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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Winter Carnival (1939) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Winter Carnival (1939)

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1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winter Carnival (1939)?
a.		The original script used the real-life siege of a British fort at Cawnpore (and subsequent massacre of its survivors) during the Sepoy Rebellion - a nationwide mutiny of Indian soldiers in the British army - as the reason for the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava during the Crimean War. However, shortly before the film was started, someone pointed out that the Sepoy Rebellion took place three years AFTER the Crimean War. The forts name was hurriedly changed to Chukoti, and instead of mutinous Indian soldiers, the besiegers were changed to tribesmen of a fictitious warlord called Surat Khan.
b.		F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally assigned to write the picture, was dismissed in a humiliating scene in front of the Hanover Inn during the 1939 Carnival.
c.		In 1962, the Columbia Records soundtrack release commanded the number-one spot on the "Billboard" popular albums chart from May 5 through June 16, and again from October 6 through October 13.
d.		The deleted scenes show multiple references to John Wilkes Booth, which frames the scene where the rooftop shooter jumps down from the roof and limps away on one leg.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Winter Carnival (1939)?
a.		Fernando Rey was cast by mistake; William Friedkin wanted an actor he remembered seeing in Belle de jour, and the casting director thought it was Fernando Rey - who was hired. Only upon arriving at the airport to meet Rey did Friedkin see that it was not the actor he had been thinking of; he also learned that Rey spoke no French. Once at Reys hotel (the same one he stays at in the film), Friedkin called the casting director, who realized he had confused Reys name with that of the correct actor, Francisco Rabal. Friedkin considered firing Rey, but changed his mind once it was learned that Rabal wasnt available and didnt speak any English, either.
b.		Josh Brolins big screen debut.
c.		Budd Schulberg was also fired off the film with Fitzgerald. And it all started with two bottles of champagne that Budds father, B.P. Schulberg, the former head of Paramount (1925-32), had given to Budd and Fitzgerald as a bon voyage gift at the train station in Los Angeles as they headed east to Dartmouth, Budds Alma Mater. He did not know that Fitzgerald was a struggling alcoholic.
d.		Most people working on this movie were WW2 refugees from France.