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> CRC: 0xF624606C File: trivia.list Date: Fri Feb 9 00:00:00 1996
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> Version: 1.25 (February 1996)
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< * Massive Update!
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> * More entries for 40s musicals
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< Please read rules regarding acceptable trivia (at end of file) before
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> *PLEASE* read rules regarding acceptable trivia (at end of file) before
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> # 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1933)
> - 'James Cagney' (qv) was originally set for the male lead.
>
>
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< from the limo with a pack of cigarettes for Ringo!
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> from the limo with a pack of cigarettes for Starr.
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> # 55 Days at Peking (1963)
> - Director 'Nicholas Ray' (qv) walked off the set and never worked again in
> Hollywood. 'Andrew Marton' (qv) and 'Guy Green' (qv) finished the film.
>
>
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> - Originally to be directed by 'Water Hill' (qv), but he pulled out and gave
> the job to 'Ridley Scott' (qv).
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< whom were director 'Ridley Scott' (qv)'s children) dressed in scaled down
< spacesuits. This has the effect of making the ship look bigger.
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> whom were Scott's dressed in scaled down spacesuits. This has the effect of
> making the ship look bigger.
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< - ``Nostromo'' is the title of a 'Joseph Conrad' (qv) book. See also
< _Aliens (1986)_ (qv).
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> - ``Nostromo'' is the title of a 'Joseph Conrad' (qv) book. The shuttle that
> Ripley escapes on is called the ``Narcissus'', a reference to another
> Conrad book. See also _Aliens (1986)_ (qv).
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> # All About Eve (1950)
> - The working title was ``Best Performance''.
> - Although he received screen credit, 'Eddie Fisher' (qv)'s scene was cut before
> the film's release.
> - 'Daryl F. Zanuck' (qv) envisioned 'Marlene Deitrich' (qv) as Margo Channing,
> 'Jeanne Crain' (qv) as Eve Harrington, and 'Jose Ferrer' (qv) as Addison
> DeWitt. Director 'Herman Mankiewicz' (qv)'s early choices for the Margo
> Channing role were 'Claudette Colbert' (qv) and 'Gertrude Lawrence' (qv).
>
>
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> # Anniversary, The (1968)
> - Original director, 'Alvin Rakoff' (qv) was replaced by 'Roy Ward Baker' (qv)
> when 'Bette Davis' (qv) demanded the change.
>
>
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> # Babe (1995)
> - 48 different Yorkshire pigs played the part of Babe.
>
>
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> # Band Wagon, The (1953)
> - 'Cyd Charisse' (qv)'s singing was dubbed by 'India Adams' (qv).
>
>
> # Bandera, La (1935)
> - The movie was initially dedicated to Colonel Franco and his troops. The
> dedication was removed after the Spanish civil war.
>
>
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< _Nosferatu (1922)_ (qv).
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> _Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)_ (qv).
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> - The car yard (set up in for the film in Victoria St Richmond an inner suburb
> of Melbourne) was so real that the crew kept receiving genuine offers
> from the public wishing to purchase the vehicles.
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< - DIRCAMEO(Alfred Hitchcock): being bothered by a small boy on the
< subway.
< - The film was Hitchcock's and England's first talking picture.
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> - Much of the film was originally shot silent; when sound became available
> during the course of shooting, director 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv) re-shot
> certain scenes with sound.
> - A German-language version was produced at the same time, also directed
> by Hitchcock.
> - DIRCAMEO(Alfred Hitchcock): being bothered by a small boy on the
> subway.
1937a1985,1996
> # Campana del Infierno, La (1973)
> - Director 'Claudio Hill' (qv) fell from the tower housing the title bell on
> the last day of shooting and was killed. The film was completed by
> 'Juan Antonio Bardem' (qv).
>
>
> # Can-Can (1960)
> - During filming, 'Nikita Khurshchev' (qv) visited the set with his wife. He
> reportedly was shocked by the open sexuality on display, and remarked:
> ``The face of mankind is prettier than its backside.''
>
>
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> - The original ending showed Dante getting shot and killed during a
> robbery.
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> # Criminals of the Air (1937)
> - Working title was ``Guardians of the Air,'' then previewed as ``Honeymoon
> Pilot.''
> - 'Rita Hayworth' (qv)'s name change came between the preview, where she was
> credited as 'Rita Cansino' (qv), and the release print.
>
>
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> - 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv) was brought in to do uncredited ``punch-ups'' of
> the dialoueg.
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< - CAMEO(Malcom Mc Dowell): Maxwell Perkins
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> - CAMEO(Malcom McDowell): Maxwell Perkins
> - CAMEO(Norman Baskin): giving directions to Rawlings.
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> # Cyber Bandits (1995)
> - CAMEO([Visual Effects Supervisor]): behind the VR table in the nightclub
> scene.
