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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pearl of Death (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Pearl of Death (1944) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Pearl of Death (1944).
About the movie:
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pearl of Death (1944)?
a.
Rondo Hatton would play a different CREEPER in two follow-ups not related to this film, "House of Horrors" and "The Brute Man, " both completed in 1945, but released following Hattons death, which occurred on February 2, 1946.
b.
The tattoo that
Orlando Bloom
got on his right wrist during
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
is covered throughout most of the film. Its visible during the sword-fight in the blacksmith shop when Will raises his sword to parry after Jacks "Youre not a eunuch, are you?" and again below decks on the Interceptor where Elizabeth reveals she took the medallion and Will realizes it was his blood the pirates need to lift the curse - you can see it just as he reaches to touch the medallion on her chest.
c.
Even thought the story takes place in Bakersfield California, we filmed in Lancaster, California.
d.
Tom Petty
mentioned back in 1982 while filming the video for his song "You Got Lucky" (a post apocalyptic themed story) he wanted to do a small part in a futuristic movie. He said he wanted to portray a post war character, which he finally did in this movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pearl of Death (1944)?
a.
Alan Bates
was
Mihalis Kakogiannis
s first choice for the part of Basil.
b.
Shooting lasted from April 11-May 1, 1944, released September 22.
c.
In the scene where Cindy Lou gets on the bus to go back to college, Busey was originally supposed to answer her question of "What am I gonna tell the kids at college?" with "Cindy Lou?...Kiss my ass!" But director Steve Rash didnt like that line and so they came up with "Boola, Boola." instead. (According to DVD commentary)
d.
The movie was originally conceived in the early 1980s by United Artists and was to be written by
Tom Mankiewicz
, who had the movies only villain, The Blank, with Flattop Jones as the supporting villain in a side-plot. Mankiewiczs idea for the start of the movie was to have a beaten-up cop who was on his death bed having a police artist show his drawing of the killer without a face yet drawn. The beaten-up cop says, "Thats him!" and dies. Dick Tracy creator
Chester Gould
loved the idea and wanted him to do the script, but due to Goulds demands on the picture that no one could meet, the project was shelved. After Goulds death, the demands werent as drastic from his family members and the project was in development again. After some new attempts with other studios and directors,
Warren Beatty
purchased the rights and brought the project to Disney and an earlier draft written by
Jim Cash
and
Jack Epps Jr.
was rewritten by
Bo Goldman
which became the final script.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pearl of Death (1944)?
a.
For some curious reason Holmes cluttered Baker Street apartment has a photograph of a beardless Abraham Lincoln.
b.
Everyone on the crew had a role to play in the film (as an actor) except for Assistant Director/Art Director Wanda Lilly. When asked to play a role in the film, she said "No, Im doing too much already."
c.
Second consecutive James Bond movie where a female character is revealed to be a double agent.
d.
This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Pearl of Death (1944)?
a.
The original Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" by
Arthur Miller
opened at the Morosco Theater on February 10, 1949, ran for 742 performances and won the 1949 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
Cameron Mitchell
recreated his stage role in the movie version.
b.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 7, 1947 with
Tyrone Power
reprising his film role.
c.
The ninth of fourteen films based on
Arthur Conan Doyle
s fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes starring
Basil Rathbone
as Sherlock Holmes and
Nigel Bruce
as Doctor Watson.
d.
Three different versions of the ending were shot.
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