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August 21, 1941
Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
What is this article about?
Actor Lloyd Nolan filmed a scene running after and boarding a freight train for Warner Bros.' 'New Orleans Blues' in San Bernardino and Hollywood, involving co-stars Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Jack Carson, Billy Halop, Elia Kazan, and Peter Whitney, directed by Anatole Litvak.
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HOLLYWOOD FILM SHOP
By CHARLES R. MOORE
HOLLYWOOD (UP)—Actor Lloyd Nolan started running after a freight train in San Bernardino, Cal. A week later he caught it in Hollywood, 65 miles away.
Nolan's sprint was for benefit of movie cameras filming Warner Bros.' "New Orleans Blues." They made the outdoor shots at San Bernardino, then moved back to town and indoors to finish the job.
Warner Bros. always has considerable rolling stock on the lot, but it's not often that you find any of it on a sound stage.
A half-dozen boxcars are on one of the huge stages for "New Orleans Blues." And while they are there, they will be shifted around a bit and the background changed to make some shots across the tracks in "King's Row."
For Nolan's scene the camera was mounted inside a boxcar. Riding the freight with him were Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Jack Carson, Billy Halop, Elia Kazan and Peter Whitney.
They represented a down-on-their-luck hot blues band.
Eating sandwiches and drinking beer, they seemed none too depressed about it.
Director Anatole Litvak called for action, and Nolan ran alongside the train. Aided by Whorf, he pulled himself inside.
He was supposed to be all out of breath, but merely simulating shortness of breath did not seem to work out right.
"We'll fix that for you," said Litvak.
By CHARLES R. MOORE
HOLLYWOOD (UP)—Actor Lloyd Nolan started running after a freight train in San Bernardino, Cal. A week later he caught it in Hollywood, 65 miles away.
Nolan's sprint was for benefit of movie cameras filming Warner Bros.' "New Orleans Blues." They made the outdoor shots at San Bernardino, then moved back to town and indoors to finish the job.
Warner Bros. always has considerable rolling stock on the lot, but it's not often that you find any of it on a sound stage.
A half-dozen boxcars are on one of the huge stages for "New Orleans Blues." And while they are there, they will be shifted around a bit and the background changed to make some shots across the tracks in "King's Row."
For Nolan's scene the camera was mounted inside a boxcar. Riding the freight with him were Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Jack Carson, Billy Halop, Elia Kazan and Peter Whitney.
They represented a down-on-their-luck hot blues band.
Eating sandwiches and drinking beer, they seemed none too depressed about it.
Director Anatole Litvak called for action, and Nolan ran alongside the train. Aided by Whorf, he pulled himself inside.
He was supposed to be all out of breath, but merely simulating shortness of breath did not seem to work out right.
"We'll fix that for you," said Litvak.
What sub-type of article is it?
Film Production
Entertainment
What keywords are associated?
Hollywood Film
Lloyd Nolan
New Orleans Blues
Freight Train Scene
Warner Bros
Anatole Litvak
What entities or persons were involved?
Lloyd Nolan
Priscilla Lane
Richard Whorf
Jack Carson
Billy Halop
Elia Kazan
Peter Whitney
Anatole Litvak
Charles R. Moore
Where did it happen?
Hollywood
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Hollywood
Key Persons
Lloyd Nolan
Priscilla Lane
Richard Whorf
Jack Carson
Billy Halop
Elia Kazan
Peter Whitney
Anatole Litvak
Charles R. Moore
Outcome
scene filmed successfully with boxcars on sound stage; to be reused for 'king's row.'
Event Details
Lloyd Nolan ran alongside a freight train and boarded it with co-stars portraying a blues band for 'New Orleans Blues,' filmed outdoors in San Bernardino and indoors in Hollywood using real boxcars on a sound stage, directed by Anatole Litvak.