Glenn Kershner’s comic on the photographing of Hell’s Angels in 1927/8
Toronto. We have all heard of the Howard Hughes (he of Spruce Goose fame) epic film, Hell’s Angels. But I wonder just how many folk knew it was basically a silent film with sound effects etc. and rewrites/shoots before its 1930 release. Since the movie spanned the silent/talkies period, it began life as a silent movie and ended up as a sound production. Started in October, 1927, it took 15 months just to reach the editing stage. Some B&W scenes were tinted and one was in the full colour of the period.
The film was noted in the IATSE house journal (see yesterday’s post for the link) for the astonishing number of cinematographers needed to film the epic.
Cartoonist Glenn Kershner, ASC, sketched the whimsical comic shown here nearly a century ago to lampoon the photographers assigned from this local. By the way, remember the minute of silence today at 11 am to honour those last century who gave their lives for us!
A thanks to good friend and fellow PHSC member for sharing this tidbit of cinematic history!
