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PARLV MCRUIMC, CALM SEA AFTtR. THE SToUJA SEARCHING FOP.'BRUWO’
Long shot made from tug boat at sea.
The 40-foot trawler " MIKE " owned by the author of " FIDDLER'S GREEN/' Ernest Gann.
Gann's "MIKE" that was to double for the "TAAGE" and off we went. What a time we had! Eight men aboard a 40-foot trawler that has accommodations for seven. But, what fun and what fishing! We all had our fill of albacore and salmon fishing. Hand over hand on tight lines and stainless steel leaders. The professionals don't use poles, you know— just a line and a jig. The jig has a hook with no barbe and you must keep an even tension or the "black beauty" will flip off. Knee deep in fish, fair weather, and cameras grinding, boy, oh, boy, that's the life!
That is, until we hit the storm, or maybe I should say the storm hit us. They always secure the diesel engine at night and wallow in the trough. I have never had such a wild ride in my life. My bunk was in the main cabin along side the radio telephone, which I used to communicate with our tug, and my wife at home. This bunk was also along side the stove and galley. What a racket! Every piece of hardware, pots and pans always ended up on the cabin floor and all night long the boiler factory along side my
head beat a deafening din, but what kept us awake was the sea, the wallow, the pitch, the roll, and the jerk!
Next morning the waves were so high that the tug would completely disappear behind mountainous sea.
That was enough! We had all of the shots of calm water, fog, fish and boats and men that the script called for. Now, we had all of the storm sequence and we headed for the St. Francis Hotel.
The thrid procedure was to put the film together and prepare a duplicate "TAAGE" in the studio, but that is another story. A vacation? Huh!!
By JOSEPH MAGGIO
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