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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Topper (1937) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Topper (1937) Quiz
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About the movie:
A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topper (1937)?
a.
Director
William Wyler
had previous experience with Ben-Hur. He served as an assistant director under action specialist Breezy Eason (
B. Reeves Eason
) who was one of the directors for the chariot race in MGMs mammoth silent version of the story,
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
.
b.
All SFX were filmed live, with no post-production. For example, to achieve the famous shaking head effect, director
Adrian Lyne
simply filmed the actor waving his head around (and keeping his shoulders and the rest of his body completely still) at 4fps, resulting in an incredibly fast and deeply disturbing motion when played back at the normal frame-rate of 24fps.
c.
Producer
Hal Roach
wanted
W.C. Fields
and
Jean Harlow
to costar as George and Marian Kerby, but neither was available at the time.
d.
This marked a spectacular comeback for director
Edward Dmytryk
, formerly one of the "Hollywood Ten" who had been jailed for contempt of Congress and for lying under oath while being investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee because of his former membership in the American Communist party. Such was the effectiveness of the film that Dmytryk even received a DGA nomination.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topper (1937)?
a.
Film debut of
Arthur Hunnicutt
.
b.
To keep the feel of the movie interesting, Director
John Singleton
often encouraged the actors to improvise during filming. Many of the humorous moments on screen are ad libbed.
c.
The fancy finned-back car driven by the Kerbys was custom built by the Bohman & Schwartz Co. using a 1936 Buick Roadmaster chassis. Originally the producers had in mind to use a coffin-nosed Cord, but it wasnt large enough. In the custom-made Buick there were special compartments for camera equipment, etc. The Buick resembles a Cord, but the supercharger pipes on the side were just decorations (a Cord comes with an actual supercharger). After filming the Buick was bought by the Gilmore Oil Co. and was used for promotional purposes for many years. It was updated in 1954 with a Chrysler Imperial chassis and drive train. The car driven by Cosmo Topper is a 1936 Lincoln Model K.
d.
This is the third live-action adaptation of
Akira Toriyama
s "Dragon Ball" manga; there were two other films before this, both of which were unlicensed and thus unofficial adaptations. The first was
Xin qi long zhu
("Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins"), which was made in Taiwan. The second, "Doreagon Boeru" ("Dragon Ball") was made in South Korea in 1990.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Topper (1937)?
a.
This was the first black & white film to be "colorized" in 1985.
b.
When we first meet Mike Church, hes parked on the wrong side of the street. Most people thought this was because
Kenneth Branagh
was parked up the way he would if he were in Britain. The real reason is because Branagh wanted a number of LA skyscrapers visible in the background.
c.
The original Broadway production of "Noises Off" by
Michael Frayn
opened on December 11, 1983 at the Brooks Atkinson Theater running for 553 performances with a cast that included
Victor Garber
and
Dorothy Loudon
and received a nomination for the 1984 Tony Award for Best Play.
d.
The first third of the movie was filmed entirely in the studio.
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