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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) Quiz
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About the movie:
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)?
a.
George M. Cohan
s play opened on Broadway in New York at the Astor Theater on September 22nd, 1913 and ran for 320 performances.
b.
"Screen Directors Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 3, 1949 with
William Powell
reprising his film role.
c.
Spiderpig by
Hans Zimmer
reached #3 after climbing from the 20s in the Irish Music Charts. At just over a minute it is the shortest track ever to make it in to the Irish Music Charts. In the UK it got as far as the Top 20.
d.
Voted number 19 in Channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)?
a.
This was the only film directed by playwright and stage director
George S. Kaufman
. Kaufman directed the film in the same manner that he directed in the theater by closing his eyes and listening only to the actors speaking the dialogue, with no regard to how the scene looked. Since Kaufman knew nothing about the technical aspects of filmmaking, associate producer
Gene Fowler Jr.
looked after those issues, with Kaufman allowing Fowler to cut a take at his discretion if there was a technical problem.
b.
Right before the Hudson Ferry scene, Ray and his children watch in horror as a locomotive speeds by on fire, and out of control. The train is part of the MTA Metro-North Railroad, which runs in New York, New Jersey, and Conneticut. It can be identified by the paint scheme on the side.
c.
Gunnar Hansen
said that, during filming, he didnt get along very well with
Paul A. Partain
, who played Franklin. A few years later, Hanson met Partain again and realized that Partain, a method actor, had simply chosen to stay in character even when not filming. The two remained good friends up until Partains death.
d.
Writer
David Benioff
said in a BBC interview, "The first time I saw
Edward Norton
on set he pulled back his hair and showed me his widows peak. In the book, Monty Brogan has a widows peak, but I hadnt mentioned it in the script. But Edward so wanted to be in character that he wore a prosthetic widows peak for the entire shoot."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)?
a.
The final of fourteen films pairing
William Powell
and
Myrna Loy
.
b.
Peter Bogdanovich
s introduction to this story was through actor
Sal Mineo
who had given him the novel to read by then little-known Texas writer
Larry McMurtry
. Mineo had longed to play a part in the film adaptation but felt he was by then a little too old for any of the principal roles.
c.
The ship, Abdullah, that caused so much consternation to the Atlantis is the fictional name for the British ship, Kemmendine.
d.
Second of five movie pairings of
Clark Gable
and
Jean Harlow
.
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