GRAND THEATRE
TO-NIGHT -# A brand new battleship was an..chored in man-of-war row in Los AnJgeles harbour during the filming oi roack Oakie's latesfc starring Para- " mount comedy, "Sea Legs."i From ..stem to stern, from frowning four ; teen inch guns to anti-aircraft bat--teries, it had the appearahce of r •completely equipped nautical fighting . maehine. The vessel illastrates the lengths i " to which a motion picture company 1 rwill go to rrovide authentie scttings 1 and atmosphere for film action. It 1 • was built and eauipped by Paramount ■ - for scenes in "Sea Legs," the Crand j -'Theatre feature for to-night. I Much of the comedy action of this - Jack Oakie pi 'tuve place on the cecks of a mythieal nation' s sole bat.Itleshin. The compan/ was faced with ftwo altrr-atives jn pvoviding a set- . ..t'ng Bqttleshi;) scttings could he con..sti'uctcd on studio sound stages, r -i"a war c-raft could be built at the Ixar"boux\ 2-5 hxiles away. Tlxe latter course ii'was chosen in the interests of realism and authentie atmosphere.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 82, 27 November 1931, Page 6
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168GRAND THEATRE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 82, 27 November 1931, Page 6
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