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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1952Vol. XXII, No. 10

Much Movie-Making In

p. 32 · Read in the full issue

Fiji

SUVA, April 22.

Headquarters of the wame Bros, film company which wil make His Majesty O’Keefe later thi: year in Fiji will be the Deuba Bead Hotel, which is to be enlarged u accommodate the visitors, and Mr R. A. Hewlett, Tourist Officer a Nadi Airport, will be liaison office] to help the producers with the en gaging of local talent, labour anc transport. About the same time Mr and Mrs. Harlo Brock, of Viking Pasadena, will be ir Fiji to make a travel film in colour The O’Keefe film will be made somewhere along the Singatoka coasl which escaped damage in the January hurricane.

Star of the film will be Holly wood’s Burt Lancaster.

Miss Elizabeth Hennings who has designed the costumes for many J Arthur Rank productions, will be in charge of costumes.

She has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hennings ol Naitauba, Lau Islands, since January but will shortly leave for Hollywood.