Post by Hurdy Gurdy Man on Jul 21, 2021 5:12:13 GMT
My father-in-law was a child extra in JANE, which was filmed in his hometown of Chester, Connecticut.
Actor Max Showalter (who played Kovacs' attorney) liked and remembered the quaint little New England community so much that years later he purchased a home and retired to the place.
Max even conducted a few film festivals there to raise funds for the town's theatrical and educational activities -- inviting Debbie Reynolds and Eileen Heckert and Dana Andrews for well-attended day-long tributes.
Thank you for that interesting bit of personal trivia.
It was obvious even to me - who usually does not notice details about set designs, costumes etc. - that It Happened to Jane was filmed on location, not some studio backlot. Not the standard practice for the time, I presume.
Was your father-in-law be one of the cub scouts in the "Be Prepared" song?
I have incidentally been watching movies recently where Max Showalter keeps popping up. Along with IHtJ and HtMYW of Quine, he also appeared in The Anderson Tapes and 10, both of which I watched in the past 2-4 months. His face has become instantly recognisable to me now, which was the reason I managed to solve an online screenshot quiz I participate in. I recognized him from one of the screenshots and found out that the movie was Fate Is the Hunter - a Glenn Ford vehicle.