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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ghost Breakers (1940) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ghost Breakers (1940) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Ghost Breakers (1940)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940).

About the movie: A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		Only 3 rooms had additions outside of the natural setting for atmosphere, the kitchen had meat hooks hung, the tunnel had plastic surgical gloves hung up, and the hydrotherapy room had a metal tub added. Almost everything else related to the asylum setting was found on site as the crew scoured the building for set dressing to keep things authentic.
b.		This films memorial dedication states: "This film is dedicated to: HENRY HARRY S. VILLARD ... 1900-1996 ... IN LOVING MEMORY." See: Henry S. Villard.
c.		David O. Selznick, in a memo from October 1939, about the movies writing credits: " You can say frankly that of the comparatively small amount of material in the picture which is not from the book, most is my own personally, and the only original lines of dialog which are not my own are a few from Sidney Howard and a few from Ben Hecht and a couple more from John Van Druten. Offhand I doubt that there are ten original words of Oliver Garretts in the whole script. As to construction, this is about eighty per cent my own, and the rest divided between Jo Swerling and Sidney Howard, with Hecht having contributed materially to the construction of one sequence."
d.		Robert Ryan makes his screen debut.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		Selected to premiere at Festival de Cannes 2010 in the Short Film Corner section of this prestigious international film festival.
b.		Marilyns line, "Dismiss your vows, your feigned tears, your flattery / for where a heart is hard they make no battery" is from William Shakespeares poem, Venus and Adonis.
c.		"The Ghost Breaker" opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 3 March 1913 and closed in May 1913 after 72 performances. The opening night cast included H.B. Warner who also starred in the 1914 film adaptation of the play.
d.		The scenes in the French classroom and the library were filmed at McKinley School in Pasadena, CA. During spring break, about six months after the films release, the production crew removed all of the set pieces the school had been using, to the school administrations surprise.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		The Championship Trophy presented at the end of the movie was, in reality, the Lockhart Cup, which was representative of the North American Hockey League championship. To this day, it sits in the basement recreation room of Danny Belisle, where it has become a flower pot.
b.		Bob Hope is said to have enjoyed this role since it was a total change of pace for him. In most of his films he portrays a coward while, in this one, he is heroic.
c.		The bag that Dean Corso carries throughout the film is a small bag carried by French soldiers around 1935. It was used to carry ammunition and other small items. It is called a musette mle 35.
d.		According to Fields 2003 biography, the vehicle crashing into the drugstore was a real accident that occurred during filming. The director decided to leave it in to give the film the appearance of having a bigger budget.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		In the end, when Melanie is carried outside, Mitch opens a door. There was no door used in filming, and it was all done with light effects to make it look as if Mitch opened the front door.
b.		Admiral Ackbars famous line Its a trap! was originally scripted as Its a trick!. The line was changed in post-production after a negative test screening.
c.		Drew Barrymore tested for the role of Danielle Bowden but failed the audition. She later said she had "acted all over the place and it was just the biggest disaster of my life".
d.		The castle in the story is called "Castillo Maldito". It means "Castle of the Damned", or "Evil Castle".

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 29, 1950 with Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter again reprising their film roles.
b.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 3, 1949 with Bob Hope reprising his film role.
c.		Diane McBain was originally announced for role of a female magazine editor that apparently was written out of final script.
d.		The hut used during the filming as Hagrids hut has since been demolished in case fans of the film swamped it.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 14, 1951 with Bob Hope again reprising his film role.
b.		This film served as something of a template for "Dragnet," which debuted on radio the following year, right down to the "this is the city" style opening narration, and the fact that a disclaimer appears at the beginning informing the audience that the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
c.		Jeremy Tycks film debut.
d.		The last Ernest film to be released by Touchstone Pictures.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		The play, "The Ghost Breaker," by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, was filmed twice as a silent film, in 1914 (directed by Cecil B. DeMille), and in 1922. Both silent versions are considered lost. The play was filmed a final time as Scared Stiff, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Bob Hope made a cameo appearance in the film.
b.		Casey Siemaszko plays Charlie, a Pugilistic cowboy, who happens to be "handy" with his fists. In Of Mice and Men, Casey Siemaszko plays Curley, a ranchers son, who is "handy" with his fists.
c.		The painting in Charlottes hotel room in Tokyo was done by John Kacere called "Jutta" (1973). Kacere is a famous photorealist who specialized in photographing women in lingerie.
d.		Jamie Foxx initially declined to play Curtis Taylor Jr. because the salary offered was insufficient. Denzel Washington was offered the part after Foxx, but declined because he cannot sing. Once Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy were attached to the production, Foxx rethought his decision and accepted the role.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Ghost Breakers (1940)?
a.		Most of the actors are Asian Americans. Teng and Dennis Chhom (Cambodian). Richard Kho (Chinese). Hai Trinh, Andy Thai, and Nhan Le (Vietnamese). Elcy Reclosado (Half Fillipino).
b.		Steven Spielberg almost accidentally came across the property when he spotted the galley proofs for Peter Benchley (I)s book sitting on producer David Browns desk.
c.		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.
d.		"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 16, 1950 with Fred MacMurray reprising his film role.

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