The Archive · 1940

4. "PRISON FARM"

Friday:—"SWISS MISS" the dead of winter.

The film is being made on a ranch where it's more than 100 in the shade—and absolutely no shade. There Rochelle must troupe under a blazing: sun while loaded down with mufflers in overcoat, galoshes and heavy "Yet Ive never made a pictur supposedly shot in the summer tha' wasn't filmed in the winter," sh says, "Then it's just the other wa: around.

"We virtually freeze in draft stages and on bitter cold, winds wen locations, while pretending to b showered with sunshine and warmth.

"Don't they do such crazy things in the movies

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