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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Merry Widow (1952) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Merry Widow (1952) Quiz
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About the movie:
This is a concept version of the operetta which uses much of the music but does not place the music where it might actually be performed in the original version of the operetta...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Merry Widow (1952)?
a.
When
Christopher Lee
was cast in this movie, one of the first things he did was apologize to
Joe Dante
(who also directed
The Howling
) for appearing in
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
.
b.
This film consists of the full 65 minute first episode of the same-titled serial, plus the cliffhanger resolution at the beginning of chapter 2 and about 45 seconds of new footage showing the capture of the villain and resolution of other details left hanging in the serial, making a complete feature thereby
c.
A Merry Widow is a short, strapless corset or corselette with half-cups for the breasts and long garters. It was first made by the foundations company Warners of Bridgeport, CT in 1952, to coincide with the release of this movie.
d.
All the electrical cabling meant to light the five-mile section of freeway during the liquid nitrogen truck chase was stolen. Not having enough time to replace all of it, the company had to rent or borrow every wire connected to the lighting on the freeway. That lasted for 5 days.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Merry Widow (1952)?
a.
The posters and DVD cases for the movie had Culkin with his hands on his face and screaming, based on the famous painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.
b.
Una Merkel
previously appeared as Queen Dolores in the 1934 film version of
The Merry Widow
, starring
Maurice Chevalier
and
Jeanette MacDonald
.
c.
Real sand was used in the scenes with Sandman, except where there were characters being buried/covered in sand. Real sand being possibly hazardous for such scenes, ground up corncobs were used as a substitute. It provided marvelous snacks for the cast and crew afterwards...
d.
The last commercially successful film made by
John Schlesinger
.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Merry Widow (1952)?
a.
The original plans for filming this property in 1945 for United Artists included
Mary Martin
(from the original cast) with
Frank Sinatra
,
Clifton Webb
and
Bert Lahr
with
Sam Coslow
producing for
Mary Pickford
. Pickford felt that only Clifton Webb had any box office pull and she was hesitant to commit two million dollars of her own money to production. After much indecision she finally sold the rights to
Lester Cowan
at Universal. The Universal version appeared in 1948 with
Ava Gardner
.
b.
David Benioff
aimed for a darker and more brutal story, and wrote the script with an R rating in mind. Producer
Hugh Jackman
did not see the need for an R rating, however, and the script was toned down to a safer PG-13 level.
c.
When
Lana Turner
s millionaire husband Bob Topping left her in 1951, she slashed her wrist and had to wear a bracelet during this shoot to cover the scar.
d.
The making of the film is chronicled in Joe Queenans book "The Unkindest Cut."
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