It Happened One Night (1934), from Harry Cohn’s then “Poverty Row” studio, Columbia, was the first movie to win all five top Oscars.
In addition to winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the film brought honors to Frank Capra (director), Claudette Colbert (actress), Clark Gable (actor), and Robert Riskin (screenwriter).
No, Krakatoa is not east of Java. The volcanic island of Krakatoa is in the Sunda Strait west of Java, making the title of the 1969 movie (Krakatoa, East of Java) incorrect.
No, Samuel Goldwyn, famous for his malapropisms, never said, “It rolls off my back like a duck”. Critic George Oppenheimer remembers coming up with this line when he was a Hollywood screenwriter. He won the commissary pool that the writers had going for the best Goldwynism of the day.
Spencer Tracy’s last words on film were “Well, Tillie, when the hell are we going to get some dinner?”. It was the last line of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967).
The Scarlett Letters were letters written to David O. Selznick by hopeful unknown actresses desiring to play Scarlett O’Hara.
Mildred Pierce was a waitress who bought an eatery that she built into a chain of restaurants.
Five people directed Casino Royale (1967). John Huston, Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joe McGrath, and Val Guest.