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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Trail (1930) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Big Trail (1930) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930).
About the movie:
Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
Incredibly, five different versions of this film were shot simultaneously. (1) a 70mm version in the Grandeur process for exhibition in the biggest movie palaces; (2) a standard 35mm version for general release; (3) a 35mm alternate French language version
La piste des géants
(4) a 35 mm alternate Spanish language version
La gran jornada
, and (5) a 35 mm alternate German language version
Die große Fahrt
. The three alternate language versions were shot with (mostly) different casts.
b.
Wardrobe standards were so strict that soldiers during the Virginia filming were not allowed to wear their own civilian Underarmor (tm) or GoreTex (tm) warmth clothing under their uniforms - as real National Guardsmen so often do during maneuvers. This was despite filming on what turned into the coldest days of 2004 - and wearing light-weather BDUs (BattleDress Uniforms).
c.
The hay ride scenes were filmed at a haunted hay ride called Draculas Domain in Jackson NJ.
d.
B.B. King
: CIA agent at the drive-in.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
This film was originally meant to be filmed in both standard 35mm CinemaScope and CinemaScope 55 (55mm). Early in production it was discovered that both prints could be made from the one negative, and so it was filmed in 55mm CinemaScope only. Standard 35mm CinemaScope prints were made for release, and like
The King and I
, this film was never shown theatrically in the 55mm format.
b.
Robert Houston
was actually the second choice for Bobby Carter and landed the role because the original actor left the production after reading the script.
c.
In
The Farmers Daughter
, Katrin Holstrom (
Loretta Young
) reads the story of the townsfolk who place their beloved doctors office shingle as a monument on his tomb: "Dr. Sorensen: Upstairs". Essentially the same scene occurs in
Dreaming Out Loud
where Lum and Abner place the "Dr. Walter Barnes: Office Upstairs" shingle on the good doctors tomb.
d.
This was Marion Morrisons first movie role and the producers didnt like his name. They told
Raoul Walsh
(the director) Morrison needed a new name. Several names were suggested, Mr Walsh had just read about general Anthony (Mad Anthony) Wayne, he suggested Wayne; the studio added John and the rest was history.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
John Wayne
s first movie role.
Raoul Walsh
was having trouble casting the movie when he saw Wayne taking furniture off a truck. Wayne worked for the studio in the prop department.
b.
Denzel Washington
and
Cuba Gooding Jr.
turned down the role of Cinque.
c.
Denzel Washington
trained for over a year with a boxing coach.
d.
Although
Audrey Hepburn
is given top-billing, she does not appear until over 21 minutes into the film.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
An Incomplete video copy of this film (missing Reel 2 from 10 Reels copied) survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
b.
This film was shot in both the wide screen format, synonymous with "Cinemescope", as well as the standard format. Special wide screens were needed. Most theaters featured only the standard version of the film. Moviegoers at that time, the 1930s, had difficulty paying higher ticket prices to accommodate the new process. This process was soon abandoned but reappeared in 1953 with
The Robe
, produced in Cinemescope. Television had taken some revenue away from the movie industry and the economy had improved.
c.
The theme park in the movie is Paramounts Great America in Santa Clara, CA. Paramount is the production company and distributor.
d.
Although the part of Edie Doyle properly is a lead, producer
Sam Spiegel
listed
Eva Marie Saint
as a Supporting Actress in the hopes of getting her a nomination. The ploy worked, and she won the Oscar.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
The first USA skier to win an Olympic downhill medal was Bill Johnson, who won gold in 1984 - 15 years after the release of the movie.
b.
Actual footage of the B-25 Mitchell bombers taking off from the U.S.S. Hornet was used in the film.
c.
The website address www.laughing-allegra.com written on Allegras jewelry-kit-box (which she brought to the first meeting of the book club at Starbucks) actually links to the official site of the film.
d.
Gary Cooper
was originally offered the role of Breck Coleman and wanted it, but he was under contract to Paramount Pictures, which refused to loan him out. The role was eventually given to
John Wayne
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
At the end of the film, Mr Albee is charged with "peonage". Peonage is a system where creditors forced debtors to work for them and is a form of involuntary servitude. Peonage was made illegal in the USA by an act of Congress in 1867.
b.
Reportedly this film debuted at a running time of 158 minutes. However, this is unconfirmed as of May 2008.
c.
John P. Ryan
s film debut.
d.
Most of the subway scenes were filmed on a 4000-foot-long set built to resemble a typical four-track New York subway trunk line. It included three stations, all of which were built as local stops with the platforms on the outside of the outer tracks. Included were I-beams between each track, spaced five feet apart just as they are in New York. The ceiling, however, was much higher than on any actual New York subway line.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
To mimic the classic B&W look, they filmed in color using a miniDV camera and stripped the color in postproduction.
b.
This was his only talking film of
Tyrone Power Sr.
, father of
Tyrone Power
. He died in 1931.
c.
When Dirk and Al talk about an incident in the past where they rode camels in Morocco, actors
Matthew McConaughey
and
Steve Zahn
are actually in the Moroccan desert (depicting Mali).
d.
The final film in a trilogy of autobiographical films directed by Henry Jaglom. The first was Always (1985) and the second was Someone to Love (1987).
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Big Trail (1930)?
a.
To keep studio execs off his back,
Orson Welles
claimed the cast and crew were "in rehearsal" during the first few days of shooting, when in fact they were actually shooting the film. It took a number of days before the studio caught on.
b.
The local butcher provided some of the offal required for the brain operation scene.
c.
The American edit of the film contains CGI effects that werent included in the Japanese cut. These include realistic-looking clouds.
d.
Marion Morrison was discovered working in the part department and was cast in this film. The producers didnt like his name.
Raoul Walsh
(the director, who discovered him) suggested Wayne as a last name. He had recently been reading about General Anthony Wayne (Mad Anthony Wayne). The studio added John and the rest was history.
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