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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tower of London (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Tower of London (1939) Quiz
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About the movie:
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
This feature may never have been released.
b.
Filming took 40 days.
c.
The battle scenes were an ordeal to film. Principally shot on August 19, 1939 at a ranch in Tarzana, the fog machine proved ineffective in the face of high winds. The 100-degree heat caused the 300 extras to suffer and rain machines caused the soldiers cardboard helmets and shields to disintegrate. Additional battle scenes were shot on August 22 and on September 4, 1939, but the California heat continued to play havoc with the cast, crew and equipment.
d.
Clifford Odets
wrote his original play in 1949.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
Writer/Director
Ken Wiederhorn
was trying to get out of the horror genre at the time Lorimar Productions bought his script. Once the film was released he received nothing but horror-comedy directing opportunities.
b.
Warren Beatty
suggested
Joan Allen
for the role of Pat Nixon. Allen was called to perform a reading of the script opposite Beatty, who was considering taking the titular role. Director
Oliver Stone
was so impressed by Allens performance, he offered her the role.
c.
Vincent Price
later admitted the "wine" he got drunk with in the film was Coca Cola.
d.
At one point in production the film was titled "Riviera" but the title was changed once the location shifted to the Caribbean.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
Although the events of the film occur over a couple of days, in reality the events were over with in just a few short hours.
b.
Official Selection: Denver Underground Film Festival (2008). WINNER: Audience Award.
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 8, 1943 with
Brian Donlevy
and
Charles Laughton
reprising their film roles.
d.
Basil Rathbone
was forced, due to scheduling conflicts, to simultaneously work on
Rio
during the first week of production. Rathbones assignment on this film also effectively prevented him from being cast on the far more prestigious
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
at RKO.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
Paul Guilfoyle
Alec Craig
were listed in some production charts for this movie, but they did not appear.
b.
After a preview screening in November, 1939, studio heads were alarmed that the score contained nothing but period music and ordered a new score be written. Time considerations ultimately prevented this, with
Frank Skinner
cobbling together pieces from his score from
Son of Frankenstein
. Only pieces of the original score survived the final cut.
c.
The gun carried by Bowie was a Nock Volley Gun. It was developed for the English Navy, the idea being to fire all seven barrels at once to sweep the decks of opposing ships or destroy rigging. It was an unsuccessful design as the recoil from all seven barrels going off at once was too powerful for one man.
d.
The last movie
Steve James
made with Menaham Golan and Yoram Globus, but not with the Cannon film company. That film was American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
Charlie Bontempo (
Joe Pesci
) says to Grace Bontempo (
Helen Mirren
) after shes criticized his hat: "Who do you think you are, the queen of England?" Helen Mirren played Elizabeth II in
The Queen
, and also Elizabeth I in the TV mini-series by the same name.
b.
On 3rd July, 2003 a public screening from an imported DVD was shown at the Balmain Town Hall (New South Wales, Australia) but shut down after a raid by the Police. No arrests were made.
c.
When being interviewed about the film by documentarians Ted Demme and Richard LaGravanese (for their film A Decade Under the Influence (2003)), co-star Roy Scheider expressed in a flustered manner, "I had never been involved in a film project that spent so much time studying how a woman drinks her tea!"
d.
Production wrapped on 4 September 1939, 10 days and nearly $80,000 over budget.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Tower of London (1939)?
a.
During the final fight between King Kong and Godzilla, King Kong tries to shove a tree down Godzillas throat. This is a tribute to the fight between Kong and the Tyrannosaurs Rex from the original King Kong (1933), where a famous publicity still from that encounter shows Kong shoving a tree into the T-Rexs mouth.
b.
Chinese-born
Anna May Wong
desperately wanted the role of O-Lan. Being a close friend of author
Pearl S. Buck
helped. She tested for the role, but producer
Irving Thalberg
was unsatisfied. Also, since
Paul Muni
, a Caucasian actor, had already been cast in the lead, Thalberg knew he couldnt cast Wong as Munis wife. The Hays Code prohibited actors of different races from playing husband/wife couples on film. (This was to avoid offending white audiences in the segregated American South, where there were laws against mixed-race marriages.) Thalberg offered her the "vamp" role of Lotus, but a distraught Anna May turned it down.
c.
Nancy Dowd
was inspired to write the script after she saw the
Ramones
perform live in concert.
d.
The August 3, 1939 Louella Parsons column announced that George Sanders was to play Edward IV. The part ultimately went to Ian Keith.
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