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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939).
About the movie:
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
John Ford
and producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
fought an extended battle over control of the film. Ford even had unused takes of the film destroyed so the studio could not insert them into the movie. One scene that Ford insisted on cutting was a scene where Lincoln met his future assassin, a very young John Wilkes Booth.
b.
Keenan Wynn
was the first choice to play Perry White but he was having heart problems so the part had to be recast with
Jackie Cooper
.
c.
Certain spontaneous reactions of the actors were kept in the movie for greater effect. When Fundiswa steps from the vehicle into District 9 for the first time, his characters reaction of diving for cover - actor Mandla Gaduka was told there would be no gunfire, however, stunt men began firing unexpectedly. Obesanjos "Holy shit!" reaction when Wikus shoots the gangster - actor Eugene Khumbanyiwa was not prepared for the strength of the air compressors that blew out the side of the shack. Koobus reaction to his truck flipping after being hit - the truck actually did not flip after several attempts and actor David James (XLII) response was in frustration to the stunt not working.
d.
After the suicide of her husband
Paul Bern
, which occurred during filming, most of
Jean Harlow
s scenes were re-shot, with higher neck-lines on her dresses.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
Tom Cruise
s film debut.
b.
Over a hundred pairs of latex hands were made for the "Helping Hands" scene.
c.
The lead role of Kate was offered to
Jodie Foster
and
Sigourney Weaver
.
d.
Henry Fonda
originally turned down the role of Lincoln, saying he didnt think he could play such a great man. He changed his mind after
John Ford
asked him to do a screen test in full makeup. After viewing himself as Lincoln in the test footage, Fonda liked what he saw, and accepted the part. He later told an interviewer, "I felt as if I were portraying Christ himself on film."
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
The Mexican (Spanish language) version is cut, namely the strip-tease show by the starlet Rita.
b.
Henry Fonda
wore specially made boots that made him appear taller.
c.
Charles Bronson
was about sixty-two years of age when he appeared in this movie.
d.
Though film was not released until 1999 on video, it bears a 1994 copyright.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
Bobby Vinton
played the middle brother, despite being four years older than
Patrick Wayne
.
b.
The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1942, but passed uncut 10 years later.
c.
After watching his earlier short films,
Steven Spielberg
considered
Tim Burton
to direct the film. But decided against it because at the time Burton had never directed a full feature length film.
d.
Final film of
Alice Brady
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
During the cricket match in the alley, there is a line "If that was a googly, Im a Chinaman". In cricket, a "googly" is type of delivery bowled by right-handed leg-spinner, where the ball moves into the batsman rather than away from him. It is also called a "wrongun". (Note: left-handed spin bowlers are sometimes called "chinaman" bowlers.)
b.
Lewis Black
s first movie.
c.
The trial of William "Duff" Armstrong, on which the fictionalized defense of Matt and Adam Clay shown in this movie is based, actually took place in 1858, when Lincoln was a successful railroad attorney and soon to be a nominee for the Senate. The other person accused of murder had been convicted in a separate trial several months earlier.
d.
In his non-fiction book Danse Macabre,
Stephen King
declared this to be the scariest movie of all time and that
Alan Arkin
s performance "may be the greatest evocation of screen villainy ever."
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)?
a.
The studio, expecting the film to perform poorly at the box office, pushed for a relatively quick release onto home video; however, the film was one of the sleeper hits of the season, thanks to terrific reviews and positive word of mouth, and had a lengthy stay in theatres, and was still in theatres, in fact, when it was released to video stores.
b.
Ferenc Molnár
s play was unpublished and called "The Girl from Trieste."
c.
The sight gags in which Harpo eats the lobbys telephone and drinks from the inkwell were not in the original play.
Robert Florey
improvised the gags to give Harpo bits of silent business to do.
d.
"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on July 10, 1946 with
Henry Fonda
reprising his film role.
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