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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Cat and the Canary (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Cat and the Canary (1939) Quiz
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About the movie:
Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire, Cyrus Norman. Cosby, Cyrus' attorney, has...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cat and the Canary (1939)?
a.
Lucie Arnaz
replaced
Deborah Raffin
as Molly Bell around the time
Richard Fleischer
came on as the director.
b.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
, an Oscar nominee, and
Vondie Curtis-Hall
, and Emmy/SAG Award nominee, made their first on-screen appearances in this film.
c.
Joseph E. Bernard
is listed in the studio records in the role of "Official", but was not seen in the print.
d.
Miss Lu is the character that was named Mammy Plessant in the 1922 Broadway play and the 1927 film (
The Cat and the Canary
).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cat and the Canary (1939)?
a.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #3349, Jack Mulhalls twin characters engage in dialogue.
b.
Writer-director
Lars von Trier
s first draft screenplay was called "Taps" and featured tap dancing in every scene. Choreographer
Vincent Paterson
convinced von Trier that it would be far too difficult, if not impossible, to teach something as "technical" as tap dancing to
Björk
and the other cast members within a reasonable period of time. Von Trier rewrote the screenplay so that the songs would be more in the style of "traditional" Hollywood musicals, but retained some of the tap-dancing motif with the character of Oldrich Novy.
c.
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, that were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and was not televised until several years later.
d.
Walt Disney
started planning for this movie in the 1940s. After World War II, Disney sent several artists to Ireland for background material.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cat and the Canary (1939)?
a.
Jon Favreau
was offered a chance to direct, but made
Elf
instead.
b.
All of the posters for the film are inaccurate. The car is depicted without its rubber duck hood ornament.
c.
Elizabeth Patterson
played the role of Susan in both this and the first sound version of the story,
The Cat Creeps
.
d.
This was
Doris Day
s last appearance in a full-on musical - and one of the last of the lavishly-budgeted MGM musicals as well. Despite Day being ranked the #1 box office star at the time of its release, it was widely considered a box office failure.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cat and the Canary (1939)?
a.
In the original Broadway play and the 1927 film, the dead man was named Cyrus West. In this version the dead man is named Cyrus Norman, possibly because
Mae West
was still making films at this time.
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.
Originally,
Brad Silberling
wanted Sunny to be pure CGI. While he eventually used real babies for the part, at least four of Sunnys scenes have a CG baby because they would be impossible or dangerous for a real child to do. Among these are shots of Sunny hanging on to a table by her teeth, and catching a spindle with her mouth, and the scene where she is entangled with the Incredibly Deadly Viper.
d.
Graffitti written in green color by an unknown person/agent(s) on the Berlin Wall seen after production wrapped read: "007 WAS HERE OCTOPUSSY".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Cat and the Canary (1939)?
a.
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, followed a year later with SON OF SHOCK, which added 21 more features.
b.
Kathleen Turner
tested for the role of Emmeline but failed the audition.
c.
Freds phone number ends in the digits 666. This is revealed when he dials it at the prompting of the mystery man.
d.
Many people believe that the lawyers name (Crosby) is an in-joke reference to the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby pairing. In fact, its a coincidence; this was the characters name in the stage play as well as the two previous film versions. Moreover, Hope and Crosby did not make a film together until
Road to Singapore
the following year.
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