A Shooting In Town: The Making of Baby the Rain Must Fall: 1963 Behind-the-Scenes Documentary

From the collection of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum Republic of Texas Presidential Library, Huntsville, Texas! (SamHoustonMemorialMuseum.com) 🎥 Discover the newly digitized and Rare Behind-the-Scenes Look at 1960s Hollywood!Step back into October 1963 with A Shooting in Town, an award-winning student documentary that captures the exact moment Hollywood took over a small Texas community.Written and directed by Peter Roussel while attending the University of Houston, this rare short film chronicles the massive real-world impact Columbia Pictures had on the town of Wharton, Texas, during the filming of a major motion picture.🎬 About the Hollywood Feature FilmAt the time of this documentary's production, the feature film was being shot under its original working title, The Traveling Lady (briefly considered as Highway). It was ultimately released to theaters worldwide as the classic drama Baby the Rain Must Fall, starring Steve McQueen and Lee Remick.🏆 Documentary Accolades & HistoryAward-Winning Debut: Won first place in a prestigious national student film competition.Texas Television: Broadcast widely across Houston and regional networks in the mid-1960s.Global Distribution: Acquired by the United States Information Agency (USIA) to showcase authentic American community life to international audiences. Narrated By: Robert Lowry.📌 What You'll See in This VideoAuthentic 1963 behind-the-scenes footage of a major Hollywood production.Local Texan reactions to the arrival of celebrity actors and massive film crews.A historic time capsule of Wharton, Texas, during the golden era of cinema.If you love classic cinema history, rare documentaries, and behind-the-scenes filmmaking secrets, make sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more archival film history! #BabyTheRainMustFall #SteveMcQueen #ClassicHollywood #BehindTheScenes #FilmHistory #TexasHistory #1960sCinema #AShootingInTown #PeterRoussel #MovieDocumentary #WhartonTexas #ArchivalFilm