But after hours, they march to different drummers, each following his own background, his personal tastes and talents, and the woman he loves and lives with. During that first year, Hawaii offered no sound stage, so cast and crew worked in an old warehouse leased from the Navy. But we couldn't make this show in Hollywood.
Hawaiian weather is hot and humid.
But the Navy warehouse, unlike a Hollywood sound stage, had no air conditioning, so shirts were soaked through early each day, and the make-up man stayed busy dabbing droplets of moisture from Lord's chiseled features and Jimmy's boyishly handsome face. Working conditions that first year were rough. No doubt about it. Yet, nerves and handicaps notwithstanding, there were no temperamental flareups among the principals. Regardless of long hours and primitive facilities, the pros worked together as though they were part of a Broadway company appearing in an assured hit.