This film
was also the first one produced by Antonio Margheriti with his Company
"Edo Cinematografica", whit the same company, the
following year he will produce and direct "Mr.
Super Invisibile". This strange film for the period was
shot in the Tirrenia Studios and in Berlin (Germany).
An 100%
Anthony M. Dawson film, written, produced and directed by him.
Famous is
an anecdote he often use to recall and tells: "I've
had an idea for a beautiful sequence, and I want that during the
spiritualist séance, the Camera will shot from above the circle made by
the hands of the actors seat on the table, like in the 50's musical film
were the dancers was seen from the top. Then I would like that the camera
turn and move down to the center of the table and tilt up to make the
close up of all the characters... But the budget was very tight and we had
no money to rent a crane, which anyway was too big for the room. I sadly
talk about to the DoP, Riccardo Pallottini, which surprise me answer:
"There's no problem... we can do it"... Well, it was incredible:
Riccardo was tided with a rope to his feet and pull up to the ceiling whit
his head down. With the camera in his hand he was descending to the center
of the table rotating on himself, and at the end he move up by strength
and make the close-up. He gave me exactly the effect I wanted.
At
that time we do not even dream about the technical equipment we can have
today, but we had an incredible
fantasy and willing to make good shoots. Something like that today will be
unbelievable, nobody will ever do it, not even for a lot of money".
Edoardo
Margheriti