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tains. At Payette Lake, Idaho, they finally found the ideal spot. Of course, an entire camp had to be built there for the chief characters and a number of extras.
The Ranger uniforms had to be in three distinct stages of disrepair ; nearly new, partly torn, and in shreds. Yet the costumes disintegrated so rapidly in the rivers, swamps, and forests that Mr. Tracy could wear a uniform for only two days. Twelve carloads of props constituted a veritable colonial museum.
From seven reservations of the Pacific Northwest came 364 Indians to portray the Abenakis, the Mohawks, and the Stockbridges of the story. All told, there were 291 warriors, 16 old men, 35 women, 16 children, and 3 papooses.
In order to film the swamp scenes, Mr. Vidor needed barges to float his camera and sound equipment right up into the pine trees. The most elaborate outdoor set was the Indian village of St. Francis, consisting of 125 separate buildings, complete both inside and out. The focal point was a stockaded log fortress,
occupied by the French allies of the Indians and known as "the citadel." In front of this was an immense square with a drum fourteen feet in diameter. Eight complete hides, soaked in the river every night to keep them taut, were required to cover the drum.
Before the principal buildings surrounding the square were more than 700 scalps fluttering on poles. They were made from human hair set in a rubber composition. Although the Rangers toss flaming torches into the roof and walls, gasoline was necessary to insure a rapid conflagration. Four thousand feet of copper tubing were laid underground and the gasoline driven through it by two compressors. The firing was done electrically from keyboards in the dugouts. In case the fire should get out of hand, firefighters were on hand to control it.
For the first time the Death Chant of the Blackfeet was used in scoring the background music. This traditional tribal chant was performed around the ceremonial drum.
While shooting the "human
Why do the Hangers cross the St. Francis in this manner