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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Heavenly Body (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Heavenly Body (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Heavenly Body (1944).
About the movie:
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Heavenly Body (1944)?
a.
This is Twentieth Century-Foxs first CinemaScope feature; however it wasnt released until after
The Robe
.
b.
The character of Daisy was named Hildegarde Moncrief in
F. Scott Fitzgerald
s original short story. The name change is likely a nod to the female lead in Fitzgeralds best-known work,
The Great Gatsby
.
c.
Production was endangered by the great fire at Paramount.
William Shatner
helped fight the fire and rescue a crewmember before firefighter reinforcements arrived. Shatner said that his motivation for doing so was purely to save a day on the shooting schedule, as he had a make a deadline to be available for shooting on a new season of
T.J. Hooker
.
d.
Joan Crawford
was offered the lead role but turned it down saying, "It was about a girl who stands around and does nothing. I told the studio to give the part to
Hedy Lamarr
."
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Heavenly Body (1944)?
a.
The scene where Tracy uses the infrared light bulb to reveal the presence of the Ghost was accomplished simply by printing the film in negative form.
b.
This film was shot almost entirely with an 18mm lens.
c.
Every studio in Hollywood turned down
Ebbe Roe Smith
s script. Producer
Arnold Kopelson
was getting to the stage of considering cable TV when
Michael Douglas
came across the script and pronounced it one of the best hed ever read.
d.
Director
Alexander Hall
was borrowed from Columbia but had to leave to direct
Once Upon a Time
before this production was finished filming.
Vincente Minnelli
took over as director for the last 3 weeks of production, which may account for so many of the listed actors being cut from the final print.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Heavenly Body (1944)?
a.
Mateo Gil
: screenwriter of
Alejandro Amenábar
s previous film
Abre los ojos
, as a dead mans photograph in the album.
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 4, 1945 with
William Powell
reprising his film role.
c.
This is the second Todd-AO production (the first was
Oklahoma!
) shot twice, at 24 fps (to produce the general-release version in 35 mm) and at 30 fps (to produce the roadshow version in 70 mm). Both versions were shot on 65 mm negative with Todd-AO lenses. Sometimes two cameras operated side-by-side filming the same take, other times the same camera was used with the speed changed for the second take, and still other times, in non-dialogue scenes, the same shot was used. The 35 mm version is presented in conventional 2:1 squeeze anamorphic process (incorrectly credited to Todd-AO); the 70 mm version is presented in Todd-AO.
d.
Julia Stiles got the part of Jade, but later dropped out to play a role in "10 Things I Hate About You"
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Heavenly Body (1944)?
a.
Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):
Howard M. Mitchell
(Nicholas), Jacqueline Miller (W.U. Girl),
Ralph Sanford
(Policeman),
John Sheehan
(Policeman),
Cliff Nazarro
(Milkman),
Phillip Terry
(Whitleys Assistant),
Lloyd Ford
(Ethels Husband),
Rex Evans
(Photo Insert of
Hermann Göring
) and
Bobby Watson
(Photo Insert of
Adolf Hitler
) (W.U. Girl undoubtedly stands for Western Union Girl, but no telegrams were seen delivered). In a Hollywood Reporter news item,
Arno Frey
and
Dudley Dickerson
were listed as cast members, but they were not seen either.
b.
Julie Delpy
and
Kate Beckinsale
were two of the original people thought of for the role of Sophie. Delpy wanted the role badly and lobbied for it, but she was ultimately turned down.
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.
Tom McLoughlin
also coordinated for the mimes who play the sentinels and the humanoids. His wife doubled
Yvette Mimieux
for stunts.
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