Miscellaneous Motion Picture Trivia

Motion Picture trivia questions and answers.

Who turned down the role of the marshal in the 1952 Western classic High Noon before Gary Cooper was offered the part?
A: Gregory Peck. Marlon Brando and Montgomery Cliff also were considered for the part by producers Stanley Kramer, but his backer insisted on Cooper.

What baseball great did Ronald Reagan portray in the 1952 biopic The Winning Team?
A :Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander.

What actress appeared in the 1987 film Made In Heaven as Emmett, a red-headed male archangel who served as head administrator of heaven?
A: Debra Winger, who agreed to take the role as long as she was not identified or listed in the credits.

What popular TV and movie star cut the first syllable--Bum--from his last name when he launchd his accting career?
A: James Garner--whose name was originally James Bumgarner.

The plaintive musical score of what British motion picture classic was performed on a zither?
A: The Third Man.

What are Captain Nemo's cigars made of in the 1954 Walt Disney version of Jules Vern's 20,000 leagues Under the Sea?
A: Seaweed.

How many days in jail did Zsa Zsa Gabor serve in1989 for slapping a Beverly Hills policeman?
A: Three. The judge also ordered Gabor to put her true age on her driver's license.

What is the only fast-food chain left on the planet in Sylvester Stallone's 1993 film Demolition Man, which takes place in the year 2032?
A: Taco Bell.

What top cover girl first came to the attention of American moviegoers as an enemy agent in the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again?
A: Kim Bassinger.

How many movies did tough-guy actors James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson appear in together?
A: Only one--Smart Money in1931.

What 1984 film was involved in so mulch litigation before its release that is closing credits include the name of the wining law firm?
A: The Cotton Club.

Who created the role of finicky Felix Ungar in 1965 in the original Broadway production of The Odd Couple?
A: Art Carney, best known for his portrayal of far-from finicky sewer worker Ed Norton on Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners. Walter Mathau played Oscar Madison.

What aspiring actor changed his name in 1938 after a movie executive told him "Beedle! It sounds like an insect!"
A: William Holden, who was named William Beedle at birth.

John Wayne wore a variety of studio-issued military uniforms in the movies. Which did he wear in real life?
A: None. He was granted an exemption from the military duty during World War II as a father of four and the sole support of his widowed mother.

What Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller was almost called The Man on Lincoln's Nose?
A: North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. The title that didn't make it referred to a key scene that takes place on Mount Rushmore in the 1959 film.

Motion Picture Trivia Questions and Answers

Motion Picture trivia questions and answers.