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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Weary River (1929) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Weary River (1929) Quiz
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1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Weary River (1929)?
a.
Lauren Wertz (who played the title character Penny) did all of her own stunts.
b.
Ann Robinson
s film debut.
c.
Xavier (
Ben Kingsley
) Fitch says that the alien signal was received by the Arecibo radio telescope exactly nineteen years after an outbound message was transmitted. Since the transmissions traveled at the speed of light, that means that the alien solar system is approximately nine light-years from Earth. There are two stars which are likely candidates, Sirius and Luyten 726-8A.
d.
When it came time for Barthelmess to sing the title song of Weary River (not once but four times in the course of the film), the Vitaphone technicians performed a bit of audio-visual sleight-of-hand. While Barthelmess moves his lips, the voice we hear is that of Johnny Murray. A Photoplay article of July 1929 reported that Murray had also been retained to provide Barthelmesss voice in the future, in the event that he starred in any other musicals.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Weary River (1929)?
a.
All the main actors were signed for multiple films but the sequels were never made since the first movie didnt do as well as expected.
b.
The Necromonger statues are based on the sculptures of Adolfo Wildt.
c.
In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2909,
Richard Barthelmess
talks to the audience about the film.
d.
The instant messenger used in the movie is MSN Messenger 6.5
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Weary River (1929)?
a.
Texas Land Commissioner
Jerry Patterson
was an extra and appears after the Battle of San Jacinto in a crowd scene shouting, "Hang him!" Patterson is shown briefly in costume in a cut-away shot with another extra while Houston makes a speech. Patterson also did several "PSA" announcements from the Alamo set to promote the "Save Texas History" web site.
b.
The scene at Santa Anita Raceway echoes a similar scene in
JFK
, and even hints at the previous movie with
John Williams
JFK theme played in scenes in which Kennedy is referenced.
c.
Vitaphone production reels #3021-3029
d.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Weary River (1929)?
a.
De Niro did a lot of working out several months before the movie and during the shoot to make him the muscular Max Cady, reportedly taking his body fat down to only 3%.
b.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
, and
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
were filmed simultaneously. The back-to-back shoot lasted a record-equaling 274 days, in 16 months - exactly the same time as taken for the principal photography of
Apocalypse Now
.
c.
In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
d.
The original Broadway production of "The Crucible" by
Arthur Miller
opened at the Martin Beck Theater on January 22, 1953, ran for 197 performances and won the 1953 Tony Award for the Best Play.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Weary River (1929)?
a.
A modern source lists
Billy Gilbert
in the cast, but he was not seen in the movie.
b.
This film was restored by The Library of Congress Motion Picture Division, the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment Company.
c.
According to
Caleb Deschanel
, the majority of the movie was shot with a speed above the normal 24 frames per second. This created a sense of relative slow motion in most scenes, which gave the performances and events more weight and drama.
d.
In the novel, Krista was supposedly to be in the late 30s, but
Ben Affleck
cast
Blake Lively
mainly because he was bowled over by her performance in her previous film,
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
.
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