In moviemakers' jargon, a "lap dissolve" consists of a movie scene slowly fading out while the next scene builds up right on top of it. According to M-G-M Production Boss Dore Schary, one of history's most fascinating lap dissolves happened in 1620 when the Pilgrims on the good ship Mayflower faded out at Plymouth, England, and appeared 96 days later, anchored off what was to be Plymouth, Mass. Nearly two years ago Schary set M-G-M Scripter Helen Deutsch to digging into all the facts and legends about the Pilgrims' mysterious voyage. The result, Plymouth Adventure, was finally on film last week.
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