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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
About the movie:
A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
A copy of this film survives in The Library of Congress.
b.
Actors
Martha Plimpton
and
River Phoenix
disliked each other while filming this movie. However, while filming the movie _Running On Empty (1988)_ they became a couple.
c.
A Jewel Production. Unlike most of its peers, Universal never owned a theater chain (ultimately, a wise decision given the 1949 Supreme Court anti-trust decision that would threaten the livelihood of many of its competitors). As a result, in 1916,
Carl Laemmle
devised a 3-tiered branding system to market its features to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (costly prestige productions). The studio would abandon branding altogether by the end of 1929.
d.
When Blanky imagines the Master arriving home, there is a brief shot of him floating down the stairs. Behind him on the wall are four paintings, each representing the functions of the other four appliances: a candle (Lampy), a radio (Radio), bread on a stick over a fire (Toaster), and a broom (Kirby).
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Part of the SON OF SHOCK package of 21 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original SHOCK THEATER release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 12 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.
b.
Stu was originally scripted to be an arrogant villain but
Chris Columbus
felt that it hurt the relationship with Mrs. Doubtfire so Stu was re-written to be more the perfect potential replacement for a father for the kids.
c.
Lon Chaney
put egg membrane on his eyeballs to give them a cloudy look.
d.
In the style of the
Thunderbirds
show which the movie is a spoof of, close up shots of hands were not puppet hands but rather real hands dressed up to look like puppet hands.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Final feature film of
Lyndon Brook
.
b.
Ben Carré
was called in to design the sets, and although he had worked at the Paris Opera House, he had already been living in California for some time doing sets.
c.
Ioan Gruffudd
was very excited about showing off to his Welsh parents that he was working on a major Hollywood production. Unfortunately, the day they came to visit him on set, he was filming an elevator scene.
d.
The source that this movie was based on was a book by
Charles A. Lockwood
and
Hans Christian Adamson
entitled Hellcats of the Sea, the title of which also became this movies working title.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Petula Clark
, who had many hit records in French and English, does her own singing in the French-dubbed version of this film. The French audio track is included on the DVD.
b.
The only part of the set sill standing is the Opera House, though the only parts left completely untouched are the boxes and stage sides.
c.
Mare Winningham
s character makes references to a history of drug addiction. In
Wyatt Earp
she played Mattie Blaylock, a laudanum addict who was Wyatt (Kevin Costner)s common-law wife.
d.
At one point in the film, Theresa Randolph (
Barbara ONeil
) tells Ann (
Gene Tierney
) that she is old enough to be her mother. However, in reality, ONeil was only ten years older than Tierney.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.
b.
John McCormicks selection of
Frank Borzage
as director for this film was announced on June 15, 1929.
c.
For the 1929 sound version, Universal purchased a pipe organ from the Robert Morton Organ Company in Van Nuys, CA. It was installed on Stage 10, which was first used for filming and quickly converted for scoring music as well as doing Foley sound effects work. The organ was used for scenes where Erik plays the organ in his basement lair. It was used in several Universal feature film scores including
Bride of Frankenstein
and
Ghost Story
, as well as episodes of various TV series produced by the studio. It was sold sometime in the late 1990s.
d.
Orlando Bloom
spent two months learning how to use a bow and arrow.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
According to
Brad Pitt
, the film was shot sequentially.
b.
Joel Miller
co-wrote many of the songs featured in the film.
c.
The play, "Success Story," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 26 September 1932 and closed in January 1933 after 121 performances. The opening night cast included
Stella Adler
as Sarah,
Franchot Tone
as Raymond,
Luther Adler
and
Morris Carnovsky
.
d.
Lon Chaney
devised his own make-up.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Originally called "Youre For Me".
b.
Several sequences were shot in various color processes for the top general release prints. Technicolor was used for scenes from FAUST and the Bal Masque scene, Prizmacolor sequences were shot for the "Soldiers Night" introduction, and Handschiegel (a process that uses stamps to hand-color prints) for the Phantoms notes and red cape on the rooftop. Only the Technicolor Bal Masque sequence is known to survive (an IB print from the 1929 re-release).
c.
The island of Pianosa actually exists 8 miles south of Elba in the Mediterranean Sea but is very small and could not possibly have supported the military installation depicted. This is pointed out by
Joseph Heller
as a foreword in the novel.
d.
In
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
,
Angelina Jolie
had to wear bra padding in order for her bust size to measure up to the videogame characters. Jolie wears considerably less (and possibly no) padding in this film, as the decision was made to give Lara more realistic dimensions.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Some well-known actors (including
Anna Sten
and
Marlene Dietrich
) refused to be in the movie fearing reprisals against relatives living in Europe. Many who did appear changed their names for the same reason, accounting for large number of akas in the cast list.
b.
When the film wrapped production, it took over a year to edit and score because the producers needed to secure additional financing.
c.
The Phantoms makeup was designed to resemble a skull.
Lon Chaney
attached a strip of fish skin (a thin, translucent material) to his nostrils with spirit gum, pulled it back until he got the tilt he wanted, then attached the other end of the fish skin under his bald cap. For some shots, a wire-and-rubber device was used, and according to cameraman
Charles Van Enger
it cut into Chaneys nose and caused a good deal of bleeding. Cheeks were built up using a combination of cotton and collodion. Ears were glued back and the rest was greasepaint shaded in the proper areas of the face. The sight was said to have caused some patrons at the premiere to faint.
d.
Peter Jackson
owns a number of props from the original
King Kong
and put some of the items from his collection into this film. These items include Skull Island spears and a brightly painted shield (seen in the cabins of the Venture) and some of the drums from the sacrifice scene (in use during the jig scene).
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Filmed in Stage 28 at Universal Studios, Hollywood.
b.
Marlon Brando
was reportedly involved in a string of stunts during filming. On location in Texas, he shot off a string of firecrackers in a hotel lobby, serenaded
Jean Peters
from a treetop at three in the morning, horrified cast and crew by playing dead for several minutes following the hail of gunfire that ends Zapatas life, and told visiting reporters that he once ate grasshoppers and gazelle eyes.
c.
Chris Cornell
s performance of the opening credits song, You Know My Name, makes him the first American male to perform a James Bond opening credits song.
d.
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.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)?
a.
Edward Sedgwick
directed a few scenes after director
Rupert Julian
walked off the set after heated arguments with cast and crew.
b.
The only James Bond movie made during the 1980s which was based on a full
Ian Fleming
novel title. This was "Thunderball". All the 80s Bond Films made by EON Productions were titles based on short stories (viz
Octopussy
;
A View to a Kill
and
The Living Daylights
). Some story elements from the novel "Live and Let Die" were included in
Licence to Kill
and
For Your Eyes Only
but neither of those movie titles were from an
Ian Fleming
full novel.
c.
The last scene
Jack Palance
filmed was moment where he and
Billy Crystal
are sitting at the campfire and singing trail songs.
d.
The opening sequence of the film, where RoboCop foils the gun shop robbery, was used as the early teaser trailer for the movie.
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