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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937).
About the movie:
An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
The first sequel to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
b.
Production designer
Grant Major
personally supervised the translation of all the writings in Balins tomb into Dwarvish. He was then horrified to learn that a visiting
J.R.R. Tolkien
scholar had taken great offence at seeing the phrase "Joe was here" among the writings. They scoured the contents of Balins tomb and found nothing, only to learn that the scholar - who was overly serious about everything to do with Tolkien - had been told this by a crew carpenter who has having a joke at his expense. Intrepid fans later published screen captures and translations of Moria wall segments where the runes spelled "John was here" and "Made in New Zealand". During pre-production, Weta artists asked Tolkien expert Michael Martinez if there were any examples of Orc graffiti in the book. Martinez found one citation (in the scene where Frodo, Sam, and Gollum see a defaced statue in Gondor). He used other passages to argue that the Orcs would have used runes to carve graffiti on Morias walls.
c.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 5, 1939 with
Ronald Colman
and
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
reprising their film roles.
d.
Oren Peli
s directorial debut.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #89 Greatest Movie of All Time. This was one of the newest entries on the list (from films which were released between 1997 and 2005).
b.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 17, 1946 with
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
reprising his film role.
c.
Mel Gibson
: One of the people Dr. Harvey turns into while possessed by The Ghostly Trio.
d.
In 1968 Chayefsky worked on a pilot script for a possible TV comedy series called "The Imposters" in which political subversives infiltrate and try to undermine a TV network.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
George MacDonald Fraser
s novel "Royal Flash" (and the 1975 film written by Fraser and directed by
Richard Lester
), one of a series of memoirs of the fictional dashing and heroic Sir Harry Flashman (who reveals himself to be a complete bounder, coward and liar), tells of Flashmans involvement (through the malice of Bismarck and Lola Montez) in the Schleswig-Holstein question, since Flashman is the double of a minor Danish nobleman who is to wed a German Baroness, etc. In the book, after barely surviving the adventure, Flashman comes home to London and tells the story (in a way that makes himself look dashing and heroic and noble) to his solicitor, an aspiring author named
Anthony Hope
(the author of the novel, "Prisoner of Zenda").
b.
In the extended DVD edition of the film, during the "Concerning Hobbits" prologue, there is a brief shot of Sam holding up a bunch of flowers by the rootball for planting. This is the only place in the trilogy where Sam - Bilbo and Frodos gardener - is actually seen gardening.
c.
The Character of Irene Bullock is in her late teens; Carole Lombard in actuality was 28.
d.
This was Cinema Center Films biggest failures. Produce on a budget of $1,000,000, it only grossed $245,073 at the box office. Consequently, CBS closed the unit.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
Robert Wise
was attracted to the project because of its overt anti-military stance and also because he believed in UFOs.
b.
Paramount paid $285,000 for the film rights to the stage hit, a record at the time. $115,000 to producer Sam Harris, $85,000 to librettist
Moss Hart
and $42,500 each to composer
Kurt Weill
and lyricist
Ira Gershwin
.
c.
Director
John Cromwell
was not happy with his cast. In memos to
David O. Selznick
he said that Fairbanks and Niven were "overindulged and lazy." Colman "never knows his lines. I dont know which one of them annoys me most. Also, both Colman and Carroll insist they have a bad side to be avoided by the camera, but its the same bad side. Shooting them face-to-face is all but impossible."
d.
Shipped to some theaters under the title "Easy Job".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
An open casting call was held in Holland, Michigan to fill 25 roles with local actors. The crew was expecting a few dozen people to show up, but to their surprise, close too 1000 people lined up to be considered for speaking parts and extras.
b.
Fay Wray
screen-tested for the role of Princess Flavia. Color footage of this - apparently
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
s home movies - survives in the Motion Picture Academys archive.
c.
In a deleted scene, we learn that Jim Hawkins is 15 years old.
d.
Fred Goodich
s cinematography in the film was stylized after many medieval paintings, particular those of Rembrandt.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
Although
Charlton Heston
s character is listed in the credits as "George Taylor", the name "George" is never seen or heard in the film. He is referred to only as "Taylor".
b.
The Persian word for "prison" is "zendân".
c.
In early 1947,
Irene Dunne
,
Spencer Tracy
and
Robert Taylor
were set to star.
d.
The film was completed in 1998 after 24 days of production, but was never released because it lacked a distributor. In July 2001, Cloud Ten Pictures snatched up the film rights.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)?
a.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 20, 1949 with
Ronald Colman
reprising his film role.
b.
The burnt out car that Edward Nortons character is examining is a 1990 Lincoln Town Car. Its also the same car the Narrator and Tyler crash later in the film. Additionally, Tyler says hed like to fight Abraham Lincoln.
c.
Lisa Leone
: the set decorator and second unit production manager is playing Lisa.
d.
William T. Naud
, a first time director, was given the opportunity to choose between directing this film or
The Great Escape
. He chose this film.
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