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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Paradine Case (1947) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Paradine Case (1947) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947).
About the movie:
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
There are approximately 800 visual effects shots in the theatrical cut of the film. There are roughly 1500 visual effects shots in the Directors Cut.
b.
David O. Selznick
originally wanted
Bernard Herrmann
to do the score for The Paradine Case. But Herrmann wasnt interested, so
Franz Waxman
was hired to do the score.
c.
The dinner scene with Billys parents pays homage to the static visual style of Japanese director
Yasujirô Ozu
, who is referred to by the OZU on the license plate of Laylas car.
d.
Both
Carrie Fisher
and
Debra Winger
auditioned for the role of Annie but backed out.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
The original cut ran four hours and thirty minutes.
b.
Alfred Hitchcock
: getting off a train at the Cumberland station carrying a cello (see also his cameo in
Strangers on a Train
).
c.
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.
d.
The first of the seven
Bob Hope
,
Bing Crosby
and
Dorothy Lamour
"Road" films.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
One of several Selznick pictures sold to ABC Television as a film "package".
b.
Laraine Day
was on loan-out from MGM.
c.
James Ellroy
, author of the novel
L.A. Confidential
(Hanson, Curtiss previous film), is an extra at the party in the home of the head of the English Department.
d.
While addressing his audience at the book signing, Mike says, "Stay scared." This is a phrase traditionally used by director
George A. Romero
, a friend of
Stephen King
s. Romero has said this at numerous conventions and often uses it as part of his signature.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
In the scene where the TV tries to convince the Master to go to Ernies disposal, theres a shot of the character pulling paper out of a filing cabinet. One of the sheets of paper has a naked woman on it.
b.
The original Hitchcock script for the film was written by
James Bridie
, and Ben Hecht contributed additional dialogue. But this script wasnt used, because the characters were changed, for example William Marsh became Andre Latour. This Hitchcock script is available at IUCAT Library.
c.
Due to financial constraints, the film took over two years to complete.
d.
Billy Bob Thornton
admitted that he was genuinely intoxicated during the filming.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
Inspired by real events: In 1836 the Comanches abducted Cynthia Ann Parker. She was raised by them and became a member of the tribe. When the tribe was attacked Parker was "snatched back," against her will. She lamented this and missed her son for the rest of her life. Her son, Quanah, became a Comanche leader. When his troops surrendered, he went to live among white men and became a businessman.
b.
Crew member Robert Jones took home the decapitated body prop once the film wrapped, and was pulled over while driving home by police officers who saw the corpse and thought he was a serial killer. The police held Jones at gunpoint until he was able to convince them the lifelike body was only a prop.
c.
Debuted at #1 in the US charts with $47 million, the lowest figure for a Pixar movie since
A Bugs Life
.
d.
In the adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie, Malcolm Keane (Anthony Keane in the film) is an Irish man, and
Gregory Peck
was of Irish descent.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
Despite persistent rumors,
Richard Kelly
insists that none of the characters in this film are based upon USC teachers or students.
b.
MGM secretly sent a second unit crew to Tecate, Mexico to avoid the American laws about ethical treatment of animals. Animals were shot fighting each other, and lions were reportedly starved to promote vicious attacks on hyenas, monkeys and deer.
c.
According to
François Truffaut
, Director
Stanley Kramer
may have watched The Paradine Case before he shot the Nuremberg Trial in
Judgment at Nuremberg
. Truffaut mentioned about some of the similarities between the two films in an audio interview with
Alfred Hitchcock
.
d.
Finished in 1988, not released in USA until 1991.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 9, 1949 with
Louis Jourdan
and
Alida Valli
reprising their film role and
Joseph Cotten
as Keane.
b.
Much of the films crew were friends and students of director
Jimmy Huston
.
c.
Development first began in 1994 with Disney sending a select group of artistic supervisors to China for a 3 week acclimatization and inspiration course.
d.
Around the time that this movie was made and released, child actors
Eva Griffiths
and
Robert Bettles
were aged eleven and thirteen respectively.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
David Gerrold
, the author the book, adopted a son as an openly-gay man. In his novella, the sexuality of the protagonist is not disclosed, but in his novel, he is identified as gay. In the Hollywood movie version, the protagonist is straight (with a female love interest), causing some criticism from some members of the gay community nationwide.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
David O. Selznick
cut several scenes from this film. Some of these cut scenes survived and they are available at George Eastman House in New York.
d.
The scene involving the shootout after the bank robbery was particularly tricky to film since they were only allowed to film on the weekends.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Paradine Case (1947)?
a.
The title card, "To be continued in space...", was placed there because of the filmmakers desire to take the franchise straight to space rather than wait later in the series, like other horror series often do.
b.
The Florence Flo Becker character was based on George Kellys girlfriend, Kathryn Thorne aka Cleo Brooks.
c.
Alfred Hitchock (I) wanted William Marsh (Andre Latour in the film) to be "a manure-smelling stable hand, a man really reeked of manure." So he tried to get
Robert Newton
for the role.
d.
Part of the Public Domain.
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