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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921).

About the movie: A young black man is accused of the murder of a white woman.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)?
a.		A sign leading to "Castle Rock" (Stephen Kings trademark fictitious town) appears at the very end of the segment "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", among other signs.
b.		In the shot of the newspaper. the story about Bruce Waynes mansion burning down is credited to Julie Ochipinti, the name of the movies assistant set decorator.
c.		Michael Mann made the movie as tribute to a detective friend of his in Chicago who obsessively tracked and killed a thief (named Neil McCauley) he had once met under non-violent circumstances.
d.		According to a Film Quarterly article, the inspiration for this story came partly from the Leo Frank trial in Atlanta, Georgia, when the Jewish factory superintendent Frank was found guilty of, and lynched for, the murder of a white, teenage, female employee.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)?
a.		Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan) says to Captain Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg), "Take your stinking hands off me, you damn dirty human!" mirroring the original line from George Taylor (Charlton Heston) ("Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!")
b.		Filmed in 1921 but not officially released until 1923.
c.		The "Thanksgiving" trailer is a direct spoof of the original trailer for Halloween.
d.		Loren Nelson, who played the custodian in the movie, was actually a custodian at Duchesne Academy in Omaha. He has since retired.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)?
a.		Apparently, this film is lost.
b.		It was Yul Brynner who pushed for Deborah Kerr to be cast as Anna. He had seen some of her stage work, was highly impressed with her and was convinced that she was the one for the role.
c.		Sauls grandmother was not part of the original script. James Franco came up with the part, suggesting that it would be funny for his drug dealer character to have a Bubbie.
d.		The Italian Riviera Film Commission helped to find an abandoned and suitably spooky town to serve as Capricorns lair.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)?
a.		The opening song at the beginning of the movie is Pink Floyds "Seamus" (Meddle, 1971). The version included in the movie is an instrumental version. The album version has vocals. During the theatre companys performance of pseudo-Hamlet, a sound bit from Pink Floyds "Echoes" (also from Meddle, 1971) can be heard. The sound of the rapier sword is the first note heard in "Echoes".
b.		Although the film grossed $9 million on its initial run, its huge cost overruns and the deal with rights-holder Abraham L. Erlanger meant that MGM was unable to make good on its initial $4-million investment.
c.		Joanne Woodwards likeness was used for the painting of Marguerite Wyke.
d.		The film gets its title from a character named Myrtle Gonsaulus, apparently no reference intended to silent film actress Myrtle Gonzalez.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)?
a.		This actually is not a new film. It consists of footage and outtakes from Oscar Micheauxs Within Our Gates, edited together and released the next year as a separate film.
b.		Sam Raimi was offered the directors chair on this film, but he declined in order to make For Love of the Game.
c.		Whoopi Goldberg: reprising her role as the Enterprises bartender Guinan from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is not credited in the cast list.
d.		David Lochary apparently colored his hair bright blue with a blue Magic Marker.