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Before shooting the scene a make-up man repaired the damages to Aherne's and McLaglen's complexions, yet managed to maintain that rugged, outdoor appearance which is demanded of the men who risk chances of re-arrest in their quixotic attempts to right the wrongs imposed by greedy land barons upon a community of settlers.
Construction of this community on a location site is one of the most interesting phases of the production. Hidden in a grove of eucalyptus trees (native to Australia, although they
rail fences separate the front yards from the roads, winding about through the trees, and serve to keep out the marauding livestock which roams over the, community. Each settler has his own garden, with cabbages, lettuce, onions and various vegetables growing in the soil. At the rear of the houses are barnyards with pens for pigs, chickens and geese, as well as sheds for the cows and horses. Sheep gambol about the hills and graze in the tiny valley along the creek's edge.
Each homestead occupies about an acre of ground and the
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Hal Roach (in center) is directing a group of players for "Captain Fury." Brian Aherne and Victor McLaglen are convicts shipped from England to aid the settlers.
also grow profusely and luxuriantly in Southern California) are a dozen quaint cottages, built by skilled studio technicians under the direction of Charles D. Hall, head of the art department, to be facsimiles of the cabins erected by those early settlers in Australia.
Most of the buildings are of logs, with dried clay filling up the chinks. Their roofs are of roughly hewn shingles, with here and there a piece of bark left on. Split
entire group stretches for more than half a mile on both sides of the creek, in which at this season of the year, there is a rapid flow of water.
Given an opportunity to get outdoors on a location trip, actors become like children at a circus. They are all over the place, fearing that they will miss something of the vast exhibition staged by nature. Of course, the livestock comes in for the greatest share of attention.
The horses are particular favorites. Much of the action depends upon the equestrian ability of the actors. With the exception of Will Stanton, all acquit themselves admirably. Stanton sneaks down to the corral at every opportunity to feed lumps of sugar to the mount assigned him. He has no faith in his own horsemanship. In fact, until this company went on location he could number on the fingers of one hand the times he had gone horseback [Continued on page 81]
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