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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Torch Song (1953) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Torch Song (1953) Quiz
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About the movie:
Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torch Song (1953)?
a.
The music used for the opening dance sequence between
Joan Crawford
and
Chuck Walters
was recycled from the previous MGM film
Royal Wedding
. It was
Fred Astaire
s dance music for "Youre All the World to Me" (i.e., the "dancing-on-the-walls-and-ceiling" sequence).
b.
Mias dress from the dinner party (the purple one) is a copy of the dress that
Kronprinsessan Victoria
of Sweden wore to the Nobel Prize gala in 1997.
c.
The name of the character Craig Mitchell (potrayed by Glenn Forster) was based on the last names of
Daniel Craig
and his girlfriend
Satsuki Mitchell
.
d.
Scream queen
Elissa Dowling
is part of Anchor Bays DVD commentary, billed as the "hot girl".
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torch Song (1953)?
a.
In the song-and-dance number, "Two-Faced Woman," (music by
Arthur Schwartz
, lyrics by
Howard Dietz
),
Joan Crawford
performed in blackface. Miss Crawfords singing voice was dubbed by
India Adams
, whose prerecording was originally intended for
Cyd Charisse
in
The Band Wagon
. The song-and-dance performance by Miss Charisse (with
Oscar Levant
on piano) was dropped from this movie, but the footage appears on the DVD release from Warner Home Video. In
Thats Entertainment! III
, the Charisse and Crawford versions are compared via split screen.
b.
Filming began with
Jeffrey Hunter
in the lead, but a serious case of hepatitis caused him to be replaced with
George Nader
after one day of shooting.
c.
The sniper rifle used to kill The Bosss son appears to be an M24 sniper rifle with attached silencer.
d.
Robert Hardy
who plays the Headmaster later went on to portray Winston Churchill in five separate films; "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981), "The Woman He Loved" (1988), "War and Remembrance" (1988), "Bomber Harris" (1989) and "Agatha Christie Marple: The Sittaford Mystery (2006) (TV)".
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torch Song (1953)?
a.
34 gallons of "blood" were used over the course of the shoot. 4.5 gallons of "blood" were used just to cut off Erik Palladinos head.
b.
It, apparently, contains the longest "travelling shot" ever filmed. Filmed by
Paul Ivano
, the camera was kept on the move for more than ten minutes.
c.
In her mothers apartment, Jenny Stewart (played by
Joan Crawford
) is listening as the phonograph plays one of her greatest hits: "Tenderly" (music by
Walter Gross
, lyrics by
Jack Lawrence
), which, in reality, was a great hit for
Rosemary Clooney
, via her 1952 Columbia single. As Jennys platter spins, the voice of
India Adams
is heard, while Jenny reminisces about her early show-business career to her mother (portrayed
Marjorie Rambeau
). In Miss Crawfords own singing voice, she offers phrases of the classic ballad while the record plays.
d.
The film had already won the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival when
Dennis Hopper
delivered the film to Universal. Lee Wasserman, who had overseen the production and was in charge of the Universal independent subsidiary at the time, wanted Hopper to recut it. Hopper adamantly refused. Wasserman then said that if he did not recut the film, then it would only play for a limited time in the U.S. and that it would not even see the light of day in Europe even though European audiences were anxiously awaiting its European release, after it won the Venice award. Hopper still would not recut the film and refused to speak to Wasserman for years. In a recent interview, however, Hopper said that he has forgiven Wasserman.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torch Song (1953)?
a.
This film marked
Joan Crawford
s return to MGM after a ten year absence. She was previously under contract to MGM from 1925-1943.
b.
The Groove Tube was an outgrowth of the Channel One Video Theater, an off-Broadway experimental multimedia theatre formed by
Ken Shapiro
and
Lane Sarasohn
in 1967. One of Channel Ones writers and performers was a young
Chevy Chase
.
c.
Two of the beaches (Ko Phi Phi Leh and Phuket in Thailand) where this was filmed were affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004.
d.
Was sponsored by Patagonia and Powell Skateboards
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Torch Song (1953)?
a.
Stanley Holloway
was originally cast as Admiral Boom, but because he was working on
My Fair Lady
, he turned it down.
b.
In the sky banner, Johns words are color-coded red and Deans words are in green.
c.
MGMs ad campaign erroneously boasted that this was moviegoers first chance to see
Joan Crawford
in Technicolor. Actually, Crawford had appeared in a Technicolor sequence in same studios Ice Follies of 1939, some 14 years earlier.
d.
The exterior of Hill House in the film was not a set, but an actual house, although all the interiors were carefully designed sets on sound stages. While shooting exterior night scenes on location at the real house,
Russ Tamblyn
has shared a story of having chosen to take a stroll through a cemetery at the rear of the property and having had an experience nearly as terrifying as the film itself. You can hear his story on the commentary track included on the DVD of the film.
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