Twenty years under the sea (1936)

Page scan 000224 from Twenty years under the sea

Record Details:

Title:
Twenty years under the sea
Date:
1936
Publisher:
Boston : Ralph T. Hale & Company
Volume:
Twenty years under the sea
Leaf #:
000224
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 18, 2024
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TWENTY YEARS UNDER THE SEA or company was to mention the word hurricane, or anything in any way pertaining to it. By now the hellish noise, if not the fear of it, was gone, and even the smell of it, a very potent factor, had left our nostrils. Surely the tropical demons of Nature must be satisfied after dealing out two such terrific blasts. Within ten days the fluid dust from the bottom of the sea, composed of dissolved white marl, had settled. The water was as clear as crystal, like the great blue bowl of the sky above. And once more we were filming our scenes. Meantime we rushed through the work of rebuilding the camp, this time much more substantially than before, using less canvas and more wood. Although it was a makeshift, the main building was quite habitable. Peggy was given a brand new cabin with quarters for her maid, and with the aid of an army of Nassau carpenters and native help we were soon in full swing again. One of our doubles, having nothing to do in his leisure hours, jokingly chalked up the hurricanes, painting them in black on the side of the building. "Hurricane No. I, Sunday, July 25th. Hurricane No. 2, Friday, September 24th/ ' And then, to extend his humour, he added: "Hurricane No. 3 " 218