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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1952Vol. XXII, No. 11

Film Co’S Airlift To

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Samoa

NZ NAC aircraft have been char tered by Aspen Productions—the: American film company which is. about to film “Mr. Morgan”, the: Vignette from James A.

Return to Paradise —to transfer the: company and their equipment from* Fiji to Western Samoa.

The first charter flight by a Dakota* on May 12 took producer Mark Rob son and film-star Roberta Haynes „ Two days later Australian Assistant director Ron Whelan and an actor,.

John Hudson, followed. There were: further flights from Nadi to Faleolcw on May 27 and June 16 with tech nical staff and equipment.

Gary Cooper, leading man, whoc plays the part of the beachcomber] was also to follow in June.

The locale for the film is a village: on the south coast of Upolu. Local! people will be employed as “extras.’”