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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hucksters (1947) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Hucksters (1947) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947).
About the movie:
Victor Norman is just out of the service and looking for a job in advertising. By playing hard to get...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947)?
a.
MGM had paid close to $200,000 for the motion picture rights to
Frederic Wakeman
s national bestselling novel, of which the film is based on.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 27, 1941 with
Shirley Temple
reprising her film role.
c.
The Forest Battle and Operation Firestorm were shot with IMAX cameras. Because of the increased resolution, it took ILM animators 72 hours to render one frame of those scenes.
d.
The red print dress worn by
Wendy Hughes
(Mrs. Worrall) is the same costume
Elizabeth Devonport
wears in
The Regency House Party
, and
Phyllida Law
wears at the picnic in
Miss Austen Regrets
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947)?
a.
Katharine Hepburn
was originally suggested for the role of Marian.
b.
David Lynch
s 10 Clues to Unlocking This Thriller: Pay particular attention in the beginning of the film: at least two clues are revealed before the credits. Notice appearances of the red lampshade. Can you hear the title of the film that Adam Kesher is auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned again? An accident is a terrible event... notice the location of the accident. Who gives a key, and why? Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup. What is felt, realized and gathered at the club Silencio? Did talent alone help Camilla? Notice the occurrences surrounding the man behind Winkies. Where is Aunt Ruth?
c.
The novel upon which this film is based was itself inspired by a real-life exposé in "The Saturday Evening Post". The four-part article, entitled "The Star Spangled Octopus," was a look at how the talent and promotional agency MCA had managed to monopolize most areas of popular entertainment by the mid-1940s. In the novel, the character of Dave Lash is based directly on MCA founder and president
Jules C. Stein
and his right-hand-man is based on
Lew Wasserman
. The movie version retains these elements of the books form but is otherwise fairly sanitized. The one exception: the exterior of the fictional agency Talent Ltd. is shown once during the movie - and the building in the shot is unmistakably MCAs Beverly Hills headquarters.
d.
The last film of both
Harcourt Williams
and
Robert Newton
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947)?
a.
Shia LaBeouf
signed on for the film in April 2007, so excited about doing an Indy film that he didnt even read the script. To prepare for his role as the greaser Mutt Williams, LeBeouf repeatedly watched the previous three Indiana Jones films and gained fifteen pounds of muscle.
b.
Just as production started on location in Kentucky, it emerged that a real EPA investigation was taking place nearby.
Steven Seagal
invited the EPA official to visit the set so he could chat with him about environmental issues and what he did.
c.
In director
Michael Powell
s autobiography, A Life in Film, he says he received a letter from
Deborah Kerr
while she was filming The Hucksters. It said the movie included a newcomer named
Ava Gardner
who almost stole the show from her - "but not quite."
d.
According to
George A. Romero
the only problem that ever came up with the people of Evans City, where the film was being shot, was about the filming of the final scene. In the conclusion Col. Peckem has to strip down and change clothes before being lifted off by the helicopter. Some of the locals saw the scene as it was being shot and took offense to the slight of a nude man outside. Romero said lawyers had to be called in to resolve the issue.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947)?
a.
Along with all the other songs that were re-written for the movie perhaps one of the songs that was most worked over was "The Rumble Song" (Sometimes known simply as Quintet). Due to the outcome of the war council the best man from each gang will fight it out fairly. The duel in the stage show is initially meant to be fought between Bernardo and Diesel. Diesel didnt appear in this so the duel is between Ice and Bernardo. Also there is a part when Riff is talking Tony into arriving at the Rumble (Im counting on you to be there tonight/When Diesel wins it fair and square tonight) which changed (Well be a-backing you boy/Youre gonna flatten him good) due to the change of the fighters.
b.
The character portrayed by Sydney Greenstreet was allegedly based on the CEO of American Tobacco in the 1940s, whose relentless slogans were drilled into the radio audience: "LS/MFT: Yes, Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" and,when the cigarette package changed from forest green to white, in order to appeal to women, "Lucky Strike Green has gone to war!"
c.
In the end of the movie, ESPN 8 announcer Cotton McKnight says "Do you believe in unlikelihoods? Yes!" This comment is a play on the famous exclamation by
Al Michaels
when the USA beat Russia in hockey at the 1980 Olympics, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!".
d.
The American Cathedral in Pariss choir were hired to sing the "Boggis, Bunce and Bean" limerick. They were recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, in Studio Two, which is most famous for having been where
The Beatles
recorded almost all of their music.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Hucksters (1947)?
a.
This picture marked the American film debut of British actress
Deborah Kerr
.
b.
First movie appearance of
Tom Hanks
.
c.
When the seating chart for Richards party is shown, the name "Michael Cunningham" is in the middle.
Michael Cunningham
wrote the novel upon which the movie is based.
d.
Joe Urban who plays Woody in the film also plays the "Drill Sargent" Stormtrooper in the alley scene.
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