Question 1

Which real painting is represented by Rembrandt posing the street beggar and his son in the film?

Accepted Answer

The painting is 'Saul and David', based on 1 Samuel 16:14-23, painted between 1651 and 1658, and hangs in the Mauritshuis in The Hague.

Question 2

What speech by Charles Laughton as Rembrandt was so popular that Hedda Hopper printed it in her column?

Accepted Answer

Laughton's speech about women that began 'There was a man in the land of Uz' was printed in full in Hedda Hopper's column in the 9 September 1948 Los Angeles Times.

Question 3

Which actor in the film died the day after its London release?

Accepted Answer

Sam Livesey, who played the Auctioneer and was father of three other actors in the film, died the day after the film was released in London.

Question 4

What National Board of Review recognition did the film receive?

Accepted Answer

The film received a National Board of Review award in 1936.

Question 5

Which actress playing Geertje Dirx had trouble learning her lines, according to Elsa Lanchester?

Accepted Answer

Gertrude Lawrence would not learn her lines and had them written on her costume cuffs or on furniture on the set.

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