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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The High and the Mighty (1954) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The High and the Mighty (1954) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The High and the Mighty (1954)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954).

About the movie: When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		At one stage, American International Pictures planned to revive Count Yorga, from Count Yorga, Vampire, as an adversary for Dr. Phibes. The plan was dropped, but Robert Quarry, who plays Count Yorga, appears in this film.
b.		Stuntman Aris Comninos was seriously injured in a car accident whilst filming the opening sequence of this movie.
c.		John Waynes first film in CinemaScope.
d.		In the Spanish version, actors Fernando Rey and Jesús Puente dubbed actors Henry Fonda and Peter Lawford.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		After ratting John Dillinger out to the Bureau in exchange for assurances that she be allowed to stay in the U.S., Anna Sage (real name Ana Cumpanas) collected a $5,000 reward and was duly deported back to Romania 21 months after the Biograph shooting.
b.		The lyrics to the famed title song are only heard at the very end, are sung by a large choral group, and are different than the familiar lyrics heard in the popular-song record releases of the time.
c.		Although usually referred to as a being a "cucumber" or another vegetable by fans, "Beluah" is actually supposed to be a fungus.
d.		The names of Dr. Evils lesser minions are displayed next to the buttons he pushes to send them into the fiery pits. In the opening scene, the following assassins end up in the pit: Generalisimo, Jurgen, Don Luigi and Rita, who is dressed as a meter maid (refering The Beatles song Lovely Rita). In the scene where Dr. Evil addresses the United Nations, his henchmen include four men in business suits. They are identified as Number 4, Number 5, Number 6 and Number 7. We can assume Frau Farbissina is Number 3.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		The climactic Rollerbabies contest was shot in only one day.
b.		At the Little Bohemia lodge, when John Dillinger is introduced to Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson, Floyd calls himself "Choc" Floyd when introduced. In real life, one of Floyds early nicknames, predominately used by family and friends, was "Choc" in reference to Floyds taste for Choctaw Beer. The real Floyd preferred to be called by this nickname rather than his more famous one.
c.		John Waynes role was first offered to Spencer Tracy. However, Tracy, a Democrat who opposed blacklisting, wanted nothing to do with Waynes Batjac production company and turned the part down.
d.		The device used to identify Bond in the beginning is a Sony Ericsson P800 PDA/Mobile Phone. Though it would require some custom programming to get that fancy look on the screen (not to mention someone on the receiving end making the actual visual match), it is actually possible for it to perform that task.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		Wizard Magazine editor Jesse Thompson appeared as a customer in the diner where Frank and Joan were before Heck comes in. He was not in the final cut.
b.		Before Mark Ruffalo was cast as The Hulk, Joaquin Phoenix was rumored for the part.
c.		Average Shot Length (ASL) = 11 seconds
d.		Three cast members listed in contemporary news items did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were: Erik Rhodes, Hilda Vaughn and Sheila Terry.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		Terence Hill dedicated this to his two sons Ross (1973-1990) and Kevin
b.		The return of Cary Elwes as Dr. Lawrence Gordon was leaked on the Internet via a Lionsgate Publicity fact sheet on April 24, 2010.
c.		Towards the end of the movie, when Robert Stack tells John Wayne to whistle something (because he works better with music), the tune that John Wayne whistles is, "Im a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech".
d.		George Maharis was a close contender for the role of Pardner.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		When Harry Caul turns on the TV in the Jack Tar Hotel to blot out the sound of the murder in the neighboring room, the broadcaster is talking about Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal - itself triggered by a notorious piece of bugging.
b.		Spencer Tracy was originally cast as Dan Roman. He backed out of the film, however, after hearing several negative comments about how strict a disciplinarian director William A. Wellman was.
c.		To help fund the film, John Cassavetes remortgaged his home. Peter Falk also chipped in with some of his earnings from Columbo.
d.		Production costs were about $75,000, yet the movie is said to have outgrossed The Wreck of the Mary Deare , released at about the same time.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		Producer John Wayne chose Robert Cummings as his co-star for the role of Captain Sullivan. Director William A. Wellman, however, overrode his producer and chose Robert Stack for the part.
b.		Three of the cast-members in "The Black Swan" won Supporting Actor Oscars at some point in their careers: Thomas Mitchell for Stagecoach, George Sanders for All About Eve, and Anthony Quinn for both Viva Zapata! and Lust for Life.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 23, 1939 with Fred MacMurray reprising his film role.
d.		Sylvester Stallone broke his neck while filming the fight scene with Steve Austin.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		Jan Sterling reportedly shaved her eyebrows for her role in the film and they never grew back.
b.		The story Orlock tells of the servant fleeing death is W. Somerset Maughams short story "The Appointment in Samarra."
c.		Long believed lost forever, one of the episodes ("The Chinese Fan", the fifth edition) in this serial was discovered in 2010, stored in the New Zealand film archive.
d.		Frances official submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at The 80th Annual Academy Awards.

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		The DVD contains a fake commentary where the director and two main actors do nothing but fight, and claim to hate each other, before storming out 40 minutes on. The commentary is then replaced with the commentary for Theres Something About Mary. The real commentary is on the DVD as an easter egg.
b.		Joan Crawford, Ida Lupino, Barbara Stanwyck, Ginger Rogers, and Dorothy McGuire all turned down roles in this film.
c.		When Riche enters the video store, Ruby is dressed as Giulietta Masinas character from Federico Fellinis _La Strada_.
d.		Filmed in and around Bowling Green, Kentucky. Many of the actors were students at Western Kentucky University at the time.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The High and the Mighty (1954)?
a.		With the exceptions of King Louie the Orangutan, Winifred the Elephant (Colonel Hathis mate), and the wolf pack, all the characters from The Jungle Book return in this sequel.
b.		Among its highly diverse international cast, this film contains almost zero Russian actors or even actors of Russian heritage.
c.		The actual DC-4 aircraft used to film the passenger boarding and flying sequences was a former military surplus Douglas C-54A-10-DC built in 1944. When filmed, the aircraft (then registered as N4726V) was being operated by Transocean Airlines for whom the films author, Ernest K. Gann, had flown these planes over the Hawaii-California routes. Known as the "The Argentine Queen," before being acquired by Transocean in 1953 it had been the personal aircraft of Argentine dictator Juan Domingo Perón. Ironically, a little more than a decade after appearing in the film this aircraft and the nine persons on board were lost on March 28, 1964, when the plane was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean about 700 miles west of San Francisco. The plane was about eight hours into a charter flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles when the pilot reported a serious fire in engine #2. The Coast Guard searched for the aircraft for five days but no trace of it was ever found.
d.		Although this film revisits the village from the first movie, it was shot in Spain, not Mexico. Among the many reasons were the difficulties that occurred between the American filmmakers and the Mexican crew and government censors during the shooting of the first film.

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