Show Shooting Begins Oct 18 On McI Ma Powell Story Filming of the Major John Wesley Powell story by Walt Valt Disney Productions will begin tentatively on October 18 lB along the Colorado river according to Associate Producer James Algar Algar Al Al- gar and a n company of Disney directors and managers here during the past few days The Disney group Including Producer Algar Agar Director Bill Assistant Director Russ Art Director hilt Hill yard Drown Brown Unit Man Manager er Art and others spent two days traveling the stretch of ot ri river ri ver between Dewey and Dead I Horse Point Tuesday and Wednesday Wed Wed- Accompanying them on the inspection were two Moab men Stanley Peck eck and George White 75 to 80 In Company Mr Algar said that the company com corn pany when assembled here hero would amount to something like jt 75 tS to 80 people The film calls for fot a departure from Dewey Wyoming in the film IUm and shooting locations on several up-river up sites Locomotive Locomotive tive tivo Rock opposite Fisher Towers Tow ers era is expected to be one of ot the scenes Below Meat the area opposite Kings Bottom Impressed Im im- pressed the Disney c crew D Dead ad Horse Point with its Ita extreme depth is also considered as n a scene Beal Will Star Portraying Major Powell according ac an- cording to Associate Producer Algar will be John Beale a veteran actor with a wealth h of ot n experience In many roles Some other familiar to Moab will win be bo here One Ben Johnson will be bo making his third visit Johnson starred in the John Ford production of ot several sever sever ever al at years ago which was one of ot the first movies made In Moab Bill Beaudine the director was described by Algar as one of the exceptions of the film capitol in that he had been Inthe Inthe in inthe the business for some fifty years and was still at the top That is not the usual case said Algar Al Al- gar Beaudine who was seeing the country here for the first time expressed himself as being being beIng be be- ing very impressed lie He and other men in the group continually ally expressed a desire to film a giant western here to fully utilize utilize util util- ize the scope of the scenery Water Very Low Assistant Director Russ Haverick Haverick Hav- Hav erick crick said that some small problems problems pro pro- were yet to be worked out Not a n small problem Is is' the present low condition of of the Colorado river rivet It is hoped that thata a small increase in the flow visible vis via ible tide over the past few ays will continue to bring the level up 11 0 The Disney men said sald that they planned to use some come local people peo pie as has been the custom of the movies In the past and they have met with the Employment Em Sin Security office in Moab work out this detail There will naturally be a need for accommodations accommodation supplies and other necessities furnished by the area Unit Manager Art VIter- VIter di Is charged with that responsibility res rca for the location here Viter will be here for several days and said he hoped to contact businesses with facilities fact facil of ot use to the location com corn pany The Disney Productions men were entertained Tuesday night at an Informal dinner at the Towne and Country club Pro Pro- ducer James Algar told the guests there of plans of the location here something of ot the stars who will appear and the Major John Wesley Wesle Powell I I |