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Show Native Utahn Signed For Movie Writing Clair Huffaker has been signed to write the screenplay "Hole in the Rock," the multi million dollar motion picture which will be filmed in Utah with outstanding outstand-ing Hollywood stars by Ensign Pictures as one of its first project. proj-ect. Signing of Huffaker was an-, nounced by Verland T. Whipple, president of Ensign Pictures, organized or-ganized recently with offices in Salt Lake City and Hollywood to make theatrical motion pictures pic-tures ' and television series in Utah. Mr. Hufaker, Utah born novelist novel-ist and one of Hollywood's top screenwriters, begins work immediately, im-mediately, on the "Hole in the Rock" story, a dramatization of the exciting expedition of pioneers pio-neers across the Grand Canyon gorge in 1879 to establish the San Juan Mission. Filming of the picture in color with a budget in excess of $2 million, is scheduled to begin in the fall under the supervision of Kermit Sessions, vice president in charge of productions, at the actual location of the historic expedition in southeast Utah. The signing of Mr. Huffaker is part of Ensign Picture's program pro-gram of making its projects in association with outstanding Hollywood Hol-lywood picture talent, a policy to be followed in all phases of the company's creative endeavor. |