25% of the budget went to getting the rights to these iconic TV themes. #TrueHollywoodFact #SixteenCandles #TCMParty
Samβs singing voice provided by Marni Nixon. #TrueHollywoodFact #Casablanca #TCMPartyοΏΌ
#TrueHollywoodFact The burning and flooding of coastal areas was filmed before the role of Scarlett was cast. #WhenWorldCollide #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact When they drained this set after shooting wrapped, it flooded half of Hollywood. #TCMParty #TopHat
#TrueHollywoodFact The scarf was never nominated but did receive an honorary award for special achievement in not strangling Cyd Charisse. #TCMParty #SinginInTheRain
Half the budget was spent on hats. #TrueHollywoodFact #MeetMeInStLouis #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact Most of these dogs have retired from competition. #BestInShow #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact Some of these dogs have retired from show business. #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact Fozzie Bear was very interested in this role but his management felt that it was a poor idea, given the rumors about his substance abuse issues.
#TrueHollywoodFact Rock Hudson did all of his own rear projection work. #MagnificentObsession #TCMParty
#TheMummy was followed by a less successful sequel: The Daddy. #TrueHollywoodFact #TCMParty
#EmployeesEntrance was followed by a less successful sequel: Employeesβ Exit. #TrueHollywoodFact #TCMParty
This was the only movie that snake made. #TrueHollywoodFact #DeathOnTheNile #TCMParty
Original working title, Fewer Brides for Fewer Brothers, was ditched when they decided it wasn't catchy enough. #TrueHollywoodFact #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact Marni Nixon sang every part except Maria. #TheSoundOfMusic #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact The two glasses of brandy in the foreground were six feet tall. Thatβs how Hitchcock got that affect. #TheLadyVanishes #TCMParty
Sadly, she is no longer with us. #TrueHollywoodFact
βAirport β77 II: The Insurance Litigationβ was the planned sequel, but too many members of the cast and crew died of boredom before it could be completed. Period. #TrueHollywoodFact #Airport77
Lassie was very concerned about playing a character named Beelzebub. #TrueHollywoodFact #PeopleWillTalk #TCMParty
Perseus throwing the head into the ocean is how the sport of discus was invented. #TrueHollywoodFact #TCMParty #ClashOfTheTitans
Ben Franklin, inventor of going no contact. #TrueHollywoodFact #1776movie #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact That rattlesnake only made one talkie. #CallHerSavage #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact This was the only film that fish made. #TheAdventuresOfRobinHood #TCMParty
The Scottish Eagle was an unsuccessful sequel to the The Maltese Falcon. #TrueHollywoodFact #IKWIG #TCMParty
#TrueHollywoodFact This is the only movie the fly on Anna May Wongβs arm made. #Piccadilly #TCMParty
Quicksand, best known for their performance in #LawrenceOfArabia, came out of retirement in 2021 for #Dune and for the horror film #Quicksand in 2023, which unfortunately sank at the box office.
#TrueHollywoodFact
#TheManchurianCandidate #TCMParty
Didnβt we all? But like so many movie villains, in real life quicksand was mild-mannered. #TrueHollywoodFact #TCMParty #TheManchurianCandidate