Delays in Filming *To-night's Our Night"
With the closing days of "Tonight's Our Night," which was ande "Tovarich," strained relations between certain people were noticeable on the Warner lot. Difüculties that beleaguered the production subsided, but the spirit of gay camaraderie once in evidence is no more, writes a Hollywood correspondent. There had been indications of strain between Anatole Litvak, the director, and Robert Lora, the producer, which reached a climax when Lord called Litvak's attention to the fact that he was far behind schedule. Litvak placed the blame on Charles Long, Claudette Colbert's camera man, who hid been engaged for the production "lat the insistence of the star. This drew Miss Colbert into the conflict and resulted in periods of apparent hostility, The day following one of the more heated clashes Miss Colbert arrived on the set to find that Long had been replaced. After several pointed remarks she left the stage, but was prevailed upon to return. When the new man's rushes were viewed the next day, however, "Miss Colbert again withdrew and this time was appeased only by the retiring of Long.
She then learned that the blame for delayed production had been placed on him and, having worked with him on a number of pictures, was hot in his defence. In fact, she backed up her statements by announcing that if the picture ran be-yang a specified date she would waive her salary. Not to be outdone such gallantry, Charles Boyer, her ce-star, made the same offer. In an effort to restore peace, Litvak joined them and offered his services.
Earlier in the production Litvak's thirst for realism had caused moments of amusement and days of anguish on the Warner lot. He demanded and got freshly dressed geese, turkeys and chickens for the market sequence, and after letting them hang for some days in the heat of the sun, during which they did not come within camera range, he was prevailed upon to abandon them when assured others would be supplied. On the other hand, he was thwarted in his demand for fresh Oranges by some means not disclosed.
With thousands of orange trees within a few minutes of the studio, ihe market was heaped with beautiful specimens made of paper-máché.
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