‘FANCY THAT, NOW!’

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 601, 1 March 1929, Page 11

‘FANCY THAT, NOW!’

Making Moving Pictures HEAT, CROWDS AND CAMERAS “Fancy that, now. So you went to see Mr. Rudall Hayward making that picture, ’A Daughter of Auckland,’ m the Givic Square this afternoon.’’ The stout woman in the floral hat mopped her face with a crumpled handkerchief and nodded vigorously. "Yes, 1 did. Not. of course, so that I’d appear on the screen. I stood well back and to the side because I’m not like one of those forward business girls who got right in front of the camera. Anyway, all those places were taken when I arrived. “It was all so mysterious, too. I always thought they* made the films in one long bit, but they photoed lots of little bits, all out of order, and you couldn’t follow it properly*. First, they took a crowd scene of people at an election. We all cheered and then we booed. At least they booed. I didn’t do that because no lady would, and I never come out nice unless I’m smiling. “Then there was the hero and the heroine and the villain; all romantic with pink paint on their faces. It was part of the election scene. The girl —quite young and pretty, you know: but if I were her mother I’d go a longway before any daughter of mine daubed herself and acted in front of a lot of staring, laughing people—the girl was looking at the election results, and the villain came up to her. all grinning and oily and saying, ‘Hullo.’ without an introduction. “She turned him down. Oh, yes, wouldn’t have any of his nonsense at all. Then another man came through the crowd and dragged him away. The girl kept on looking at the results and then the hero came near, looking at results, too. He was such a lovely man. A nice little straw hat and a moustache, and he did all the comic actions, copying real picture people. “The men in the crowd laughed and called him Gussy and asked him if his mother knew he was out. Why his mother should be brought into it, 1 don’t know. “Anyway, the girl had a look at him and liked his face, and asked him to take her home. Then Air. Hayward said ‘Action,’ and they walked away to a motor-car. “That was all I waited for. It was terriblv hot and the crowd was pushing, and all the places in front were still filled. “Yes, I think I’ll go to see the picture when it’s shown to me. One wants to see what it looks like on the screen, you know. Besides, I think the camera turned toward where we were in the election scene, and, really r , I’m told I take a lovely photo when I’m smiling.”