Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

ming — but in the picture I am supposed to be a man who cannot swim well, especially with a crawl stroke. That was not yet invented at the time of the story." They stayed in Honolulu only four days, living at the Royal Hawaiian and filming at a nearby beach that had long, rolling combers. They then flew to Kauai, two hours away by plane, for the scenes in which a schooner brings him to the island. "Honolulu is not so different from what we have right here. It is a prolongation of Wilshire Boulevard. It is Santa Monica, a little farther out in the Pacific. But Kauai is different. It is called the golden island. Its scenery is beautiful. Also amazing. Plants and trees and flowers are so lush there, where originally there was nothing but lava and water and air. Although you realize this, you can't quite grasp the miracle of this transformation — from lava, little by little, into rich topsoil. ... It was exciting to watch the volcano, and frightening. When you first see it, there is silence. Nobody speaks." He intimated that the players had little difficulty, registering awe at the volcanic eruption that takes place in the picture. (An old medicine man says that the gods are angry about this marriage of a native girl to a white man.) And their awe was not lessened after they flew to still another location, on the island of Hawaii. There they stayed five weeks, and spent the last ten days — or rather, nights, filming scenes on a high ridge between two volcanoes, Mauna Koa and Mauna Loa, with the latter still smoking from a recent eruption. Other things about the island of Hawaii he will not forget. For example, the hospitality of the people. "They receive you with open doors and open hearts. After a few days, it is as though they had known you for years." . . . The tin roof of his quarters in Hilo, and the machine-gun racket of the rain — four or five showers a night. . . The native village built by 20th in a jungle clearing, with his dwelling usually serving as a luncheon spot. . . . The Sacred Pool location, also in the heart of the jungle. "It is a beautiful pool, with clear water rising and falling as the ocean tide rises and falls, yet there is apparently no connection with the ocean at all." . . . The uncommon sensation of enacting a story in authentic surroundings, far from sound stages. "We wanted to make an honest picture about the Islands, and the first step was right — in the choice of the places where it would be filmed. Even the old chants and dance songs were authentic — recorded there, by natives who were not professionals. I hope to get recordings of some of them, particularly the last song of the picture, which is sung as background with my narration. It is very haunting." Did you have any uncomfortable moments— ? "Yes, when I first had to run barefoot on black lava. That was painful. At first, too, I was very uncomfortable, very embarrassed in a sarong. But that was good, since I was supposed to be. It's VOGUE says : "ACCENT YOUR EYES" WOMEN lNSj ST ON EYE SHADOW • EYEBROW PENCIL • MASCARA GUARANTEED 1 FULL YEAR W. T. GRANT famous $ J bra! mirror Jm for beauty A & B cups sizes 32-38 The best bra you ever wore for only f... You'll love the superb fit, smooth Look for the Lovlee "Mirror for rounded uplift! And the splash of Beauty" Bra at your nearest Grants pastel embroidery is oh-so-pretty ! . . .at 480 stores coast to coast. Created only for GRANTS by a world-famous bra maker