Question 1

Why did Alfred Hitchcock decide not to include any musical score in Lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

Hitchcock reasoned that the audience wouldn't know where the music was coming from in the middle of an ocean, to which composer David Raksin famously replied about explaining where the camera came from.

Question 2

What harsh conditions during filming led to health issues for the cast?

Accepted Answer

Actors were soaked with water and oil, causing two cases of pneumonia for Tallulah Bankhead, an illness for Mary Anderson, and two cracked ribs for Hume Cronyn, temporarily halting production twice.

Question 3

How was the realism of the ocean setting achieved in Lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

The film was shot entirely on a restricted set with the boat secured in a studio tank, kept constantly moving with added ocean mist and fog created from oil forced through dry ice.

Question 4

What real-world diet connection did Alfred Hitchcock have to a fictional product in Lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

Hitchcock appeared in a newspaper ad for the fictional 'Reduco Obesity Slayer' after actually losing 100 pounds on a crash diet, leading viewers to contact him asking where to buy the product.

Question 5

Which major awards recognized Lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

The film received recognition from the Academy Awards in 1945, National Board of Review in 1944, and New York Film Critics Circle Awards in 1944.

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