Reminiscent rerun: “One of the things I really enjoy is catching up with true classics I missed seeing when they came into theatrical release,” local artist Bill Dodge (upper left) mused. “I did watch ‘The Ten Commandments’ (1956) a couple of days ago. 

“A scene with several hundred extras came on, and I was immediately transferred back in time and space to Paramount Studios on Marathon Street in Hollywood.

“I was wondering how — why — was I at the studio? It wasn’t until the credits came on at the end of the film, and a familiar name appeared, actress Gail Kobe.”

She’s a former client of Bill’s, when he worked in public relations in Hollywood, and is pictured, top right.

“As I remember it,” he recalled, “she worked like crazy to get me a pass to come on the sound stage for a client/agency meeting. She wanted me to watch the classic director Cecil B. DeMille (bottom right) at work.

“I must say now, in retrospect, it was a real thrill to watch the director work with hundreds of extras, and almost every major star who appeared in the completed picture. It is a classic memory!” (In One Ear, 4/16/2020) (Photos: Bill Dodge/Paramount)

Note: The late Bill Dodge lives on through his art, which can be found at the Angi D Wildt Gallery, 106 10th St.