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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949).
About the movie:
A successful but constantly-feuding husband and wife musical comedy team threatens to break up when the wife entertains an offer to become a serious actress.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
Due to its poor box office performance, this is the last film of the Bloodfist series to be released theatrically.
b.
Dennis Farina
, a former Chicago police officer, was a consultant on the film since the story was based on a Chicago police officer and criminal. Farina had previously played a Chicago cop in Manns television series
Crime Story
.
c.
When the toys are planning the rescue of Woody, Etch-a-Sketch shows a map to Als Toy Barn located at 1001 West Cutting Boulevard. This is the address of Pixar Animation Studios in Richmond, California.
d.
There is music playing in the background when
Fred Astaire
s Josh Barkley tells
Oscar Levant
s Ezra Millar that Jacques Barredout is a bad director for
Ginger Rogers
s Dinah Barkley. The song is "This Heart of Mine," which Astaire performed with
Lucille Bremer
in
Ziegfeld Follies
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
The only film
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
made for MGM.
b.
Glenn Close
who plays Gertrude, Hamlet mother is only nine years older than her on-screen son.
c.
Mark Zuckerberg
thought the movie was "interesting" as he said when he met
Jesse Eisenberg
, who portrayed him in the picture, on
Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj
, when Eisenberg was hosting.
d.
The name Jody Sawyer is a reference to
42nd Street
s, Peggy Sawyer.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
The role of Delilah was originally written for
Charisma Carpenter
. She turned it down because she felt the role was too similar to her character Cordelia on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
. Coincidentally,
Sarah Michelle Gellar
who is another Buffy star, also turned down a role.
b.
In a "History Channel" special called "Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific", the survivors of the conflict called this movie one of the greatest works of fiction ever produced by Hollywood, especially because the movie portrays that there were no survivors.
c.
Daeg Faerch
as Michel, the French boy, did all his own stunts.
d.
Is the only Hollywood feature of Jacques François while under contract shortly before returning to France.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 1, 1951 with
Ginger Rogers
reprising her film role.
b.
It was released in theaters only after it failed as a pilot for a network TV series.
c.
Many of the Extras were recruited off the streets of the Gold Coast.
d.
Renée Zellweger
s film debut.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
There never was any scene with the heroine tied to railroad tracks in the original
The Perils of Pauline
. The scene like that in this film is actually a recreation of a scene in a Keystone comedy called
Teddy at the Throttle
. A similar scene also occurred in an earlier Keystone comedy called
Barney Oldfields Race for a Life
.
b.
The tenth (of ten) dancing partnership of
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
and the only one made at MGM.
c.
The production had to wait a week before they could film at the Australian homestead "Belltrees". This was because
Prince Charles
was staying there.
d.
Jane Fonda
and
Anne Bancroft
turned down the lead.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
David Hayter
: The writer appears as one of the cops near the end.
b.
This movie is loosely based on the real-life case of Larry Davis, a drug dealer who shot six cops but was acquitted (with
William Kunstler
as his lawyer) after charging that the police were trying to kill him because they were involved in the drug trade. The Manhattan district attorney,
Robert Morgenthau
, was also nicknamed "Morgy".
c.
One night, during a typical midnight screening at a New York theater, a patron was asked to leave before the film ended. This patron was accused of being an impostor. The patron was
Tim Curry
.
d.
Mahlon Hamilton
made an uncredited appearance as a doorman. He had been making movies for years, way back in 1919 starring as Jarvis Pendelton in
Daddy-Long-Legs
. Six years after this film
Fred Astaire
went on to play the same role
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
This was the last film to co-star
Fred Astaire
and
Ginger Rogers
; also their first in ten years, since
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
; also their only film together in color.
b.
The rift between
Orson Welles
and
Peter Sellers
was partly caused by the arrival on set of
Princess Margaret
, sister of
Queen Elizabeth II
. Sellers knew her of old and greeted her in an ostentatious manner to ensure all cast and crew noticed. However, the Princess walked straight past him and made a big fuss over Welles. Nonplussed, Sellers stormed off the set and refused to film with Welles again.
c.
Doris Day
had a fear of flying that stemmed from tours with
Bob Hope
in the 1940s that resulted in some close calls in impenetrable winter weather. She almost turned down her role in this film because it required travel to London and Marrakesh. Her husband and manager,
Martin Melcher
talked her into accepting it.
d.
The part of Lewis had to be recast when the original actors voice broke.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
The character of "Dreighton" the host of the murder mystery game had originally been written as an African American. He was described as an over the top "voodoo priest" with a skull painted on his face. After seeing several actors for the part the filmmakers were not happy with their choices. Something was missing. When Benjamin Gutknecht (Benjamin G Arthur) came in to read for the part of "Andrew" they soon realized his commanding presence and large stature would suit the "Dreighton" character better. Soon as he was cast the screenplay was re-tooled and the make up re-designed as an homage to "Alice Cooper/KISS". The Dreighton make up and costume took an hour each day to apply. He wears the make up for 70% of the movie. Director Dan Zacharys younger sister Angie Zachary plays the role of "Lisa" the naive goody two shoes camper. Dan also appears as one of the rednecks chasing the reaper through the woods in a flashback sequence. He can also be heard as the operator on the cell phone in the woods and as the radio announcer at the end of the film. Co-producer and co-writer John Knox plays "James" the perverted creep of the group.
b.
Originally planned to star
Fred Astaire
and
Judy Garland
after their success together in
Easter Parade
, but when Garlands addiction to over-the-counter drugs spiraled out of control, producer
Arthur Freed
replaced her with
Ginger Rogers
. The original title of the film was supposed to be "You Made Me Love You", after a hit song of Garlands.
c.
The scene where Anna and Eric are silhouetted against the sunset while facing the ocean was actually shot in mid-afternoon, then color corrected to appear as in the film. Also, we discover, to our horror, that there was some dog poop in the foreground, which was digitally removed.
d.
The Jaguars attack in the film is portrayed accurately, with the cat attacking the skull, rather than the throat. Unique among the other big cats, as where Lions, Cheetahs, Tigers, and Leopards asphyxiate their prey with a bite to the throat, Jaguars kill with a penetrating bite to the brain.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)?
a.
In the scene in the air shaft where Vasquez shoots the alien with a handgun,
Jenette Goldstein
could not handle the recoil of the gun properly. As a result, producer
Gale Anne Hurd
doubled for Vasquez in shots where the gun is fired. She was the only woman available who had experience firing handguns. Goldsteins flinching at the firing of a gun is also masked during the operations room fight immediately preceding the air shaft scene, when Vasquez is seen firing two grenades at the aliens - for the first one, theres a barely visible cut (Goldsteins head changes position suddenly) and for the second shot there is a smash-cut away from her face at the moment of firing.
b.
This was the first western to be filmed in Spain.
c.
The actual owner of the Boss 305 Mustang appears as a background actor in the party scene at Andres house, where he anxiously made sure that the actors had no metal rivets or other hard objects on the back of their jeans before the shot was filmed in which they sit on the hood of his car. Richard Speas is also credited at the end for providing the vehicle, and again as a Special Thanks.
d.
Fred Astaire
had sung "They Cant Take That Away from Me" to
Ginger Rogers
previously in
Shall We Dance
, but they had never danced to it. Rogers suggested that they use the song again (this time dancing), and so it was included.
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