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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.
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> # 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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> - 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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> # 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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> # 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.