A SILENT melodrama about drug smuggling at West Bay features on a new website alongside modern-day interviews.
The Close Encounters media trail takes people on a journey of the resort as seen through the eyes of a group of amateur actors in the 1930s and the microphone of journalist Margery Hookings.
The film, called Dope Under Thorncombe, was made by hairdresser Frank Trevett and his family and friends. It was set to a new musical score by Rachel Leach in 2009.
Trevor Bailey, director of the Windrose Rural Media Trust, which created the website, said: “It was shot on 9.5mm film, the amateur’s favourite film choice in the 1930s. It was an amazing project for local people to take on and has been crying out to be given its own special music and to be seen more widely.”
The film, accompanied by a live performance of the new score, was seen at Bridport Arts Centre and Burton Bradstock Village Hall last year.
It can now be seen on the Close Encounters website where there are also photographs and audio interviews with people who have special links to West Bay. These include Arthur Watson from the Riverside Restaurant.
The film can be seen online at the website closeencounters-mediatrail.org.uk
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here