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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943).
About the movie:
Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
When the tour group picks up Kim Diamond in the cemetery, she is laying of a tomb marked "Treacle". Eileen Treacle is one of the Blair Witchs alleged victims that was drowned in a creek in the 1800s according to the "Curse of the Blair Witch" companion documentary.
b.
Was premiered at the Moore Public Library on May 1st, 2008. The screening was free, and over 140 people attended.
c.
Probably
Errol Flynn
s most uncharacteristic screen appearance occurred in this film when he sang and danced his way through a pub number entitled "Thats What You Jolly Well Get".
d.
Though almost invisible when watching the film on a TV screen, the three satellites in the first space sequence bear German, French, and Chinese markings.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Catherine Hicks (Karen) and Kevin Yagher (Chuckys creator) met on set and were married a year later.
b.
The Dark Master evolved from the Hornapoligist, a rhinoceros-like creature, according to screenwriter
Jeff Stockwell
. In the film, the Hornapoligist only appears as a drawing (from 93:03 to 93:12 in the background of the end credits).
c.
Some prints are missing
Bette Davis
part.
d.
last cinema film of
Kenneth More
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Reel 2 of this five-reel film survives in the Library of congress.
b.
The scene in the 1998 section that features Chris and Dave driving towards a party totals only 12 minutes in the final film. The scene was filmed in real time as the 2 drove. It took over 75 minutes to make the drive as the 2 drove in circles (at times) yet the scene was filmed in 1 take and 1 take only. The footage was then cut down to the 12 minutes in the finished film to make the conversation more interesting.
c.
In the film,
Eddie Cantor
winds up in a mental hospital, where he is mistakenly scheduled for a lobotomy. As he flees the operating room, Cantor passes a gurney and meets the "real patient" for the lobotomy. It is
Bert Gordon
, a.k.a. "The Mad Russian," a regular and very popular character on Cantors weekly radio comedy show. Gordon greets Cantor with the Mad Russians signature line, "How do you do-oo-oo?"
d.
The ploy of using a bogus fire to reveal the location of a hidden item is taken from "A Scandal in Bohemia" and connections are made between Mrs. Courtney and that storys villainess, Irene Adler.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
The dead coed is named Fawn Leibowitz. Fawn was a character used in National Lampoons 1964 High School Yearbook.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 27, 1943 with
Eddie Cantor
,
Dinah Shore
and
Dennis Morgan
reprising their film roles.
c.
In the scene where Lenny uses the S.Q.U.I.D. to watch a clip of his past with Faith, Faith throws a blue towel and him and says, "Dry me." It is a reference to
Blade Runner
where Zhora throws a towel at Deckard and says the same line.
d.
The log cabins built for this film were moved to Rustic Canyon in Pacific Palisades, CA. At this writing (January 2001), the largest--once owned by
Daryl Hannah
--is the center of some controversy over whether it should be demolished, as it has seriously deteriorated. The other two are still being used as residences.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
The tractor in the background after the glider lands, belongs to director
John McTiernan
.
b.
During the filming of the dialogue-heavy scene between
Darwin Joston
and
Charles Cyphers
on the prison bus, the bus was being driven, rather than towed. Darwin Joston couldnt hear his own voice, because the buss loud engine was directly underneath him.
c.
The last of nine movies made together by
Olivia de Havilland
and
Errol Flynn
, though they are not a couple in this film.
d.
David Wenham
hadnt read the books when he joined the production as Faramir.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
This, the first film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
b.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 8.7 seconds
c.
Mid-1990s-era ska/punk band Ednas Goldfish named their song "Veronica Sawyer" after the main character in Heathers. The songs theme of alienation among suburban teenagers reflects the themes of the movie. Reel Big Fish covered the song on their 2009 album "Fame, Fortune and Fornication."
d.
Eddie Cantor
, as Joe the bus driver, tells
Joan Leslie
that he and his friends all live together in a place called "Gower Gulch". In reality "Gower Gulch" was the area near Gower St. and Hollywood Blvdn where many low-budget production companies and independent producers had their offices. It was so named because most of the films they made were westerns--which were cheaper to make than any other genre--and many cowboy actors and extras hung out in the area looking for work.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Carrie-Anne Moss
, who stars in this film as Claudia Wolf, was originally approached by producers to star in the first
Silent Hill
.
b.
Many of the actors were involved in real pyramid schemes in real life in their past. They brought what they saw in real life to the story.
c.
Bette Davis
insisted Warners studio boss
Jack L. Warner
contribute the profits from this film to the war effort.
d.
Due to filming schedules, many of the actors playing characters in the final scene were never on the set at the same time and were put together digitally.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Robert Culp
was the original choice for Travis McGee.
b.
Filming at one of the locations required that they cut at least once an hour due to the noise of frequent ice cream trucks. But the Pac-Man bars with gum ball eyes were awesome.
c.
Reportedly the only film in which
Bette Davis
actually sings. The Oscar-nominated song "Theyre Either Too Young or Too Old" introduced here by Davis became a hit for
Jimmy Dorsey
with vocalist
Kitty Kallen
.
d.
A print of this film survives the Library of Congress.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Airfield scenes set in Russia were actually filmed on the main flightline at George AFB, outside of Victorville California, which appeared suitably primitive.
b.
Maggie Smith
s character, Diana Barrie, loses the Academy Award, but
Maggie Smith
won an Oscar for portraying her. Moreover,
Maggie Smith
is the only actress to ever win an Oscar for playing an Oscar nominee (
Cate Blanchett
would later win an Oscar for playing 4-time Academy Award Winner
Katharine Hepburn
).
c.
According to
Hayden Panettiere
, Christina Waters first appearance in the movie was her favorite scene to film because - unlike Christina - she *always* feels confident and comfortable in a bathing suit.
d.
In the scene where
Conrad Wiedell
takes
Bette Davis
and does a "Jitterbug" dance, she felt he was holding back in rehearsals, and told him to treat her like an experienced dance partner. When the cameras rolled, Wiedell - a national jitterbug champion hired specifically for this dance - pulled out all the stops and swung her around and she fell on her knee. As she finishes her song, you see her limping out of the nightclub set and leaning against a post, rubbing her knee. This was a real injury, but she finished the song despite the pain. When director
David Butler
asked Davis to "try it once more", she replied, "No! No! I said one take, and that was it." She then turned to the press who had shown up to watch her number, telling them "Shows over, gentlemen. Now get the hell out."
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
a.
Timothy Carey
was originally cast as Bernie Moran. Production was shut down until he was replaced with
Allen Garfield
.
b.
Water was used for vodka, apple juice for hard liquor, and non-alcoholic beer was used for the party scenes.
c.
When
Samuel Goldwyn
began looking for someone to play Lou Gehrig in "Pride of the Yankees," he quizzed baseball writers. The Sporting News polled the fans, and their pick was Cleavland Indians pitcher Johnny Humphries because of the strong facial resemblance. Goodwyn considered the candidates and chose actor
Gary Cooper
for the role. In a later movie
Lifeboat
, Cooper mentions Johnny Humphries in a scene.
d.
When
Dennis Morgan
shows
Joan Leslie
an old jail set left over from a
James Cagney
movie, Leslie does a vocal impression of Cagney, in which she quotes his famous speech from
Yankee Doodle Dandy
. ("My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you.") The year before this movie was made (1942), Joan Leslie had been Cagneys co-star and leading lady in
Yankee Doodle Dandy
.
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