Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 30 | Pioneer Trails at Ogden Today

vU PIONEER TRAILS AT OGDEN TODAY TOPA correct aro are the tile set set- s tings tinge settings Inga used In Pioneer Trails a special sp production Ogden which alil 1 11 lie to exhibited at tho the Og Og- Og den theater this week we k For tor many weeks b fore production was WIle be begun gun Run the research department ot of Vila graph was aas as busy checking In the film and obtaInIng information and deSCriptions or buildings and lUId to towns ns of ot tho the gold goof rush ruh period of ot 49 for Tor use uee u e In Plo Trails The Burnt Bunt Boot Bool In the ig is an e exact replica of ot tho famous TO Ti I Dorado a 0 saloon and gambling den of the tho days of ot the early fifties 8 The bor end ond dance hall haJI are exact copies collea iea of ot this thle famous place Th 3 sll scenes were made In a town n built to duplicate In every detail tho manner Anner of or construction construct of those tholo days ya Tho The mangy road with its board pinG dwellIngs caused many time old old timers to runnel manie- manie at Ih the of ot ld Da Smith who directed d Plo PIo- PIo PI PIoneer PIm neer Trails Tralle Insisted that every eve I bo be correct before ho began filming limIng the picture Ho IIo the town and sets ts to reflect the I spirit and life of ot the West thor thor- th BO se that thero there would bo be b no need for sub s to carry user 0 er erth th tim the ImpressIon of ot the early do days a which should be shown In actual scenes H spared pared of to no In the building of ot th city and furnishing ot of the tre Interiors of the structures with and nick nick-knacke In vogue sue durIng th the tha period portray portray- 4 Considerable Con dorable difficulty was met In obtaining these relics relles of nf tho past paRt and many Items UI used had to bo be purchased at almost I 0 prices because of their rarity Actors Acton and actresses used In the tho scenes were ere chosen chosen or of their rp rn to type types com com- commonly commonly found In that period The Tho casting director put In eral dave davs stud In photographs of or pei figuring to In n early carly western days to enable correct selection of type types needed museums fur fur fur- fur much muth of the Information n necessary essary In this work