“BEAU SABREUR”
CITY IN DESERT In all, slightly more than 726,000yds of canvas was required for the 54 tents put up for the Paramount location camp near Guadalupe, California, where desert scenes for “Beau Sabreur” were Aimed. In these tents, the 1,500 actors, technicians, and others engaged in making the production, resided for an extra month. Carpenters built and laid 135,000 ft of timber in constructing these living quarters. Thirty of the tents were 25ft square, while the others were larger. For the side boards of all the 54 tents, 81,600 ft of timber was required, and for the floors 53,400 ft of boards were used.
It took a Los Angeles company three days and nights, working at capacity, to turn out the order, so that the 1,500 persons could live in cheerful quarters. Bach tent was equipped Yvith shower baths, having hot and cold water, together with other modern conveniences. John Waters is the “Beau Sabreur” director, and the production is a companion to the successful “Beau Geste.” Although only 30 years of age, Lucien Littlefield, well-known character player, has enacted screen roles ranging from 18 to 80 during his film career. His latest appearance is as Mary Pickford's father in “My Best Girl,” the star’s new cemedy-i^ama.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 10
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