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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big House (1930) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big House (1930) Quiz
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About the movie:
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big House (1930)?
a.
This is the first of two remakes that
John McTiernan
made from
Norman Jewison
movies. The other one is
Rollerball
.
b.
Director
George W. Hill
threatened to fire anyone who "acted", and forbade makeup.
c.
Much of the production design was inspired by artists from the 1930s, such as Hugh Ferriss, Raymond Loewy, and
Norman Bel Geddes
. Renderings of New York City by Ferriss were models for the art deco New York City seen in the film, and the Flying Fortress was designed after drawings of ocean liners imagined by Bel Geddes (note the ship-like qualities of the Fortress in the film). Many other objects and settings used the stream-line designs of Loewys works.
d.
American-International changed to title to a more dramatic-sounding "War of the Colossal Beast" and avoided mentioning in the ad campaign that it was a sequel to an earlier film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big House (1930)?
a.
In a package deal, producer
Harry Sherman
borrowed
George Brent
,
Priscilla Lane
and director
Lloyd Bacon
from Warner Bros.
b.
Gregory Peck
, an activist liberal Democrat who strongly opposed blacklisting, later said that turning down this film was the biggest regret of his career, although he modestly added that he didnt think he could have played the lead character as well as
Gary Cooper
did.
c.
In
Frances Marion
s original script, the characters played by
Leila Hyams
and
Robert Montgomery
were husband and wife. After the film flopped in a preview screening, MGM studio executive
Irving Thalberg
decided that the problem was that audiences, especially women, didnt want to see the
Chester Morris
character have an affair with a married woman. So the script was rewritten to make Montgomery and Hyams brother and sister. Scenes were reshot and the film, in its modified form, became a major hit.
d.
Body Count: 10. 1) David Karmani, 2 and 3) Sandy and Ida Combs, 4 and 5) Subway Thugs, 6) Guy in the car with Chloe, 7) Murrow, 8, 9 and 10) Three guys from 90 Clayton in the last scene.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big House (1930)?
a.
Henry King
himself directed the screen tests, instructing his actresses to look beyond the camera at a shining light.
Jennifer Jones
was the immediate front runner, as - according to King - she didnt just look, she saw.
b.
Despite the short running time, the film took over two years to voice.
c.
Lon Chaney
was originally cast in the role of Butch Schmidt. But due to his untimely illness, the role was given to
Wallace Beery
.
d.
Originally to be released in 3-D, this decision was scrapped just weeks before release, due to the difficulty of converting the film into the format.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big House (1930)?
a.
Seasickness hit the entire cast at one point or another, and much of the cast caught pneumonia after constant exposure to cold water,
Tallulah Bankhead
having suffered twice from it.
Hume Cronyn
almost drowned in a storm scene when he got caught under a large metal water-activator, used for making waves. Joe Peterson, a lifeguard hired especially for the production, saved him in the nick of time.
Hume Cronyn
also suffered from cracked ribs during the course of filming.
b.
Al Boasberg
, the man most responsible for shaping the early comic persona of
Jack Benny
, was initially given top billing among the films writers. In what was to become one of the first major disputes over film writing credit, Boasberg (primarily a gag man) sought sole credit for the comedic scenes, leaving credit for the screenplay itself to
Robert Pirosh
and
George Seaton
. MGM bitterly fought this and punished Boasberg by listing him under the others. A furious Boasberg had his name removed from the film completely.
c.
Rondo Hatton
, who played the monstrous Creeper in this film and in
House of Horrors
, was actually handsome as a young man, but later in life became disfigured by acromegaly, a form of gigantism brought about by unnaturally high levels of human growth hormone produced by a disease of the pituitary gland.
d.
Wallace Beery
s mess-hall diatribe is parodied by
Leslie Nielsen
in
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
, when he goes undercover in the prison and complains about the quality of the food.
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