Pity the Poor Film Director
Film script writers seem to have no regard for the genius movie director. The literary gentlemen Mho concocted “Breaking tho Ice” which stars Bobby Breen, havo directer Edward Clino ou the spot. First they wrote a scene in which a mule winks back at Charlie Ruggles. But this was easy. A man tickled the animal under tho left eye—and he winked. Then the.y wrote a scquenco which, called for a hen to lay a brown egg young Mr Breen's hands. And that w r as tho final blow to Cline. How do you make a hen lay an egg ho wants to know? And how can you bo sure it’s going to bo a brown one? These script writers don't care w r hat they put on paper, the director laments.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 211, 7 September 1938, Page 11
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