> - Originally titled ``A Sailor's Tattoo'', but renamed before release by
> Columbia-TriStar.
>
>
>
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> # Dangerous (1935)
> - Working title was ``Hard Luck Dame''.
>
>
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> # Delicatessen (1991)
> - Rumoured to be a surrealistic interpretation of
> _The Delicate Delinquent (1957)_ (qv).
>
>
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<
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> - The final campfire scene was left out of the original shooting
> schedule and was shot after both motorcycles had been stolen.
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< # Fort Saganne (1984)
< - Director 'Nicholas Ray' (qv) walked off the set and never worked again in
< Hollywood. 'Andrew Marton' (qv) and 'Guy Green' (qv) finished the film.
<
<
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> # Foundling, The (1915)
> - Unreleased - only print destroyed by fire before release
> - This 1915 film was completed in August and reviewed by trade papers, but was
> destroyed by fire in a studio accident. It was immediately remade with a
> different director and a slightly different cast and release on 2 January
> 1916, only 6 days after the scheduled release date for the destroyed version.
>
>
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> # From Dusk Till Dawn (1995)
> - The burgers eaten in the hotel are ``Kahuna Burgers'', the same ones
> featured in _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv), which was also written by
> 'Quentin Tarantino' (qv).
>
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> # Giu la Testa (1971)
> - The film was originally due to be directed by 'Peter Bogdanovich' (qv),
> but 'Sergio Leone' (qv) took over.
>
>
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> # Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980)
> - Director 'Jamie Uys' (qv) searched for 3 months in the Kakahari, South
> Africa, to find the perfect Bushman ('N!xay' (qv)) who in real life had no
> contact with modern civilization to play the role of Xi.
>
>
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< three days and 63 takes to suit director 'Charles Chaplin' (qv).
<
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> three days and 63 takes to suit director 'Charles Chaplin' (qv). The boot
> was made of licorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to hospital suffering
> insulin shock.
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> - 'Clark Gable' (qv) was so distressed over the requirement that he cry on
> film (during the scene where Melanie is comforting Rhett after Bonnie has
> died) that he almost quit. 'Olivia de Havilland' (qv) convinced him to
> stay on the film.
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< 'Olivia de Havilland' (qv) since Leigh could not produce a convincing enough
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> de Havilland since Leigh could not produce a convincing enough
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> # Great Lie, The (1941)
> - The working title was ``Far Horizon''.
>
>
> # Great Moment, The (1944)
> - Originally a much more serious film. After picking up some confused reviews
> Paramount insisted that it be recut.
>
>
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> # He Walked by Night (1948)
> - Part of the film was directed (uncredited) by 'Anthony Mann' (qv).
>
>
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<
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> # Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
> - 'Barbara Stanwyck' (qv) was originally sought for the role of Jewel Mayhew
> which eventually went to 'Mary Astor' (qv).
> - 'Joan Crawford' (qv) had been signed for the role of Miriam, but she took
> sick and was hospitalized as filming began. Scenes were shot around her,
> but when it became evident that she would have to be replaced,
> 'Robert Aldrich' (qv) flew to Switzerland and convinced
> 'Olivia de Havilland' (qv) to step in.
>
>
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> - CAMEO(Humphrey Bogart): in the roadhouse scene
> - CAMEO(Peter Lorre): in the roadhouse scene
> - CAMEO(Sidney Greenstreet): in the roadhouse scene
> - CAMEO(Ward Bond): in the roadhouse scene
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> # Jeanne Dore (1915)
> - Filmed to avoid showing 'Sarah Bernhardt' (qv)'s amputated leg.
>
>
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> # Jimmy the Gent (1934)
> - Working title: ``Always a Gent''.
>
>
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< - The Waponi's tribal song is sung to the tune of ``When Johnny Comes Marching
< Home''.
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>
>
> # John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
> - Notre Dame University got a court injunction to delay the release of the film,
> claiming the studio had "knowingly and illegally misappropriated, diluted and
> commercially expolited for their private profit the names, symbols, football
> team, prestige, high reputation and goodwill" of the university. After three
> months of court battles, the studio won out.
>
>
>
> # Jordan is a Hard Road (1915)
> - Director 'Allan Dwan' (qv) hired famed evangelist 'Billy Sunday' (qv) to
> preach a real-life revival meeting in a tent in Hollywood. He filmed the
> attendees and intercut these shots with shots of actor 'Frank Campeau' (qv)
> acting the part of a preacher.
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> # Juarez (1939)
> - 'Orry-Kelly' (qv) designed costumes for 'Bette Davis' (qv) which changed ino
> tone as the film progressed; from white at the beginning, changing to gray
> in mid-film, and then to black at the end when she goes insane.
>
>
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> - Dominick has ``Ghostbusters'' (qv) sheets. _Ghostbusters (1984)_ (qv) was
> also directed by 'Ivan Reitman' (qv).
