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Story
August 22, 1951
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
During filming of 'I Was a Shoplifter' at La Jolla, Calif., actress Mona Freeman nearly drowned in a scripted suicide scene and was rescued and resuscitated by lifeguards, not co-star Scott Brady.
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Realistic Scene
Prompts Rescue
At Capitol Theatre
The several thousand curious onlookers and forty members of the location troupe of Universal-International's "I Was a Shoplifter,"
which ends tonight at the Capitol Theatre, did not realize it, of course,
but they watched a real-life rescue take place off the shore at La Jolla,
Calif., when Mona Freeman was carried from the water and resuscitated by life guards.
The film script called for Mona to dash from a cabana on the beach into the surf and to swim "until apparently exhausted" in a suicide attempt. Scott Brady, who co-stars with Mona in the film, was to race into the water and save her.
But when Mona flung an arm upward, 100 yards offshore, it was a pair of husky life guards who dashed in ahead of Brady and went to work, carrying Miss Freeman to the beach and reviving her with artificial respiration.
Prompts Rescue
At Capitol Theatre
The several thousand curious onlookers and forty members of the location troupe of Universal-International's "I Was a Shoplifter,"
which ends tonight at the Capitol Theatre, did not realize it, of course,
but they watched a real-life rescue take place off the shore at La Jolla,
Calif., when Mona Freeman was carried from the water and resuscitated by life guards.
The film script called for Mona to dash from a cabana on the beach into the surf and to swim "until apparently exhausted" in a suicide attempt. Scott Brady, who co-stars with Mona in the film, was to race into the water and save her.
But when Mona flung an arm upward, 100 yards offshore, it was a pair of husky life guards who dashed in ahead of Brady and went to work, carrying Miss Freeman to the beach and reviving her with artificial respiration.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Extraordinary Event
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Film Rescue
Lifeguards
Mona Freeman
Scott Brady
La Jolla
Shoplifter Movie
What entities or persons were involved?
Mona Freeman
Scott Brady
Where did it happen?
Off The Shore At La Jolla, Calif.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mona Freeman
Scott Brady
Location
Off The Shore At La Jolla, Calif.
Story Details
During a filmed suicide attempt scene in the surf, Mona Freeman actually began to drown and was rescued by lifeguards who performed artificial respiration, rather than her co-star Scott Brady.