Item #10593 W.S. Van Dyke's Journal "White Shadows in the South Seas" (1927-1928) and Other Van Dyke on Van Dyke. W S. Van Dyke, Rudy Behlmer, ed.
"where the coconuts can drop on you from any angle"

W.S. Van Dyke's Journal "White Shadows in the South Seas" (1927-1928) and Other Van Dyke on Van Dyke

Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #10593
ISBN: 0810830280

Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [4],xii,135pp.; black and white photographic illus. throughout. Light shelf wear, else Near Fine. Issued as No. 46 of the publisher's Filmmakers series.

Compilation of letters and journal entries kept by the filmmaker Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke (1889-1943) during the shooting of the MGM silent adventure romance film "White Shadows in the South Seas" (1928). Unlike most Hollywood productions of the time, filming actually took place in Tahiti, rather than a built set: "Dec. 11, '27 - Picked out a location today right under some very tall palms where the coconuts can drop on you from any angle" (p. 21).

Price: $45.00

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