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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Scarlet Claw (1944) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Scarlet Claw (1944) Quiz
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About the movie:
When a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster, but Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Scarlet Claw (1944)?
a.
Louis Barron
and
Bebe Barron
worked on the electronic soundtrack music "tonalities" for only three months, the length of time given them by
Dore Schary
, head of MGM. He authorized the studio to send them a complete workprint at Christmas 1955. They received the complete 35mm Eastmancolor workprint at New Years 1956, a week later, still with many visual effects sequences missing and timed in with blank leader by editor
Ferris Webster
. From January 1, 1956 to April 1, 1956, they worked on the soundtrack score in their Greenwich Village studio in New York City while the film was in post-production in Culver City. The score was completed and delivered to MGM on April 1, 1956, and the film was released for a studio sneak preview soon afterward. The musicians union, however, objected to the soundtrack, and blocked the Barrons from being credited as "composers", hence the term "electronic tonalities".
b.
Listed in Journets inn-register is
Tom McKnight
of New York. McKnight was an adviser on Universals Holmes series.
c.
Sigourney Weaver
,
Diane Lane
,
Brooke Shields
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
and
Geena Davis
were all reportedly offered the role of Kathryn, but turned it down.
d.
The Detroit Free Press refused to advertise the movie.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Scarlet Claw (1944)?
a.
Scenes were constantly scaled back or cut to meet budget requirements. Effects scenes were almost always done the old-fashioned way with old tricks replacing new CGI.
Jonathan Hensleigh
discusses this in the commentary track of the original DVD edition
b.
Basil Rathbone
s last words, drowned out by the music, appear to be "God bless him" (in reference to
Winston Churchill
).
c.
Lane Community College in Eugene served as the location for the film. The new campus was in the final stages of construction at the time of production. This allowed the film crew to easily simulate the occupation of offices and buildings by protesters without interfering with actual campus life. Some pyrotechnic effects were used, including one that used black powder and petroleum that blackened an exterior wall and startled the cast and crew. A technician apologized for overdoing the effect (an understatement). Many local people were involved, including a few hand-picked for stunt work.
d.
Barry Levinson
specifically instructed composer
Hans Zimmer
to avoid strings in his score as he felt it would make the film too sentimental.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Scarlet Claw (1944)?
a.
The first cut of the film was completed on December 11, 2009.
b.
The eighth 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.
c.
Due to the crudity of special effects at the time (and the incredibly high cost of portraying it convincingly) all images of Superman in flight were animated in a manner similar to the way Superman flew in the Fleischer studios cartoons of the early 1940s. Sometimes animated images were even superimposed onto live action shots.
d.
Kurt Russell
was considered for the title role.
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