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Show Officials Arrive in Moab For Second Movie Look Moab's hopes were raised rais-ed this week that a motion picture will be filmed in the area this summer. A delegation of Hollywood Holly-wood officials arrived at Canyonlands Airport Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon to take a second look at areas previously prev-iously selected as appropriate appropri-ate for filming a movie titled ti-tled "Blue". The western picture will be produced by an English company, and released re-leased through Paramount Productions, of Hollywood. The visitors were greeted at Canyonlands Airport by two members of the Chamber Cham-ber Movie 'Committee, and Mayor Winford Bunce, who volunteered to serve as guide into the various filming film-ing areas. It is believed a decision will be made as to whether the movie will be filmed in the Moab area, when production pro-duction will begin, and the number of the production personnel. "Blue", if filmed in Mo ab, will be the first full-length full-length filming activity in Moab for many years. No portion of this film will be made on Hollywood sets, film spokesmen previously stated. An estimated 125 local persons will be needed need-ed as extras; bit speaking parts will be available to some 40 to 50 persons. There will also be roles for Indians rough riders, and a need for stock, transportation and equipment from local sources, sour-ces, if Moab is the chosen site. Committee member Bud Lincoln, said lodging accommodations accom-modations had been guaranteed guar-anteed the filming personnel person-nel throughout the estimated estimat-ed three months filming time; public buildings have been made available for indoor in-door work in the advent of unfavorable weather conditions. condi-tions. Welcoming the film executives ex-ecutives at the airport were Norman Boyd, Chairman of the Movie Committee; Moab's Mo-ab's Mayor Winford Bunce; and Mr. Lincoln. |