On Trial (1939 film) derived from actors' suggestions—the actors being the people of Hinton, West Virginia, a city of less than 3,000 in rural Summers County, West Virginia. One such actor was a local fisherman who improvised a scene based on a short script about fishing, a favorite pastime in that part of Appalachia. Actors were amateurs who frequently thought acting an odd activity; French reports that there were frequent conflicts during rehearsal, with actors quitting in tears of frustration, but that a significant number of actors considered their experience working on Lee's play to be life-changing. French traces the development 	A Double-Threaded Life
8203847	of one particular scene to exemplify Lee's method. A first version of a scene was written on Lee's request by a former railroad engineer and mayor of Hinton, Sims Wicker; Hinton's economy had been based to an important degree on the maintenance of steam locomotives, and the transition of railroad engines to diesel in the 1950s practically destroyed the local economy. She in turn rewrote the scene, making it more economic and coherent, adding detail she had learned from Wicker and his colleagues. A third version benefited from improvisation during rehearsal, with the addition of detail about 	A Double-Threaded Life
8203848	two watches—railroadmen being well known for an obsession with time—that improved character revelation. A fourth version was written when only a female actor was available for the part, and the gender tension—between the female actor playing the role of a female brakeman and the original brakeman—was made part of the scene. Production. Staging the play was a low-key and low-budget affair. Lighting consisted of two scoop lamps mounted on wooden poles. As with all of Lee's Ecotheater productions, a backdrop for the playing area (no stage) is typically made with 2x4 lumber and 	A Double-Threaded Life
8203849	brackets, and can be set up just about anywhere in a very short period or time—in a parking lot, a field, yards, a room in a prison. A Double-Threaded Life A Double-Threaded Life: The Hinton Play is a play by the American playwright Maryat Lee. An example of the Ecotheater Lee made famous, it consists of a series of monologues and dialogues co-written by the people of Hinton, West Virginia. Background. After a successful series of street theatre plays in New York City, Lee (originally from Kentucky) moved back to Appalachia, to Summers County, West Virginia	A Double-Threaded Life
8203850	Tresviso Tresviso Tresviso is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. The municipality is located above sea level within the Picos de Europa of the Cantabrian Mountains. The village is located on a mountain ledge approximately above the Deva River valley bottom. Despite being in Cantabria, the only road access to Tresviso is a narrow road over a high pass from Sotres in the neighbouring province of Asturias. Alternatively, on the Cantabrian side there is a strenuous 3-hour hike from the N621 highway along the Deva featuring many switchbacks. Tresviso Tresviso is a municipality located in the 	Tresviso
8203851	On Trial (1939 film) On Trial (1939 film) On Trial is a 1939 drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It is based on the 1914 Broadway play by Elmer Rice. Warners had previously filmed Rice's play in 1928 as an early talkie, also called On Trial", and, earlier, in 1917, Essanay Studios had made a silent version with the same title. Production. The working title for the film was "The Strickland Case", and it was originally intended to be directed by William McGann. Preservation status. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection