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a IParents and Bister of L. E. Tennison Extras' in the Jesse James PictureL. E. Tennison is now a relative of movie stars since his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Tenni-d! Son, and his nine-year-old sister, g' Jane, have been appearing in scenesof the Jesse James picture being filmed at Pineville and Neosho, Mo.The Tennison home is at Pine-vilie and since all his family is , having an opportunity to become I famous on the movie screens of the j world, L. E. wonders if sudden 1 fame on the celluloid tape would 1 i be worth more than his position with the Montgomery Ward store here.| Mrs. Tennison has been filmed j more often than any of the other j members of the family. For seven days she appeared as an extra in scenes of farm life, supposedly around the old home of Missouri's infamous train robber of the early days. She was one of eight women and eight men appearing as husband land wives of ames’ period. She said oj after the seventh day that she be-y i lieved she had been a movie star e! long enough. The scenes were being e i shot? on location under the blazing ! sun and since the sunlight was not d j bright enough huge arc lights were M used to supplement the lighting for * j the picture. Too. the make-up and ! dress almost proved too much She | believed that if the scenes, in which she has appeared, are used in the actual picture, she will not be ablei-1to recognize herself but can know her presence only by recalling the dress she was wearing and her place in the picture.1 Several close-ups were taken but they will not resemble her, she believes.Mr. Tennison has the advantage over his wife because he will be able to recognize himself when the picture is shown. The pants he was wearing a week ago Sunday when he turned bank robber before the grinding cameras were his own. The equipment and clothing being used in the filming was furnished by the company but when it came Mr. Tehnison’s turn to be issued pants there were none large enough.Jane appeared for several days in extra scenes in which sometimes as many as four hundred natives of the Pmeville section were used.Each morning that the work is on, the extras and the stars are taken to location in large buses. At night they return in the buses and in Pineville the residents who were not- used in the scenes crowd about the “lucky neighbors” to question them about the stars almost as if the extras were stars themselves.It has been interesting work to the Tennisons but they are about ready to stop being famous and get back the calmer life to which they are accustomed.If they are to be famous they believe their task is done. It is now up to the film experts.itaic:c:Lail:t:o]I
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Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
Chillicothe, Missouri, US
Wed, Sep 07, 1938
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