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> # Liebe im Ring (1930)
> - Planned as a silent film, but a script was added when orders came to make
> it a ``talkie''.
>
>
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>
> # Marie Antoinette (1938)
> - Originally to be directed by 'Sidney Franklin' (qv), but replaced by
> 'William S. Van Dyke' (qv).
>
>
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> # Midnight (1939)
> - 'Barbara Stanwyck' (qv) was originally slated for the role of Eve Peabody,
> but was replaced by 'Claudette Colbert' (qv) because of scheduling problems.
> - 'Mary Astor' (qv)'s pregnancy caused some filming problems.
>
>
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> - 'Rex Harrison' (qv) wanted 'Julie Andrews' (qv) for the role of Eliza, since
> they had played together in the Broadway version.
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> - The Roman taxi driver ('Roberto Benigni' (qv)) has an 8-ball as a gearstick
> knob. In _Down by Law (1986)_ (qv), Benigni played a character who killed
> a man using an 8-ball.
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> # Now, Voyager (1942)
> - Producer 'Hal B. Wallis' (qv) originally wanted 'Irene Dunne' (qv) for the
> lead role, but 'Bette Davis' (qv) convinced him otherwise.
>
>
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> # Old Homestead, The (1935)
> - The Fifth Avenue mansion scenes were actually shot at the New England
> home of 'Denman Thompson' (qv), the playwright whose play is the basis for
> the film.
>
>
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> # Orchestra Wives (1942)
> - 'Lynn Bari' (qv)'s singing was dubbed by 'Pat Friday' (qv).
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> # Philadelphia (1993)
> - 'Tom Hanks' (qv) lost 12kg during his role for this film.
>
>
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> - Mrs Freeling's line ``Mmmm... smell that mimosa'' is taken directly from
> _The Uninvited (1944)_ (qv).
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> # Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939)
> - To give the illusion of baldness, 'Bette Davis' (qv) shaved her head two
> inches in front to show a high forehead under Elizabeth's red wigs.
>
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> # Race with the Devil (1975)
> - Director 'Jack Starret' (qv) claims he hired real life witches and satanists
> as cult-member extras.
>
>
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> - After being interviewed by the psychiatrist, Raymond ('Dustin Hoffman' (qv))
> leans his head against Charlie's and says ``My main man Charlie''. This
> was unscripted, and improvised by Hoffman.
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> - The set builders forgot to put an extra door in the lab set, thus Dr. Scott
> had to crash through the wall for his entrance.
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> # Safety Last (1923)
> - 'Harold Lloyd' (qv) first tested the safety precautions for the clock stunt
> by dropping a dummy onto the mattress below. The dummy bounced off and
> plummetted to the street below.
>
>
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> # Satan Met a Lady (1936)
> - The orking titles were ``The Man in the Black Hat,'' ``Men on Her Mind,'' and
> ``Hard Luck Dame.''
>
>
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> # Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
> - 'Matt Mattox' (qv)' singing was dubbed by 'Bill Lee' (qv).
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>
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> # Special Agent (1935)
> - The Hays office objected to a bit of dialogue by character Nick Carston
> so rather than reshoot the scene, the sound was eliminated.
>
>
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> # Submarine D-1 (1937)
> - 'Ronald Reagan' (qv) had a role in this film, but it was completely edited
> out.
>
>
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> # Sweet Charity (1969)
> - Original producer Ross Hunter dropped out after a conflict with director
> Bob Fosse over how to handle the racy story line.
>
>
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< the Palantine campaign headquarters in slow-motion.
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> the Palantine campaign headquarters in slow-motion. He also appears as the
> irate husband in Bickle's cab.
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> # Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
> - 'Del Porter' (qv) dubbed 'Charles Smith' (qv)'s singing, 'Carol Stewart' (qv)
> 'Vera-Ellen' (qv)'s.
>
>
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> # Three Little Words (1950)
> - Vocals for 'Vera-Ellen' (qv) were dubbed by 'Anita Ellis' (qv).
> - Vocals for 'Debbie Reynolds' (qv) were dubbed by 'Helen Kane' (qv).
>
>
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< bears the name ``Binford Tools'', the name of the company run by Allen's
< character in _"Home Improvements" (1991)_ (qv).
< - One of the cars' license plate is ``HTT1195'', which means ``Hits The
< Theatres 11/95'', referring to the film's US release date.
<
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> bears the name ``Binford Tools'', the name of the company which sponsors
> Allen's character's show in _"Home Improvements" (1991)_ (qv).
> - One of the cars' license plate is ``HTT1195'', which references the
> company ``Hi Tech Tunes'', which produced the film.
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< screen time, with the fight at the end of the film taking nearly four months
< to shoot.
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> screen time. The seven-minute fight at the end of the film took nearly four
> months to shoot.