Question 1

Why does the escalator in Penn Station look unusual?

Accepted Answer

Wartime material shortages prevented MGM from building a real escalator, so they used a conveyor belt with high sides to disguise it.

Question 2

Which real-life married couple appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

James Gleason plays the milkman Al Henry, and his real-life wife Lucile Gleason plays Mrs. Al Henry.

Question 3

Who is the actress playing the luncheonette lady, and who is her famous daughter?

Accepted Answer

Moyna MacGill plays the lady at the luncheonette counter; she is the mother of Angela Lansbury.

Question 4

What song plays on the radio during the milk truck scene, and from which movie?

Accepted Answer

The song is 'Our Love Affair', a hit from Judy Garland's film Strike Up the Band (1940) with Mickey Rooney.

Question 5

How long is the continuous shot in the café scene with the drunkard?

Accepted Answer

The scene with Keenan Wynn as the drunkard is one continuous shot lasting approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds.

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