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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mississippi Gambler (1929) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Mississippi Gambler (1929) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Mississippi Gambler (1929).
About the movie:
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mississippi Gambler (1929)?
a.
Joseph Schildkraut
was (improbably) cast as a Southern gambler in this film to capitalize on his equally improbable casting as Gaylord Ravenal in the part-talkie version of
Show Boat
. Actor
Otis Harlan
, who portrayed Captain Andy in the 1929 "Show Boat", was reunited with Schildkraut for this film.
b.
Filmed in the spring of 1950, but not released until the following year because producer-director
Robert Rossen
was under investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
c.
When Miriam is taken off the bus in the refugee camp you can hear the song "Arbeit Macht Frei" by The Libertines. "Arbeit macht frei," meaning "Work shall set you free," was written above the entrance at Auschwitz, the biggest of the Nazi death/concentration camps of World War II.
d.
The drive-in restaurant where Dick Powells character works is called "Callahans" in the film. The actual coffee shop in Hollywood was called "Carpenters" and was located at the southeast corner of Sunset and Vine Streets. It was one of the earliest "drive-in" restaurants in the U.S. The uniform worn is based on the actual uniforms the mostly male waiters wore. They were based on the uniforms that service station attendants wore. The reason for this new type of restaurant was to cater to the new younger movie star who wanted to be seen in their expensive automobiles. The restaurant was open all night.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mississippi Gambler (1929)?
a.
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!"
b.
Clark (
Chevy Chase
) uses thirty words to describe his boss (
Brian Doyle-Murray
)
c.
The title "Man on the Moon" refers to an
R.E.M.
song about
Andy Kaufman
from the album "Automatic For The People."
d.
The picture portion of the sound version survives in 16mm. The soundtrack discs are evidently lost.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Mississippi Gambler (1929)?
a.
A story circulated that
Emma Watson
broke her left wrist during filming and that you can just see a little bit of the cast under her sleeve in some scenes, but it turned out to be false.
b.
In preparation for the climactic concert scene, writer-director
Scott Cooper
approached country singer
Toby Keith
about filming a live segment of his film during Keiths half-time break in Albuquerques Journal Pavilion. The production had 10 minutes in which to film
Jeff Bridges
and
Colin Farrell
performing in front of 5 cameras and an audience of 12,000 fans. Coopers insistence on an element of surprise paid off when the audience went ballistic upon discovering the unexpected "star" guest spot. Farrells appearance on stage further fueled the mass hysteria as cell phone cameras lit up the auditorium. The whole extravaganza was up on YouTube within a matter of hours.
c.
A print of the silent version of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
d.
A large rock-like set piece was constructed for the film in the shape of a flattened U and was used for multiple locations throughout the film just by shooting it from different angles.
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