Teen Scouts Make Western Film at Hollywood Studio
A group of Explorer Scouts aged 15 to 18, with two adult advisers, produced a 25 minute 16mm color sound Western titled Trouble at Sagebrush Mesa at a Hollywood studio. Over nine Saturdays they wrote shot, acted and crewed the film with Art Viterelli guiding them and 10 horses provided by a local stable. The largely nonviolent tale features a sheriff and posse and will be shown to scouts and rented out. proceeds fund a future movie in modern dress.