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Show "THE LITTLE GYPSY" During tho filming of "The Little Gypsy," it was necessary for one of the scenes to build a complete dam. It took many weeks to complete this big piece of work, and cost many thousands of dollars for labor and material. ma-terial. A spot was selected in Oakland Oak-land Valley, In tho Catskills and here was erected one of tho largest pieces of masonry ever attempted for a moving mov-ing picture scene. Tho dam when finished measured 100 feet in length, soventy-fivo feet across Us widest point, fifty feet clear at tho overflow, and was ten feet deep. It contained 16,000 tons of water. When all tho work was completed, the scene was set and tho dam was burst. It is as thrilling a scene as ono would care to witness on or off tho screen. This picture js tho latest great William Wil-liam Fox feature and Is destined to be one of tho biggest successes of tho screen. |