FOR THE SCREEN

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 449, 3 June 1937, Page 3

FOR THE SCREEN

ACTOR FROM AMERICA Film Work In Australia Auckland, June 2. On his way to Australia to be featured in a production to be filmed .there Mr Lloyd Hughes, stage land movie actor, arrived by the Aorangi from Vancouver. He is accompanied by hit, wife, who as Gloria Hope was well known on the 1 New York stage. The picture, to be made in the Cinesjjund studios at Sydney and alt Thursday Island, is "Lovers and Luggers,” from the pen of Guerneiy Slade. It will be directed by Mr Ken. G. Hall, while Captain Frank Hurley, who has done much outdoor photography, including South Polar expeditions, hat been engaged as cameraman.

The leading lady will be Miss Elaine Hamill, a New Zealander who hails from Taihape, while Miss Shirley Ann Richards, also a New Zealander, will have a part as well. The background to the picture is Thursday Inland, and the opening scenes are laid in London. /

Mr Hughes said that th e legitimate stage was coming back into favour in New York, between 30 'and 40 theatres being constantly open. “I like stage life in New York,,” he said, and gave as'his reason that it was only a six-day /week. Travelling companies that appeared on th e Pacific Coast worked a seven.day week, including three matinee performances, on e of which was invariably given on a SunSay. In commenting on film productions, he slaid that much more work was,, done on location than formerly. This was due to better sound equipment, it having been found 'that with good reproductions it was better to make picthres at the actual place depicted than in th e studios. As far as Hollywood was concerned, few Britiib pictures were shown In the city On the other hand, many British films were screened in New York. Colour films, he said, were making headway and were much less expensive to pro. duc e than formerly.