FILMLAND’S BOOK OF WONDERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 June 1937, Page 4

FILMLAND’S BOOK OF WONDERS

Studios nearly always use panchromatic film. Ordinary film is sensitive only to colour in gradations of black and white. Panchromatic, further sensitised by a colour dye, is sensitive to ail colours and, therefore, offers new sharpness of detail in finished product. * * * * Few stop to think that the film used in a motion picture camera is never run through a projection machine. This is a negative, impossible to project. As many as 500 complete picture prints must be made from it for cinema distribution. * * # * Every worker on a set where the floor is highly polished wears felt slippers over his shoes. This is so the glistening floor will not be tracked up before the scene starts. V Although there are 1191 players, from stars down to bits, in Hollywood who speak different languages, only five Chinese are listed for regular work. So when studios want many Chinese in a picture, they must hire non-professionals. On movie lists are 417 French speaking actors, 372 Spanish, 278 German and 60 versed in Italian. * * * * There are seven establishments in Hollywood making saddles, believe it or not. Four of these work solely on this type of product. Their patrons come from studios which require all types of saddles and from the many who ride bridle paths. Hollywood also abounds with polo players, giving further revenue to saddle makers. # * # # What happens to a beautiful gown worn by such stars as Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford or Myrna Loy? They are made specially for the star, and often the lady buys several for 'her own wardrobe. Valuable fur and lace are removed to be used again, and the rest of the gown is re-vamped and placed in stock to be worn later by bit players or extra girls who are called for work. # #

Hollywood has more churches and more church-goers per capita than any other fair-sized city in America, a survey shows. Practically every church is attended by some players.