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Chinese Extras Defy London Film Shoot Delays
In London, Hollywood faced friction as hundreds of Chinese extras, mostly waiters, vanished from services to work on a 20th Century Fox production. Director Mark Robson supplied interpreters for the workers who spoke English with Cockney accents. Robson noted the large Wangcheng set and costs, while restaurateurs protested losing staff to the movie. Weather and outdoor shoots raised expenses.
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Vernon Svurr
Unity Press International London
UPI
England
Mark Rob
Robson
Ersatz
Reggie
Cecil
Robney
Marlene
Selgado
Robsor
20Th Century Fox
Curt Jurgens
Ingrid Bergman
Wang-cheng
Hollywood
Engla
Restaurateurs