American Cinematographer - January 1986 - 53

Rain and wind

were

produced to order on
Stage 18. Note wind
machine at right.
The actor is Lee

Ving.

Lloyd described as "one of the
U.S. mansions."

great

The Renaissance Revival
decor features soft fabric walls

throughout and oil paintings of
U.S. presidents. The massive stair¬
way is festooned with three kinds
of gargoyles, of which, Lloyd said,
"We just made them up - the de¬
signs aren't significant of any
style."
The dining room, a copy
of a room in the forementioned
Hudson River Valley mansion, has

large Victorian chandelier, a long
cherrywood,
pale green damask wallpaper, and

a

oval table made of

Lenox china worth

more

than

place setting.
lounge contains a
needlepoint-covered Empire
couch, a Tiffany lamp, and an
Obusson rug valued at over
$30,000.
The great hallway has a
beautifully detailed parquet floor,
a dinner gong, and a case of

$1,700

per

The

stuffed birds. The area is domi¬
nated by a 2Qxzo-ft. Victorian

landscape painting retrieved from
the Paramount prop department.
"Th e big chandelier," Lloyd
pointed out, "is hand-made over a
real antique. We made it much
larger."
The study is warmed by
light orange love sofas and fea¬
tures an ornate weapons cabinet, a
pewter fireplace, and a desk with a
bookstand that belonged to The¬
odore Roosevelt.
The library

contains an
antique English fireplace, a Persian
rug, and a colored glass eagle lamp
by Hendell which is valued at
$9,000.
The billiards room has
red velvet wall coverings with sev¬
eral stuffed animal heads and a bar.
The pool table, featuring mother-

of-pearl inlaid railings, is
the first Brunswicks
circa 1875. "It's

ever

one

of

made,

valued

at

$14,500," Lloyd said.
The conservatory, unlike
the rest of the main floor, was put
in an unkempt and foreboding

condition, with dired plants and

The light and airy kitchen
boasts a decorative skylight above
walls and floors of real Victorian
white hexagonal tile. The spacious
room has a work island, a walk-in
food locker and an antique Dan¬

gler

stove. It contains
cookware and props

Twenties
from the
Fifties, including the period trade¬

marks of Bon Ami cleanser, Mor¬
ton's Salt, and the truly classic
Coca Cola.
Next

door,

rooms

crime

to

the

Stage

on

Lloyd's artisans added

17,

seven new

scene

of the

upstairs bedrooms, an
attic, a basement/wine cellar, a
children's room, a bathroom with
shower, and a dressing room.
-

two

While the main floor

was

beau¬

tifully restored for the dinner
party, the other floors - where the
characters pair up to search for the
murderer are dark and decrepit.
"The idea," Lloyd noted, "is that
the upstairs 'goes' faster. It's all
dusty and webby, walls peel¬
ing - sort of a Charles Addams
place."
-

stained windows.

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Cinematographer

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