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to bits, casting men and equipment into the water below. The production unit ship anchored nearby was so shaken by the event that it nearly capsized, throwing people on board the deck into the water. All were rescued, but considerable sound equipment was destroyed." One member of the crew was lost for six days before being found, five people were burned, and two airplanes crashed.
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at the end of June 1932. Filming was especially arduous with "Leni
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was hired to write a script around the footage that was shot. Garnett and Fanck filmed additional scenes in
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