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President of the College's only film industry, William L. Alden '50, explains that the present shooting schedule is "plenty rugged," but that if the rains will hold off, the "Touch of the Times," Veritas' current production, may be finished by June...
...with the coming of Spring, preparations are underway for a timely filming of the movie's only love scene. Alden explains that this "tender bit of romanticism" will be immortalized on celluloid within the Boston Common when character "X" (male) kisses character "Y" (female). Theres no point in naming the stars, according to Alden, since the movie has no running dialogue...
Other outdoor scenes have already been shot this Spring, Alden continued, especially in the Charles slum district behind Scollay Square...
...people down there certainly were cooperative. Only the cops gave us any trouble when we started gathering crowds," Alden said. When the representatives of Boston Law & Order discovered the subtle Harvard hand behind the movie-making, they grumbled, "Well you guys can be expected to do damn near anything." Then they proceeded to let Veritas alone. An earlier exploit was the shooting of a Keystone Cops scene in the Yard...
From inauspicious beginnings, Veritas has developed into a compact, 50 member organization. Even though "Touch of the Times" and next year's movie will be silent, president William L. Alden '50 plans eventually to produce sound pictures...