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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Stage Door (1937) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Stage Door (1937) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937).
About the movie:
A boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses and their ambitions, dreams and disappointments.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
Mark Robson was asked to direct.
b.
Debut of
Thomas Gomez
.
c.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
d.
Lucille Ball
always called this movie her big break.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
Make-up designers
John Caglione Jr.
and
Doug Drexler
jokingly suggested
Ronald Reagan
for the role of Pruneface, but
Warren Beatty
opted for
R.G. Armstrong
as he had worked with him on
Heaven Can Wait
and
Reds
. However, Prunefaces ruddy cheeks and liver spots were added as an homage to Reagan by Caglione and Drexler.
b.
The role of Rita Nebraska was originally offered to
Grace Slick
.
c.
Incredibly,
Ann Miller
was only 14 years old when she appeared in this film. She had lied about her age and procured a fake birth certificate, but the precocious Miller was so tall and beautiful at age 14 that she pulled it off. With this knowledge, today it is quite impressive to see her holding her own while dancing with
Ginger Rogers
, by then an international star as the dance partner of
Fred Astaire
,
d.
Images of Witchfinder General album sleeves appear scattered throughout the film in tribute to the bands influence on director
Richard R. Anasky
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
Abby Arcane
Heather Locklear
tells a friend to leave the TV on because "They love that guy on T.J. whats his name". Locklear played Officer Stacy Sheridan on
T.J. Hooker
.
b.
Never released theatrically in the U.S., where it went straight to DVD.
c.
Most of the extras in the movie were teenagers that had actually been in hospitals to treat depression.
d.
Adolphe Menjou
s character was not in the original stage play
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
WILHELM SCREAM: When Lucas (
Nick Nolte
) drives the truck into the King Salmon Bar and Charlie gets thrown through the wall into the bathroom.
b.
Although it was "A Bronx Tale", virtually all of it was filmed in Astoria and Jackson Heights, Queens. It was easier to capture the period in those locations where many buildings from the 1950s still stood.
c.
The screenplay was considerably altered from the hit stage play. Director
Gregory La Cava
was particularly gifted working with actresses. For two weeks prior to filming, he had his cast improvise in the boarding house set as if they were actually rooming together, and had a script girl take down all their interchanges. Most of the dialog you hear in the boarding house is extemporaneous ad-libs by the actresses during rehearsals.
d.
Despite earning over $350 million at the box office, Paramount claimed that they were still $62 million out of profit due to the costs of promotion, distribution and interest.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
The film is inspired form the video game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
b.
While removing items from the Chest of Holding the music blends into the Star Wars Theme when Brother Silas pulls out the Lightsaber.
c.
Ridley Kraid wears his watch on the underside of his wrist for most of the film. This was primarily due to concerns about possible continuity issues.
d.
CORRECTION: The "Footlights Club" was based on the Rehearsal Club, not the Three Arts Club, which was not, in fact, founded by Mrs. Hammond. Three Arts was founded by Deaconess Jane H. Hall in 1903 for female students of fine arts, music and drama (not singing, dancing and acting). Mrs. Hammond was a board member, but not a founder. In 1913, Deaconess Hall co-founded the Rehearsal Club, which was a residence for professional women of the theater. Edna Ferber was very familiar with the Rehearsal Club, which by 1936 was located on West 53rd Street, and based "Stage Door" on this residence.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
b.
Originally announced as a
Jean Simmons
vehicle titled "Moon Walk".
c.
It reportedly took many years for
Sergio Leone
to secure the rights to
Harry Grey
s book The Hoods, on which this film was based, because another producer,
Dan Curtis
, held the rights and wasnt willing to give them up. So in 1976 Leone turned to
Prince Albert of Monaco
, who persuaded Curtis to give up the rights in exchange for Grimaldi financing "Burnt Offerings," a replacement movie starring
Oliver Reed
and
Bette Davis
.
d.
George S. Kaufman
, upset and bemused by the way the screenwriters had substantially changed the play, suggested that the title also be changed, to "Screen Door".
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Madwoman of Chaillot" by
Jean Giraudoux
opened at the Belasco Theater in New York on December 27, 1948 and ran for 368 performances.
b.
The movie was inspired by a real case involving the Black Legion in Michigan, where a WPA worker was killed.
c.
Katharine Hepburn
was in discussions to star in the original Broadway stage production of "Stage Door", but Broadway producer
Leland Hayward
, reportedly jealous of her deepening friendship with noted film director
John Ford
, cast his then-girlfriend
Margaret Sullavan
in the leading role. Hayward and Sullavan married one month after the stage play opened.
Margaret Sullavan
was considered for the film version but became pregnant with their first child, and the part went to
Katharine Hepburn
.
d.
Veronica Lake
made this movie while pregnant.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
On the back of the cop car at the ManZe gas station, the bumper reads "Donated by your local drug dealer."
b.
Due to its positive portrayal of Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum conditions, this movie has been frequently screened at autistic conferences and support group meetings for those on the spectrum.
c.
Katharine Hepburn
s box office power had been declining and was given a smaller part than she was accustomed, and initially she was to receive second billing under
Ginger Rogers
. Hepburn protested to RKO producer
Pandro S. Berman
, who told Hepburn "she was lucky to have the 7th role in a star picture". Hepburn persisted and was given more scenes as filming progressed, and she and
Ginger Rogers
eventually shared side-by-side top billing.
d.
During production, director
Don Bluth
staged a demonstration of the difference between limited TV animation and the full animation used in the film. He had his staff stack up animation cels by his feet into two piles, one representing two minutes of limited animation, the other two minutes of full animation. The TV pile reached only to Bluths shoelaces; the film pile went all the way up to eye level.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
Dustin Hoffman
was originally to play the part of Charlie Babbit, but after being moved to tears seeing a savant named Leslie Lemke (who is blind, mentally handicapped, and has cerebral palsy) play full concertos on the piano by ear, he decided to play the part of Raymond instead.
b.
The famous line delivered by
Katharine Hepburn
("The calla lilies are in bloom again...") is actually dialog taken from the play "The Lake", which Hepburn infamously played on Broadway (
Dorothy Parker
famously said that Hepburn "ran the gamut of emotions - from A to B.").
c.
The German translation of the movies title is "Dance of the Devils".
d.
James Bryan
doubled as the Maniac in many shots.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Stage Door (1937)?
a.
In an interview in
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story
,
Katharine Hepburn
relates that she was upset that she was given the diminished role of a character that she felt was pointless to the script. Hepburn asked director
Gregory La Cava
what was the essential point of her character. He responded "She is the human question mark." She then asked what that meant, and he replied "____ damned if I know!"
b.
Co-writer Jon Hurwitz told the New York Times that if
Neil Patrick Harris
had turned down the role, their second choice was
Ralph Macchio
, who, like Harris, was best known for a wholesome role. In Macchios case,
The Karate Kid
and its sequels.
c.
John McTiernan
broke his wrist while on location, but kept working.
d.
One of the production-used dolls was auctioned off on eBay.
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