Combat 2
Posted By thecircusblog on October 2, 2012
This shot was a reverse close up on the capture of Vic Morrow. I moved toward him, saying “put your hands behind your head and get into the half track.” While turning him into the direction of half track I said in German “Hands up behind your head and get into the truck. The studio had an actual German half track which is an armored truck. The front cab is looks the same as a truck but the bottom back half resembles a tank. It is a open area for carrying troops having high side for protection. It was really fun to drive. Thanks to those old circus trucks, I had no problem driving it, I surprised everyone when I did. The truck half track had a 2 speed brownie with a 5 speed transmission. The studio puts a special driver in these types of vehicles. It was not needed. When the director found out that I could drive this truck, he mounted a camera on the front and made it his opening shot for the capture scene. Do you remember the Diamond T’s trucks and the Reo Speedwagon, this would be a good comparison to what I’m referring to. The only little difference would be they had a 2 speed axel.
Thanks for your comment Casey. Remember I was acting..
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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.Comments
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I am sure glad you were really on our side Ivan .You look like one mean German in these shots.