Universal Weekly (1924-1936)

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FLASHES FROM No. 855 Straight-from-the-Shoulder Talk by Carl Laemmie, President of the Universal Pictures Corporation Every day I find on my desk a complete report of scenes shot in our studio the day before. Just read a few of these flashes from the daily shots on "Flash Cordon" . . . the most unique serial ever made. 'The action in these rushes is all in the underground palace. This palace, being under water, must necessarily be water-proof. It was constructed accordingly. In olden movie days it would have been dark and gloomy, but now it is built in the modern manner. Steel plates and rivets. Port-holes and bulkheads, as on a modern ocean liner. Lots of electric light, plenty of white paint, nickelplated trimmings, beautiful cellophane drapes, fine rugs and other swell interior decorations. A real palace and no fooling. ''In another scene there is a scientific aspect with imposing laboratory equipment, electrical, astronomical, chemical, hydraulic and radio-active. "Wonderful serial material.