ACTOR CHRISTOPHER NEAME IS ALL SET AND READY FOR HIS FIRST SCENE IN HAMMER FILM PRODUCTIONS 'DRACULA AD 72'. THE HORSE HANDLER HAS GIVEN HIM TIPS , THE WEATHER IS WET AND VERY WINDY . . . .
IT'S TIME FOR JOHNNY TO KEEP HIS APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY AND THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS, COUNT DRACULA...
EVERYTHING LOOKS READY TO ROLL
DIRECTOR, ALAN GIBSON CALLS FOR THE CAMERA TO STAND BY. . . .
JOHNNY IS READY FOR THE BREAK NECK GALLOP..!
THE CLAPPER BOARD MARKS THE SHOT, THE YELL OF 'ACTION' GOES UP AND OFF BOLTS JOHNNY AND HIS HORSE...
SUDDENLY, A SCREAM OF 'CUT!' GOES OUT, AS JOHNNY LOSES HIS HAT DURING THE GALLOP. DESPITE SEVERAL RE TAKES, THE HAT FLIES OFF. A DEFINITE WARDROBE MALFUNCTION! WHAT TO DO? THANKFULLY, THE SOLUTION COMES FROM THE LITTLE OLD LADY IN THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS ON A WET AND WINDY DAY . . . .
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LITTLE OLD LADIES DISPOSABLE PLASTIC RAIN BONNET DOES THE TRICK IN
KEEPING THE HAT ON! JUST THANK GOODNESS, IT WAS ALL DONE IN A LONG SHOT!
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