight Men Out
), entered his horse Sporting Blood in the 1921 Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Sporting Blood was initially the second favorite at 5-2 behind the filly Prudery, the 1-4 favorite. Then legendary trainer Sam Hildreth entered his best runner Grey Lag, who became the immediate favorite with Prudery the second favorite and Sporting Blood the third favorite at 3-1. Thirty minutes before the race Hildreth scratched Grey Lag with no explanation. The favorite money then switched to Prudery while Sporting Blood remained at 3-1. Sure enough, Sporting Blood won and Rothstein collected $500,000 in both prize money and, mostly, from the $150,000 hed bet here and there. It seems that Rothstein had heard just before the race that Prudery was having "female problems." Both Rothstein and Hildreth were accused of colluding but nothing could be proved. In any event, Rothstein soon sold his horses and never owned another horse again. He was later shot dead in 1928 over a crooked poker game in which hed lost $320,000 but refused to pay.
c.
Raoul Ruiz
was originally slated to direct this film.
d.
Chance Harlem Jr.
was originally casted as Brandon but due to personal issues had to leave the project. They then casted
Chris Harbur
three days before filming.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Sporting Blood (1931)?
a.
Shot in 1928, not released until 1929.
b.
The only appearance of the two-piece Jane costume, subsequently replaced by a long one-piece costume in all the sequels due to pressure from the Hays Office as they felt it was too revealing.
c.
Racing scenes at Churchill Downs (the Kentucky Derby) and at Latonia were taken from archive footage.
d.
The authors asked
Alexander Woollcott
if he would like to play the part of Whiteside when the play opened on Broadway. He declined. The authors then approached
Monty Woolley
, who at that time was a professor at Yale. They wrote him "would it amuse you to play the part of Whiteside?" to which Woolley replied "it would amuse everyone."
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