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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938).
About the movie:
Black comedy about a brilliant Park Avenue doctor who becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
Producer Robert Lord favored Ronald Colman in the title role but was overruled by studio boss Jack Warner, who cast studio contractee Edward G. Robinson. After Anatole Litvak was assigned to the project, Lords role shifted from producer to associate producer.
b.
At two hours and twelve minutes, this is the longest feature-length animated film made up to that time. Only Disneys
Fantasia
(in its uncut, original roadshow release) was nearly as long.
c.
San Juan Batista, the Spanish mission which features in key scenes in the movie doesnt actually have a bell tower - it was added with trick photography. The mission originally had a steeple but it was demolished following a fire.
d.
One of the locations was an actual apartment building in New York City. Tenants were upset because they were forbidden from entering or leaving their apartments while scenes were shot in the hallway.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
Although
Carol Lombard
will ultimately be brought on board on the basis of her successful pairing with this films co-star,
Norman Foster
, in
It Pays to Advertise
, its
Nancy Carroll
whos initially set to play the films female lead.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 2, 1941 with
Edward G. Robinson
and
Humphrey Bogart
reprising their film roles.
c.
When Edna gives Helen the homing device for the first time in the laboratory, the GPS zooms into the San Francisco area, where the Pixar Animation Studios is located (Emeryville, California) and the old studio building in Point Richmond.
d.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Da" by
Hugh Leonard
opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on May 1, 1978, ran for 697 performances and won the 1978 Tony Award for the Best Play.
Barnard Hughes
recreated his stage role in the movie version and the screenplay was written by Hugh Leonard who wrote the original stage play.
b.
After the movies cinematic debut,
Joseph Mazzello
was asked in a magazine interview how he liked the role, with the interviewer assuming playing a kid in an exo-suit must have been exciting. Joseph replied it wasnt very much fun, since a stuntman did all of the exterior shots of the Cyborsuit and all he got to do for the reaction shots was sit on a stool in front of a screen.
c.
The language lab scene was filmed in a room in the basement of Keating Hall on Fordham Universitys Bronx campus. The same room was used as a Pentagon office in
A Beautiful Mind
.
d.
Nearly all of the characters names are changed from the original play on which the film is based.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
Easter Egg: when the commentary track is turned on, watch during chapter 23 ("The Great Escape") when Stanley locks himself in the office. Weird Al jumps *on-screen* from the commentary to "warn" Stanleys character (Mystery Science Theater style) about whats about to happen.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 20, 1950 with
Cary Grant
reprising his film role.
c.
Humphrey Bogart
disparagingly referred to this movie as "The Amazing Doctor Clitoris".
d.
During the party at Plays house, all of the dance sequences were done with no music. A.J. Johnson choreographed her and Tisha Campbells routine for the battle. The toe-touch and kicks were actually signature moves for Kid-N-Play. They had become very popular as back up dancers for Salt-n-Pepa using these and more acrobatic stunts. The music was added after the dancing had been shot.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
The junction scene uses about 700 extras, most of them Afrikaans.
b.
Holden and Banky are both characters in
J.D. Salinger
s novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". (In the novel, "Ed Banky" was a gym teacher who would let students borrow his car so they could make out and have sex with their girlfriends.)
c.
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York on 30 September 1931 and ran for 70 performances.
Charles Laughton
originated the role of William Marble. Also in the cast were
Elsa Lanchester
and
Lionel Pape
. 5 dialogue cuts to remove suggestive remarks were made for the 1939 re-release. Some censors eliminated references to cyanide before allowing the showing of the movie.
d.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1944 with
Edward G. Robinson
and
Claire Trevor
reprising their film roles.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)?
a.
Beulah Quos last feature film role.
b.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
c.
Without adjusting for inflation, this is the highest-grossing black-and-white film of all time (taking in $96 million domestically and $321 million worldwide).
d.
Ralph Richardson
played the role successfully in London, and subsequently
Cedric Hardwicke
did the same in New York.
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