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Letters From a Correspondence School Actor
A first person reminiscence by A. H. Giebl er about a day on a film set with a fat man who wants to become a movie star. The narrator explains how a director suggests casting the man as a major on screen and how, through a chain of improvised stunts and risky takes, the troupe navigates a scene involving a train wreck and a telegraph operator. The tale highlights the challenges and improvisations of early film production and the life of a correspondence school actor aiming for big screen work.
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