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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Jolson Story (1946) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Jolson Story (1946) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Jolson Story (1946)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946).

About the movie: This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz...

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		The original story was written by a 16-year-old girl.
b.		Art directors Carroll Clark and Albert S. DAgostino developed a special "sky and horizon" machine which created the effect of water motion against the horizon. All the sea shots were filmed on land using rocking arc lamps that projected waves on an acre of muslin.
c.		When Laura Linney goes to get changed, from the front office as she leaves you can see a picture of a deer. The deer is positioned the exact same way in the poster for The Deer Hunter in which Christopher Walken starred.
d.		When the young Asa Yoelson is at the burlesque theater watching Steve Martin, there is an usher standing behind him and slightly to the right of the frame. Many have speculated that this usher is actually the real Al Jolson himself, this is not true.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		Of Joe Pasternaks 57 MGM productions released between 1942 and 1966, this movie was only the second which did not receive a contemporary New York Times review. The previous film was The Strip.
b.		In the scene where Catherine talks with Carl while he is "cleaning" his first victim, the scenery resembles the music video "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.; that video was directed by this films director, Tarsem Singh.
c.		The films accuracy was severely compromised by the fact that Al Jolsons third wife, Ruby Keeler, refused to allow her name to appear on screen.
d.		Drew Barrymore was originally cast as Sidney Prescott (eventually played by Neve Campbell). But Drew Barrymore insisted that if she played Casey then it would make the audience think anything could happen.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		Most of the special effects were done in camera.
b.		One of the Dinks is played by Tony Cox, who also played an Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. The ape at the end (who says "There goes the planet!") is voiced by Michael York, who is the stepfather of Rick McCallum, producer of the Star Wars prequels.
c.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 25, 1948 with Walter Pidgeon reprising his film role.
d.		In the long shot of Jolson performing on the "runway", Al Jolson played himself; his only appearance in the film.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		The initial film is actually quite different from the finished product. In the original version, Carol and Kitty didnt die, they were attacked by the corpses and got away. Afterwards, in their weakened state, Raymar entombed them in a crypt where they remained trapped indefinitely. Also, in the original ending, as Meg Tilly looks back at the camera, a close-up of her wearing contacts that cast an eerie glow in her eyes was cut out. This was intended to show Raymars evil powers had been passed on to her.
b.		When singing, the nuns were thought to have been too good. They were told to sing worse and sang horribly. The scene was dubbed over after the voices were flattened in editing.
c.		During shooting of the opening shot where the CAGs Tomcat is taking off from Pearl Harbor, the film crew actually underestimated the blast radius of the Tomcats exhaust and one of their cameras was blown over when the plane went to full afterburner, which resulted in the shot being filmed from a slightly different angle than originally planned.
d.		Interestingly, the cover picture of "The Jolson Story" soundtrack album, consisted of a drawing of two hands with white gloves, with no reference to his, at times controversial, "black face" makeup.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		Excluding the action during the opening credits, this film has approximately 1172 shots in 1 hour 53 minutes and 8 seconds, or an average shot duration of about 5.8 seconds.
b.		In addition to the fee he received for selling the rights to his life story, Al Jolson also was paid $25,000 for recording the songs for the film.
c.		White Zombie contributed the track "The One" written specifically for the soundtrack to Escape From L.A.. White Zombies frontman Rob Zombie later went on to direct a remake of John Carpenters Halloween.
d.		Filmed on location in South Dakota and other parts of the United States where the true events took place. The massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, was (in questionable taste) filmed on the very same ground where the victims of the massacre had been buried.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		Carl Foreman wrote the screenplay with Humphrey Bogart in mind for the role of Shears, but Columbia Studios head Harry Cohn refused to allow Bogart out of another project. Cary Grant then was briefly considered to star as Shears, but his flop in a serious role in Crisis concerned the producer, Sam Spiegel. The role of Nicholson was offered to Laurence Olivier who turned it down. Alec Guinness was the next choice.
b.		The school nurse who informs Sloane that her grandmother died is named Florence Sparrow, an obvious play on the name of the famous nurse, Florence Nightingale.
c.		When Jolson attends the premiere of The Jazz Singer we hear the soundtrack, but Warner Bros. - which owned the rights to "The Jazz Singer" - would not permit a visual clip to shown in this film, which was made by Columbia.
d.		In an unfortunate coincidence, Agnes Milowka, one of the films diving doubles, drowned after running out of air shortly after the film was released.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		The book "The Nightmare Never Ends" by Andy Mangels can be seen on Robert Shayes desk.
b.		Highest-grossing movie in America in 1946. This marked the first blockbuster hit for Columbia Pictures in its 20+ year history.
c.		John Hustons final directorial effort.
d.		The films budget was not limited, therefore producers could acquire as many locations as possible for shooting on their estimated USD 14,000,000. The majority of the film was shot in Los Angeles, California, to be specific, in Beverly Hills. The escargot restaurant scene was filmed at the Rex, now called Cicada. Filming of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel lobby interior was shot at the now torn-down Ambassador Hotel. Filming commenced on July 24, 1989, but was immediately plagued by countless problems, including issues with space and time. This included Ferrari and Porsche, who had declined the product placement opportunity of the car Edward (Richard Gere) drove, because they did not want to be associated with soliciting prostitutes. Lotus Cars UK saw the placement value with such a major feature film. This gamble paid off as Esprit sales tripled between 1990 and 1991. The company supplied a Silver 1989.5 Esprit SE, which was later sold. The films primary shooting was completed on October 18, 1989.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		James Cagney turned down the lead role in The Jolson Story, which went to Larry Parks.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 6, 1953 with Janet Leigh reprising her film role.
c.		As of 2000, the building and sign ("Bowdarks Bus Stop") used for the scene with the deer was long abandoned but still standing at an exit on I24 between Chattanooga and Nashville.
d.		Jointly holds the record (with The Turning Point) for the film with most Oscar nominations without a single win (11).

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		During the filming, there were a few accidents on the set: Hulk Hogan accidentally broke Zeuss nose, and on another occasion cut his hand open on the glass shards from the broken mirrors.
b.		The opening cast credits list ten names, while the end credits lists only seven of the ten, with character names. Hence the opening credits are used in the IMDb cast list.
c.		The soundtrack album, released in 1947, was the first of its kind for a film. The album consisted of several two sided 78s , all performed by Al Jolson, each in a sleeve, like pages in a book. LPs would not be introduced until 1949.
d.		Terry Moore wore Phyllis Diller personal wigs throughout the film.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Jolson Story (1946)?
a.		When Peter is in the meeting room, on the white board behind him there is a complicated flow chart titled "Planning to Plan."
b.		When shooting the musical numbers, Larry Parks didnt merely mouth the words to Al Jolsons pre-recorded vocals, as was customary. Instead, he sang along to Jolsons records in full voice so it would look like he was actually singing.
c.		A scene where Thufir Hawat dies was cut from the film.
d.		The title refers to the eight days of Hanukkah as well as a famous lyric in Sandlers infamous "Chanukah Song".

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