American Cinematographer - February 1988 - 46

Texas Tun

Produced and directed

by Burt Kennedy
Photographed by Ken Lamkin, ASC

by George Turner
Logic, according to some of the
"wise guys," seldom applies to the
making of movies. Sometimes the
facts
such

of
statement. On the other

seem
a

to indicate the truth

hand, it would be impossible to

produce a two-hour TV movie with
a
large cast and a lot of mass action
at several locations in

three states in

total of 18

days plus one day of
second unit photography without
appyling a great deal of logic. Veter¬
an writer-director Burt
Kennedy,
who was in charge of the CBS-TV
special, Once Upon a Texas Train, is
definitely a man of logic, attested
a

44

pher for his Western comedy-dra¬
Ken

ma.

Lamkin, ASC, suits this

kind of show the way John Wayne
and Gary Cooper did - like a work

glove. A tall Texan with an easy¬
going manner, at home in the sad¬
dle
one

well

Titan crane, the
time rodeo rider would rather

as

as on a

awhile. He wrote it and

just about

had it sold when the movie called

Tough Guys, with Burt Lancaster
Douglas, came out. The
story lines were somewhat similar

and Kirk

to his movie and CBS backed off.

Eventually, they went ahead with
the project, however. The Bob Papazian Company produced it; I had

photograph a Western than be a kid
again at Christmas. Not inciden¬
tally, he is an Emmy winner who

worked with him many years ago.
"Burt called me to shoot it

has been nominated for the award

and I

nine

times

in

four

different

categories.

my

"I had done the second
unit

was

delighted because, of all

the directors I've worked with, he is

guy.

all-time favorite. A first class
He is a rare individual who

seldom looks in the

by a string of successful projects
spanning more than three decades.

filming on Thirteen Days to Glo¬
the Alamo for Burt Kennedy and
now he wanted me for Once
Upon a

camera. He will
show you the scene, say 'Here's
what I want,' and he puts his trust

Logic certainly dictated
Kennedy's choice of a cinematogra¬

Texas Train," Lamkin recalled. "He

in the

had been

a

American

Cinematographer

ry:

February 1988

working

on

it for quite

cinematographer, giving you
feeling of responsibility and im-



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