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Charlie

New game... Do you really know your film memorabilia history? Post interesting trivia about facts on movie memorabilia history...

To start:

Why are trailers called trailers?

David

I always understood it was because they used to follow the main feature 'trailed'?

Charlie

Ding, ding, ding....

David

No?

Charlie

That means you got it right.

David

This is good.

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Wizard of Oz...
Reports suggest each Munchkin earned $50 per week, while Toto bagged $125 per week. Ref

rdavey26

True or False?
Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.

Charlie

True?

David

Charlie said:

True?

Seems to made up to be false, agree with Charlie

rdavey26

Correct one of you guys post something.

Charlie

This actor could hardly complete the final dance/parade number "The Twist" at the end of the movie. Interesting sub-fact was that the big parade scene was to have happened earlier in the film. Name the actor and why he couldn't do "The Twist"...

rdavey26

Matthew Broderick. He was in a car accident.

David

Mel, you guy read the smalls far too much

Charlie

Not a car accident... But the actor is right.  

Charlie

Oh and it should have been  'Twist and Shout"...

rdavey26

Okay it is because he injured his knee when he was doing the backyard scene of running through backyards.

rdavey26

This actor killed two people in a car accident in Ireland and was hospitalized for four weeks in Belfast. Who is the actor?

Jedge

Let me let Ben Stein answer that one

Charlie

Blow jobs kill...

David

That sucks...

rdavey26

LOL go Jason. It must have been some good head he recieved from Jenifer Grey.

Charlie

Why are pre-1980s 1 sheets 41 inches?

David

No idea. Metrics?

Charlie

Pride... Let's see if anyone else knows and I'll tell you the story I got from Ed...

David

Pride? Really?

Going to be interesting I am sure...

Charlie

Nothing?

Paul

To tie in with us Brits, they changed to 27x40...

David

You guys followed the Brits? Go figure.

Charlie

OK this is not exactly a short story. Most motion pictures were coming from France in the early 1900s and Edison lead an effort to raise tariffs on and place quotas on films coming from outside the US. With this in place he created a need for more film and up rose multiple small production companies within the US. To put a stop to this, Edison (whom made most of the earliest motion picture films in the US) attempted to corner the market and began developing alliances with other motion picture companies. He tried to legally develop an Association that would grant licenses and establish rules for the industry but that failed with one hold out. After that attempt Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC)... The most important member to Edison was Eastman Kodak whom produced the actual film. Edison the formed the General Film Company (GFC) to distribute the films of the MPPC this is what became known as the "Trust"...

So why is this important? Edison leading the "Trust" wanted his poster to be the best in the business and of the highest show quality. So the One Sheets from the "Trust" were sized at 41" which was 1" larger than standard printing presses and cost more to produce. To keep up with the "Trust" independent distributors matched the size which lasted until the studios retook control of poster distribution looking for ways to lower cost.

This is very important to realize where posters were printed. If a poster is not 41" and not cut - most likely it was printed at a local shop and not an official poster for a film.... and etc....

Paul

But posters were only 27" the other way so would easily fit in a printing press...