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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Major and the Minor (1942) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Major and the Minor (1942) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942).
About the movie:
A woman disguises herself as a child to save on a train fare and is taken in charge by an army man who doesn't notice the truth.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
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.
b.
Director
William Wyler
decided that the Romans should have British accents, and that the four Americans in the cast would play Hebrews. This was a technique later used in
Masada
.
c.
Producer Sandy Cobe is also acting as theater manager.
d.
At the fight scene in the pool, the graffiti tag "Above" can be seen along with his infamous character. "Above" is a prolific graffiti artist in the Surrey and Vancouver area.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
Marie Wallace
originated the part of Ursula in the original Broadway production.
b.
Bill Pope
: The director of photography makes an appearance as a security guard who gets paid to count sheep.
c.
It was decided to include scenes of Susans (
Ginger Rogers
s) mother.
Spring Byington
was the first choice but was appearing in another film. Rogers suggested her real mother
Lela E. Rogers
, who got the role.
d.
Chapter Titles: 1. Murder by Accident (PCA No. 10141) 2. Flaming Treachery (PCA No.10142) 3. Death Rides Double (PCA No.10143) 4. Ghost City Terror (PCA No.10144) 5. The Fatal Lariat (PCA No.10145) 6. Water Rising (PCA No.10146) 7. Bullet Avalanche (PCA No.10147) 8. Death Laughs Last (PCA No.10148) 9. Cold Steel (PCA No.10149) 10.Showdown (PCA No.10150) 11.The Trail to Torture (PCA No.10151) 12.Calling All Buckboards (PCA No.10152) 13.Golden Vengeance (PCA No.10153)
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
The night of the premiere, producer
Mark Hellinger
received a telegram to help calm his nerves. The telegram read: From all the wonderful things I hear of
The Roaring Twenties
. I dont need to wish you good luck. Hope you dont suffer too much.
Joan Crawford
.
b.
Billy Wilder
s directorial debut in the U.S.
c.
This movie was first in development in 1993, with
John Candy
cast as G. It was then put in development hell following the actors death.
d.
When it opened in New York City, ticket prices were $2.00 each, which was considered astronomical at the time. In todays currency, accounting for inflation, that would be about $17 - $20. One million people saw the film within a year after its release.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
Robert Duvall
once said of his directorial approach to this film: "In order to truthfully capture gypsies on film, I knew I couldnt inhibit their free nature. Or it wouldnt be a film about them. I told them not to act."
b.
Irvin Kershner
: when Dr. Juliette Faxx is reviewing death row inmates files on the computer, the first inmate image shown is that of Kershner.
c.
Was
Richard Fiske
s last movie. He was drafted shortly after the movie was completed, and was killed in 1944.
d.
Within a year of the movies release, plastic manufacturing companies became enormously successful. Many people attribute this to
Walter Brooke
s quote about "plastics". Brooke himself once told his nephew that he would have invested in plastics, if he had known that the remark would lead to such success.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
A plagiarism suit was filed by
Robert Brister
and Harry T. Bliven against the use of the title, but it was dismissed by the court.
b.
It was originally suggested that there would be several sequels to
The Breakfast Club
, occurring every ten years, in which "The Breakfast Club" would get back together.
c.
Actress
Dorothy Comingore
was originally assigned in the Pamela Hill role, before
Rita Johnson
took over.
d.
Was produced for just $8,000.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
As of 2010, this is the only film directed by
Christopher Nolan
in which Nolan does not have an official writing credit - even though he wrote the final draft of the screenplay himself.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 31, 1943 with
Ginger Rogers
and
Ray Milland
reprising their film roles.
c.
In the spring of 1987, producer
Joel Silver
and director
John McTiernan
attended a performance of the play Dangerous Liaisons, in which
Alan Rickman
played the evil Vicomte de Valmont. Immediately, Silver and McTiernan realized they had found Hans Gruber.
d.
The two main characters were much older and more cynical in an earlier draft of the script.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
On the last day of shooting, director
Stanley Sheff
and producer
Steven S. Greene
bought the entire cast and crew an expensive lobster dinner.
b.
"Theater Guild on the Air" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 14, 1951 with
Ray Milland
reprising his film role.
c.
The masterminds of the Battle of Alcatraz are named Logue and Burns in the film. In real life their names were
Marvin Hubbard
and
Bernard Paul Coy
.
d.
The movie is mentioned in the book Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz. The book takes place one night in Danvers State Hospital. A group of teens spend the night to film a movie, and encounter supernatural events - much like the psychological aspect of this movie. The main character in the book references the groups actions as reminding him of Brad Andersons movie Session 9.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
This would be the first
Bud Abbott
and
Lou Costello
feature directed by
Charles Barton
, who is generally regarded as their best director.
b.
Jay Baruchel
and
Lindsay Sloane
, who plays his ex-girlfriend in this movie, were previously in the short-lived series
The Stones
together, playing brother and sister.
c.
One day while filming a scene the set caught on fire. The fire was caused by leaves on the set that were accidentally blown by an open flame.
d.
When Susu is asked by the 2 train conductors to prove shes of Swedish stock by saying something Swedish, she replies; I want to be alone, parodying the line Greta Garbo was believed to have once said, which itself was parodied in
Billy Wilder
s NINOTCHKA, with
Greta Garbo
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Major and the Minor (1942)?
a.
The 1974 Universal Studios annual report contained an advertisement for "Radioland Murders" as being in preparation. The ad gives the credits as "screenplay by
Willard Huyck
and
Gloria Katz
" "Produced by
Gary Kurtz
" and "Directed by
George Lucas
"
b.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 6, 1943 with
Diana Lynn
reprising her film role.
c.
The Capitol Records building, designed to look like a stack of records, opened in 1956. Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, the Kingston Trio, and the Beach Boys were other Capitol recording artists.
d.
The movies world premiere was located at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California, home to the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, on June 28, 2003. This was the first ever movie premiere at Disneyland.
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