Bill Curtis

Alan Ladd, a star from the golden age of Hollywood, was only 5'6", and to make up for that, the producers of his movies would do what?

A, dig holes for his taller co-stars to stand in.

B, put one foot high lifts into all his shoes, or C, make sure that every other actor in the entire movie was five foot two or shorter.

So if he was talking to, say, a taller woman, they would dig a hole and the woman would stand in the hole and appear shorter.

And you're maybe saying, well, wait a minute.

Great.

Okay, a hole.

What if the actor had to move during the shot?

Easy answer.

They'd dig a ditch.

With a lot of help.

All right.

Lilly King is a six-time Olympic medalist and a legend of Hoosier athletics.

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