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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Luck of the Irish (1948) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Luck of the Irish (1948) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948).
About the movie:
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "The Meanest Man in the World" by
Augustin MacHugh
opened at the Hudson Theater on October 20, 1920 starring
George M. Cohan
and ran for 202 performances.
b.
The Lux Radio Theatre version broadcast 27 December 1948 starred
Dana Andrews
and
Anne Baxter
.
c.
The movie was filmed in 1995, and shelved for five years. The released version was re-edited by
Francis Ford Coppola
with the consent of director
Michael Ritchie
.
d.
According to
Sylvester Stallone
in the DVD commentary, Rockys trademark outfit of the black snap-brim fedora and the leather coat came from a local hand-me-down store in the neighborhood where they were filming.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
The character of Andy is named for Andries "Andy" Van Dam, a Brown University Professor and computer science and animation pioneer who taught many of makers of this film.
b.
In 1805, Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales. Sometime afterward, complaints of his "oppressive attitude" filtered back to London. Many of these complaints were due to Blighs attempts to combat corruption; the offenders eventually deposed Bligh.
c.
Robert Redford originated the project and personally hired Michael Ritchie to direct it as he had worked as a technical adviser on various political campaigns.
d.
The novel upon which this is based, "For Fear of Little Men", was purchased in July 1947 for $50,000.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
A 1967 Camaro shell (no engine) loaded with explosives was used for the final crash. You can see the "Camaro" fender nameplate upside-down in the lower left corner of the screen after the crash.
b.
Cinematographer
John Alton
was fired two weeks into production and replaced by
Burnett Guffey
.
c.
In a Newsweek interview promoting the film,
Clive Owen
said he wasnt afraid of badgers, and he doesnt like biscuits with tea because "He-men dont need biscuits."
d.
Working titles included "That Old Magic" and "The Shamrock Touch" but the film began shooting as "For Fear of Little Men".
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
Screenwriter
Larry Cohen
originally pitched the concept of a film that takes place entirely within a phone booth to
Alfred Hitchcock
in the 1960s. Hitchcock liked the idea, but he and Cohen were unable to figure out a plot reason for keeping the film confined to a booth. Once the idea of a sniper came to Cohen in the late 1990s, he was able to write the script in under a month.
b.
Jeffrey Jones
movie debut.
c.
When he signed on to direct
Touch of Evil
, instead of reading the book on which it was based, a pulp novel named "Badge of Evil,"
Orson Welles
completely changed an early draft of the script.
d.
The Irish sequences were tinted green for the original release.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
The movie was
Howard Hawks
s first commercial failure. It caused Hawks to take a break from directing and travel through Europe for a number of years. He made his next movie,
Rio Bravo
, four years later - the longest break between two movies in his career.
b.
Production never used more than four total crew members at any given time, usually operating with just a cameraman and boom operator.
c.
Donal Donnelly
, who plays the corrupt cardinal here, was long known to
Francis Ford Coppola
as he had originally wanted to cast him as the leprechaun in
Finians Rainbow
.
d.
An atmospheric scene designed by
Henry Koster
to introduce the leprechaun was cut by producer Darryl Zanuck, according to the director.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
Also exists in computer-colored version.
b.
Claude Rains
was made to stand on a box for several of his scenes with
Ingrid Bergman
(not, however, in the honeymoon return scene). This gives the strange effect that Rains and
Cary Grant
are both slightly taller than Bergman, while Grant was actually about 7 inches taller than Rains.
c.
A real Brown crab was disemboweled, dismembered, cleaned and fitted with an internal armature for
Ray Harryhausen
s stop-motion animation of the giant crab. Additional live crabs were used for some of the "facial" close-ups, then later cooked for a crew dinner.
d.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 27, 1948 with
Ann Baxter
reprising her film role.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
Last theatrical film directed by
Hal Ashby
.
b.
Michael Winterbottom
was the original director and did extensive work before leaving this project.
c.
Peggy Cummins
was first considered as Norah, while both
Barry Fitzgerald
and
Will Fyffe
were contenders for the role of the leprechaun.
d.
After being cast in the role of Godfrey, actor
Liam Neeson
realized he knew nothing about the Crusades and began his research with The Complete Idiots Guide to the Crusades by Paul L. Williams, a book Neeson calls "extremely informative".
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
James Horner
composed the score in only fourteen days.
b.
A memo to the exchange managers and exhibitors (and sniped to 20th Century Foxs press book) reads: "CORRECTION! Please eliminate the following credits on Hello, Frisco, Hello: George Barbier... from the cast. Hermes Pan... as co-stager of the dance sequences."
c.
John Badham
: the Puget Sound ferry skipper near the beginning of the film.
d.
Jayne Meadows
found herself on the set of another
Tyrone Power
film when she accompanied her husband, screenwriter Milton Krim, to Italy for the filming of
Prince of Foxes
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Luck of the Irish (1948)?
a.
A.J. Ager wanted the movie to have a B-movie feel after watching Hong Kong Movies and many low budget 70s flicks.
b.
The character of Mark McBride, played by William Archiello, is an homage to the character Mark, from Friday the 13th part 2, played by Tom McBride.
c.
Anne Baxter
refers to someone who owns a boat named Sean OFearna as the man who can take
Tyrone Power
out of the Irish village. In fact, Sean OFearna is the real name of director
John Ford
.
d.
Hobart Henley starred in the first three episodes and then dropped out of the series in the fourth episode, due to an accident. Harry Carey took over and starred in episodes four through twelve.
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